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Wisconsin Trivia Name: ______Hour: _____

I. Politics (Provide first and last names)

1. Current Governor of WI? 2. Current Lieutenant Governor of WI? 3. Current State Senator (Madison)? 4. Current State Assemblyman? 5. Current TWO Senators (Washington D.C.)? 6. Current Attorney General? 7. Longest serving Governor? 8. Current Wisconsin capitol? 9. Current Mayor of Chippewa Falls? 10. The original capitol of WI (1836)? 11. First Territorial Governor? 12. First State Governor? 13. Who was the “Father of WI?” 14. Who was the “Father of Earth Day?” 15. Which Senator owns the Milwaukee Bucks? 16. Which Senator accused people of being communist? 17. How many members in the State Assembly? 18. How many members in the State Senate?

II. History

19. Name the 11 Native American tribes who have reservations in WI?

20. First public school teacher? 21. Where was the first state fair held? 22. Who is the “Father of the National Weather Service?” 23. What did Daniel Brandenstein take with him into space in 1985? 24. What and where is the oldest pioneer building in WI? 25. Who invented the outboard (boat) motor? 26. What is the state motto? 27. Where was the final battle of the Black Hawk War fought? 28. What custom made the residents of Aztalan unsavory neighbors? 29. In 1834, he was the first white man to land in WI? 30. Where did this first white man land? Be specific. 31. Where is the home of the Leinenkugel Brewery? 32. Who founded the Leinenkugel Brewing Company? 33. Where is the Miller Brewing Company located? 34. Who founded the Miller Brewing Company? 35. Oldest WI community? 36. Second oldest community in WI? 37. Where in Madison were soldiers trained for the Civil War? 38. Who was John McCaffary? 39. Where was the Republican Party born? 40. What is the oldest continual photography studio in the U.S.? 41. Where can you find this oldest photography studio?*

Page 1 42. Where was the most devastating forest fire in American history? 43. During the Civil War, this animal was the mascot of the 8 th WI? 44. What was the name of the Jim Falls native that once owned this mascot? 45. Where was the first typewriter made? 46. When did Wisconsin abolish the death penalty? 47. Who holds the record for fighter aircraft kills in U.S. military history? 48. Where was this “ace of aces” born? 49. How many kills did this pilot have? 50. According to the in 1913, what was the most profitable female occupation?

51. What Milwaukee janitor shot Governor during the 1972 presidential race?

52. What Milwaukee serial killer tried to turn his victims into zombies?

53. What Plainfield serial killer used to turn his victims into costumes and lampshades?

54. In 1912, this presidential candidate was shot in Milwaukee, WI? 55. Who is WI’s most famous architect? 56. Where was this architect born?

III. Nature and Official Things 57. How many lakes does Minnesota have? 58. How many lakes does Wisconsin have? 59. Before dairy, what crop dominated WI? 60. What is our state soil? 61. State fish? 62. State bird? 63. State beverage? 64. State dance? 65. State animal (mascot)? 66. State wildlife animal? 67. State flower? 68. State tree? 69. State insect? 70. State symbol of peace? 71. State domesticated animal? 72. State dog? 73. State mineral? 74. State fossil? 75. State grain? 76. State rock? 77. What Sierra Club founder lived in WI? 78. What objects are located on the WI quarter? 79. This family-owned gas station giant is from LaCrosse?*

Page 2 IV. Industry and Firsts

80. What did Carl Eliason invent? 81. The Simek family in Medford created this famous pizza brand? 82. The city is still producing “Rippin’ Good Cookies?” 83. Harley Davidson motorcycles are only made where? 84. This Chippewa Falls genius created many of the world’s first fastest computers?

85. You can see how Jelly Bellys are distributed and shipped in what town? 86. This company is one of the world’s largest producers of toilets? 87. What and where is the tallest building in WI? 88. The world’s largest ore docks are found where? 89. Where is the “toilet paper capital of the world?” 90. This home improvement giant is based in Eau Claire? 91. This company produces delicious beef jerky in Minong, WI? 92. This famous clothing company finds its home in Oshkosh? 93. This furniture giant is located in Arcadia, WI? 94. Where can you witness the making of a Johnsonville brat? 95. On July 18, 1984, what fast food restaurant was born in WI? 96. Where in WI did this restaurant open? 97. CASE tractors are still based in what city?

V. Geography 98. Largest Apostle Island is? 99. “Home of the hamburger?” 100. The inner tubing capital of the world is where? 101. Paul Bunyan is buried under which mountain and in what town? 102. Loon capital of the world? 103. Name of WI’s TWO National Forests 104. Only city in the world where every other letter is an “o?” 105. Forests cover what % of the state? 106. Highest waterfall is what? 107. What was our first state park? 108. What is the largest inland WI lake? 109. Name the TWO great lakes that border WI? 110. Which town is at the geographical center of WI? 111. What is the most populous county? 112. How many counties are in WI? 113. What is the least populous county? 114. What is WI’s largest city? 115. Where was the ice cream sundae invented? 116. This village threatened to declare war because they were left off the 1967 WI highway map?

117. Which community has witnessed the most UFO sightings? 118. What lakes never “give up her dead?” 119. What is the largest (land size) county in WI?*

Page 3 120. How many reservations are in WI? 121. Where is the ship building capital of the world? 122. Which county has the most lakes? 123. What is the highest point in WI? 124. Where can you find the highest point in WI (county)? 125. Where did FBI engage in a shootout with John Dillinger in 1934? 126. Where can you tour Al Capone’s famous Northwood’s hideout? 127. Where is the birthplace of the snowmobile? 128. What county is the national leader of ginseng production? 129. Al Capone’s brother (Ralph) owned a bar in this small town? 130. The largest Army Reserve training base is what? 131. Where is WI’s Cherry Pit Spit Championships held? 132. Last covered bridge is found where? 133. What is the route of the Badger (car ferry)? 134. Last surviving whaleback can be found where? 135. What is the name of that whaleback? 136. Where can you tour a WWII submarine? 137. Where is the largest annual fly in (air show) held every summer? 138. Largest mountain bike race is where? 139. Lumberjack championships are held where? 140. Claire, the world’s largest loon (16.5 ft.), is found where? 141. World Snowmobile Championships are held where? 142. U.S. Watermelon Seed Spitting/Speed-eating Championships are held where? 143. Jump rope capital is where? 144. National Freshwater Hall of Fame is located where? 145. Deepest lake in inland WI is what? 146. Most common lake name is what? 147. Largest state park is what? 148. Counties with the fewest lakes? 149. Most famous bodybuilding UW-Superior graduate? 150. This Tommy Boy star was from Madison? 151. Appleton’s Erich Weiss was more commonly known as whom? 152. This homerun leading baseball player played in Eau Claire? 153. Milwaukee resident Jerome (Jerry Silberman) became famous under this name? 154. In 1986, the Appleton native starred in Platoon ? 155. Where was Liberace from? 156. What television character made Lodi native, Tom Wopat, famous? 157. The Chordettes, from Sheboygan, made this song famous in 1954? 158. The TV show was based in Milwaukee and starred “Fonzie?” 159. This “Playboy” attended UW-Madison in 1944? 160. This politician was known as “Fighting Bob?” 161. Soldier’s Grove schoolteacher Agnes Moorehead played “Endora” on?*

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162. This Chippewa falls native played for the Jets in the NFL? 163. John Heisman (Heisman Trophy) is buried where? 164. This NBA bad boy who “choked his coach” is from Milwaukee? 165. This NFL team is found in Green Bay? 166. This MLB team is found in Milwaukee? 167. This NBA team is found in Milwaukee? 168. Carol Ryrie Brink wrote about her grandmother’s adventures in Menomonie in which book?

169. This author grew up in the Pepin area? 170. This television show is based in Point Place, WI? 171. This famous WWII/Korean War General lived in Milwaukee? 172. This Milwaukee actor had a unique middle name: Bonaventure? 173. Milwaukee born Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? 174. War of the Worlds (1938) radio star from Kenosha? 175. Young NASCAR driver from Cambridge, WI? 176. What young NASCAR driver is from Eau Claire? 177. Barbie, the kid’s doll, is from what WI town? 178. The largest music festival in the U.S. (2,500 musicians) is named what and located where? 179. The state Cow Chip Throwing Contest is held where? 180. This famous Brewers broadcaster is from Milwaukee? 181. This Waukesha man invented the electric guitar? 182. This early NASA astronaut was from Sparta, WI? 183. What was the name of the soldier who helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima (from/die in Antigo)?

184. What city claims the largest collection of “mustard” in the world? 185. Where can you see Fred Smith’s Concrete Park (over 237 sculptures)?*

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