How Well Do You Know Ohio?
Idyllic via DISCORD
Created 7/19/2024
Test your knowledge of Ohio with questions spanning its rich history, popular landmarks, and unique cultural trivia.
1. Which explorer was the first non-native person to reach the area now known as Ohio?
Christopher Columbus
Hernando de Soto
Robert de La Salle
Jacques Cartier
2. Which city is the capital of Ohio?
Dayton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
3. Who was the first person to walk on the moon and is from Ohio?
Neil Armstrong
Sally Ride
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
4. Which state symbol is also known as the State Fossil of Ohio?
Trilobite
White-tailed Deer
Cardinal
Black Racer
5. What nickname is Ohio known by?
Peach State
Buckeye State
Sunflower State
Wolverine State
6. Which Ohio-born individual is a celebrated opera singer?
Ralph Ellison
Halle Berry
Kathleen Battle
George Bellows
7. What is the state bird of Ohio?
Blue Jay
Cardinal
Robin
Goldfinch
8. Which Ohio city is known for its annual Pawpaw festival?
Columbus
Cincinnati
Athens
Toledo
9. Which famous American writer and abolitionist was from Ohio?
Mark Twain
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Ralph Ellison
F. Scott Fitzgerald
10. Which landmark battle during the War of 1812 secured the region for the U.S.?
Battle of Lake Erie
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Tippecanoe
11. Who was the first black graduate of Ohio University?
W.E.B. Du Bois
John Newton Templeton
Frederick Douglass
Booker T. Washington
12. What is Ohio’s state flower?
Goldenrod
Red Carnation
Sunflower
Purple Violet
