1. What is the capital city of Mississippi?
A) Jackson
B) Biloxi
C) Hattiesburg
D) Gulfport
Answer: A) Jackson
2. Which river forms the western border of Mississippi?
A) Mississippi River
B) Ohio River
C) Colorado River
D) Missouri River
Answer: A) Mississippi River
3. What is the largest city in Mississippi by population?
A) Jackson
B) Gulfport
C) Biloxi
D) Hattiesburg
Answer: A) Jackson
4. Which university is located in Oxford, Mississippi?
A) Mississippi State University
B) University of Mississippi
C) Jackson State University
D) University of Southern Mississippi
Answer: B) University of Mississippi
5. Which major highway runs north to south through Mississippi?
A) Interstate 10
B) Interstate 20
C) Interstate 55
D) Interstate 40
Answer: C) Interstate 55
6. The Mississippi River Delta is famous for which type of ecosystem?
A) Desert
B) Tundra
C) Wetlands
D) Mountain
Answer: C) Wetlands
7. What is the state flower of Mississippi?
A) Magnolia
B) Rose
C) Sunflower
D) Lily
Answer: A) Magnolia
8. What is the state bird of Mississippi?
A) Northern Mockingbird
B) American Robin
C) Bald Eagle
D) Blue Jay
Answer: A) Northern Mockingbird
9. The Mississippi State Capitol is located in which city?
A) Jackson
B) Biloxi
C) Hattiesburg
D) Tupelo
Answer: A) Jackson
10. What is the state nickname of Mississippi?
A) The Magnolia State
B) The Sunflower State
C) The Peach State
D) The Volunteer State
Answer: A) The Magnolia State
11. The Mississippi River flows into which body of water?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Gulf of Mexico
D) Great Lakes
Answer: C) Gulf of Mexico
12. What major civil rights event took place in Mississippi in 1964?
A) Freedom Summer
B) Montgomery Bus Boycott
C) March on Washington
D) Selma to Montgomery March
Answer: A) Freedom Summer
13. Which famous author was born in Mississippi and wrote “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”?
A) William Faulkner
B) Mark Twain
C) Tennessee Williams
D) Eudora Welty
Answer: B) Mark Twain
14. What major annual event in Mississippi celebrates the state’s rich musical heritage?
A) Mississippi State Fair
B) Delta Blues Festival
C) Magnolia Music Festival
D) Southern Food Festival
Answer: B) Delta Blues Festival
15. What is the largest natural lake in Mississippi?
A) Lake Pontchartrain
B) Lake Washington
C) Lake Okeechobee
D) Ross Barnett Reservoir
Answer: B) Lake Washington
16. Which historic mansion in Mississippi is known for its antebellum architecture and extensive gardens?
A) Stanton Hall
B) Longwood
C) Beauvoir
D) Evergreen Plantation
Answer: B) Longwood
17. The city of Biloxi is known for its:
A) Historic architecture
B) Casinos and beaches
C) Oil refineries
D) Agricultural festivals
Answer: B) Casinos and beaches
18. Which Mississippi city is famous for being the birthplace of Elvis Presley?
A) Tupelo
B) Jackson
C) Biloxi
D) Hattiesburg
Answer: A) Tupelo
19. What is the state tree of Mississippi?
A) Oak
B) Pine
C) Magnolia
D) Maple
Answer: C) Magnolia
20. Mississippi is bordered by which states to the north?
A) Alabama and Tennessee
B) Arkansas and Louisiana
C) Alabama and Kentucky
D) Tennessee and Arkansas
Answer: D) Tennessee and Arkansas
21. Which national park in Mississippi is known for its historical significance in the Civil War?
A) Vicksburg National Military Park
B) Natchez Trace Parkway
C) Gulf Islands National Seashore
D) Shiloh National Military Park
Answer: A) Vicksburg National Military Park
22. What is the official state song of Mississippi?
A) “Mississippi Waltz”
B) “My Mississippi Home”
C) “Go Mississippi”
D) “Mississippi Moonlight”
Answer: A) “Mississippi Waltz”
23. Which city is known as the “City of Roses” in Mississippi?
A) Jackson
B) Biloxi
C) Oxford
D) Hattiesburg
Answer: C) Oxford
24. What river is a major tributary of the Mississippi River and flows through Mississippi?
A) Ohio River
B) Missouri River
C) Arkansas River
D) Yazoo River
Answer: D) Yazoo River
25. The Mississippi State Fair is held annually in which city?
A) Jackson
B) Biloxi
C) Tupelo
D) Meridian
Answer: A) Jackson
26. What is the primary agricultural product of Mississippi?
A) Corn
B) Soybeans
C) Cotton
D) Wheat
Answer: C) Cotton
27. Which Mississippi city is known for its naval base and maritime museum?
A) Gulfport
B) Biloxi
C) Pascagoula
D) Hattiesburg
Answer: B) Biloxi
28. The Natchez Trace Parkway runs through Mississippi and connects to which other states?
A) Alabama and Tennessee
B) Louisiana and Arkansas
C) Georgia and South Carolina
D) Kentucky and Indiana
Answer: A) Alabama and Tennessee
29. What is the name of the large reservoir located near Jackson, Mississippi?
A) Ross Barnett Reservoir
B) Lake Pontchartrain
C) Lake Okeechobee
D) Lake Havasu
Answer: A) Ross Barnett Reservoir
30. Which historic site in Mississippi was the home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis?
A) Beauvoir
B) Longwood
C) Stanton Hall
D) Windsor Ruins
Answer: A) Beauvoir
31. The state of Mississippi is located in which region of the United States?
A) Southeastern
B) Northeastern
C) Midwestern
D) Southwestern
Answer: A) Southeastern
32. What is the name of the famous blues musician born in Mississippi known as the “King of Blues”?
A) Robert Johnson
B) B.B. King
C) Muddy Waters
D) Howlin’ Wolf
Answer: B) B.B. King
33. What is the name of the largest river port in Mississippi?
A) Port of Gulfport
B) Port of Biloxi
C) Port of Jackson
D) Port of Vicksburg
Answer: A) Port of Gulfport
34. The city of Hattiesburg is known for its:
A) Universities
B) Coastal attractions
C) Historic mansions
D) Mining industry
Answer: A) Universities
35. What major event happened in Mississippi in 1963 involving civil rights leader Medgar Evers?
A) His assassination
B) His arrest
C) His speech
D) His trial
Answer: A) His assassination
36. The Mississippi River forms the border between Mississippi and which state to the west?
A) Louisiana
B) Arkansas
C) Alabama
D) Tennessee
Answer: A) Louisiana
37. Which Mississippi city is known for its annual shrimp festival?
A) Biloxi
B) Gulfport
C) Pascagoula
D) Ocean Springs
Answer: B) Gulfport
38. The Mississippi River is the second-longest river in the U.S. after which river?
A) Colorado River
B) Missouri River
C) Rio Grande
D) Ohio River
Answer: B) Missouri River
39. What is the main economic driver for the Mississippi Delta region?
A) Agriculture
B) Technology
C) Tourism
D) Manufacturing
Answer: A) Agriculture
40. Which Mississippi city is known for its historic district and annual “Spring Pilgrimage”?
A) Natchez
B) Vicksburg
C) Jackson
D) Oxford
Answer: A) Natchez
41. What body of water is located south of Mississippi, influencing its climate?
A) Gulf of Mexico
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Great Lakes
Answer: A) Gulf of Mexico
42. The city of Tupelo is most famous for being the birthplace of which musical legend?
A) Elvis Presley
B) Johnny Cash
C) Jerry Lee Lewis
D) B.B. King
Answer: A) Elvis Presley
43. The Vicksburg National Military Park commemorates which historical event?
A) The Battle of Vicksburg
B) The Battle of Gettysburg
C) The Battle of Shiloh
D) The Battle of Bull Run
Answer: A) The Battle of Vicksburg
44. What is the main industry in the Mississippi Gulf Coast?
A) Fishing
B) Tourism
C) Oil and gas
D) Agriculture
Answer: B) Tourism
45. What major U.S. military base is located in Mississippi?
A) Fort Benning
B) Keesler Air Force Base
C) Fort Bragg
D) Fort Hood
Answer: B) Keesler Air Force Base
46. What is the name of the festival held in Jackson celebrating the state’s heritage?
A) Mississippi State Fair
B) Mississippi Book Festival
C) Jackson Rhythm and Blues Festival
D) Delta Blues Festival
Answer: B) Mississippi Book Festival
47. What is the primary mode of transportation along the Mississippi River?
A) Railroads
B) Barges
C) Airplanes
D) Automobiles
Answer: B) Barges
48. Which historic site in Mississippi is known for its association with the Civil War and the Reconstruction Era?
A) Vicksburg
B) Natchez
C) Jackson
D) Biloxi
Answer: A) Vicksburg
49. What fruit is Mississippi known for growing, especially in the Delta region?
A) Apples
B) Blueberries
C) Peaches
D) Watermelons
Answer: D) Watermelons
50. The city of Jackson was named after which U.S. President?
A) George Washington
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Andrew Jackson
D) Abraham Lincoln
Answer: C) Andrew Jackson