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