STATE FACTS
The only state that has a non-rectangular flag, it also has a red disk to symbolize the seed of the buckeye tree
Ohio
A "B" falls off the extreme edge, leaving this skating-friendly venue
On a bar magnet, the magnetic field is strongest at the two ends, which are called these, just like the opposite ends of the Earth
Poles
Native peoples of South America use the razor-sharp teeth of this predatory fish, AKA the caribe, to make weapons
Piranha
Legally, it's the color of most NYC taxis
Yellow
Here's a fact to gnaw on:
In 1969 it became Oregon's official state animal
Beaver
"B" says goodbye to a dark color & now you have this, meaning "deficiency"
Lack
While it's still deep within the Earth, before it becomes lava, molten rock is called this
Magma
This species of trout is named for the red stripe along its sides; no blue, green or violet
Rainbow Trout
Kale & spinach are leafy these
greens
The largest New England state in area, it's the least densely populated east of the Mississippi
Maine
When the "B" is combed out of a hair plait, this sudden attack remains
Raid
This element that can turn a swimmer's hair green takes its name from the Greek for "greenish yellow"
Chlorine
In the mid-1960s the Coho this was introduced to the Great Lakes, where it spawns in rivers feeding the lakes
salmon
A light brown, or a young deer
fawn
Though they total almost 400,000 sq. mi., Wyoming, the Dakotas & this larger neighbor each get only one U.S. House seat
Montana
A hasty, tactless word loses a "B" & becomes this skin condition
Rash
It's the more familiar name for light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation
Laser
The walking type of this whiskered fish can breathe air & make short journeys over land
catfish
An $87 million Mark Rothko painting is title "Orange..." these 2 colors that combine to make orange
yellow and red
This state has had 5 capitals, including Milledgeville, Savannah, and Augusta. It's current capital is the only North American city destroyed as an act of war.
Georgia
Pilfering the "B" from a strong Irish accent makes you this kind of scoundrel
Rogue
An inflated balloon has potential energy; when I let it go, the potential energy turns into this, the mechanical energy of motion
Kinetic
This tiny but popular aquarium fish was named for a British scientist who worked in Trinidad in the 19th century
Guppy
Carmine is a shade of this color
Red