Sports
The 1980 Miracle on Ice occurred here
Lake Placid
State nickname
Argentina
Buenos Aires
What bay in Canada could hold the entire state of Texas with room to spare
Hudson Bay
What is the only mammal that can truly fly
Bat
This runner broke the 4 minute mile
Roger Banister (1954)
State capital
Austin
Belgium
Brussels
The sea that separates Siberia from Alaska
Bering
A panda’s daily diet consists almost entirely of what plant
Bamboo
Most career Olympic medals in history
Michael Phelps (28 medals--23 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
The official state food dish
bowl of hot chili
Cuba
Havana
In what US state is Lake Okeechobee
Florida
Semi aquatic, egg laying mammal, is native to Australia and Tasmania
Platypus
This horse won the Triple Crown of racing and still holds the track record for each race during
Secretariat (1973)--won the Belmont by an incredible 31 lengths
This river separates Texas from Mexico
Rio Grande
Norway
Olso
The lake created behind the Hoover Dam
Lake Meade
Flightless bird featured on New Zealand’s one dollar coin
Kiwi
Holds the consecutive MLB hits record of 56 games in a row
Joe DiMaggio (1941)
Official state sport
Rodeo
Thailand
Bangkok
The largest lake completely in the US
Lake Michigan
The name of the gorilla that was shot and killed at the Cincinnati zoo in 2016 after a three-year old boy fell into the enclosure
Harambe