Vermont Trivia Quiz With Answers
Where does the state of Vermont rank in so far as size in
area with the rest of the states?
A: It is the 6th smallest.
What is the Vermont State warm water fish?
A: Walleye Pike.
Of the 50 United States, where does Vermont rank for
population?
A: It's the 2nd least populous state.
Vermont is the only New England state that does not border
what?
A: The Atlantic Ocean.
What is the Vermont State
butterfly?
A: Monarch Butterfly.
How much of Vermont's western border is formed by Lake
Champlain?
A: 50%.
Vermont is bordered by what State to the south?
A: Massachusetts.
What U.S. State borders Vermont to the east across the
Connecticut River?
A: New Hampshire.
Vermont borders what state to the west?
A: New York.
What is the Vermont State Tree?
A: Sugar maple.
Which Canadian province borders Vermont to the north?
A: The Canadian province of Quebec.
Vermont was originally inhabited by what two major Native
American Indian tribes?
A: The Abenaki and the Iroquois.
The Vermont Republic was founded in 1777 during the
Revolutionary War, and lasted for how long?
A: Fourteen years.
The state of Vermont is one of four states to have been a
what in its past?
A: Sovereign state.
In 1791, Vermont became the 14th state to join the Union,
and the first after the original what?
A: 13 Colonies.
Vermont was the first independent state to do what in
regards to slavery?
A: Partially abolish slavery.
What is the Vermont State cold water fish?
A: Brook Trout.
Vermont is the leading producer of what kind of sweet
natural product in the United States?
A: Maple syrup.
What is the state capital of Vermont?
A: Montpelier.
With a population of 7,855, Montpelier has the smallest
population of any what in the nation?
A: State capital.
What city in Vermont has the largest population?
A: Burlington.
What is the Vermont State Pie?
A: Apple pie.
How big is the state of Vermont in square miles?
A: 9,614.
Where does Vermont rank with the other states in size?
A: It's the 45th-largest state.
What is the Vermont State rock?
A: Granite, marble, and slate.
Vermont is the only state in the Union that does not have
any buildings taller than what?
A: 124 feet.
What lake is the sixth-largest body of fresh water in the
United States and separates Vermont from New York?
A: Lake Champlain.
How long is Vermont from North to South?
A: 159 miles.
How wide is Vermont from east to west at its widest?
A: 89 miles.
What is the Vermont State Mammal?
A: Morgan horse.
How many US federal border crossings are there between
Canada and Vermont?/
A: Fifteen.
Where does Vermont rank as far as cold temperatures
compared to the other states?
A: It is the seventh coldest state.
What is the highest recorded temperature in the state of
Vermont?
A: 105 °F at Vernon, on July 4, 1911.
What is the Vermont State Beverage?
A: Milk.
What is the lowest recorded temperature ever for Vermont?
A: −50 °F at Bloomfield, on December 30,
1933.
How much sunshine does Vermont get per year?
A: Between 2,000 and 2,400 hours.
Vermont is home to only one species of venomous snake. What
kind of snake is it?
A: The Eastern timber rattlesnake.
What disease killed an estimated two-thirds of all
cave-wintering bats in Vermont from 2008 to
2010?
A: White-nose syndrome.
What is the Vermont State Flower?
A: Red clover.
Who was the first European to see Vermont?
A: Jacques Cartier in 1535.
On July 30, 1609, The French explorer, Samuel de
Champlain, claimed Vermont as part of what?
A: New France.
In 1666, French settlers established Fort Lamotte which
became the first "what" in Vermont?
A: European settlement.
In Vermont, slavery was fully banned by state
law on
November 25, 1858, less than three years before the what?
A: American Civil War.
What is the Vermont State Fossil?
A: White Whale (Beluga Whale).
On July 7, 1777, the Battle of Hubbardton was the only
"what" that took place in present day Vermont?
A: Revolutionary battle .
For how many years did Vermont govern itself as a sovereign
entity based in the eastern town of Windsor?
A: For 14 years.
In the 1860 elections, Vermont voted for who for US
President and providing him the biggest margin of victory of any state?
A: Abraham Lincoln.
During the Civil War, how many troops did Vermont provide
for the war effort?
A: 34,000.
Of the 34,000 men that Vermont provided the
military during
the Civil War, how many were killed or mortally wounded in action or died of
disease?
A: 5,200.
In Vermont, women were first permitted to vote in what
elections?
A: The elections of December 18, 1880.
In July 2000 what was the state of Vermont the first state
to introduce?
A: Civil unions.
Vermont became the first state to legislate same-sex
marriage, unforced by court challenge or ruling in what year?
A: In 2009.
What is the Vermont State Fruit?
A: Apple.
As of 2012, Vermont is the least religious state in the
Union with only what percentage of the people considering themselves "very
religious"?
A: 23%.
The first two leaders of the
Mormon church were both born
in Vermont. What are their names?
A: Joseph Smith, Jr. and Brigham Young.
What is the Vermont State song?
A: These Green Mountains.
What type of farming is the primary source of
agricultural
income in the state of Vermont?
A: Dairy farming.
In 2001 Vermont produced 275,000 gallons of maple syrup,
and by 2009 the production was how much?
A: 920,000 gallons.
As of the year 2007, how many
wineries were there in
Vermont?
A: There were 14 wineries.
In 2011, how much money did the state of Vermont earned in
taxes and fees from tourism?
A: $274 million.
How many visits were there to Vermont by skiers and
snowboarders in the period of 2009–2010?
A: There were 4,125,082 visits.
Where was the first marble quarry in America located?
A: On Mount Aeolus overlooking East Dorset.
From what three countries did the granite industry attract
skilled stonecutters in the late 19th century?
A: Italy, Scotland, and
Ireland.
What is the largest airport in the state of Vermont?
A: Burlington International Airport.