State Symbols
This state animal appears on the state seal which is on our state flag.
What is the horse?
On March 21, 1885 most of the original State House was damaged due to this.
What is fire?
These 3 states border New Jersey.
What are New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware?
George Washington's Continental Army crossed the Delaware to surprise and defeat the British on this holiday.
What is Christmas?
These 2 kinds of houses were built by the Lenape. One was small and round, and one was large and long.
What are wigwams and long houses?
This state flower can be found in NJ fields, lawns, and meadows; anywhere with warm spring sunshine.
What is the violet?
This part of the State House was made of copper and gold leaf.
What is the Dome?
These 2 rivers create a natural border for New Jersey.
What are the Hudson River and the Delaware River?
The soldiers in the Continental Army stayed here.
What is Jockey Hollow?
The 3 most common vegetables farmed by the Lenape women were corn, beans, and squash. They were known by this name since they grew so closely together.
What are 'The Three Sisters'?
On New Jersey's state flag, three plows on the shield represent this industry.
What is agriculture?
The restoration of the State House was completed in this year.
What is 1999?
This region is the largest in New Jersey, taking up almost half of the state.
What is the Coastal Plains region?
This state was the site of more Revolutionary War battles that any other state.
What is New Jersey?
A long rectangular strip of tanned deer skin that Lenape men wore.
What is a breechcloth?
In 1838, bones of this animal , larger than an elephant with features of both a lizard and a bird were found in Haddonfield.
What is a Hadrosaurus?
The NJ Statehouse, the second oldest in the country still in use, was completed in this year.
What is 1792?
There are this many counties in New Jersey.
What is 21?
George Washington's Army crossed this NJ city 2 times during the Revolutionary War.
What is Morristown?
This game was played by Lenape children using a stick with a basket at the end and is still a sport enjoyed by children today.
What is lacrosse?
This became the state fruit when 4th grade students in Brick, NJ campaigned and introduced their idea to legislation in 2003.
What is the blueberry?
This program asked NJ school kids to raise money to help rebuild the State House in 1996.
What is Dimes for the Dome?
This is known as the highest point in New Jersey, at 1,803 feet.
What is High Point in the Kittatinny Mountains?
George Washington's headquarters was in this home.
What is the Ford Mansion?
This is the Lenape word for 'thank you'.
What is wanishi?