What State Am I? - Round 3

Famous US Animals

1

Name the legendary Siberian Husky who led the 1925 Great Race of Mercy, delivering medical serum in Alaska.

Balto

2

Name this animal who in 1961 became the second primate launched into space

Ham the Astrochimp (Chimpanzee)

3

Name the undersized racehorse who became a symbol of hope during the Great Depression. (hint: His name sounds like something found on a ship to eat).

Seabiscuit

4

Two of this type of bird are “pardoned” in a special annual Thanksgiving holiday ceremony at the White House.

Turkeys

5

In 1926, President Coolidge was given a masked mammal as a gift. His wife named it Rebecca and adopted it as a pet. What type of mammal was it?

Raccoon

This or That

1

Which of these is the US state that borders only one other state: Maine or Michigan.

Maine (only borders New Hampshire)

2

Which of these states has the longest coastline: Alaska or California

Alaska

3

Andrew Jackson has a state capital named after him. Is it in Tennessee or Mississippi.

Mississippi

4

Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest, hottest and driest point in which state, New Mexico or California.

California

5

Is West Virginia or Idaho known for its potato farming?

Idaho

Nicknames

1

The Tar-Heel State 

North Carolina

2

The Sunshine State

 Florida

3

The Empire State

 New York

4

The Lone-Star State

 Texas

5

The Golden State

California

Famous Folks & Their States

1

Name the famous baseball player (number 42), who was the first African American to play modern Major League Baseball.

Jackie Robinson

2

Which famous female tennis star lived her early life in Compton, California and has won 23 Grand Slam titles?

Serena Williams

3

Famous duo Ben & Jerry opened their first ice cream scoop shop in the city of Burlington in what state?

Vermont

4

Author Robert Beatty, who wrote Serafina and the Black Cloak, lives in this state.

North Carolina

5

Name the famous singer, actress, and CEO of a famous theme park in Tennessee.

Dolly Parton

Dino States

1

Wyoming has a number of these three-horned dinos remains.

Triceratops

2

Both Colorado and Utah have fossils of this armor-plated dinosaur.

Stegosaurus

3

Arizona’s state dinosaur Sonorasaurus looks similar to this long-necked dinosaur.

Brontosaurus

4

Oklahoma has bones from predatory giants, like the Acrocanthosaurus. These dinosaurs were meat-eaters. What is another name for meat-eaters?  

Carnivores

5

This armored dinosaur has a club-like tail and was discovered in Montana.

Ankylosaurus