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50 free State Animals trivia questions with answers — geography quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Every US state has an official bird, and most have added mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians chosen by legislatures and, often, schoolchildren. These state animals trivia questions cover the cardinal's seven states, the western meadowlark's six, the deer that represents ten, the bat that stands for Washington, D.C., and the newer picks like Utah's Gila monster and Pennsylvania's hellbender. Every answer is sourced, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss.
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Q 01Which bird is the state bird of seven states, more than any other?
Northern cardinal
An Amtrak train between Chicago and Washington is named for it because it passes through six of them.
Q 02Which bird represents six states, including Kansas, Montana and Wyoming?
Western meadowlark
Oregon briefly debated swapping it for the osprey in 2017; a compromise kept both.
Q 03Which bird is the state bird of five states, including Texas and Tennessee?
Northern mockingbird
It also turns up in book titles, songs and lullabies.
Q 04What is the national bird of the United States?
Bald eagle
Banning DDT and eagle hunting brought it back from the brink in the lower 48.
Q 05Which animal is the national mammal of the United States?
American bison
It was given the title in 2016 and is also the state animal of Kansas.
Q 06Which goose has been Hawaii's state bird since 1957?
Nene
It is found wild only on Maui, Kauai, Molokai and the Big Island.
Q 07What is the state bird of New Mexico?
Greater roadrunner
It appeared on a 1982 sheet of 20-cent stamps showing all 50 state birds and flowers.
Q 08Which grouse was adopted as Alaska's state bird in 1955?
Willow ptarmigan
It is also the regional bird of Southern Lapland.
Q 09Which bird on Louisiana's flag and seal is its official state bird?
Brown pelican
It is also the national bird of Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Q 10What is the state bird of Maryland?
Baltimore oriole
It is also the namesake and mascot of the city's baseball team.
Q 11Which bird, the model for the old Twitter logo, is the state bird of Idaho and Nevada?
Mountain bluebird
Poets have long treated the bluebird as a bearer of joy.
Q 12Which bird with dramatic forked tail feathers is Oklahoma's state bird?
Scissor-tailed flycatcher
It appears in flight, tail spread, on the back of the Oklahoma state quarter.
Q 13Rhode Island's official state bird is what kind of animal?
A domestic chicken
The Rhode Island Red was bred there in the late 1800s for both meat and eggs.
Q 21Which bird is the state bird of both Massachusetts and Maine?
Black-capped chickadee
It is also the provincial bird of New Brunswick.
Q 22Which bird was designated New Hampshire's state bird in 1957?
Purple finch
The New Hampshire red hen was proposed but lost out.
Q 23Which bird is the state bird of Missouri and New York?
Eastern bluebird
New York's state mammal is the beaver.
Q 24Which ground-dwelling bird became the Golden State's state bird in 1931?
Q 14Which desert bird, the largest of its family in the country, is Arizona's state bird?
Cactus wren
It is endemic to the deserts of the Southwest and northern Mexico.
Q 15Which bird, named Minnesota's state bird in 1961, appears on the state quarter?
Common loon
It is also on Canada's one-dollar coin, the loonie.
Q 16Which bird has been Colorado's state bird since 1931?
Lark bunting
The same year, California chose its quail.
Q 17What is the state bird of Vermont?
Hermit thrush
The state animal is a horse breed.
Q 18Which bird is Pennsylvania's official state game bird?
Ruffed grouse
The state's official amphibian, since 2019, is a giant salamander.
Q 19Delaware's official bird, adopted in 1939, is which strain of gamecock?
Blue Hen Chicken
The cardinal was also a candidate but lost out.
Q 20What is the state bird of Georgia?
Brown thrasher
It is the only thrasher that lives mainly east of the Rockies.
California quail
The state animal, an extinct grizzly, followed in 1953.
Q 25Which thrush is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan and Wisconsin?
American robin
It also appeared on a Canadian $2 note in 1986.
Q 26Which bird did Washington schoolchildren pick as state bird in 1951?
American goldfinch
Washington calls it the willow goldfinch; New Jersey calls it the eastern goldfinch.
Q 27Alabama's state bird, the yellowhammer, is which species?
Northern flicker
The nickname was first applied to Confederate soldiers from the state during the Civil War.
Q 28Which member of the raccoon family is the state mammal of Arizona?
Ringtail
It has been legally trapped for its fur and is fully protected in California.
Q 29Who chose the Florida panther as Florida's official animal in 1982?
Schoolchildren, by a vote
The cat later appeared on a 2023 Endangered Species forever stamp.
Q 30The Golden State's official animal, adopted in 1953, is which extinct creature?
California grizzly bear
It still flies on the state flag, which first appeared during the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt.