Q 01/05

Wisconsin was admitted to the Union as which numbered state?

A) 30th

B) 31st

C) 33rd

D) 35th

Answer · why

A) 30th

It was the last state carved entirely from the old Northwest Territory, joining a decade after neighboring Michigan.

Q 02/05

What is the capital of Wisconsin?

A) Oshkosh

B) Madison

C) Milwaukee

D) Green Bay

Answer · why

B) Madison

It is only the state's second-largest city; the founder named it for a president who had died just months earlier.

Q 03/05

Wisconsin's 'Badger State' nickname originally referred to what group?

A) Fur trappers who wore badger pelts

B) Farmers who fought burrowing pests

C) Soldiers nicknamed for their tenacity

D) Lead miners who sheltered in dugouts

Answer · why

D) Lead miners who sheltered in dugouts

The nickname predates statehood and has nothing to do with wildlife counts; the animal was only made the official state animal in 1957.

Q 04/05

Wisconsin borders which two of the Great Lakes?

A) Superior and Michigan

B) Michigan and Huron

C) Michigan and Erie

D) Superior and Huron

Answer · why

A) Superior and Michigan

The Mississippi River forms most of the western border, so three of the state's four sides are water.

Q 05/05

What is Wisconsin's largest inland body of water?

A) Koshkonong

B) Geneva

C) Winnebago

D) Mendota

Answer · why

C) Winnebago

Oshkosh, Fond du Lac and Neenah all sit on its shore, and the lake feeds the Fox River on its way to Green Bay.