Idaho Multiple Choice Trivia Quiz Questions

1. What is Idaho's state capital?
A.  Idaho Falls
B.  Lewiston
C.  Boise
D.  Nampa

2. What is the state of Idaho's nickname?
A. The Big Sky state
B.  The Sapphire State
C.  The Wilderness State
D.  The Gem State

3. What is the Idaho State Amphibian?
A. Red Hills Salamander
B. Leopard Frog
C. Tiger salamander
D. None of the above

4. Where does the US State of Idaho rank among the rest of the US States as far as the size of its population? 
A. 42nd
B. 29th
C. 33rd
D. 39th

5. Idaho shares a border with what Canadian province?  
A. Ontario
B.  British Columbia
C. Alberta
D. Saskatchewan

6. What is the official Idaho State Bird?
A.   Blue Hen Chicken
B.   Mountain Bluebird
C.   Western meadowlark
D.   Hermit thrush

7. The Port of Lewiston is the farthest inland seaport on the West Coast at how many  river miles from the Pacific Ocean? 
A.  375
B.  405
C.  465
D.  525

8. What is the point with highest elevation in the state of Idaho? 
A.  Snake Mountain
B.  White Cloud Mountain
C. Borah Peak
D.  Salmon Ridge

9. What is the official Idaho State Fish?
A. Idaho Golden Trout
B. Large Mouth Bass
C.  Channel Catfish
D.  Cutthroat trout

10. What city is the state's largest?
A. Idaho Falls
B.  Pocatello
C.  Lewiston
D.  Boise

11. Which two states border Idaho to the south?
A. California and Arizona
B. Utah and New Mexico
C. Nevada and Oregon
D. Nevada and Utah

12. What is the Idaho State Fruit? 
A. Blackberry
B.  Huckleberry
C.  Boysenberry
D.  Raspberry

13. Where is Idaho's lowest point at  710 ft?
A. In Cedar Falls
B. Southern Border
C. Falls Church
D. In Lewiston

14. Where does the state of Idaho rank among the US States in size? 
A.  It's the 9th largest
B.  It's the 22nd largest
C.  It's the 31st largest
D.  It's the 14th largest

15. The state of Idaho borders how many US states? 
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

16. What is the Idaho State Insect? 
A. Firefly
B.  Monarch butterfly
C. Mourning cloak butterfly
D. Tiger swallow butterfly

17. What is Idaho's all-time highest temperature? 
A.   118 °F
B.   109 °F
C.   120 °F
D.   114 °F

18. According to the Census Bureau the population of Idaho was how many people on July 1, 2013?
A. 1,612,136
B. 2,263,155
C. 1,895,632
D. 1,415,264

19. What is the Idaho State Raptor?
A. Golden Eagle
B.  Osprey
C. Peregrine falcon
D. Red-tailed Hawk

20. What is the official Idaho State Gem?
A. Idaho star garnet
B.  Idaho Star Sapphire
C.  Amethyst
D.  Rose Quartz

21. What is the name of Idaho's second largest city?
A.  Lewiston
B.  Cedar Falls
C.  Boise
D.  Nampa

22. Where is the world's largest factory for barrel cheese located? 
A. Nampa
B.  Gooding
C.  Boise
D. Wallace

23. Where in Idaho was the world's first chairlift was installed in 1936?
A.  Hells Canyon
B.  Bear Lake
C.  Borah Peak
D.  Sun Valley

24. Which two US states are on the western border of Idaho? 
A.  Montana and Wyoming
B.  Washington and Oregon
C.  Washington and Montana
D.  Nevada and California

25. What is Idaho's all-time lowest temperature?  
A.  -47 °F
B.  -51 °F
C.  -63 °F
D. −60 °F

26. What is the Idaho State Tree?
A. Plains cottonwood
B.  White Oak Tree
C. American elm
D. Western White Pine

27. In what year was the state of Idaho admitted to the Union?
A.  On July 9, 1890
B.  On July 3, 1891
C. On July 3, 1890
D. On July 9, 1889

28. What was the name of the first non-indigenous settlement in what is now Idaho? 
A. Lewiston
B. Cedar Rapids
C. Kullyspell House
D. Boise

29. Idaho produces what share of the potatoes grown in the United States?
A.  Almost one-half
B.  Nearly one-third
C. About three-quarters
D. None of the above

30. What is the Idaho State Dance?
A.  Line Dance
B.  Waltz
C.  Square Dance
D.  Two step

31. The Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area is the largest contiguous area of protected wilderness in the continental United States with how big of an area in acres?
A. 1.3 million
B.  1.8 million
C.  2.3 million
D.  2.8 million

32. Idaho is one of only two places on the planet where you can find star garnets significant quantities. Where is the other place? 
A.  India
B.  New Mexico
C. Serbia
D. South Africa

33. How big is the state of Idaho in square miles? 
A.  83,570 sq. mi
B.  88,454 sq. mi
C.  81,125 sq. mi
D.  78,267 sq. mi

34. How many counties does the state of Idaho have?
A.  37
B.  39
C.  44
D.  46

 

Answers:

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