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Montana

Montana was admitted to the Union on the 8th of November 1889, making it the 41st state of the USA.

The name Montana means mountainous country in Spanish. The entire mountainous region of the west of the USA was called Montaña del Norte or mountainous country of the north by Spanish explorers in the 17th Century.

Montana has three state songs: "Montana"', the official state song, "Montana Melody", the state ballad and "Montana Lullaby", the state lullaby.

Montana is the fourth largest state in the USA. It covers an area of 147,040 square miles or 380,800 square km - that's slightly larger than Japan!

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1 .

This is the State Capitol building of Montana, but which city is it in?

Heather

Hannah

Helena

Hagar

The capital city of Montana Territory was Bannack, which is now a ghost town. Bannack was replaced by Virginia City in 1865 and Helena took the title 10 years later

2 .

What is the name of Montana's state butterfly (pictured)?

Mourning Cloak

Purple Emperor

Velvet Wing

Black Beauty

In the UK this species is known as the Camberwell Beauty as it was first seen in Britain in the South London district. Other names include Grand Surprise and White Petticoat

3 .

Montana's flag, adopted in 1905, shows the state seal on a blue field. Which modification was made to the flag in 1981?

41 stars, representing Montana's status as the 41st state, were removed

The colour of the word 'Montana' was changed from white to yellow

The background colour was changed from red to blue

The word 'Montana' was added

Many US state flags have blue fields so the name 'Montana' was added to help with identification. The flag was modified again in 1985 to clarify which font should be used in the word 'Montana'

4 .

Only one city in Montana has a population over 100,000. Which city is it?

Missoula

Billings

Great Falls

Bozeman

Billings, named after the president of Northern Pacific Railway, has a population of around 110,000. Missoula, Great Falls and Bozeman are the second, third and fourth largest with populations of approximately 70,000 60,000 and 40,000 respectively. Montana's capital, Helena, has a population of around 30,000

5 .

What is the name of the national park on Montana's border with Canada, which contains more than 130 lakes?

Rocky Mountain National Park

Glacier National Park

Yosemite National Park

Yellowstone National Park

The park covers more than 4,000 square km2 (one million acres) and contains parts of two mountain ranges, more than 1,000 species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals

6 .

Frank James Cooper was born in Helena, Montana, on the 7th of May, 1901. He grew up to be a famous actor and is better known by what name?

Gary Cooper

Jackie Cooper

Alice Cooper

Chris Cooper

Seen here with Ingrid Bergman in the 1943 film For Whom the Bell Tolls, Gary Cooper appeared in more than 100 feature films between 1925 and his death in 1961

7 .

What is the state flower of Montana, adopted in 1895?

Sourleaf

Sweetstem

Bitterroot

Saltpetal

The Bitterroot Mountains, the Bitterroot Valley and the Bitterroot River are all named after the flower which was a delicacy amongst some Native American tribes

8 .

The Battle of the Greasy Grass was fought in Montana Territory in June, 1876. What is this battle more commonly known as?

The Battle of Washita River

The Wounded Knee Massacre

The Battle of the Little Bighorn

The Sand Creek massacre

The battles is also known as Custer's Last Stand. It was a victory for the Sioux Indians but led to the "sell or starve" rider being added to the Indian Appropriations Act, which cut off all rations for the Sioux until they stopped fighting and gave and the Black Hills to the United States

9 .

What is Montana's state land mammal, adopted in 1983?

The Panda Bear

The Grizzly Bear

The Black Bear

The Polar Bear

The grizzly is sometimes called the North American brown bear because the grizzly and the brown bear are the same species on three continents - North America, Europe and Asia

10 .

One type of gemstone is found only in the Little Belt Mountains in Judith Basin County, Montana. What is it called?

Photograph courtesy of Montanabw

Yugo Beryl

Drogo Ruby

Yogo Sapphire

Dingo Emerald

The meaning of the word 'Yogo' is uncertain. Yogo Gulch is a place historically inhabited by the Piegan Blackfeet people and it has been said that yogo means "romance" or "blue sky" in their language. It has also been said that yogo means, "Going over the hill" but the actual meaning was lost long ago

Author: Graeme Haw