Vermont Trivia

VERMONT TRIVIA

1) What Native American people inhabited Vermont prior to the arrival of Europeans?

PAPAGO & OTTAWA CROW & CHEYENNE CREEK & CHICKASAW ABENAKI & MOHAWK

For some 12,000 years, indigenous peoples inhabited this area. The Algonquian-speaking Abenaki and Iroquoian-speaking Mohawk were active in the area at the time of European encounter.

2) Who were the first Europeans to explore Vermont?

FRENCH BRITISH SPANISH DUTCH

The first European to see Vermont is thought to have been French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1535. On July 30, 1609, French explorer Samuel de Champlain claimed this territory as part of New France. In 1666, French settlers erected Fort Sainte Anne on Isle La Motte, the first European settlement in Vermont.

3) What year did Vermont become a state?

1791 1831 1851 1811

Vermont was admitted to the newly established United States as the fourteenth state on March 4, 1791, making it the first to enter the Union after the original 13 states.

4) What mountain range runs north-south through the middle of Vermont?

RED MOUNTAINS BLACK HILLS BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS GREEN MOUNTAINS

Vermont not only takes its state nickname ("The Green Mountain State") from these mountains, it is named after them. The French Monts Verts or Verts Monts is literally translated as "Green Mountains".

5) What is the official state pie of Vermont?

PUMPKIN PIE BLUEBERRY PIE CHERRY PIE APPLE PIE

On May 10, 1999, Governor Howard Dean signed House Bill No. 302, designating apple pie as the official state pie of Vermont. The legislation also specified that, when serving apple pie in Vermont, a "good faith" effort shall be made to serve it with one of the following: (a) a glass of cold milk, (b) a slice of cheddar cheese weighing at least 1/2 ounce, or (c) a large scoop of vanilla ice cream.

6) What is the state capital of Vermont?

ESSEX RUTLAND MONTPELIER BURLINGTON

Montpelier is the least-populous state capital in the United States.

7) Vermont was the first U.S. state to ______.

ABOLISH SLAVERY RATIFY THE CONSTITUTION LEGALIZE DIVORCE RECOGNIZE CHRISTMAS AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY

On July 2, 1777, in response to abolitionists' calls across the colonies, Vermont became the first colony to ban slavery outright. Vermont was also the first state to produce an African-American university graduate, Alexander Twilight, in 1823.

8) What is the state flower of Vermont?

RED CLOVER PEACH BLOSSOM BLACK-EYED SUSAN PURPLE LILAC

The red clover (Trifolium pratense) was designated as the state flower in 1895. It is often seen in the countryside of Vermont hosting the state insect--the western honey bee (Apis mellifera).

9) Which two U.S. presidents were born in Vermont?

JAMES BUCHANAN & JOE BIDEN CHESTER A. ARTHUR & JOE BIDEN CHESTER A. ARTHUR & CALVIN COOLIDGE JAMES BUCHANAN & CALVIN COOLIDGE

Chester A. Arthur was born on October 5, 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont. Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872 in Plymouth Notch, Vermont.

10) What is illegal in Vermont?

HUNTING ON SUNDAY FERRETS SHOPPING CARTS BILLBOARDS

Vermont was one of the first states to ban billboards, passing the statute in 1968, according to the Vermont Natural Resources Council. Other states with billboard bans include Maine, Hawaii and Alaska.