Connecticut--The Constitution State

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1. Connecticut's name means "long river place"? True False

2. Connecticut's state motto is "Vie Transtulit Sustinet"? True False

3. What is the state shellfish of Connecticut? Northern Scallop River Mussel Eastern Oyster Asiatic Clam

4. Connecticut has a state dance? True False

5. Charles Ives composed the state song? True False

6. What is the state mineral? Garnet Tourmaline Talc Quartz

7. Where is Connecticut's geographic center? Hartford County Waterbury Bridgeport Falls Village

8. What is Connecticut's highest point? Mount Frissell Plott Hill Talcott Mountain Mount Tom

9. Connecticut's largest city is Bridgeport? True False

10. Who is Connecticut's state hero? Nathan Hale Benjamin Franklin Ethan Allen Paul Revere

11. Who is the state heroine? Betsy Ross Prudence Crandall Susan B. Anthony Harriet Tubman

12. What is Connecticut's rank in population? (1990 census) 27 36 48 11

13. What type of natural disaster destroyed much of the Naugatuck Valley on August 19, 1955? Tornado Flood Fire Earthquake

14. The people of New Haven pride themselves on this type of food? Muffins Pizza Hamburgers Pies

15. Which of these famous people was born in or resided in Connecticut? Ethan Allen All of these P.T. Barnum Eli Whitney