OFFICIAL STATE SEALS
Its seal shows a map of the state with "Georgia" on one side & "Mississippi" on the other
Alabama
Because it feels like the fabric of the same name, the tuft at the end of an ear of corn is called this
the silk
This team's mascot Wally the Green Monster is named for the team's famous left field wall
the Boston Red Sox
The governor of Louisiana put one of these for $500 on Jean Lafitte's head, so Jean put one out for $1,500 on the governor
a bounty
Nigeria & Saudi Arabia both have flags of these 2 colors
green and white
Symbols on its seal include the North Star, a moose & a pine tree
Maine
As a thickener, this powder leaves sauces clear rather than opaque, like flour
cornstarch
This NHL team's mascot Wild Wing descends from the rafters of Honda Center at the start of home games
the Anaheim Ducks
Back in the day, those on the island of Tyre felt pretty safe off the mainland, but when this great conqueror showed up in 332 B.C., he built a causeway and ended a siege by marching across the newly created path
Alexander
An exotic bird of paradise occupies the top half of Papua New Guinea's flag, with this constellation on the bottom
the Southern Cross
"United We Stand" appears on the top half of Kentucky's state seal & these 3 words appear on the bottom
"Divided We Fall"
Henry Ford suggested running cars on this fuel made from corn; in recent years it's become a big part of our fuel supply
ethanol
This Padres mascot was the first mascot featured on a baseball card
the San Diego Chicken
An eclipse in August 1142 may have been the impetus for the formation of this Native American confederacy
the Iroquois
5 of these natural phenomena are depicted on Nicaragua's flag; the country boasts many more active ones
Montana's vast natural resources are represented on its seal by the Great Falls of this river
the Missouri
In 1961, in ancient Mexican trash, R.S. MacNeish discovered tiny, cigarette-filter-sized ones of these
corn cobs
In 2005 the San Antonio Spurs mascot got ejected, ref Jess Kersey saying, "I want the wolf gone!"--he's really this creature
a coyote
Henry VII backdated his reign to August 21, 1485, essentially making all who supported this guy at Bosworth Field traitors
Richard III
The red & white on this French-speaking principality's flag date back to 1339 & its royal arms
Monaco
The woman on its seal represents equal rights, since it was the first state to grant women the right to vote
Wyoming
A main constituent of corn husks & stalks is this tough cell wall material that's made into fibers like rayon
cellulose
The Cleveland Browns' Chomps, a Labrador retriever, is said to live in this bleacher section in the east end zone
the Dawg Pound
Accommodations were poor at this Crimean conference that shaped postwar Europe: bad beds, lice, & Stalin had no private bathroom
Yalta
he endemic golden bosun bird adorns the flag of this Australian island territory named for the day of its discovery
Christmas Island