Who designed New Jersey’s state seal in 1777?
Correct answer(s):
- Pierre Eugène du Simitière
Topic
New Jersey State Symbols
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In which year was New Jersey’s buff-colored state flag officially adopted?
Correct answer(s):
- 1896
Which statement accurately describes ‘Liberty and Prosperity’ in New Jersey?
Correct answer(s):
- It appears on the seal but was not separately adopted as a legal motto
What do the helmet and horse-head crest on New Jersey’s seal represent broadly?
Correct answer(s):
- Independence and state identity
What does the cornucopia held by Ceres symbolize?
Correct answer(s):
- Agricultural abundance
What is the liberty cap on New Jersey’s seal associated with?
Correct answer(s):
- Freedom
What does the Jersey Fresh brand promote?
Correct answer(s):
- Agricultural products grown in New Jersey
How were New Jersey’s various state symbols established over time?
Correct answer(s):
- Through separate civic and public processes
Which fish is New Jersey’s official state fish?
Correct answer(s):
- Brook trout
Which turtle is New Jersey’s state reptile?
Correct answer(s):
- Bog turtle
What is New Jersey’s official state shell?
Correct answer(s):
- Knobbed whelk
Which dinosaur is New Jersey’s state dinosaur?
Correct answer(s):
- Hadrosaurus foulkii
Which background color is used on New Jersey’s state flag?
Correct answer(s):
- Buff
What do the three plows on New Jersey’s state seal represent?
Correct answer(s):
- Agriculture
What does the figure of Liberty on New Jersey’s state seal represent?
Correct answer(s):
- Freedom
Which idea does Ceres represent on New Jersey’s state seal?
Correct answer(s):
- Agricultural abundance
What is New Jersey’s state bird?
Correct answer(s):
- Eastern goldfinch
Which flower represents New Jersey as its state flower?
Correct answer(s):
- Violet
What is New Jersey’s official state tree?
Correct answer(s):
- Northern red oak
Which animal is New Jersey’s state animal?
Correct answer(s):
- Horse