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Florida Quiz: 15 Questions on the Sunshine State
Florida brings together beaches, wetlands, theme parks and rocket launches. This quiz has 15 questions on the Sunshine State's geography, wildlife and history, each with a short explanation.
For the state's great wetland, play the Everglades Quiz.
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Pick A, B or C for each question. The right answer turns green and a short fact explains it.
All 15 questions and answers
Every question with its answer and explanation. Open “Show answer” after you guess.
1 Which Florida city is nicknamed 'The Magic City'?
- A Jacksonville
- B Miami
- C Tampa
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✓ Answer: B. Miami
Did you know? Miami got the name because it grew so quickly after the railroad arrived in 1896.
2 What is Florida's nickname?
- A The Orange State
- B The Peach State
- C The Sunshine State
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✓ Answer: C. The Sunshine State
Did you know? It has been the official nickname since 1970.
3 Which Florida city was founded by the Spanish in 1565?
- A Tampa
- B St. Augustine
- C Pensacola
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✓ Answer: B. St. Augustine
Did you know? It is the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in the United States.
4 From which Florida location did Apollo 11 launch to the Moon?
- A Jacksonville
- B Key West
- C Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center
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✓ Answer: C. Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center
Did you know? Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center is still used today.
5 What is the name of the chain of islands off the southern tip of Florida?
- A The Florida Keys
- B The Sea Islands
- C The Outer Banks
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✓ Answer: A. The Florida Keys
Did you know? The Overseas Highway links them with 42 bridges.
6 Key West is closer to which country than to Miami?
- A Cuba
- B Mexico
- C The Bahamas
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✓ Answer: A. Cuba
Did you know? Cuba is about 145 km (90 miles) away, while Miami is about 210 km (130 miles) away in a straight line.
7 Which large reptile is Florida's official state reptile?
- A American alligator
- B Loggerhead turtle
- C Green iguana
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✓ Answer: A. American alligator
Did you know? Florida is one of the few places where alligators and crocodiles live side by side.
8 Which gentle marine mammal, also called a sea cow, is Florida's state marine mammal?
- A The dugong
- B The walrus
- C The manatee
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✓ Answer: C. The manatee
Did you know? In winter, manatees gather in warm springs such as Blue Spring.
9 What is Florida's largest freshwater lake?
- A Lake Okeechobee
- B Lake Apopka
- C Lake George
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✓ Answer: A. Lake Okeechobee
Did you know? Lake Okeechobee feeds water into the Everglades.
10 In which year did Florida become a U.S. state?
- A 1912
- B 1845
- C 1776
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✓ Answer: B. 1845
Did you know? Spain had ceded Florida to the United States in 1821.
11 What is Florida's official state beverage?
- A Orange juice
- B Coconut water
- C Lemonade
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✓ Answer: A. Orange juice
Did you know? Florida is the largest orange-growing state in the U.S.
12 Which Florida city is home to Walt Disney World?
- A Orlando (Lake Buena Vista area)
- B Miami
- C Tampa
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✓ Answer: A. Orlando (Lake Buena Vista area)
Did you know? Disney World opened in 1971 and is technically in the Lake Buena Vista area near Orlando.
13 Which Miami neighborhood is famous for its Art Deco hotels?
- A South Beach
- B Little Havana
- C Coral Gables
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✓ Answer: A. South Beach
Did you know? The Miami Beach Architectural District was the first 20th-century district on the National Register of Historic Places.
14 Which body of water lies along Florida's west coast?
- A The Gulf of Mexico
- B The Caribbean Sea
- C The Atlantic Ocean
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✓ Answer: A. The Gulf of Mexico
Did you know? The Atlantic is on the east coast.
15 What is Florida's highest natural point, at only 345 feet?
- A Iron Mountain
- B Britton Hill
- C Mount Dora
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✓ Answer: B. Britton Hill
Did you know? It is the lowest state high point in the United States.
Florida at a glance
Florida has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States and no point higher than 105 m (345 ft) above sea level. St. Augustine, founded by the Spanish in 1565, is the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in the U.S., and Cape Canaveral on the Atlantic coast is the launch site for most American crewed space missions.
Florida Quiz FAQ
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Yes. It is free, needs no sign-up and works on phones and computers.
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Yes. Tick 'Timed mode' before you start to get 15 seconds per question.
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