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Missouri - The Show Me State.

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Missouri's second largest city is St. Louis which has a population of around 320,000. It was founded in 1764 by the French fur traders, Auguste Chouteau and Pierre Laclède. They named the settlement after Saint Louis who was also King Louis IX of France.

Missouri was admitted to the Union on the 24th of August, 1821 , making it the 24th state of the USA.

Missouri's current Capitol building, is the state's sixth and the third in Jefferson City. The first and second were both destroyed by fires! BR>
Missouri is the 18th largest US state in terms of population and has an estimated population of 6,063,589 - that's roughly the same as Rio de Janeiro.

Saint Louis University was established in 1832, making it the oldest University west of the Mississippi and the second-oldest Jesuit university in the USA.

Missouri is named after the Missouri River, which was itself named after the Missouri Indians, or the "ouemessourita". Their name meant "those who have dugout canoes" in the local language.

Missouri is the 21st largest US state and it covers an area of 69,709 square miles or 180,533 square km - that's half the size of Germany.

Mozarkite is the state rock of Missouri. It can be found to west of the Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri.

The actors Don Johnson and Kevin Kline were both born in Missouri as were the frontierswoman Calamity Jane, the musician Chuck Berry and the author Mark Twain.

The oldest permanent European settlement in Missouri is Ste. Genevieve. It was founded in 1735 by the French and today has a population of approximately 4,500.

The 'Show-Me State' is the nickname currently used on Missouri's licence plates but it has many more. Why not play this light hearted quiz and see how much you know about 'The Bullion State', 'The The Great Rivers State', 'The Cave State', 'The Lead State', 'The Gateway State', 'The Ozark State' and 'The Bellwether State'?

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1 .

The largest city in Missouri has the same name as one of Missouri's neighbouring states. Which one?

Arkansas

Iowa

Kansas

Illinois

The city was founded in the 1830s and was called Kansas after the river. When Kansas Territory was established in 1854 'City' was added to Kansas City's name to avoid confusion

2 .

What is the official state tree of Missouri which has the Latin name Cornus Florida?

Flowering Dogwood

American Elm

Red Pine

Eastern White Pine

The Flowering Dogwood was adopted by Missouri in 1955 and is also the state tree of Virginia. It has several nicknames including Indian Arrowwood, Cornelian Tree, False Boxwood, White Cornel, White Dogwood, Florida Dogwood and American Dogwood

3 .

The flag of Missouri is a red, white and blue horizontal tricolour bearing the state seal. The state seal carries the state motto :Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto. What does this mean in English?

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need

United we stand, divided we fall

Happy the state where citizens obey

Let the good of the people be the supreme law

The phrase was first used by the Roman philosopher Cicero and is also the motto of Salford in Manchester and Lewisham in London. The three colours on Missouri's flag represent valour (red), purity (white) and, permanency, vigilance, and justice (blue). They also reflect Missouri's past as a part of France's American empire

4 .

Founded in 1821, Missouri's capital city is named after which US President?

James Monroe

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

John Adams

In 2014 Jefferson City had an estimated population of 43,132 making it the 15th largest city in Missouri. Only five cities in the state have populations over 100,00 - they are Kansas City (463,202), St. Louis (319,294), Springfield (159,498), Independence (116,830) and Columbia (108,500)

5 .

This stamp shows Harry S. Truman, the only US President born in Missouri, announcing the end of World War II in 1945. What does the 'S' in his name stand for?

Ship

Samuel

Solomon

Nothing at all

Truman himself said that the S. was a compromise between the names of his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. So as not to offend either party young Harry was given the middle-name S

6 .

The state aquatic animal of Missouri is the Paddlefish, but what is its state fish (pictured)?

The Channel Catfish

The Walleye

The White Crappie

The Muskellunge

Both the Channel Catfish and the paddlefish were adopted by Missouri in 1997. The Channel Catfish is also the state fish of Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas and the state commercial fish of Tennessee

7 .

The city of Creve Ceour takes its name from the largest lake in the state, Creve Coeur Lake. What does Creve Ceour mean in French?

Photograph courtesy of Fletcher Commons

Fat Belly

Bent Knee

Long Neck

Broken Heart

A more literal translation would be 'punctured heart'. According to legend an Indian princess loved a French fur trapper but he did not feel the same so she jumped from a ledge into the lake and died

8 .

What is the official state instrument of Missouri?

The Viola

The Double Bass

The Fiddle

The Cello

Only eight of the States in the USA have official state instruments and four of those have chosen the fiddle. Missouri itself adopted the fiddle in 1987

9 .

The Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company, in St. Louis, Missouri, keeps a group of Clydesdale horses which they use for promotions. What are these horses known as?

The Coors Clydesdales

The Michelob Clydesdales

The Miller Clydesdales

The Budweiser Clydesdales

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, different types of draught horses were imported from Western Europe into the United States: Shires from England, Belgians from Belgium, Percherons from France and Clydesdales from Scotland. They were traditionally used to pull 'drays' - carts loaded with barrels of beer for delivery to pubs

10 .

This actress, pictured in the 1932 film Red Dust was originally named Harlean Harlow Carpenter. What is she better known as?

Carole Lombard

Greta Garbo

Jean Harlow

Marlene Dietrich

Jean was a big star in the 1930s and appeared in over 20 films between 1930 and 1937. Sadly her career and her life were cut short when she died of kidney failure in 1937 at the tender age of 26

Author: Graeme Haw