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Quiz about North DakotaThe Peace Garden State
Quiz about North DakotaThe Peace Garden State

North Dakota--The Peace Garden State Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Morrigan716
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
111,692
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
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1609
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Question 1 of 15
1. North Dakota's state motto is "Liberty and Union"?


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Question 2 of 15
2. What is North Dakota's state bird? Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. What is the state flower? Hint


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Question 4 of 15
4. What is the state fish? Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. What is North Dakota's state grass? Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. North Dakota's state fossil is petrified wood?


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Question 7 of 15
7. What is the state tree? Hint


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Question 8 of 15
8. What is the state beverage? Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. What is the name of the state song? Hint


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Question 10 of 15
10. Where is the North Dakota state fair held? Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. What is North Dakota's highest point? Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. Where is North Dakota's geographic center? Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. What is the average daily temperature in July? Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. What is the average temperature in January? Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. There is only one national park in North Dakota?



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. North Dakota's state motto is "Liberty and Union"?

Answer: False

The state motto is a bit longer: "Liberty and Union, Now and Forever One and Inseparable".
2. What is North Dakota's state bird?

Answer: Western meadowlark

 The western meadowlark is a yellow-breasted songbird. It was adopted as the state bird on March 10, 1947.
3. What is the state flower?

Answer: Wild prairie rose

 The wild prairie flower has five pink petals with a cluster of yellow stamens in the center. It grows on roadsides, in pastures, and in meadows. It became the state flower on March 7, 1907.
4. What is the state fish?

Answer: Northern pike

 The northern pike is one of the state's largest fish. The biggest ever caught in North Dakota was in Lake Sakakawea in 1968, and it weighed 37 pounds and 8 ounces. The northern pike became the state fish on July 1, 1969.
5. What is North Dakota's state grass?

Answer: Western wheatgrass

 Western wheatgrass is a tough prairie grass that once covered nearly all of the state. It was made the official state grass on March 31, 1977.
6. North Dakota's state fossil is petrified wood?

Answer: True

More specifically teredo petrified wood. A teredo is a worm-shaped mollusk related to clams and oysters. These "shipworms" lived in the North Dakota swamps about 60 million years ago.
7. What is the state tree?

Answer: American elm

 The American elm can grow to heights of 120 feet or taller. It was adopted as the state tree on March 10, 1947.
8. What is the state beverage?

Answer: Milk

 The North Dakota legislature made milk the state beverage to recognize the importance of the state's industry.
9. What is the name of the state song?

Answer: "North Dakota Hymn"

 The state song was written by James Foley and C.S. Putnam. The first public performance was in the Bismarck City Auditorium in 1927.
10. Where is the North Dakota state fair held?

Answer: Minot

 The state fair is held in Minot during the third week in July.
11. What is North Dakota's highest point?

Answer: White Butte

 White Butte is 3,506 feet high.
12. Where is North Dakota's geographic center?

Answer: Sheridan

 The geographic center is in Sheridan, 5 miles southwest of McClusky.
13. What is the average daily temperature in July?

Answer: 80 degrees F

 North Dakota's climate is similar to the surrounding states in the upper Midwest, with plenty of sunshine, rain, and snow.
14. What is the average temperature in January?

Answer: 7 degrees F

 The first frosts usually occur around mid-September, but January is typically the coldest month. Some North Dakotans have bumper stickers that say "-40 degrees F Keeps the Riffraff Out".
15. There is only one national park in North Dakota?

Answer: True

It is Theodore Roosevelt National Park, which preserves scenic sites along the Missouri River, as well as part of Roosevelt's Elkorn Ranch.
Source: Author Morrigan716

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