What is cooked in a traditional fish boil?

Whitefish with potatoes and onions

Why do cooks make the pot boil over?

To push fish oils out of the pot

Where does the county's name come from?

A dangerous strait called Death's Door

Door County Quiz: Wisconsin's Peninsula Villages and Fish Boils

This Door County quiz explores the thumb of land between Green Bay and Lake Michigan that Midwesterners love for summer trips. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on fish boils, cherry orchards, Death's Door, Washington Island, lighthouses, Peninsula State Park, Sturgeon Bay and goats on a roof.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

State
Which state is Door County in?
Waters
Which waters surround the peninsula?
Boil
What is cooked in a traditional fish boil?
Flare
Why do cooks make the pot boil over?
Fruit
Which fruit is Door County famous for?
Name
Where does the county's name come from?
Island
Which island lies across that strait?
Lights
Which structures are Door County known for along its coast?
Goats
Where can visitors see goats grazing in Sister Bay?
Park
Which state park sits between Fish Creek and Ephraim?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which state is Door County in?
Answer: Wisconsin
It is a long peninsula.
Q2: Which waters surround the peninsula?
Answer: Green Bay and Lake Michigan
It has hundreds of miles of shoreline.
Q3: What is cooked in a traditional fish boil?
Answer: Whitefish with potatoes and onions
A big flare ends the cooking.
Q4: Why do cooks make the pot boil over?
Answer: To push fish oils out of the pot
It is called the boil over.
Q5: Which fruit is Door County famous for?
Answer: Cherries
Tart cherries fill pies and jams.
Q6: Where does the county's name come from?
Answer: A dangerous strait called Death's Door
It is Porte des Morts in French.
Q7: Which island lies across that strait?
Answer: Washington Island
A ferry crosses there.
Q8: Which structures are Door County known for along its coast?
Answer: Lighthouses
Cana Island Lighthouse is popular.
Q9: Where can visitors see goats grazing in Sister Bay?
Answer: On a restaurant roof
Al Johnson's Swedish restaurant has a grass roof.
Q10: Which state park sits between Fish Creek and Ephraim?
Answer: Peninsula State Park
It has bluffs and beaches.

Door County Quiz – Wisconsin's Peninsula Villages and Fish Boils

Door County is a long peninsula in Wisconsin between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Its name comes from the dangerous strait at its tip called Death's Door, or Porte des Morts in French.

Villages such as Fish Creek, Ephraim and Sister Bay draw summer visitors, and Peninsula State Park offers bluffs and beaches. Orchards grow tart cherries for pies and jams, and many lighthouses guard the coast.

Fish boils cook whitefish, potatoes and onions in a big pot over a fire, ending with a dramatic boil over. In Sister Bay, goats graze on the grass roof of a Swedish restaurant.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travel fans will enjoy these questions.

Where Door County is
How it got its name
What a fish boil is
What grows there
What visitors see

Did You Know?

Sturgeon Bay has a long shipbuilding history.
A canal cuts across the peninsula at Sturgeon Bay.
Fall colors draw many visitors.
Washington Island has Scandinavian heritage.
The county has several art galleries and theaters.