Flora & Fauna
Cultural Treasures
Natural Wonders
Symbols of Identity
Music & Lore
100
This desert-dwelling bird, also a Looney Tunes character, is the state bird.
What is the Roadrunner
100
This anise-flavored cookie, often baked at Christmas, is the state cookie. 
What is the biscochito?
100
This nut-bearing tree, whose seeds are often roasted, is the state tree.
What is the piñon pine?
100
This sun symbol, from the Zia Pueblo, is featured on the state flag.
What is the Zia symbol?
100
The official state song is titled simply “O Fair ___.”
What is New Mexico?
200
This cactus-like plant, with sword-shaped leaves and tall stalks of flowers, is the state flower.
What is the Yucca?
200
When asked “red or green?” New Mexicans know it refers to this state vegetable. 
What is chile?
200
New Mexico’s state grass is named for this Great Plains region. 
What is blue grama?
200
This color scheme of the state flag is red and gold, inspired by this European nation’s flag.
What is Spain?
200
The mascot for wildfire prevention, originated from New Mexico, which later named this black bear its mammal.
Who is Smokey the Bear?
300
This reptile can squirt blood from its eyes to defend itself.
What is the Horned lizard?
300
The official state question of New Mexico is exactly this.
What is “Red or Green?”
300
White Sands National Park preserves dunes made entirely of this mineral. 
What is gypsum?
300
The state nickname refers to its enchanting landscapes.
What is the Land of Enchantment?
300
The official cowboy song is titled “Under New Mexico ___.”
What are "skies"?
400
This fish, native to cold mountain streams, is the state fish. 
What is the Rio Grande cutthroat trout?
400
The state’s bilingual song is titled “Así Es ___.”
What is Nuevo Mexico
400
This extinct dinosaur, whose fossils are abundant in the state, is the official state fossil.
What is the Coelophysis?
400
This was the 47th state to join the Union in 1912.
What is New Mexico?
400
The official state bilingual song includes lyrics in both English and this language.
What is Spanish
500
This nocturnal mammal, known for “hanging around,” is the official state flying mammal. 
What is the Mexican free-tailed bat?
500
This gem, sacred to Native peoples and prized in jewelry, is the official state gem. 
What is turquoise?
500
This creature is the state amphibian
What is the Spadefoot toad.
500
The official state motto, Crescit Eundo, translates to this in English.
What is “It grows as it goes”?
500
The state cowboy song, state ballad, and state bilingual song were all adopted during this decade.
What are the 1980s?