Arkansas Multiple Choice Trivia Quiz Questions

1.Which city is the capital of Arkansas?
A. Fayetteville
B. Jonesboro
C. Little Rock
D. Texarkana

 

2.      

What is the Arkansas State Beverage?  
A. Beer
B. Milk
C. Moon shine
D. Orange juice

 

3.       What has the  highest elevation in Arkansas at 2,753 feet?  
A. Mount Nebo
B. Mount Magazine
C. Rich Mountain
D. Shinall Mountain

 

4.       Arkansas borders which US State to the south?
A. Texas
B. Oklahoma
C. Tennessee
D. Louisiana

 

5.       Where was Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, born?  
A. Hope
B. Little Rock
C. Fayetteville
D. Jonesboro

 

6.       How many airports with commercial service does Arkansas have? 
A. 4
B. 5    
C. 1
D. 3

 

7.       Where does Arkansas rank in size compared to the rest of the US States in square miles?  
A.  25th largest
B.  29th largest
C.  31st largest
D.  33rd largest

 

8.       What is the Arkansas State American Folk Dance?  
A.  Barn Dance
B.  quadrille
C.  Line Dance
D.  square dance

 

9.       What percentage of the population of Arkansas is employed in the agricultural sector?
A. 8%
B. 5%
C. 3%
D.  2%

 

10.   What is the all-time record high temperature for Arkansas?  
A.  114 °F
B.  117 °F
C.  118 °F
D.  120 °F

 

11.   Where does Arkansas rank compared to the other states in population?  
A. 22nd most populous
B. 23rd most populous

C. 27th most populous
D. 32nd most populous

 

12.   What is the Arkansas State Flower?
A.  Apple blossom
B.  Carnation
C.  Iris
D.  Peach Blossom

 

13.   How many cities in Arkansas have populations of over 50,000 as of 2010?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 9
D. 14

 

14.   Where does Arkansas rank with the other US States in the size of their highway system?
A. 8th largest
B. 11th largest
C. 13th largest
D. 15th largest

 

15.   Who served as the 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas?
A. Bill Clinton
B.  Orval Eugene Faubus
C. Mike Huckabee
D. Frank D. White

 

16.   What is the Arkansas State Insect ?
A. Bumble Bee
B. Praying Mantis
C. Honeybee
D. Bowl Weevil

 

17.   What percentage of Arkansas's land is forestland?  
A. 43%
B.  56%
C.  61%
D.  67%

 

 

18.   What is the all-time low temperature for Arkansas recorded at Gravette, on February 13, 1905?
A.  −27°F

B.  −29 °F
C.  −31 °F
D. −23 °F

 

19.   Little Rock replaced Arkansas Post as the capitol of the Territory of Arkansas in what year?
A.  1815
B.  1817
C.  1819
D.  1821

 

20.   What is the Arkansas State Tree?  
A. Douglas Fir
B. Loblolly pine
C. Spruce
D. Valley Oak

 

21.   What is the name of the world's only diamond-bearing site where the public can dig for diamonds?
A.  Diamond Mountain National Park
B.  Gemstone National Park
C. Crater of Diamonds State Park
D. Diamond State Park

 

22.   What is the Arkansas State Musical Instrument?
A. Banjo
B.  Fiddle
C. Guitar
D. Snare Drum

 

23.   The Census Bureau estimates the population of Arkansas as of July 1, 2012, to have been how many people?  
A.  2,949,132
B.  2,899,916
C.  3,006,873
D.  3,24,327

 

24.   Arkansas borders which US State to the west?
A. Oklahoma
B. Texas
C. Tennessee
D. Missouri

 

25.   What is the Arkansas State Gem?
A.  Ruby
B.  Sapphire
C. Diamond
D. Emerald

 

26.   How many miles of railroad track does Arkansas have? 
A.  1,800 miles
B.  1,975 miles
C.  2,250 miles
D.  2,750 miles

 

27.   At the start of the Civil War in 1860, what percentage of the population were slaves in the state of Arkansas?  
A.  About 10%
B.  Nearly 17%
C.  A little over 25%
D.  Almost 30%

 

28.   What is the Arkansas State Bird?
A.  Mockingbird
B.  Crow
C. Peacock
D. Red-Winged Black Bird

 

29.   When was Arkansas admitted to the Union as the 25th state?
A.  June 15, 1835
B.  June 15, 1836
C.  May 15, 1836
D.  July 17, 1836

 

30.   Arkansas is home to a dozen Wilderness Areas set aside for outdoor recreation and are open to hunting, fishing, hiking, and primitive camping and totaling how many acres?
A. 158,444
B. 162,334
C.  171,451
D.185,666

 



 

 

Answers:

1.C
2.B
3.B
4.D
5.A
6.A
7.B
8.D
9.C
10.D
11.C
12.A
13.C
14.C
15.A
16.C
17.B
18.B
19.C
20.B
21.C
22.B
23.A
24.A
25.C
26.D
27.C
28.A
29.B
30.A