Multiple choice trivia quiz questions - Delaware state symbols, climate, geography, storms, history, and more!

Multiple Choice Trivia  Questions

1.  What is the official Delaware State Flower?
A. Azalea
B. Peony
C. Peach Blossom
D. Pasque Flower

2.  Delaware Bay is the world's largest spawning ground for what type of marine animal?  
A. Dungeness crabs
B. King Crabs
C. Soft-shelled crabs
D. Horseshoe crabs

3. Delaware is bordered to the south and west by what US State?
A. Maryland
B. New Jersey
C. Virginia
D. New York

4.  How many counties does Delaware have?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 2
D. 5

5.  How long is the State of Delaware in miles?  
A. 135
B. 96
C. 81
D. 117

6.  What elevation is the highest point in Delaware at Ebright Azimuth?
A. 700 feet
B. 350 feet   
C.  575 feet
D. 450 feet

7.   What is the state of Delaware's record high temperature recorded at Millsboro on July 21, 1930?   
A.  117 °F
B.  101 °F
C.  115 °F
D.  110 °F

8.   By  the year 1810 what percentage of all blacks in the state of Delaware were free?
A.  50%
B.  75%
C.  45%
D.  80%

9.  What type of bird was designated as the state bird of Delaware in 1939?
A. Pheasant
B. Blue hen chicken
C. Bobwhite quail
D.  Western Meadowlark

10. The state of Delaware is bordered to the northeast by which US State?  
A.  New York
B.  Pennsylvania
C.  New Jersey
D.  Maryland

11. The lady bug was adopted as the official state bug of Delaware in what year?  
A. 1966
B. 1903
C. 1974
D. 1951

12. How many bridges does Delaware have?  
A.  About 1,050
B.  Almost 3,000
C.  Nearly 1,850
D. Around 1,450

13. What is the official state butterfly of Delaware?
A. Monarch Butterfly
B. Viceroy butterfly
C. Dogface butterfly
D. The brilliant tiger swallowtail butterfly

14. How much money did gambling at the casino at Delaware Park Racetrack provide to the state in the year 2010??
A. $75 million
B. $90 million
C.  $100 million
D. $125 million

15.What is Delaware's official state tree?
A. Southern Longleaf Pine
B. American Holly
C. Eastern White Pine
D. Red Maple

16. The grey fox is indigenous to Delaware, and it is estimated that it has existed for how long?  
A. 7 to 10 million years
B. More than 10 million years
C. 3 to 5 million years
D. Less than 3 million years

17.What is the official Delaware State fossil?  
A. Belemnite
B.  Basilosaurus cetoides
C. Petrified wood
D. Sea scorpion

18. What state shares Delaware's northern border?  
A. New Jersey
B. Delaware
C. New York
D. Pennsylvania

19. How big is Delaware in square miles?  
A. 1,645
B.  1,954
C. 2,105
D. 2,331
 

20.  What is Delaware's record low temperature recorded  at Millsboro on January 17, 1893?  
A. −12 °F
B.  −15 °F
C.  −17 °F
D.  −19 °F
 

21. The herb, sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora) was designated as the official state herb of Delaware in what year?
A.  1991
B.  1996
C.  1936
D.  1919

22. Delaware is home to Dover International Speedway, also known as the Monster Mile, which hosts how many  NASCAR races each year? 
A. 6
B. 2
C. 3
D. 1

23.  Delaware was one of the 13 colonies and became the first state to ratify the US Constitution on what date?
A.  on December 13, 1787
B.  on December 7, 1786
C.  on October 14, 1787
D. on December 7, 1787

24.  According to the 2010 census, the state of Delaware does not have a city with a population of over how many people? 
A.  75,000
B.  90,000
C. 100,000
D. 125,000

25. What are the Delaware state colors?
A.  Red and Yellow
B.  Red and Blue
C. Blue and Old Gold
D. Colonial Blue and Buff
 

26.  Where among the US States does Delaware rank in size?
A.  The third smallest
B.   The second smallest
C.   The sixth smallest
D.   The ninth smallest

27.  How wide is Delaware at its narrowest in miles?
A.   9
B.  17
C.  12
D.  22

28. What is the official Delaware state mineral?  
A.  bauxite
B.  Coal
C. Sillimanite
D. Galena

29. According to the Census Bureau,  the population of Delaware was how many people on July 1, 2013?
A.  897,934
B.  778,839
C.  913,247
D.  1,125,321

30. How many ferries are there operating  in Delaware?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

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