STATE SYMBOLS
STARTS WITH "J"
PRESIDENTIAL MOMS
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
WORLD FACTS
100

Its state poem is "A Nuevo Mexico"

New Mexico

100

This name can precede Reb, cake or -on-the-spot

Johnny

100

Sara Delano

FDR

100

After her husband was killed in 1776, she added flag making to her upholstery business

Betsy Ross

100

The world's lowest measured mean temperature, -70°F., is at Plateau Station on this continent

Antarctica

200

In 1972 this state declared dog mushing the state sport

Alaska

200

A metallic sound made by a sleigh bell, or a catchy tune in a commercial

a jingle

200

Nancy Hanks

(Abraham) Lincoln

200

This 1st signer of the Declaration of Independence commanded the Masschusetts militia during the Revolution

John Hancock

200

A basilica stands in this Portuguese village where the Virgin Mary purportedly appeared in 1917

Fatima

300

This mammal appears on both the state seal & the state flag of California

the bear

300

This type of food is named for its lack of nutritional value; you don't have to eat it on a Chinese boat

junk

300

Abigail Smith

John Quincy Adams

300

In 1776 John Adams rebutted this pamphlet with his own "Thoughts on Government"

Common Sense

300

San Cristobal is the capital of these islands, a province of Ecuador

the Galápagos

400

In 1982, Colorado made this plated dinosaur its state fossil

the Stegosaurus

400

World Book says that licenses were issued to these professional fools in the 1600s -- no fooling

a jester

400

Dorothy Walker

(George) Bush

400

This country's fleet blocked the entrance to Chesapeake Bay, allowing an American victory at Yorktown

France

400

Christmas is a national holiday of this Islamic country whose provisional capital is Abu Dhabi

the United Arab Emirates

500

Say "amen"; it's the state insect of Connecticut

the praying mantis

500

The sea wasp variety of these is so venomous its sting can cause death within a few minutes

a jellyfish

500

Lillian Gordy

Jimmy Carter

500

In 1772 these "Committees" were formed so that Colonists would learn via letters what was happening

the Committees of Correspondence

500

Manuel Roxas, not Manuel Quezon, was the first president of this country after independence

the Philippines