Louisiana is a state in the Deep South and South Central districts of the United States. It is the twentieth smallest by area and the 25th most generally crowded of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is lined by the state of Texas toward the west, Arkansas toward the north, Mississippi toward the east, and the Gulf of Mexico toward the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the main U.S. state with political subdivisions named parishes, which are equivalent to regions, making it one of just two U.S. states not partitioned into regions (the other being Alaska and its precincts). The state’s capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.
A large part of the state’s lands was framed from residue washed down the Mississippi River, leaving huge deltas and vast areas of coastal marsh and swamp. Here we have gathered some informative Louisiana trivia questions for you to enjoy and get some information.
1 Which Louisiana parish is named for an assassinated U. S. president?
Answer: Lincoln
2 What natural phenomenon threatens Baton Rouge because of its closeness to the coastline?
Answer: Hurricanes
3 What Olympic Games did Baton Rouge host in 1983?
Answer: Special Olympics
4 In 2001, the airport serving New Orleans changed its name to honor one of the city’s famous residents. What famous New Orleans personality is it now named for?
Answer: Louis Armstrong
6 Which bodies of water do not border New Orleans?
Answer: Gulf of Mexico
7 Louisiana is the ___ state?
Answer: 18th
8 What is the state wildflower?
Answer: Louisiana iris
9 What year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
Answer: 1803
10 Joan of Arc is sometimes called the “Maid of _____.” What Louisiana parish name could be placed in the blank?
Answer: Orleans
11 Approximately how many miles inland is Baton Rouge from the closest point on the Gulf of Mexico?
Answer: 60 miles
12 After what war did the Battle of New Orleans begin?
Answer: War of 1812
13 Which street in the Faubourg Marigny district is well-known for its live music venues?
Answer: Frenchmen Street
14 What is the capital of Louisiana?
Answer: Baton Rouge
15 Which style of cooking is most associated with the City that Care Forgot?
Answer: Creole
16 What is the date that Louisiana joined the United States?
19 One northwest Louisiana parish has the same name as the last name of the first European explorer to see the Mississippi River. What is it?
Answer: DeSoto
20 What is the meaning of “Baton Rouge”?
Answer: Red stick
21 What famous type of music has its roots in Louisiana?
Answer: Jazz
22 What is NOT true about the Mid-City Bowling Lanes?
Answer: It still uses manual pinsetting
23 Mardi Gras in New Orleans is famous all over the world for its parades and parties. Of course, all that revelry and debauchery leads up to what Christian religious season?
Answer: Lent
24 Which generals led U.S. forces in the battle of New Orleans?
Answer: Andrew Jackson
25 How many state songs does Louisiana have?
Answer: 4
26 What is the state bird?
Answer: brown pelican
27 Louisiana has a rich and colorful political history. Name the Louisiana governor that promised ‘a chicken in every pot.’
Answer: Huey Long
28 A southwest Louisiana parish has the same name as the last name of the man who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. What is it?
Answer: Cameron
29 What Baton Rouge newspaper was founded in 1842?
Answer: The Advocate
30 What does the term “bayou” mean?
Answer: slow-moving river
31 The Hurricane, a potent mix of rum and fruit juice, is the signature drink of what Bourbon Street restaurant and bar?
Answer: Pat O’Brien’s
32 Which Louisiana town is home to the longest bridge over water in the world?
Answer: Metairie
33 What is Louisiana’s state amphibian?
Answer: Green Tree Frog
34 Which of the following jazz greats did not hail from the Crescent City?
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