Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Michigan State History

1. Michigan became the 26th state on January 26, 1837. What country did the first explorers hail from?

France

Spain

Britain

America

Mexico

2. Michigan was administered as part of what territory until 1783?

Northwest Territory

America

Canada

Alaska

Greenland

3. What battle gave the United States control over Michigan?

Battle of Wolverines

Battle of Fallen Timbers

Buckeye Battle

Battle of Quebec

Battle of Detroit

4. The completion of what route gave Michigan an influx of settlers?

Erie Canal

Transatlantic Railroad

B&O Railroad

Pony Express

I-70

5. Michigan had the first of what type of zip code?

Air

Invisible

Cyber

Domestic

Floating

6. Henry Ford created the first moving automobile assembly line in what year?

1885

1900

1905

1913

1925

7. What was the world's largest suspension bridge when it opened in 1957?

Ambassador Bridge

Mackinac Bridge

Trans-Canadian Bridge

Detroit Bridge

Ford Fjord

8. Michigan borders how many of the Great Lakes?

Five

Four

Three

Two

One

9. What is the name of the border dispute that Michigan and Ohio had in 1835?

Border War

Silver War

Toledo War

Canal War

Erie War

10. What is the oldest town between the Allegheny Mountains and the Rocky Mountains?

Detroit

Lansing

Novi

Cheyenne

Sault Sainte Marie