Delaware Trivia Quiz Questions And Answers
Delaware got its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and
Virginia's first what?
A: Colonial governor
Delaware provided one of the premier regiments to the
Continental Army, and were known as the what?
A: Delaware Blues.
As of the 2010 census, Delaware is one of only five states that have no cities with a population over how many
people?
A: 100,000.
Where does Delaware rank in size compared to the other states?
A: It's the second smallest.
How does Delaware rank as far as population density with the other states?
A: It's the sixth most densely populated.
In 1777, when John Dickinson, Delaware's largest slave owner, freed his slaves, how many did he have?
A: 37.
At what trading post were all the settlers killed in a dispute with area Indian tribes?
A: Zwaanendael.
Delaware is the only slave state that did not contribute any regiments or militia to the what?
A: Confederate army.
How many counties does Delaware have?
A: 3.
What are the names of the three counties in Delaware?
A: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex.
Delaware was originally inhabited by several groups of American Indians, including the Lenape in the north and what tribe in the south?
A: Nanticoke.
Delaware was first colonized by Dutch traders in 1631,at Zwaanendael, located near the present town of what?
A: Lewes.
One of the 13 colonies involved in the
American Revolution, Delaware became the first state to what?
A: Ratify the Constitution.
Delaware ranges from 9 miles to 35 miles wide and is how long?
A: 96 miles.
How big in square miles is Delaware?
A: 1,954 square miles.
Where does Delaware rank in size compared to the rest of the US States?
A: The second-smallest.
What state borders Delaware to the north?
A: Pennsylvania.
Small parts of Delaware are on the eastern side of the Delaware
River and thus share a border with what state?
A: New Jersey.
Situated on a level plain, Delaware has the lowest what of any state?
A: Mean elevation.
Where is Delaware's highest elevation?
A: Ebright Azimuth, near Concord High School.
What was Delaware's all time record high temperature, recorded at Millsboro on July 21,
1930?
A: 110 °F.
The all time record low temperature of −17 °F was recorded at Millsboro on what date?
A: January 17, 1893.
After the American Revolution, statesmen from Delaware were among the leading proponents of a strong what?
A: Central United States.
Most of the English colonists who arrived in Delaware, did so as indentured servants, and hired themselves out to pay for their what?
A: Passage.
At the end of the colonial period, the number of enslaved people in Delaware began to decline and local Methodists and Quakers encouraged
slaveholders to do what?
A: Free their slaves.
What is the population density of Delaware?
A: 442.6 people per square mile.
In 2005,how much was the average weekly wage in Delaware?
A: $937.
How many of all U.S. publicly traded companies are incorporated in the state of Delaware?
A: More than 50%.
Delaware Bicycle Route 1, What type of route spans the north-south length of the state?
A: A bicycle route.
Approximately how many bridges does Delaware have?
A: About 1,450.
What are the names of the three ferries that operate in the state of Delaware?
A: Cape May-Lewes Ferry, Woodland Ferry, and Delaware City–Salem Ferry.