State Symbols

What is the best interpretation of Pennsylvania state symbols?

• Pennsylvania has uniform physical geography with little regional variation.
• The Appalachian system lies entirely outside Pennsylvania.
• Physiographic provinces are political districts created by the state legislature.
• Pennsylvania government sources caution that there is no single firmly documented origin for the nickname ‘Keystone State.’

Which description of Pennsylvania state symbols is correct?

• Physiographic provinces are political districts created by the state legislature.
• All Pennsylvania rivers drain through the same watershed.
• Lake Erie has no effect on northwestern Pennsylvania’s weather.
• The Keystone State nickname came to reflect Pennsylvania’s political, economic, geographic, and social importance.

What is Pennsylvania’s traditional nickname?

• The First State
• The Keystone State
• The Mountain State
• The Empire State

What is Pennsylvania’s state motto?

• Virtue, Liberty and Independence
• Excelsior
• Liberty and Union
• Live Free or Die

What is Pennsylvania’s state bird?

• Bald Eagle
• Ruffed Grouse
• Wild Turkey
• Northern Cardinal

What is Pennsylvania’s state flower?

• Mountain Laurel
• Rose
• Violet
• Goldenrod

What is Pennsylvania’s state tree?

• White Pine
• Sugar Maple
• Red Oak
• Eastern Hemlock

What is Pennsylvania’s state animal?

• Black Bear
• White-Tailed Deer
• Beaver
• Elk

What is Pennsylvania’s state fish?

• Rainbow Trout
• Brook Trout
• Largemouth Bass
• Walleye

What is Pennsylvania’s state insect?

• Honey Bee
• Lady Beetle
• Firefly
• Monarch Butterfly

What is Pennsylvania’s state beverage?

• Milk
• Grape Juice
• Spring Water
• Apple Cider