State Symbols
What is the state bird?
What is the name of your village?
Ilion or Mohawk
What is the largest city in New York?
New York City
Name the lakes in New York.
Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Champlain, Finger Lakes Region
What is New York's nickname?
The Empire State
What is the state flower?
Rose
What is the name our country?
What country borders New York?
Our country - USA
Bordering Country - Canada
What is the name of the island that is south of New York city and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean?
Long Island
What ocean borders New York?
Atlantic Ocean
In which region of the US is NY located?
Northeast
What is our state beverage?
Milk
In which county do we live?
What is the name of the highest point in New York?
Mount Marcy
What waterfall is located near Buffalo?
Niagara Falls
Name 2 things NY is known for producing.
apples, grapes, milk, hay, corn, oats, wheat, potatoes, meat, eggs, maple syrup, flowers
Name the state fruit and the state tree.
Fruit - Apple; Tree - Sugar Maple
What is the name of our continent?
Name the 2 Mountain Ranges in New York?
Adirondacks and Catskills
Name the cities in New York.
Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, New York City
Who is the governor of NY?
Kathy Hochul
True of False -
Our state nickname is the Big Apple
False - that's the nickname for New York City
What is the name of our state?
New York
Name the river that flows through the eastern side of New York?
Hudson River
Come and fill in the 8 points on a compass rose on the board.
look at drawing to determine if they got it right or wrong
What does EXCELSIOR mean?