Free Hawaii trivia questions about Hawaii and the Hawaiian Islands with questions about its history, population, flowers, size, mountains, volcanoes and more!

Free Hawaii Trivia Questions

 

1. What is the official Hawaiian state flower?
A. Camellia
B. Yellow hibiscus
C. Pasque flower
D. Pink lady's slipper

2. What is the tallest mountain in Hawaii?
A. Kamakou
B. Mauna Kea
C. Mount Kaʻala
D. Mauna Kea

3. In size, where does Hawaii rank among the US States?  
A. 12th smallest
B. 3rd smallest
C. 5th smallest
D. 8th smallest

4. What is the official Hawaiian state bird?
A. Black-capped chickadee
B. The nene, or Hawaiian goose
C. Common Loon
D. None of the above

5. Hawaii's capital city of Honolulu is located on which island?  
A. Maui
B. Molokaʻi
C. Oahu
D. Lānaʻi

6. What is the official Hawaiian state marine mammal?
A. Sperm Whale
B. Right Whale   
C. Humpback Whale
D. Blue Whale

7. In agriculture, Hawaii is the only state that grows what?
A.  Sugar Cane
B.  Brown Rice
C.  Kiwi Fruit
D. Coffee

8. In what year did the state of Hawaii designate black coral as the official state gem?
A.  1987
B.  1957
C.  1997
D.  1977

9. What is Hawaii's official nickname? is
A. Pacific Paradise
B. The Aloha State
C.  The Lei State
D.  The White Sands Beach state

10. What is the official Hawaiian state plant?
A. Kooloaula
B.  Kalo
C.  Maui pamakani
D. Langakali

11. When measured from the base of the mountain, Mauna Kea, which begins at the floor of the ocean, is how tall?  
A. About 33,500 feet
B. nearly 31,000 feet
C. Almost 37,400 feet
D. Over 38,000 feet

12. How many times did Captain James Cook visit the Hawaiian Islands?
A. Once
B.  Four times
C.  Twice
D. Three Times

13. What dance is designated the official state dance of Hawaii?
A. The Huele Kalkali
B. The Waka Kalui
C. Polynesian Fire Dance
D. The Hula

14. Hawaii is the only U.S. state not located in the what?  
A.  Americas
B. Northern Hemisphere
C.  Pacific Time Zone
D. Temperate Zone

15. The Kilauea volcano exploded with the deadliest eruption known to have occurred in what is now the United States in what year? 
A. 1650
B. 1697
C. 1758
D. 1790

16. What is the name of the official Hawaiian fish?
A. rectangular triggerfish
B. Humuhumunukunukuapua`a
C. Hawaiian triggerfish
D. All of the above

17. On what date did Hawaii join the Union?  
A. August 15, 1955
B.  July 1st, 1959
C. August 21, 1959
D. July 1st, 1952

18. What is the official Hawaiian state insect?
A. The four-spot skimmer dragonfly
B. Honeybee
C. Checkerspot Butterfly
D. Kamehameha butterfly
 

19. What is Hawaii's all-time record low temperature?  
A. 9 °F
B.  17 °F
C. 12 °F
D. 7 °F

20. Hawaii is the only U.S. State that does not have a straight line in its what?
A. Flag
B.  Emblem
C.  Border
D.  None of the above

21. Which of the Hawaiian volcanoes is the youngest?    
A.  Kilauea
B.  Loihi
C. 
D.  Haleakala

22. What is the official Hawaiian State individual sport?
A. Tennis
B.  Surfing
C.  Table Tennis
D.  Golf

23. How many miles of ocean coastline does Hawaii have?
A.  About 750
B.  Almost 900
C.  nearly 500
D.  Over 1,100

24. According to the Census Bureau,  the population of Hawaii on July 1, 2013, was how many people?
A. 1,358,564
B. 1,142,366
C. 1,404,054
D. 2,525,378

25. The  Hawaii Volcanoes National Park includes which active volcano?  
A.  Loihi
B.  Haleakala
C.  Kilauea
D. Hualalai

26. Mount Waiʻaleʻale, on Kauai, has the second highest average yearly precipitation on the planet with about how many inches of rain per year?
A. 460 inches
B.  375 inches
C.  524 inches
D.  408 inches

27. On what date was the island of Oahu the target of a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan?
A.  December 7, 1941
B.  December 14, 1941
C.  December 7, 1940
D. December 14, 1942

 

28. What is the official Hawaiian state team sport?
A. Baseball
B. Soccer
C. Outrigger canoe paddling
D. Beach Volleyball

29. Hawaii and what other US state are the only two states that do not observe daylight saving time?
A.  New Mexico
B.  Arizona
C.  Alaska
D. North Carolina

30. How many Hispanic and Latino Americans live in Hawaii?
A.  Almost 100,000
B.  Over 120,000
C.  Nearly 130,000
D.  About 88,000

31. In what year was Hawaii annexed by the United States as a territory?
A. 1896
B.  1894
C.  1900
D.  1898

32. What airport is the major commercial aviation hub for the state of Hawaii?
A.  Maui International Airport
B.  Oahu International Airport
C.  Honolulu International Airport
D.  None of the above

33. What is the official Hawaiian State mammal?
A.  Hawaiian monk seal
B.  Northern Elephant Seal
C.  Indian Mongoose
D.  Hawaiian Hoary Bat

34. What is the warmest temperature ever recorded in Hawaii?  
A.  97 °F
B.  99 °F
C.  102 °F
D.  100 °F

35. Who was the first British explorer to make contact with the Hawaiians?
A. Sir Walter Raleigh
B. Sir Frances Drake
C. Sebastian Cabot
D. James Cook

 

 

Answers:

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