South Dakota Quiz: Trivia Questions and Answers

1. What is the motto of the US state of South Dakota?

Audemus jura nostra defendere

Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable

Under God the People Rule

2. What is the capital of South Dakota?

Watertown

Aberdeen

Pierre

3. What does Dakota in Sioux mean?

"tribals"

"wanderers"

"friends"

4. South Dakota Badlands reside in the land region of:

The Drift Prairie

The Till Plains

The Great Plains

5. South Dakota is divided into how many legislative districts?

23

21

35

6. What is the state fish of South Dakota?

Walleye Pike

Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout

Bass

7. Which of the following is a popular name for South Dakota?

Mitchell

The Mount Rushmore State

Sioux Falls

8. Which state borders South Dakota on the east?

East Dakota

Minnesota

Lowa

9. What did General George Custer discover in 1874 in the black hills of present-day South Dakota?

Gold

Coal

Diamonds

10. Which town in South Dakota hosts a famous motorcycle rally every August?

Spearfish

Sturgis

Rapid City

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