The 2nd State challenge trivia quiz meetup was held on June 27th. It will be repeated weekly going forward. This meetup was focused on the state of MONTANA.
@Erna_LaBeau is now crowned Queen of MONTANA for the week!!! The 2nd @JordanSB and 3rd @DurojaiyeOlatunde place winners were appointed to the court of MONTANA.
Unique happenings from this week’s trivia quiz?
- @Kashifmisidia has been awarded honorable mention due to exceptional preparation!!! Unfortunately, he arrived late and was unable to participate. Kashif came prepared for the trivia quiz with pages of notes and deserves recognition!
- @JordanSBwas fact-checked for the number of square miles of beautiful scenery in Glacier National Park! What?!? The real answer is 1583 and NOT 16,000
- @Erna_LaBeau joined from her camper van in Michigan which we got to see a quick tour of.
- @DurojaiyeOlatunde participated in the dark at 3:00 am and typing was tough!
- @Kwiksatik became muted for a period of time. It took us a while to figure out this had happened. It was really fun watching her mouth move with no sound. What?!?
- @Denise_Barlock had to host from a truck stop because the internet was so poor at the RV park! Here’s an ongoing Google Map’s list of where she’s hosting the meetups as she travels - https://goo.gl/maps/S6vYmvopAtfo213p6
The format of the State weekly meetup was a trivia quiz based on the information in the articles submitted during the past week about the state of MONTANA
- A study guide was provided the day before the trivia quiz meetup
- The quiz questions were categorized and given point values
- All questions were both spoken and typed in the chat
- The answers by the attendees were provided in the chat window
- The first three correct answers received points based on the gameboard below
- After the first question, the first person with the correct answer picked the next question by category and point value
Here is the trivia quiz gameboard along with the questions/answers for each category and point value.
Fun Facts |
Only in Montana |
History |
Mystery |
Roadside Attractions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
>> 500 << How many states are bigger than Montana? Three |
>> 500 << How many of the 56 counties in Montana are known as frontier counties? 46 |
>> 500 << What the size in inches is the record-holding snowflake in Montana? 15 |
>> 200 << How many deer did Jordan see on an hour-long evening drive outside of Billings? 150 |
>> 500 << Flathead Lake in Montana has how many square miles of water? 200 |
>> 400 << By what percent is Montana larger than Germany? 6% |
>> 400 << What is the number of people (or less) per square mile that defines a frontier county? SIX |
>> 400 << What rank of the 50 states is Montana by population? 44th |
>> 200 << In Billings, how many artifacts can you see in the Yellowstone County Museum? 15,000 |
>> 400 << Glacier National Park in Montana has how many square miles of beautiful scenery? 16,000 |
>> 300 << How many ice climbing routes are in Hyalite Canyon in less than 3 square miles? 150 |
>> 300 << How many moose seek shelter in Montana? 8,000 |
>> 300 << What rank of the 50 states is Montana by size? 4th |
>> 200 << How tall is the Anaconda Smelter Stack which is the tallest (in feet) masonry structure in the world? 585 feet |
>> 300 << What year was the capital city moved to Helena? …Leaving Virginia City a ghost town 1875 |
Bonus questions:
- What mythical creature is rumored to live in Flathead Lake? The Flathead Lake monster!
- How many regions/divides does water flow into from Montana? THREE - Pacific, Atlantic, Hudson Bay
How would you have done??? Join us next week and find out!
The #StateChallenge for the week ending on July 11th is about the Fourth of July!! Everyone has TWO weeks to work on an article about the 4th of July. ALL Local Guides around the world are welcome to participate!!! Let’s talk about what the 4th of July is all about even or how you have celebrated the event.
- Submit an article on the 4th of July
- Join the trivia quiz meetup (with questions sourced from the submitted articles)
For details check out the 4th of July - COMING
4th of July Trivia Quiz - COMING
This post is part of the #StateChallenge organized by @Kwiksatik and myself. If you want to find out more, check out our post here and here, and you can also find other submissions by searching the #StateChallenge hashtag.
