Who's the Biggest Cheese Head!?

Basic Things...You Should Know

100

People from Wisconsin refer to themselves colloquially as Wisconsinites and __________?

Cheesehead

200

What is the state bird of Wisconsin? 

American Robin

300

What is the state motto of Wisconsin?

FORWARD

400

What is the state flower of Wisconsin?

Wood Violet 

500

What is the state tree of Wisconsin?

Sugar Maple

History

100

The French originally settled Wisconsin around what major City?

Milwaukee

200

Which political party was founded in Ripon, WI in 1854?

Republican Party

300

Wisconsin was the ____^th state to join the union in 1848.

30^th

400

Fairy Floss (more commonly known as _____) was created by William Morrison in Oshkosh, WI.

Cotton Candy

500

What City was named the capital of Wisconsin territory in 1836?

Belmont 

Madison became the capital when Wisconsin became a state in 1848.

Geography

100

What is the population of Wisconsin?

5,960,000

200

Is Wisconsin wider or taller?

Length (tall): 320 miles 

Width: 295 miles

300

Wisconsin is bordered by which two Great Lakes?

Lake Superior 

Lake Michigan 

400

What river creates the western border of Wisconsin?

The Mississippi River

500

The Wisconsin border touches what states?

Minnesota 

Iowa

Illinois 

Michigan 

Cheese

100

What is the cow-to-human ratio in Wisconsin?

5-1

Nationally, this number is 1-3.75

200

What is the most popularcheese variety in Wisconsin?

1. Mozzarella (33.9%)

2. Cheddar (19.5%)

300

What fired cheese variety is a Wisconsin specialty?

Cheese Curds

400

What is the official cheese of Wisconsin?

Colby

Created in Colby Wisconsin 1885

500

How many pounds of cheese does Wisconsin produce annually? 

3,000,000,000

14.25 billion is produced globally every year. 

Oddities

100

What ice cream dessert was concocted in Two Rivers, WI?

The Ice Cream Sunday 

200

The US Bank Center building in Milwaukee is the tallest building in Wisconsin at 601 ft. How many floors?

42

All of the 25 tallest building, except the state capital in Madison, are in Milwaukee.

300

What is the average consumption (in gallons) of alcohol per capita adult in Wisconsin?

37.3 gallons per adult

For reference, this is 2.49 gallons/adult in CA

400

Timmis Hill is the highest point in Wisconsin at what elevation?

HINT: It's a hill... how high can a hill really be...

1,951 ft

500

What fictional character is from the fictional town of Willows, WI?

HINT: I thought she was from Malibu?!

Barbie