STATE TRIVIA CONTEST

Every time we cross a state line on our trek – we’ll post a photo and a trivia contest on our twitter @wavecorp – the first to respond back with the correct answer wins a MediaBank Golden piggy bank. 

 

Florida – Q:  Who is the famous author that lived in Key West?

A:  Ernest Hemingway

Winner – @jmummertphoto

 

Georgia – Q:  Who/What was Georgia named after?

 A:  King George of England

Winner – @hokiemike64

Alabama – Q:  What is the unofficial name of this state?

A:  The Yellowhammer State

Winner – @owlsfan954
 

Mississippi – Q: What is Biloxi named after?

A:  The Native American Tribe from the same area

Winner – @deathtungue
 

Louisiana- Q:  What is the official nickname for this state?

 A:  The official nickname is “Pelican State”

Winner – @dethtungue

Texas – Q:  The slogan “Six Flags” came from where?

A:  Texas has had six governments (Spain, France, Mexico, Republic, US, CS) since colonization

Winner – @harlanbrown

New Mexico – Q:  New Mexico trivia: Who was the 1st to reference New Mexico as “Nuevo Mexico”?

A:  Francisco de Ibarra was the first to use Nuevo Mexico … Around 1580

Winner – @cheesesnake

Arizona- Q:   What popular tourist attraction was used to prepare NASA Astronauts for the Apollo mission to the moon?

A:   Meteor Crater – aka Barringer Crater – is a meteorite impact crater located in northern Arizona used for NASA Apollo training.

Winner – @SmithNobleCom

 

California – Q:  The San Francisco 49ers got their name as a result of what event?

A:  The California Goldrush of 1849

Winner – @brybry67

Nevada – Q:  Nevada trivia question: In 1909 gambling was outlawed, what year was it reinstated?

A:

Utah – Q:  What date can BYU’s origin be traced back to?

A: 

Colorado – Q:Colorado was only state to ever turn down this sporting event. What was it?

A:  The Winter Olympics

Winner - @johnbcosta

Nebraska – Q: This soft drink was developed in 1927 and has become the official soft drink of Nebraska?

A:  Kool Aid

Winner – @JimNaegele

South Dakota- Q:  Where is the largest underground gold mine?  

A:  Homestake Mine is the largest mine in South Dakota although it closed in 2002.

Winner - @roniokeefe

Iowa- Q:  Who was the designer of Iowa’s flag?

A:  Mrs. Dixie Cornell Gebhardt of Knoxville, Iowa – 1917.

Winner – @KathyKing9

Minnesota – Q: Minnesota is the home of the largest privately owned US company, called?

A:  Cargill Inc! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargill

Winner – @isaiah1112

Wisconsin – Q:  What world-renowned architect was a native to Wisconsin? 

A:  Frank Lloyd Wright

Winner - @kdahl133

Illinois – Q:  Name the only President that was born and raised in Illinois?

A:   Ronald Regan born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. Raised in Dixon, Illinois.

Winner - @aldrinost

Michigan – Q: What’s the brothers last name who accidentally discovered how to produce flaked cereal products?

A:  Kellogg

Winner – @bgallmeyer

Ohio – Q:  What year did the Browns go undefeated?

A:  The Cleveland Browns had a perfect season in 1948, before in the NFL.

Winner - @vangrad 

New York - Q: This political group made up of American Patriots was created largely in response to the oppressive Stamp Act passed by the British Parliament of 1765. Name this group

A:Stamp Act protesters were the Loyal Nine, later part of the larger group known as the Sons of Liberty

Winner - @vangrad 

Rhode Island – Q: Which toy, produced by Hasbro, can be seen on some Rhode Island license plates?

A:  Mr. Potato Head

Winner - @johnbcosta

Pennsylvania – Q: This iconic symbol was used to summon lawmakers to session and alert citizens to public meetings.

A: