State Day Activity

1. Nebraska became a state on what day?

2. Determine how old the state of Nebraska is. (Subtract: our current year – when it became a state.)

3. What is the state bird?

4. What is the state flower?

5. What is the state tree?

6. How many colleges does Nebraska have?

7. What were Nebraska’s nicknames before it became the Cornhusker State?

8. Who is our governor?

9. Find a famous Nebraskan and do a 1-2 paragraph summary about them. (Below are some website which list famous Nebraskans. You could also use a search engine such as; Yahooligans, Ask Jeeves for Kids, or any others.)

Person:

Nebraska Hall of Fame	Notable Nebraskans
Famous Nebraskans in the Movies