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The state bird of Wisconsin
What is the robin?
100
This source of syrup is the state grain of Wisconsin.
What is corn?
100
That state mammal of Colorado is the Rocky Mountain Bighorn ___.
What is "Sheep"?
100
The state beverage of Minnesota, Virginia, New York and, of course, Wisconsin
What is milk?
100
Wisconsin may claim more, but by any consistent measure, ___ has more lakes.
What is Minnesota?
200
Even though Miss Maudie is from Alabama, she would tell you it is a sin to kill a ______, the state bird of Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi.
What is mockingbird?
200
Put away the mower! Blue grama, Colorado's state ______, can take as long as 50 years to re-establish itself.
What is grass?
200
The dolphin was designated the official state saltwater mammal of ___ in 1975. The manatee and panther are also official mammal symbols of this state.
What is Florida?
200
"Rosacea, genus Prunus, Species P. persica" was designated the official state tree fruit of Alabama in 2006. Not surprisingly, it is also the official state tree fruit of Georgia.
What is the peach?
200
This state is deceptively large. It is about 871 miles from the northeastern most point to its southern most point.
What is Florida?
300
Citizens of the "Show Me" state must be disappointed that this is the state bird of Illinois and Virginia.
What is the cardinal?
300
The state bush of New York has a scent that is stronger than that of a rose and carries quite a distance. It comes in several colors including white, pink and, of course, purple. It can live for hundreds of years. In the Harry Potter books, it is Gilderoy Lockhart's favorite color.
What is the lilac?
300
The ursine star of the Sixties television series Gentle Ben is a ___ ___, the state mammal of Alabama.
What is black bear? (Fun fact: Ron Howard's brother Clint was the show's male human lead.)
300
The state fish of Virginia is the brook ___. Related fish include the rainbow and lake varieties, as well as salmon and char.
What is trout?
300
Wisconsin's state motto
What is Forward?
400
Minnesota's state bird is the loon. "Loon" is a reference to the bird's clumsiness on land and is derived from Scandinavian words for this word (also slang for "of poor quality").
What is "lame"?
400
This type of apple is the state fruit of Minnesota.
What is honeycrisp?
400
The sperm whale is the official mammal of ____. The Nutmeg State is also home to a naval submarine base.
What is Connecticut?
400
This citrus-y treat was designated the official state pie of Florida in 2006.
What is key lime pie?
400
Nicknamed the "Old Dominion" as well as the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there.
What is Virginia?
500
lark bunting
What is the state bird of Colorado?
500
The state flower of Virginia, ______, develops red berries in autumn and the leaves also turn a deep red before falling for winter. Humans think they're beautiful. No one knows what the canines think.
What is flowering dogwood? or What is dogwood?
500
The ___ ___ ___ was designated the official state dog in 1985 (selected by the citizens of Wisconsin). An active, muscular and hardy dog, it has a crisp-textured, tightly curled or wavy outer coat and a protective undercoat. Colors include liver or chocolate, sometimes with a small white spot on the chest. (This might be a tough one!)
What is the American water spaniel?
500
__ __ __ are a delicacy available at Coors Field during Colorado Rockies baseball games. Friendly warning: They. Are. Not. Seafood. Spanish speakers call them "huevos de toro."
What are Rocky Mountain oysters?
500
The first major battle of the American Revolutionary War after independence was declared—and the largest battle of the entire war—was fought in ____ in August 1776.
What is New York? :: :: :: The Battle of Long Island (a.k.a. Battle of Brooklyn), August 1776.
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