Connecticut Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
Connecticut is named after the Connecticut
River and the
name is derived from anglicized spellings of an Algonquian word for what?
A: Long tidal river.
What is Connecticut's hottest temperature which occurred in
Danbury on July 15, 1995?
A: 106 °F.
What is the highest peak in Connecticut?
A: Bear Mountain in Salisbury.
In addition to the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, what are the four other executive officers that are elected directly by voters?
A: Secretary of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney General.
What does Connecticut not have direct access to?
A: The sea.
Where does Connecticut rank compared to the rest of the states in area?
A: The third smallest state by area.
New Haven has the highest percentage of commuters of any major metropolitan center on the East Coast who do what?
A: Bicycle to work.
Who was the first European explorer in Connecticut in 1614?
A: Dutch explorer Adriaen Block.
Where is Connecticut ranked in terms of population compared to the rest of the states?
A: It's the 29th most populous,
As far as population density, where does Connecticut rank?
A: It's the fourth most densely populated.
What borders Connecticut on the north?
A: Massachusetts.
How many hours of sunshine does Connecticut average per year?
A: 2,400.
What nationality were Connecticut's first European settlers?
A: Dutch.
Originally, half of Connecticut was a part of what Dutch colony?
A: New Netherland,
Which country established the first major settlements in Connecticut in the 1630s?
A: England.
Who led a band of followers and founded what would become the Connecticut Colony?
A: Thomas Hooker.
According to the 2010 Census, Connecticut has the highest per-capita what in the United States?
A: Income.
What borders Connecticut on the south?
A: Long Island Sound.
What borders Connecticut on the east?
A: Rhode Island.
What borders Connecticut on the west?
A: New York.
In 1974 what woman was elected as the governor of Connecticut.?
A: Ella Grasso.
What is the state capital and third largest city in Connecticut?
A: Hartford.
How many incorporated towns are there in Connecticut?
A: 169.
What river flows into Long Island Sound after cutting through the center of the state?
A: The Connecticut River.
How many tornados does Connecticut average per annum?
A: One.
What was the coldest temperature ever recorded in Connecticut which occurred in Falls Village on February 16, 1943 and Coventry on January 22, 1946?
A: −32 °F.
In what year was Yale College established?
A: In 1701.
Who were the four delegates designated by Connecticut to attend the Second Continental Congress?
A: Huntington, Roger Sherman, William Williams, and Oliver Wolcott.
On what date did Connecticut ratify the U.S. Constitution and thus became the fifth state?
A: On January 9, 1788.
Connecticut supplied the Union forces with weapons and supplies and furnished 55,000 men during what war?
A: The Civil War.
starting in 1839 Connecticut began building railroads and by 1840 how many miles of track were operating?
A: 102 miles.
In 1875, the world's first what was established in New Haven?
A: Telephone exchange.
The most destructive storm in history, to ever strike New England which killed hundreds of people, hit eastern Connecticut, on what date?
A: On September 21, 1938.
How many of Connecticut's citizens were killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack?
A: 65.
In 2004, which
republican Governor resigned during a corruption investigation, and later plead guilty to federal charges?
A: John G. Rowland.
Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people in the village of Newtown, Connecticut at what school on December 14,
2012?
A: Sandy Hook Elementary School .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the population of Connecticut on July 1,
2013, was how many people?
A: 3,596,080.
Hartford is seat to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford, which is sovereign over the Diocese of Bridgeport and the Diocese of
what?
A: Norwich.
What was the Connecticut total gross state product for 2012?
A: $229.3 billion.
The personal per capita income in 2013 for Connecticut was estimated at how much money per year?
A: $60,847.
Running between New Haven and New York City, what highway is one of the most congested highways in the United States?
A: I-95.
