100+ Wisconsin Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: What year was Wisconsin admitted to the Union?

Answer: 1848

Question: Which city is Wisconsin's largest by population?

Answer: Milwaukee

Question: What is Wisconsin’s official state motto?

Answer: Forward

Question: What is Wisconsin’s official state anthem?

Answer: On, Wisconsin!

Question: Which city is the capital of Wisconsin?

Answer: Madison

Question: How many counties does Wisconsin have?

Answer: 72

Question: Who is the current governor of Wisconsin?

Answer: Tony Evers

Question: What is Wisconsin’s lowest elevation point?

Answer: Lake Michigan

Question: In which U.S. region is Wisconsin located?

Answer: The Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest

Question: What is the official state drink of Wisconsin?

Answer: Milk

Question: Which beverage is Wisconsin’s official state cocktail?

Answer: Brandy old fashioned

Question: What nickname does Wisconsin have due to its dairy production?

Answer: America’s Dairyland

Question: Which city is Wisconsin’s second-most populous?

Answer: Madison

Question: Where is Wisconsin’s highest elevation found?

Answer: Timms Hill

Question: Which part of Wisconsin was never covered by glaciers in the last Ice Age?

Answer: The Driftless Area

Question: What is the official state bird of Wisconsin?

Answer: American robin

Question: What is the official state flower of Wisconsin?

Answer: Wood violet

Question: What is the official state tree of Wisconsin?

Answer: Sugar maple

Question: Which insect is recognized as Wisconsin’s state insect?

Answer: Western honey bee

Question: Which waterway did Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet explore in 1673?

Answer: The Fox–Wisconsin Waterway

Question: Which two major language families of tribes inhabited Wisconsin at European contact?

Answer: Algonquian and Siouan

Question: Who was the first European to reach the Wisconsin River, calling it “Meskousing”?

Answer: Jacques Marquette

Question: Which prehistoric culture in Wisconsin built thousands of animal-shaped mounds?

Answer: The Effigy Mound culture

Question: Which city was established as a trading post by Charles de Langlade in 1745?

Answer: Green Bay

Question: Which French explorer likely landed near Green Bay in 1634?

Answer: Jean Nicolet

Question: Which group of European immigrants brought strong cheese-making traditions to Wisconsin?

Answer: German and Scandinavian settlers

Question: Which extinct animal’s skeleton was found with spear points in southwest Wisconsin?

Answer: The Boaz mastodon

Question: Which conflict ended in the forced removal of many Native Americans from Wisconsin in 1832?

Answer: The Black Hawk War

Question: In what year was the Republican Party founded in Wisconsin?

Answer: 1854

Question: Who is generally recognized as Wisconsin’s first permanent settler?

Answer: Charles de Langlade

Question: Which nickname did early lead miners in Wisconsin earn for burrowing into hillsides?

Answer: Badgers

Question: Which escaped slave’s rescue in Racine galvanized Wisconsin’s anti-slavery movement?

Answer: Joshua Glover

Question: In which Wisconsin city was the first meeting of the Republican Party held?

Answer: Ripon

Question: Which bald eagle became the mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Regiment in the Civil War?

Answer: Old Abe

Question: Which mid-18th-century war gave Britain control of Wisconsin from the French?

Answer: The French and Indian War

Question: Who served as Wisconsin’s first governor, overseeing the transition to statehood?

Answer: Nelson Dewey

Question: Which progressive Wisconsin politician championed direct primaries and the “Wisconsin Idea”?

Answer: Robert M. La Follette

Question: Which 19th-century shift in farming helped Wisconsin gain its dairy reputation?

Answer: Switching from wheat to dairy farming

Question: Which state court declared the Federal Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional in 1854?

Answer: The Wisconsin Supreme Court

Question: Which two industries initially dominated Wisconsin’s economy in the 19th century?

Answer: Lead mining and lumbering

Question: Which lake borders Wisconsin to the north?

Answer: Lake Superior

Question: What is Wisconsin’s rank among U.S. states by total area?

Answer: 23rd

Question: How many named lakes does Wisconsin have?

Answer: Over 15,000

Question: Which national forest in Wisconsin covers roughly 1.5 million acres?

Answer: Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest

Question: Which two regions rank above Wisconsin in Great Lakes coastline length?

Answer: Ontario and Michigan

Question: Into how many distinct geographic regions is Wisconsin divided?

Answer: Five

Question: Which city is noted as the fastest-growing in Wisconsin?

Answer: Madison

Question: What is the demonym for residents of Wisconsin?

Answer: Wisconsinite

Question: Which city holds nearly three-fourths of Wisconsin’s African American population?

Answer: Milwaukee

Question: Which region in Wisconsin typically sees up to 160 inches of snow annually?

Answer: The Lake Superior snowbelt

Question: Does Wisconsin have an official language?

Answer: No, it does not

Question: Where is the nation’s oldest operating velodrome located in Wisconsin?

Answer: Kenosha

Question: Which major river forms part of Wisconsin’s western border?

Answer: The Mississippi River

Question: Which city anchors Wisconsin’s largest metropolitan area?

Answer: Milwaukee

Question: What was Wisconsin’s estimated population in 2024?

Answer: 5,960,975

Question: Which Asian ethnic group has over 61,000 members in Wisconsin?

Answer: Hmong

Question: Which state park preserves a Mississippian culture settlement from the 10th to 13th centuries?

Answer: Aztalan State Park

Question: Which city hosts the largest producers-only farmer’s market in the nation?

Answer: Madison

Question: Which region of Wisconsin contains thousands of glacial lakes formed by Ice Age glaciers?

Answer: The Northern Highland

Question: Which museum in Milwaukee features a movable Burke brise soleil?

Answer: The Milwaukee Art Museum

Question: Which industry once thrived in Milwaukee with breweries like Schlitz and Pabst?

Answer: Beer brewing

Question: What progressive concept links university research to Wisconsin’s state government?

Answer: The Wisconsin Idea

Question: Which historic brewing company is headquartered in Milwaukee?

Answer: Miller Brewing Company

Question: Name two major economic drivers in Wisconsin besides agriculture.

Answer: Manufacturing and healthcare

Question: Which city hosts Summerfest, billed as “The World’s Largest Music Festival”?

Answer: Milwaukee

Question: What is Wisconsin’s official state pastry?

Answer: Kringle

Question: Which city is home to the publicly owned Green Bay Packers of the NFL?

Answer: Green Bay

Question: Which Wisconsin senator led the anti-communist movement in the 1950s?

Answer: Joseph McCarthy

Question: What is the name of Wisconsin’s bicameral legislative branch?

Answer: The Wisconsin Legislature

Question: Which peninsula in Wisconsin welcomes over 2 million visitors yearly for scenic villages and fish boils?

Answer: Door Peninsula

Question: Which governor survived a recall election in 2012, a first in U.S. history?

Answer: Scott Walker

Question: Which county in Wisconsin is the only one in the eastern U.S. with a Native American majority?

Answer: Menominee County

Question: What is Wisconsin’s largest public higher education system called?

Answer: The University of Wisconsin System

Question: Which famous architect designed the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Wauwatosa?

Answer: Frank Lloyd Wright

Question: Which historic building in Green Bay is the oldest standing from Wisconsin’s early years?

Answer: The Tank Cottage

Question: Which city in Wisconsin was once referred to as “La Baye” by French settlers?

Answer: Green Bay

Question: Which major healthcare software developer is based in Wisconsin?

Answer: Epic Systems

Question: Which social stance did Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, advocate?

Answer: Abolitionism

Question: Which Wisconsin city hosts the annual EAA AirVenture aviation gathering?

Answer: Oshkosh

Question: Which ancestry group comprises 36% of Wisconsin’s population, making it the largest?

Answer: German

Question: Which fruit does Wisconsin produce more of than any other state?

Answer: Cranberries

Question: What country is Wisconsin located in?

Answer: The United States

Question: Wisconsin joined the Union as which numbered state?

Answer: The 30th state

Question: Which nickname, referencing early lead miners, does Wisconsin hold?

Answer: The Badger State

Question: Which scenic gorge along the Wisconsin River is famed for its sandstone formations?

Answer: Wisconsin Dells

Question: Wausau is the seat of which county in north-central Wisconsin?

Answer: Marathon County

Question: Which major U.S. city is Wisconsin’s largest by population?

Answer: Milwaukee

Question: Which Wisconsin county on a peninsula is known for fish boils and quaint villages?

Answer: Door County

Question: Which lake helps form the isthmus on which Wisconsin’s capital stands?

Answer: Lake Mendota

Question: Which political entity preceded Wisconsin’s statehood in 1848?

Answer: Wisconsin Territory

Question: Which official source estimated Wisconsin’s 2019 population at about 5.82 million?

Answer: U.S. Census data

Question: Which museum in Baraboo celebrates the Ringling Brothers’ circus heritage?

Answer: Circus World Museum

Question: Which prehistoric culture shaped part of Wisconsin’s history by building animal-shaped mounds?

Answer: The Effigy Mound culture

Question: Which lake in Madison lies southeast of the State Capitol building?

Answer: Lake Monona

Question: Which region of Wisconsin includes the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest and many glacial lakes?

Answer: Northern Wisconsin

Question: What is Wisconsin’s highest natural point at 1,951 feet?

Answer: Timms Hill

Question: In which city do fans gather at Lambeau Field for a Packers game?

Answer: Green Bay

Question: Wisconsin is home to more than 15,000 of which features, including Lake Winnebago?

Answer: Inland lakes

Question: Which global conflict left Wisconsinites divided over issues like the U.N. and Europe’s recovery?

Answer: World War II

Question: Which Wisconsin city ranks 11th statewide with a population of about 60,000?

Answer: West Allis