Rhode Island Trivia Quiz Questions And Answers
Among the US States, where does Rhode Island rank in size?
A: It is the smallest.
Where does Rhode Island rank as far as population density
with the other states?
A: It's the second most densely populated of the 50 states.
Rhode Island is bordered by what state to the west?
A: Connecticut.
Which US state borders Rhode Island to the north and east?
A: Massachusetts.
Of all the states, Rhode Island has the longest what?
A: Name. (State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)
Rhode Island was the first of the original thirteen
colonies to do what on May 4, 1776?
A: Declare independence from British rule.
Rhode Island was the last of the thirteen original colonies
to ratify what?
A: The United States Constitution.
What is Rhode Island's official nickname?
A: The Ocean State.
How many square miles of land area does Rhode Island have
in square miles?
A: 1,045.
How long and wide is the state of Rhode Island?
A: 37 miles wide and 48 miles long.
What is Rhode Island's highest point?
A: Jerimoth Hill, at 812 feet above sea level.
A rare type of rock found only in Rhode Island in the town
of Cumberland, is known as what?
A: Cumberlandite.
Originally there were two known deposits of the mineral
Cumberlandite , one of the deposits was extensively mined for its what?
A: Ferrous content.
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Rhode
Island?
A: 104 °F, in Providence on August 2, 1975.
What is the lowest recorded temperature in Rhode Island?
A: −23 °F, on February 5,
1996, in Greene.
Portsmouth was the site of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment
which was the first African-American military unit, to fight for the U.S. in
what battle?
A: Battle of Rhode Island of August 29, 1778.
Rhode Island was heavily involved in what kind of trade
after the revolution?
A: The slave trade.
In 1774, the slave population of the state was nearly
twice as high as any other what?
A: New England colony.
After the Revolution, Rhode Island merchants controlled
what percent of the African slave trade?
A: Between 60% and 90%.
Teaming up with Samuel Slater, Moses Brown helped to create
the second "what" in America?
A: Cotton mill.
For the Civil War, how many troops did Rhode Island provide
to the war effort?
A: 25,236.
What institution was moved to Rhode Island temporarily
during the war?
A: The United States Naval Academy.
In 1866, what did Rhode Island do in the public schools
throughout the state?
A: Abolished racial segregation.
How many troops did Rhode Island provide during World War
I?
A: 28,817.
In the 1920s and
1930s, Rhode Island saw a big increase in
the membership of what group?
A: Ku Klux Klan.
In 2003, a
fire in a nightclub in West Warwick took the
lives of how many people?
A: Over a hundred.
What city is the capital of Rhode Island?
A: Providence.
The State of Rhode Island does not have an official
residence for the what?
A: Governor.
Rhode Island had one of the best voter turnouts in America
for the 2008
presidential
election, with what percentage of turnout?
A: 83%.
Rhode Island is one of the 15 U.S. States that has
abolished the what?
A: Death penalty.
In Rhode Island, until November 2009, the
law made
prostitution legal if it occurred where?
A: Indoors.
In 2011 Rhode Island was the third US state to allow the
use of medical what?
A: Marijuana.
In Rhode Island, same-Sex Marriage became legal on what
date?
A: May 2, 2013.
According to the U S Census Bureau the population of Rhode
Island was what on July 1, 2013?
A: 1,051,511.
How many counties does Rhode Island have?
A: Five.
How many cities and towns are there in Rhode Island.
A: 39.
Where is Rhode Island ranked as far as energy efficiency
compared with the other states?
A: It's the 5th most energy efficient.
What industry is Rhode Island's largest?
A: Health services.
What is Rhode Island's primary airport for passenger and
cargo transport?
A: T. F. Green Airport in Warwick.
