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State Symbols Part Two Trivia Quiz

I will give you the State Tree, State Flower, and State Bird, as well as some unusual symbol(s). Can you select the correct state?

A multiple-choice quiz by kitipurr. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
kitipurr

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,476

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

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Question 1 of 25

1. What is the state?

Tree: Charter Oak (the only state to specify a specific individual tree rather than a species in general)
Flower: mountain laurel
Bird: American robin

Also, the State Animal is the sperm whale and State Insect the European mantis. Hint

Connecticut

Florida

California

Maine

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Question 2 of 25

2. What is the state?

Tree - Palo Verde
Flower -saguaro cactus blossom
Bird - cactus wren.

Also, the state reptile is the ridgenose rattlesnake and the state amphibian is the (state name) treefrog. Hint

Nevada

Arizona

Montana

New Mexico

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Question 3 of 25

3. What is the state?

Tree - kukui, also called the candlenut
Flower - yellow hibiscus brackenridgei
Bird - nene

The state flag includes the British flag in the corner. Also, one of the state's two official languages has only 12 letters in its alphabet. Hint

Hawaii

South Dakota

Alaska

New Jersey

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Question 4 of 25

4. What is the state?

Tree: ponderosa pine
Flower: bitterroot
Bird: western meadowlark

The state gems are the Yogo sapphire and agate. Hint

Montana

Oklahoma

Utah

Nebraska

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Question 5 of 25

5. What is the state?

Tree: flowering dogwood
Flower: white hawthorn blossom
Bird: bluebird

The state musical instrument is the fiddle, while the state animal is the mule. Hint

Kentucky

Missouri

Alabama

Arkansas

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Question 6 of 25

6. Which state is this:
Tree: two types of redwoods
Flower: golden poppy
Bird: (state name) valley quail.

The names of the state animal (grizzly bear), marine mammal (gray whale) and fish (golden trout) all contain the state name. Hint

Colorado

California

Illinois

Tennessee

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Question 7 of 25

7. What state is this?
Tree: eastern cottonwood
Flower: sunflower
Bird: western meadowlark.

The state reptile is the ornate box turtle, and the state song is 'Home on the Range.' Hint

Nebraska

Utah

Wyoming

Kansas

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which state is this?
Tree: white birch
Flower: purple lilac
Bird: purple finch.

The state amphibian is the spotted newt, and the state butterfly is the Karner blue. Hint

Louisiana

Washington

North Carolina

New Hampshire

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Question 9 of 25

9. Big on the state name, all three major symbol names contain it:

Tree: (state name) palmetto
Flower: (state name) yellow jessamine
Bird: (state name) wren.

The state dog is the boykin spaniel, the state dance is the shag, and the state reptile is the loggerhead turtle. Hint

Indiana

South Carolina

West Virginia

Georgia

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Question 10 of 25

10. What state is this?

Tree: white oak
Flower: native or blue violet
Bird: northern cardinal.

The state fish is the bluegill and the state mineral is fluorite. Hint

Illinois

Michigan

North Dakota

New York

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Question 11 of 25

11. Tree: oak
Flower: wild (prairie) rose
Bird: eastern (or American) goldfinch.

The state rock is the geode. Hint

Iowa

Delaware

Oregon

Alabama

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Question 12 of 25

12. What state is this?

Tree: pinon pine
Flower: yucca
Bird: chaparral (commonly called the roadrunner)

The state grass is blue gamma, the state cookie is the bizchochito, and the state insect is the tarantula hawk wasp. It has a state question... 'Red or green?' Hint

New Mexico

California

Arizona

Florida

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which state is this?

Tree: sabal palm
Flower - orange blossom
Bird - mockingbird.

This state has a state animal, and a state marine mammal, and a state saltwater mammal! Hint

California

Florida

South Carolina

Texas

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Question 14 of 25

14. Which state is this?

Tree - southern longleaf pine
Flower - camellia
Bird - yellowhammer.

The state animal is the racking horse, and the state nut is the pecan. Hint

Alabama

Louisiana

Georgia

North Carolina

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Question 15 of 25

15. Which state is this?

Tree: cottonwood
Flower: goldenrod
Bird: western meadowlark.

The state fossil is the mammoth, and the state grass is little bluestem. Hint

Hawaii

Kentucky

Nebraska

Alaska

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which state is this?

Tree: redbud
Flower: mistletoe
Bird: scissortailed flycatcher.

The state reptile is the mountain boomer (also called the collared lizard), and the state furbearer is the raccoon. Hint

North Dakota

Colorado

Oklahoma

Utah

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Question 17 of 25

17. Which state is this?

Tree: pine
Flower: dogwood
Bird: cardinal.

The state gem is the emerald, the state animal is the gray squirrel, and the state dog is the plott hound. Hint

North Carolina

Nevada

Kansas

Rhode Island

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Question 18 of 25

18. Which state is this?

Tree: western hemlock
Flower: coast rhododendron
Bird: willow goldfinch (also called wild canary).

The state motto is 'Al-Ki', and the state folk song is 'Roll On, Columbia, Roll On.' Hint

Maryland

Ohio

Washington

California

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Question 19 of 25

19. Which state is this?

Tree: blue spruce
Flower: sego lily
Bird: California (or American) gull.

The state cooking pot is the Dutch oven, and the state grass is the Indian ricegrass. Hint

Idaho

Arizona

Oregon

Utah

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Question 20 of 25

20. Which state is this?

Tree: tulip
Flower: peony
Bird: cardinal.

The state rock is limestone and Arthur Franklin Mapes wrote the state poem. Hint

Indiana

Minnesota

South Dakota

Iowa

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which state is this?

Tree: white oak
Flower: black-eyed Susan
Bird: Baltimore oriole.

The state dog is the Chesapeake Bay retriever and the state sport is jousting! Hint

Virginia

Delaware

Maryland

New Jersey

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Question 22 of 25

22. Which state is this?

Tree: sugar maple
Flower: big laurel (rhododendron)
Bird: cardinal.

The state animal is the black bear, the official state colors are old gold and blue, and the state fruit is the Golden Delicious apple. Hint

West Virginia

Montana

Wisconsin

Minnesota

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which state is this?

Tree: white pine
Floral emblem: white pine cone and tassel
Bird: chickadee.

The only state with a breed-specific official state cat, and the state fish is the landlocked salmon. Hint

Kansas

Maine

Illinois

Nebraska

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which state is this?

Tree: tulip poplar
Flower: goldenrod
Bird: (state name) cardinal.

The state butterfly is the viceroy, and the state gem is the freshwater pearl. Hint

Missouri

Utah

Michigan

Kentucky

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which state is this?

Tree: magnolia
Flower: magnolia bloom
Bird: mockingbird.

The state shell is the oyster shell, the state water mammal is the bottlenosed dolphin, and the state fossil is the prehistoric whale. Hint

California

Maine

Washington

Mississippi

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the state? Tree: Charter Oak (the only state to specify a specific individual tree rather than a species in general) Flower: mountain laurel Bird: American robin Also, the State Animal is the sperm whale and State Insect the European mantis.

Answer: Connecticut

The state hero and heroine are Nathan Hale and Prudence Crandall. The USS Nautilus (SSN-571) is the state ship.

2. What is the state? Tree - Palo Verde Flower -saguaro cactus blossom Bird - cactus wren. Also, the state reptile is the ridgenose rattlesnake and the state amphibian is the (state name) treefrog.

Answer: Arizona

The state mammal is the ringtail, while the state neckwear is the bola tie.

3. What is the state? Tree - kukui, also called the candlenut Flower - yellow hibiscus brackenridgei Bird - nene The state flag includes the British flag in the corner. Also, one of the state's two official languages has only 12 letters in its alphabet.

Answer: Hawaii

The Hawaiian language has only 12 letters. Unique to Hawaii is that each county (island) has its own official flower. Also, the state fish is the humuhumunukunukuapua'a... Say what?

4. What is the state? Tree: ponderosa pine Flower: bitterroot Bird: western meadowlark The state gems are the Yogo sapphire and agate.

Answer: Montana

The state fossil is maiasaura - duck-billed dinosaur.

5. What is the state? Tree: flowering dogwood Flower: white hawthorn blossom Bird: bluebird The state musical instrument is the fiddle, while the state animal is the mule.

Answer: Missouri

The state tree nut is the eastern black walnut. You can celebrate Missouri day on the third Wednesday in October.

6. Which state is this: Tree: two types of redwoods Flower: golden poppy Bird: (state name) valley quail. The names of the state animal (grizzly bear), marine mammal (gray whale) and fish (golden trout) all contain the state name.

Answer: California

The state gem is the blue diamond and the state dance is West Coast swing dance. Not surprisingly, gold is the state mineral.

7. What state is this? Tree: eastern cottonwood Flower: sunflower Bird: western meadowlark. The state reptile is the ornate box turtle, and the state song is 'Home on the Range.'

Answer: Kansas

The state animal is the American buffalo.

8. Which state is this? Tree: white birch Flower: purple lilac Bird: purple finch. The state amphibian is the spotted newt, and the state butterfly is the Karner blue.

Answer: New Hampshire

The state freshwater fish is the brook trout while the state saltwater fish is the striped bass.

9. Big on the state name, all three major symbol names contain it: Tree: (state name) palmetto Flower: (state name) yellow jessamine Bird: (state name) wren. The state dog is the boykin spaniel, the state dance is the shag, and the state reptile is the loggerhead turtle.

Answer: South Carolina

The flower is the Carolina yellow jessamine, the bird is the Carolina Wren, and the tree is the South Carolina palmetto (or inodes palmetto, also called sabal palmetto, commonly called cabbage palmetto... got enough names there?). They also honor the Carolina mantid (also called praying mantis) as state insect and the Carolina wolf spider as state spider.

10. What state is this? Tree: white oak Flower: native or blue violet Bird: northern cardinal. The state fish is the bluegill and the state mineral is fluorite.

Answer: Illinois

The state fossil is the Tully Monster.

11. Tree: oak Flower: wild (prairie) rose Bird: eastern (or American) goldfinch. The state rock is the geode.

Answer: Iowa

The state colors are red, white and blue.

12. What state is this? Tree: pinon pine Flower: yucca Bird: chaparral (commonly called the roadrunner) The state grass is blue gamma, the state cookie is the bizchochito, and the state insect is the tarantula hawk wasp. It has a state question... 'Red or green?'

Answer: New Mexico

They have two state vegetables, the chili and frijol. Also an official Spanish-language song: 'Asi es Nuevo Mejico'.

13. Which state is this? Tree: sabal palm Flower - orange blossom Bird - mockingbird. This state has a state animal, and a state marine mammal, and a state saltwater mammal!

Answer: Florida

The state animal is the Florida panther the state marine mammal is the West Indian manatee and the state salt water mammal is the porpoise.

14. Which state is this? Tree - southern longleaf pine Flower - camellia Bird - yellowhammer. The state animal is the racking horse, and the state nut is the pecan.

Answer: Alabama

The only state I have found to have a true officially adopted state mascot: the eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (also the state butterfly).

15. Which state is this? Tree: cottonwood Flower: goldenrod Bird: western meadowlark. The state fossil is the mammoth, and the state grass is little bluestem.

Answer: Nebraska

Nebraska's few other symbols are shared with several other states: the honeybee (insect), channel catfish (fish) and whitetail deer (mammal).

16. Which state is this? Tree: redbud Flower: mistletoe Bird: scissortailed flycatcher. The state reptile is the mountain boomer (also called the collared lizard), and the state furbearer is the raccoon.

Answer: Oklahoma

Want to serve the official state meal? Set your table with fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecue pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries, chicken fried steak, pecan pie, and black-eyed peas.

17. Which state is this? Tree: pine Flower: {dogwood Bird: cardinal. The state gem is the emerald, the state animal is the gray squirrel, and the state dog is the plott hound.

Answer: North Carolina

The state shell is the scotch bonnet. The state vegetable is the sweet potato.

18. Which state is this? Tree: western {hemlock Flower: coast rhododendron Bird: willow goldfinch (also called wild canary). The state motto is 'Al-Ki', and the state folk song is 'Roll On, Columbia, Roll On.'

Answer: Washington

'Al-Ki' means 'by and by'. The state insect is the blue darner dragonfly.

19. Which state is this? Tree: blue spruce Flower: sego lily Bird: California (or American) gull. The state cooking pot is the Dutch oven, and the state grass is the Indian ricegrass.

Answer: Utah

The state rock is coal, the state mineral is copper, and the state fruit is the cherry.

20. Which state is this? Tree: tulip Flower: peony Bird: cardinal. The state rock is limestone and Arthur Franklin Mapes wrote the state poem.

Answer: Indiana

Indiana is the only state with an official state river: the Wabash.

21. Which state is this? Tree: white oak Flower: black-eyed Susan Bird: Baltimore oriole. The state dog is the Chesapeake Bay retriever and the state sport is jousting!

Answer: Maryland

So, did the bird give this one away? How about the state insect and butterfly: the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly?

22. Which state is this? Tree: sugar maple Flower: big laurel (rhododendron) Bird: cardinal. The state animal is the black bear, the official state colors are old gold and blue, and the state fruit is the Golden Delicious apple.

Answer: West Virginia

The state gem is silicified Mississippi fossil coral (lithostrotionella), preserved as the siliceous mineral chalcedony.

23. Which state is this? Tree: white pine Floral emblem: white pine cone and tassel Bird: chickadee. The only state with a breed-specific official state cat, and the state fish is the landlocked salmon.

Answer: Maine

The state cat is the Maine coon. The official state berry is the blueberry.

24. Which state is this? Tree: tulip poplar Flower: goldenrod Bird: (state name) cardinal. The state butterfly is the viceroy, and the state gem is the freshwater pearl.

Answer: Kentucky

Kentucky also has a state silverware pattern, a state steam locomotive, and an official pipe band.

25. Which state is this? Tree: magnolia Flower: magnolia bloom Bird: mockingbird. The state shell is the oyster shell, the state water mammal is the bottlenosed dolphin, and the state fossil is the prehistoric whale.

Answer: Mississippi

The state waterfowl is the wood duck, and the butterfly is the spicebush swallowtail.

Source: Author kitipurr

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