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Michigan True or False?

Can you guess whether these statements about the state of Michigan are true or false?
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Last updated: July 27, 2023
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1. Detroit is the capital of Michigan
True
False
Lansing is the capital
2. Michigan is connected to Canada via bridges
True
False
3. General Motors and Ford are both headquartered in Michigan
True
False
4. The Upper Peninsula has about 40% of Michigan's population
True
False
Only 3% of Michiganders live in the U.P.
5. Detroit was founded by the French
True
False
6. Michigan is east of the Mississippi River
True
False
7. There is a city in Michigan named Kalamazoo
True
False
8. Michigan fought a war against Ohio with over 10,000 deaths on each side
True
False
There was a border dispute in 1835–36 which was called the "Toledo War". However, there were no deaths and only one injury.
9. The Upper and Lower Peninsulas are connected by a bridge
True
False
The Mackinac Bridge
10. The state of Michigan completely surrounds two of the Great Lakes
True
False
Although Michigan touches four Great Lakes, it doesn't completely surround any of them
11. The cities of Dearborn and Hamtramck are known for their large Muslim populations
True
False
Hamtramck is reportedly the only Muslim-majority city in the United States. Dearborn has the largest mosque in North America.
12. Michigan borders Indiana
True
False
13. Gerald R. Ford was the grandson of Henry Ford
True
False
14. Michigan is named after Lord Michigan, a British earl
True
False
Michigan comes from the Ojibwe word "mishigami", meaning "large water"
15. Michigan is home to the original McDonald's location
True
False
9 Comments
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Level 86
Jul 28, 2023
A bit surprised/amused to see the Ohio question is the least-guessed one. I don't think any two northern states have ever gone to war with each other lol.
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Level 75
Jul 28, 2023
The war part isn't hard to believe, considering it did actually happen, but over 20,000 deaths?
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Level 75
Jul 28, 2023
Missed the Ford / General Motors question. I thought they had pulled everything out of Michigan, save for a few factories.
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Level 62
Aug 7, 2023
To be fair, all of those people that lived in Ohio and Michigan in 1835 are dead now so either answer could work haha
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Level 61
Aug 10, 2023
Even then, there were only 1,600 people involved in the first place.
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Level 42
Aug 8, 2023
I'm a bit embarrassed I got the Ohio war question wrong lol. I didn't think they would trick us about the number of deaths but I should have known 20,000 deaths was way too many. apparently there were no deaths and only one wounded during the toledo war lol!
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Level 67
Aug 9, 2023
I find the "completely surronds" question confusing. Just me? There's no land from other states in the USA that touches the lakes right?

So it's surrounded by Michigan at the south and Canada at the north? Just a weird queston for someone unfamiliar with the area.

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Level 66
Aug 9, 2023
Being from Michigan, I remember this sort of question on Jeopardy once. The question asked "Which lake does not touch Canada."
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Level 61
Aug 10, 2023
I would imagine completely surrounds is completely. For example, Vatican City is completely surrounded by Italy. You wouldn't say Alaska completely surrounds the Arctic Ocean because it's the only US state to touch the ocean.