Q 01/05

Mississippi became a state on December 10 of which year, as the 20th state?

A) 1817

B) 1821

C) 1836

D) 1845

Answer · why

A) 1817

It seceded on January 9, 1861, the second state to leave the Union.

Q 02/05

What is the capital and largest city of Mississippi?

A) Gulfport

B) Hattiesburg

C) Biloxi

D) Jackson

Answer · why

D) Jackson

Founded as the capital in 1821, it is named after Andrew Jackson, and Sherman burned it in 1863.

Q 03/05

The state's name comes from an Ojibwe word meaning what?

A) Muddy water

B) Father of Waters

C) Great river

D) Land of many lakes

Answer · why

C) Great river

Settlers took the name from the river, which the Ojibwe called misi-ziibi.

Q 04/05

Mississippi produces most of the nation's supply of which pond-raised fish?

A) Shrimp

B) Catfish

C) Crawfish

D) Tilapia

Answer · why

B) Catfish

About 60% of U.S. farm-raised catfish is grown within 65 miles of Belzoni.

Q 05/05

What was Mississippi's rank among cotton-producing states by 1860?

A) Fifth

B) Tenth

C) First

D) Third

Answer · why

C) First

Enslaved people made up 55% of the state's population that year.