Food
History
Mountains
Plants and Trees
Small Businesses
Famous Vermonters
Miscellaneous
Bodies of Water
Vermont Animals
100
This summer Vermont treat is called this by locals.
What is a maple creemee?
100
The name "Vermont" comes from two French words (vert and mont) that mean this in English.
What are the Green Mountains?
100
Name this mountain.
What is Mount Mansfield?
100
This is Vermont's state flower.
What is the red clover?
100
Located in a historic train depot on Railroad Street in Morrisville, this popular neighborhood restaurant and pub is named after its physical address.
What is 10 Railroad Street?
100
Vermont’s own version of the Loch Ness Monster, this elusive aquatic creature supposedly stalks the deep waters of Lake Champlain.
What is Champ?
100
This famous American pop-folk singer-songwriter, who scored a massive global hit with his 2022 album Stick Season, grew up in Strafford, Vermont and frequently sings about the state's winters.
Who is Noah Kahan?
100
This massive, 120-mile-long lake defines most of Vermont’s western border and is named after the French explorer who mapped it in 1609.
What is Lake Champlain?
100
This massive, antlered animal is the largest member of the deer family native to Vermont, often spotted in the bogs of the Northeast Kingdom.
What is the moose?
200
This globally recognized, employee-owned dairy cooperative in Vermont is famous for its award-winning sharp cheddar wheels.
What is Cabot Cheese?
200
In the 1830s, Vermont went wild for these fluffy, wool-producing animals, which outnumbered human residents by six to one!
What are sheep?
200
This is Vermont's second tallest mountain.
What is Camels Hump?
200
This is Vermont's most prominent tree.
What is the sugar maple?
200
Headquartered in Morrisville, this regional bank has been independent and community-owned since it was chartered all the way back in 1891.
What is Union Bank?
200
In 1978, two childhood friends renovated a Burlington gas station and started this iconic, chunk-filled ice cream empire.
Who are Ben & Jerry?
200
Vermont is famously the only state in New England where this giant fast-food hamburger chain does not have a restaurant in its capital city.
What is McDonald's?
200
Located in the Northeast Kingdom, this stunning, glacier-carved lake is nestled between Mount Pisgah and Mount Hor, resembling a dramatic Scandinavian fjord.
What is Lake Willoughby?
200
Vermont's state cold-blooded animal is this reptile, recognizable by the bright yellow borders on its shell plates.
What is the painted turtle?
300
Vermont law dictates that when serving this official state pie, a "good faith effort" must be made to serve it with a glass of milk, a slice of cheddar cheese, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
What is apple pie?
300
Adopted in 1777, Vermont’s constitution was landmark because it was the first in North America to completely ban this institution for adults.
What is slavery?
300
Many locals to Lamoille County have hiked this mountain.
What is Elmore Mountain?
300
For a long time, this giant, orange member of the squash family has been grown by Vermonters competing to see who can breed the heaviest one at the Champlain Valley Fair.
What is a giant pumpkin?
300
This family-owned, upscale ski shop has been outfitting Stowe skiers right on Mountain Road since its founding in the mid-20th century.
What is AJ's Ski & Sport?
300
Electing him to the House in 1990 and the Senate in 2006, Vermont made this Brooklyn-born democratic socialist the longest-serving independent in congressional history.
Who is Bernie Sanders?
300
To preserve its scenic mountain and pastoral views, Vermont became one of only four states to completely ban these roadside advertising structures in 1968.
What are billboards?
300
Spanning Lamoille County, this river flows through Morrisville and Johnson before cutting through the Green Mountains to join Lake Champlain.
What is the Lamoille River?
300
Squeezing into tight spaces, this fierce, tree-climbing member of the weasel family is one of the few native predators that regularly hunts porcupines.
What is a fisher? (Often called a fisher cat)
400
This traditional, squeaky snack consists of fresh, un-aged curds that are a byproduct of the cheddar-making process.
What are cheese curds?
400
This French explorer is the namesake of Vermont's largest, 120-mile-long lake after he mapped it in 1609.
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
400
This mountain located in Northern Vermont used to have a working asbestos mine below.
What is Belvedere Mountain?
400
This tart, dark-red berry is harvested in the fall from bogs and wet areas across Vermont, often ending up on Thanksgiving dinner tables.
What is the cranberry?
400
This iconic wool mill and retail shop in Johnson village has been manufacturing rugged, distinctive green-and-black plaid outerwear since 1842.
What is Johnson Woolen Mills?
400
He is the most famous leader of the Green Mountain Boys, renowned for capturing Fort Ticonderoga and for his booming, defiant personality.
Who is Ethan Allen?
400
Vermont shares its entire northern border with this single Canadian province.
What is Quebec?
400
Formed by the Ottauquechee River, this 165-foot-deep chasm is proudly nicknamed "Vermont's Little Grand Canyon."
What is Quechee Gorge?
400
This iconic, fish-hunting bird of prey has successfully rebounded in Vermont, often seen building massive stick nests on top of utility poles near Lake Champlain.
What is an osprey?
500
This iconic VT company produces everything from pancake mixes to premium flour, and runs a massive baking school and retail store in Norwich.
What is King Arthur Baking Company (formerly King Arthur Flour)?
500
In July 1777, delegates met in this town to draft and sign the Vermont Constitution, earning it the nickname "The Birthplace of Vermont."
What is Windsor?
500
This Vermont Mountain is known as the "Beast of the East."
What is Killington?
500
This green, cone-shaped flower is grown on vines throughout Vermont to supply the state's booming craft beer industry with bitterness and aroma.
What are hops?
500
Situated in Cambridge, this family-owned ski and snowboard resort operates as a massive local economic engine independent of big corporate mega-resort chains.
What is Smugglers' Notch Resort (Smuggs)?
500
Born in Plymouth Notch, this quiet 30th President of the United States is the only U.S. president born in Vermont.
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
500
This legendary jam band, formed at the University of Vermont in 1983, is famous for its massive cult following and improvised live shows.
What is Phish?
500
Shared with Canada, this large, deep lake sits on the border of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom and the province of Quebec.
What is Lake Memphremagog?
500
Of the many bat species native to Vermont, this tiny, endangered mammal has suffered massive population losses due to white-nose syndrome.
What is the Little Brown Bat? (Also accept Northern Long-eared Bat)