April 20, 2025

It's The Law!

Crazy U.S. Laws Quiz

Think the law is always serious business? Think again. Across the United States, there are some truly bizarre laws still on the books—laws that ban everything from ice cream cone pocketing to bathtub-bound animals. Whether these rules were meant to solve real problems or just the result of a wild town meeting, they’re guaranteed to make you laugh, scratch your head, or both. Ready to test your knowledge of the wackiest rules in America? Let’s get weird!

1. In which state is it illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole?
A) Texas
B) Georgia
C) Florida
D) Oklahoma

2. In what state is it illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sundays?
A) Alabama
B) Kentucky
C) New York
D) California

3. In which state is it illegal for a donkey to sleep in a bathtub?
A) Utah
B) Arizona
C) Nevada
D) Montana

4. In what state is it technically illegal to sing off-key?
A) North Dakota
B) Virginia
C) Massachusetts
D) North Carolina

5. In which state is it illegal to fish while sitting on a giraffe’s neck?
A) Idaho
B) Kansas
C) South Dakota
D) Illinois

6. In what state is it illegal to sell your eyeballs?
A) Texas
B) Oregon
C) Iowa
D) New Mexico

7. In which state is it against the law to let your chicken cross the road?
A) Georgia
B) Missouri
C) Arkansas
D) Delaware

8. Where is it illegal to whistle underwater?
A) Vermont
B) Maine
C) West Virginia
D) Indiana

9.In which state is it illegal to honk someone else’s car horn?
A) New Jersey
B) California
C) Ohio
D) Mississippi

10. In what state is it illegal for men to wear strapless gowns in public?
A) Texas
B) Washington
C) Florida
D) Oregon

Answer Key

D) Oklahoma
It’s illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole in Oklahoma.

B) Kentucky
You can’t carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sundays in Kentucky — it was meant to prevent horse theft.

B) Arizona
Illegal for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs in Arizona — after a flood caused a weird rescue.

C) Massachusetts
Technically illegal to sing off-key in Massachusetts.

D) Illinois
Fishing while sitting on a giraffe’s neck? Not in Illinois.

C) Iowa
Selling your eyeballs is illegal in Iowa — likely due to organ donation regulations.

A) Georgia
Yes, chickens crossing the road is serious business in Quitman, Georgia.

D) Indiana
It’s illegal to whistle underwater there — why? Who knows.

B) California
You can’t honk someone else’s horn in California — car horn = personal instrument!

C) Florida
Men can’t wear strapless gowns in public in Florida. (No word on spaghetti straps.)