Florida Quiz

Florida Quiz Questions

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1. Who claimed Florida for Spain?
a) Francisco Pizarro
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Juan Ponce de Leon
d) Ferdinand Magellan

2. Who founded the city of St. Augustine?
a) Pedro Menendez de Aviles
b) Hernando de Soto
c) Panfilo de Narvaez
d) Alvar Nunez

3. When did Spain cede Florida to USA?
a) 1776
b) 1821
c) 1756
d) 1848

4. When was the Third Seminole War?
a) 1835-1842
b) 1817-1818
c) 1861-1865
d) 1855-1858

5. Which ocean is to the west of Florida?
a) Atlantic
b) Pacific
c) Indian
d) Antarctic

6. Which is the capital of Florida?
a) Miami
b) Tallahassee
c) Pensacola
d) Jacksonville

7. Who was Florida’s governor in 2000?
a) John Kerry
b) Ronald Paul
c) Jeb Bush
d) Henry Ross Perot

8. Who was Florida’s secretary of state in 2000?
a) Condoleezza Rice
b) James Baker
c) Colin Powell
d) Katherine Harris

9. What is the area of Florida?
a) 17,382 sq. mi.
b) 58,599 sq. mi.
c) 2,61,502 sq. mi.
d) 3,641 sq. mi.

10. Where is John F. Kennedy Space Centre?
a) Cape Canaveral
b) Gainsville
c) St. Petersburg
d) Fort Myers

Florida Quiz Questions and Answers

1. Who claimed Florida for Spain?
c) Juan Ponce de Leon

2. Who founded the city of St. Augustine?
a) Pedro Menendez de Aviles

3. When did Spain cede Florida to USA?
b) 1821

4. When was the Third Seminole War?
d) 1855-1858

5. Which ocean is to the west of Florida?
a) Atlantic

6. Which is the capital of Florida?
b) Tallahassee

7. Who was Florida’s governor in 2000?
c) Jeb Bush

8. Who was Florida’s secretary of state in 2000?
d) Katherine Harris

9. What is the area of Florida?
b) 58,599 sq. mi.

10. Where is John F. Kennedy Space Centre?
a) Cape Canaveral