Q 01/05

Which bird is the official state bird of Hawaii?

A) Laysan albatross

B) Nene

C) Great frigatebird

D) Iiwi

Answer · why

B) Nene

Also called the Hawaiian goose, it was adopted in 1957 and is found nowhere else in the wild.

Q 02/05

New Mexico's state bird is which famously fast desert runner?

A) Gambel's quail

B) Cactus wren

C) Greater roadrunner

D) Burrowing owl

Answer · why

C) Greater roadrunner

Adopted in 1949. Its scientific name, Geococcyx californianus, literally means 'Californian earth-cuckoo'.

Q 03/05

Which state chose the scissor-tailed flycatcher as its state bird in 1951?

A) Oklahoma

B) Kansas

C) Texas

D) Arkansas

Answer · why

A) Oklahoma

The bird's forked tail can be longer than its body. It also appears on Oklahoma's state quarter.

Q 04/05

Minnesota's state bird, adopted in 1961, is which water bird?

A) Trumpeter swan

B) Canada goose

C) Common loon

D) Wood duck

Answer · why

C) Common loon

Its eerie call is a soundtrack of northern lakes. The loon also appears on Canada's one-dollar 'loonie' coin.

Q 05/05

Which state adopted the eastern brown pelican as its state bird in 1966?

A) Florida

B) Louisiana

C) South Carolina

D) Mississippi

Answer · why

B) Louisiana

Louisiana's nickname is the Pelican State, and the bird appears on its flag feeding its young.