U.S. State Mottoes Quiz Quiz Questions

1. What is Alabama’s motto?

A “We dare defend our rights” B “Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem” (“By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty”) C “Forward” D “Regnat populus” (“The people rule”)

2. What is Alaska’s motto?

A “She flies with her own wings” B “North to the future” C “Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice” (“If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you”) D “Ad astra per aspera” (“To the stars through difficulties”)

3. What is Arizona’s motto?

A “Ditat Deus” (“God enriches”) B “L'Étoile du nord” (“The north star”) C “Dirigo” (“I direct”) D “Fatti maschii parole femine” (“Manly deeds, womanly words”)

4. What is Arkansas’s motto?

A “Regnat populus” (“The people rule”) B “Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice” (“If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you”) C “All for our country” D “Crossroads of America”

5. What is California’s motto?

A “Union, justice, confidence” B “Dirigo” (“I direct”) C “Excelsior” (“Ever upward”) D “Eureka” (“I have found it”)

6. What is Colorado’s motto?

A “Qui transtulit sustinet” (“He who transplanted still sustains”) B “Nil sine Numine” (“Nothing without Providence”) C “Ditat Deus” (“God enriches”) D “Fatti maschii parole femine” (“Manly deeds, womanly words”)

7. What is Connecticut’s motto?

A “All for our country” B “Liberty and union now and forever, one and inseparable” C “Qui transtulit sustinet” (“He who transplanted still sustains”) D “Dirigo” (“I direct”)

8. What is Delaware’s motto?

A “Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice” (“If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you”) B “Friendship” C “Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono” (“The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness”) D “Liberty and Independence”

9. What is Florida’s motto?

A “In God we trust” B “Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem” (“By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty”) C “Oro y plata” (“Gold and silver”) D “Agriculture and commerce”

10. What is Georgia’s motto?

A “In God we trust” B “Under God the people rule” C “Wisdom, justice, and moderation” D “Forward”

11. What is Hawaii’s motto?

A “Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono” (“The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness”) B “Virtue, liberty, and independence” C “Excelsior” (“Ever upward”) D “Equal rights”

12. What is Idaho’s motto?

A “Alki” (“By and by”) B “Virtue, liberty, and independence” C “Esto perpetua” (“Let it be perpetual”) D “Liberty and union now and forever, one and inseparable”

13. What is Illinois’s motto?

A “Regnat populus” (“The people rule”) B “State sovereignty, national union” C “Under God the people rule” D “In God we trust”

14. What is Indiana’s motto?

A “Regnat populus” (“The people rule”) B “Live free or die” C “She flies with her own wings” D “Crossroads of America”

15. What is Iowa’s motto?

A “Crescit eundo” (“It grows as it goes”) B “Liberty and prosperity” C “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain” D “Ad astra per aspera” (“To the stars through difficulties”)

16. What is Kansas’s motto?

A “Union, justice, confidence” B “Virtute et armis” (“By valor and arms”) C “Ad astra per aspera” (“To the stars through difficulties”) D “L'Étoile du nord” (“The North Star”)

17. What is Kentucky’s motto?

A “L'Étoile du nord” (“The North Star”) B “United we stand, divided we fall” C “Animis opibusque parati” (“Prepared in mind and resources”) D “Ad astra per aspera” (“To the stars through difficulties”)

18. What is Louisiana’s motto?

A “Sic semper tyrannis” (“Thus always to tyrants”) B “Union, justice, confidence” C “Qui transtulit sustinet” (“He who transplanted still sustains”) D “Regnat populus” (“The people rule”)

19. What is Maine’s motto?

A “Montani semper liberi” (“Mountaineers are always free”) B “Dirigo” (“I direct”) C “Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem” (“By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty”) D “Virtute et armis” (“By valor and arms”)

20. What is Maryland’s motto?

A “L'Étoile du nord” (“The North Star”) B “Fatti maschii parole femine” (“Manly deeds, womanly words”) C “Esto perpetua” (“Let it be perpetual”) D “State sovereignty, national union”

21. What is Massachusetts’s motto?

A “Equality before the law” B “Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem” (“By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty”) C “United we stand, divided we fall” D “Montani semper liberi” (“Mountaineers are always free”)

22. What is Michigan’s motto?

A “Crescit eundo” (“It grows as it goes”) B “Virtute et armis” (“By valor and arms”) C “North to the future” D “Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice” (“If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you”)

23. What is Minnesota’s motto?

A ”She flies with her own wings” B “Forward” C “Labor omnia vincit” (“Labor conquers all things”) D “L'Étoile du nord (“The North Star”)

24. What is Mississippi’s motto?

A “Regnat populus” (“The people rule”) B “Virtute et armis” (“By valor and arms”) C “Ad astra per aspera” (“To the stars through difficulties”) D “Hope”

25. What is Missouri’s motto?

A “Equal rights” B “Salus populi suprema lex esto” (“The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law”) C “Ditat Deus” (“God enriches”) D “Union, justice, confidence”

26. What is Montana’s motto?

A “State sovereignty, national union” B “Equal rights” C “Oro y plata” (“Gold and silver”) D “All for our country”

27. What is Nebraska’s motto?

A “Union, justice, confidence” B “Equality before the law” C “Freedom and unity” D “In God we trust”

28. What is Nevada’s motto?

A “All for our country” B “Sic semper tyrannis” (“Thus always to tyrants”) C “Labor omnia vincit” (“Labor conquers all things”) D “Equal rights”

29. What is New Hampshire’s motto?

A “Live free or die” B “Oro y plata” (“Gold and silver”) C “With God, all things are possible” D “Dirigo” (“I direct”)

30. What is New Jersey’s motto?

A “Liberty and prosperity” B “Equality before the law” C “With God, all things are possible” D “Alki” (“By and by”)

31. What is New Mexico’s motto?

A “Salus populi suprema lex esto” (“The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law”) B “Crescit eundo” (“It grows as it goes”) C “We dare defend our rights” D “Ad astra per aspera” (“To the stars through difficulties”)

32. What is New York’s motto?

A “Excelsior” (“Ever upward”) B “Virtue, Liberty, and Independence” C “Regnat populus” (“The people rule”) D “Equality before the law”

33. What is North Carolina’s motto?

A “In God we trust” B “Ad astra per aspera” (“To the stars through difficulties”) C “Esse quam videri” (“To be rather than to seem”) D “Dirigo” (“I direct”)

34. What is North Dakota’s motto?

A “Liberty and union now and forever, one and inseparable” B “Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono” (“The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness”) C “North to the future” D “Fatti maschii parole femine” (“Manly deeds, womanly words”)

35. What is Ohio’s motto?

A “Oro y plata” (“Gold and silver”) B “Liberty and independence” C “Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono” (“The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness”) D “With God, all things are possible”

36. What is Oklahoma’s motto?

A “Industry” B “Labor omnia vincit” (“Labor conquers all things”) C “Crescit eundo” (“It grows as it goes”) D “Nil sine Numine” (“Nothing without Providence”)

37. What is Oregon’s motto?

A “Crossroads of America” B “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain” C “Salus populi suprema lex esto” (“The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law”) D ”She flies with her own wings”

38. What is Pennsylvania’s motto?

A “Ditat Deus” (“God enriches”) B “Virtue, liberty, and independence” C “Oro y plata” (“Gold and silver”) D “Alki” (“By and by”)

39. What is Rhode Island’s motto?

A “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain” B “Liberty and independence” C “Hope” D “Esto perpetua” (“Let it be perpetual”)

40. What is South Carolina’s motto?

A “Equal rights” B “Industry” C “Animis opibusque parati” (“Prepared in mind and resources”) D “Equality before the law”

41. What is South Dakota’s motto?

A ”She flies with her own wings” B “Union, justice, confidence” C “Under God the people rule” D “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain”

42. What is Tennessee’s motto?

A “Fatti maschii parole femine” (“Manly deeds, womanly words”) B “Crossroads of America” C “Equality before the law” D “Agriculture and commerce”

43. What is Texas’s motto?

A ”She flies with her own wings” B “Forward” C “North to the future” D “Friendship”

44. What is Utah’s motto?

A “Industry” B “Freedom and unity” C “Under God the people rule” D “Qui transtulit sustinet” (“He who transplanted still sustains”)

45. What is Vermont’s motto?

A “Virtute et armis” (“By valor and arms”) B “Labor omnia vincit” (“Labor conquers all things”) C “Freedom and unity” D “Liberty and union now and forever, one and inseparable”

46. What is Virginia’s motto?

A “North to the future” B “Equality before the law” C “Qui transtulit sustinet” (“He who transplanted still sustains”) D “Sic semper tyrannis” (“Thus always to tyrants”)

47. What is Washington’s motto?

A “All for our country” B “Hope” C “Equal rights” D “Alki” (“By and by”)

48. What is West Virginia’s motto?

A “In God we trust” B “Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice” (“If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you”) C “Eureka” (“I have found it”) D “Montani semper liberi” (“Mountaineers are always free”)

49. What is Wisconsin’s motto?

A “Crescit eundo” (“It grows as it goes”) B “Forward” C “Dirigo” (“I direct”) D “United we stand, divided we fall”

50. What is Wyoming’s motto?

A “Liberty and independence” B “Equal rights” C “North to the future” D “In God we trust”