SS Fun State Fact Sheet                 Name _____________________

Southeast Region 

Use the website http://www.50states.com .  Click on the state, scroll down to Fast Facts and click on 50 states.  Look through the list to find your answers!

Alabama:  What is their official state nut?

 

Arkansas:  What contest do they hold every year in Stuttgart?

 

Florida:  How did the University of Florida Gators get its name? 

 

Georgia:  What soda was invented in Georgia?

 

Kentucky:  What song was created in 1893?

 

Louisiana:  Louisiana has a law about biting someone, what is it?

 

Mississippi:  What famous stuffed animal was made here and why?

 

North Carolina:  They started what breakfast treat, mini-sport, and soda? (3 different areas)

 

South Carolina:  What fruit is produced more in South Carolina than anywhere else?

 

Tennessee:  What county has the most animals in the U.S. and what animal is it?

 

Virginia:  Describe what’s different about their state flower.

 

West Virginia:  How many points did Danny Heater score in a basketball game?

Activity created by Beth Dawson-Bertha Barber School
Updated: 04/13/2005