State Facts and Symbols
This is the capital city of Connecticut.
What is Hartford?
This popular fall activity involves picking from Connecticut orchards.
What is apple-picking?
This famous showman and circus founder was born in Bethel, Connecticut.
Who is P.T. Barnum?
You can visit the Mark Twain House in this city.
What is Hartford?
The first written constitution in America was adopted in CT in 1639.
What are the Fundamental Orders?
Connecticut is nicknamed this after its early constitution.
What is the Constitution State?
New Haven is famous for this dish.
What is pizza?
This author of Uncle Tom's cabin once lived in Hartford.
Who is Harriet Beecher?
Every summer, visitors flock to this coastal Connecticut town for its famous seafood and historic seaport.
What is Mystic?
Connecticut was one of the original how many American colonies.
What is thirteen?
This bird is the official state bird.
What is the American Robin?
This annual event in Durham is one of the state's oldest agricultural fairs.
What is the Durham Fair?
The writer of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer live in Hartford.
Who is Mark Twain?
This Connecticut City is home to the Peabody Museum of Natural History.
What is New Haven?
This river, the longest in New England, flows through Hartford and helped early settlers trade and transport goods.
What is the Connecticut River?
The Charter Oak appears on the Connecticut state quarter and symbolizes this value.
What is freedom (or independence)?
The UConn women's team is famous for this sport.
What is basketball?
Born in and raised in Hartford, this actress starred in classics like The Philadelphia Story and On Golden Pond.
Who is Katharine Hepburn?
This amusement park in Bristol is one of the oldest in the U.S.
What is Lake Compounce?
This famous oak tree in Hartford symbolizes Connecticut's early independence and colonial freedom.
What is the Charter Oak Tree?
This is the official state flower of Connecticut.
What is the Mountain Laurel?
In Connecticut, summer tourists often take boat rides to see this famous lighthouse near New London.
What is the New London Harbor Lighthouse?
This Grammy-winning American singer and songwriter born in New Haven, Connecticut.
Who is Michael Bolton?
This coastal city is home to the US Coast Guard Academy.
What is New London?
In 1788, Connecticut became the ___ state to ratify the US Constitution.
What is the fifth?