The United States Mint 50 States Quarter Program

In 1999, the US Mint issued quarters celebrating the first five states to join the union: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut. In 2000, five new quarters will be released celebrating the states of Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New

Hampshire and Virginia. The first quarter to be issued in 2001 will celebrate New York, then there will be a quarter celebrating North Carolina and Rhode Island. New quarters will

Test your grammar and general knowledge with this quiz about the state of Vermont.
be issued every year until 2008. As of September 2000, the newest quarter in circulation was the New Hampshire quarter.

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Did you know that...

...there are about 2000 moose in Vermont?

Moose are responsible for a high number of car accidents in the state. In winter, moose trying to replenish their mineral reserves approach highways to lick the salt used to melt ice and snow. Because of their weight and size - some moose stand up to 2m at the shoulder and weigh around 700 kg - accidents involving moose are often fatal.



1) Vermont was the ___________ new state admitted after the nation's founding by the 13 original states.
First
Second
Third
Last

2) The name of the state was derived from _____________ and it means green mountain.
Dutch
French
German
Italian

3) The capital of Vermont is ________________.
Burlington
Mansfield
Montpelier
Guilford

4) The largest city in Vermont is ________________.
Burlington
Mansfield
Montpelier
Guilford

5) Vermont receives a lot of attention for...
its dense population concentration.
its intense economic concentration.
its rural atmosphere and scenic beauty.
its active cultural life.

6) ________________ its proximity to the coastal settlements of the early colonists in the 17th century, Vermont did not receive its first permanent settlement until 1724, and its population grew slowly for 50 years thereafter.
Although
However
In spite
Despite

7) Vermont contains more than 60 percent of a lake which is shared with the state of New York and the province of Quebec. What Lake is it?
Lake Champlain
Lake Memphremagog
Lake Bomoseen
Lake of the Clouds

8) The state tree, the sugar maple, produces Vermont's famous...
Lumber
Maple flowers
Maple syrup
Maple jam

9) Which of these New York City newspapers was NOT founded by a Vermonter?
New York Times
New York Post
New York Tribune
NY Daily News

10) A Vermonter was NOT responsible for which of the following?
Founder of the first Girl Scout troop in the USA
First automobilist to cross the USA.
Inventing the wringer mop.
The discovery of laughing gas.


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