Michigan Trivia
State Nickname
Wolverine State
Whst are considered the three main tribes of Michigan
Ottawa, Ojibwa, Potawatomi
What waterway(river) brought many Europeans to Michigan
St. Lawrence
What were the men called that traveled the waters to explore
Voyageurs
Name the five Great Lakes
Michigan, Superior, Huron, Erie, Ontario
State flower
Apple Blossom
What did the early Indians mine
Copper
Name four countries that wanted to settle in North America
England, France, Holland, Spain
What was the new resource that the French controlled
Fur Trade
Name of the cereal company in Battle Creek that sparked the dry cereal industry
Kellogg
State Stone
Petoskey Stone
Name of the tribe that built burial mounds
Hopewell Indians
First European to see Michigan (LakeHuron)
Etienne Brule
What city means "narrow place in river"
Quebec
Name of the first soda pop made in the U.S., created in Detroit
Vernors
When did Michigan become a state (month, date and year)
January 26,1837
What tribe is considered the "Keeper of the Fire"
Potawatomi
Who was sent by the king of France to find a route to the Orient
Jacques Cartier
French fort built at the tip of the Lower Peninsula in 1715
Fort Michilimackinac
83
State Sand
Kalkaska Sand
Early Indians carved on rocks were called what
Petroglyph
Quebec was a settlement chosen by this explorer
French priest who founded the first permanent settlement at Sault Ste. Marie and a Jesuit missionary
Father Jacques Marquette
Name of the world's first prepared baking mix for bisquits and muffins.
Jiffy