Missouri General Trivia
The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and led to the Formal secession of what US state?
Maine
Bought by the State of Missouri in 1978. Name this State Park with a name thought to mean, "big laugh" or "smiling waters"
Ha Ha Tonka
What is Missouri's State amphibian
American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
This tree is easily identified due to its very unique bark and sweet, edible nuts. Name this native tree often used to make church organs.
Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
There are three species of this small mammal in Missouri, all but one occur statewide. In Large colonies, these mammals can cause extensive damage to trees and other plants. Name this group of animals that is known for creating pathways in grassy areas.
Voles
This song, played at every Mizzou home game, has been performed by artists such as Mantovani and Johnny Cash. Name the song officially designated as the state song of Missouri.
The Missouri Waltz
Originally settled by the James Brice family in 1837. This area was bought by the State of Missouri in 1924. Name the State Park built on the area originally called Brice Spring?
Bennett Springs
Extinct fossil relatives of this mammal species found in the Eastern Himalayas and southwestern China were found in North America.
Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
Name this tree which has seedlings that develop a persistent J-shaped crook near the ground surface. This is a unique adaptation to initiate growth if the upper stem is killed by fire.
Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata)
How many animals are depicted on Missouri's state insignia?
4 total
3 brown bears
1 eagle
The University of Missouri is often credited as having the first homecoming event. Homecoming later became a staple for Mizzou as well as the rest of the United States. In what year was Mizzou's first homecoming that was in celebration of the football game between the Tigers and the Jayhawks?
1911
The Missouri State Park System was created in what year
1924
When measured by plant species in a one-meter area, this Missouri Prairie is the most ecologically diverse location in the world.
Penn-Sylvania Prairie
This tree is very rare in the state of Missouri, only being found in areas near Kirkland, as well as the north-easternmost corner of the state. Name this tree, known for propagating itself primarily through root sprouts.
Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
This species of Butterfly is almost genetically identical to the butterfly species Red Spotted Purple. So much so that they can hybridize. Name this butterfly species most notable for being a mimicry species of the monarch.
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
Name the Native American group that called the Ozarks home. Predating the Osage by several hundred years
Bluff Dwellers
On Oct. 17th, 1924, Missouri gained its first state park. The park was donated to the National Park Service in 1969 to become a part of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Name this park, which sometimes contains America's largest spring.
Big Spring State Park
In 1918, this person became the first woman to work as a ranger for the National Park Service. Name the figure who worked at Yosemite National Park at years old.
Clare Marie Hodges
What is the state Grass of Missouri
Big Blue Stem (Andropogon gerardi)
What is the only snake in Missouri to give live birth
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
This town, settled in 1841, was the former county seat of Camden County. It sat at the junction of the Niangua and Osage Rivers. In 1929, with the creation of the Bagnell Dam, almost all of the buildings were demolished, causing the city to be moved to a higher elevation, losing its designation as the county seat. Name this city, sometimes referred to as "The Miracle City."
Linn Creek
In 1953 famed conservationists Charles and Libby Shwartz created a film that won awards such as the Grand Medal at the 1953 International Sports Film Festival, the Best conservation motion picture of the year, the 1953 Quail Award, the 1953 Woodsmen of the World Conservation plaque, and the Conservation Education Award 1954. Name this historic MDC film that features the Bobwhite quail.
Bobwhite through the year
Marie Ruoff Byrum the first woman to vote after the passing of the Nineteenth amendment was from what Missouri Town?
Hannibal, Missouri
Erythronium mesochoreum is a small understory flower; it's one of the earliest bloomers in the spring and is found in prairies. What is the common name of this flower?
Midland Fawnlily, Prairie Fawn Lily
During Lewis and Clark's adventures west, Lewis wrote:
"This animale burrows in the ground & feeds on Bugs and flesh principally the little Dogs of the Prarie, also Something of Vegetable Kind his Shape & Size is like that of a Beever, his head Mouth &c is like a Dog with its ears Cut off, his tale and hair like that of a Ground hog"
Name the Animal in which Lewis was describing.
American Badger (Taxidea taxus)