50 State Quarters Collector's Corner

50 State Quarter Scavenger Hunt 

Bonus: Can you name all 50 U.S states and capitals?

1. What state fish is found on the "Evergreen State"?
2. The Pemaquid Point Light is home to this state.
3. Name the bird from the "Land of 10,000 Lakes?"
4. Name the cactus from the Grand Canyon State.
5. What 3 instruments represent this state's "Musical Heritage"?
6. The three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery brought the first English settlers to this state.
7. The historic horseback ride of Caesar Rodney, galloped onto the scene as he was suffering from asthma and cancer. Rodney set off from this state on an 80-mile journey to Philadelphia withstanding thundershowers and a severe summer heat wave. The next day, he arrived at Independence Hall just in time to cast the deciding vote in favor of our nation's independence.
8. The "Sunflower State" features this animal.
9. This "Equality State"features a bucking horse and rider.
10. This state features a grizzly bear emerging from the waters clutching a salmon in its jaw.
11. Nicknamed the "Sooner State,"this bird is soaring over the State wildflower, the Indian Blanket.
12. This statue is symbol of this "Gateway to Freedom " state.
13. What does "Esto Perpetua" mean from this Peregrine Falcon state?
14. This is the first U.S. circulating coin to feature Braille. Name the state with a leaf pine branch and magnolias gracing the sides of the design, and a "Spirit of Courage" banner.
15. This state quarter depicts a trio of wild mustangs, the sun rising behind snow-capped mountains, bordered by sagebrush and a banner that reads "The Silver State."
16. This state design features a one-room schoolhouse with a teacher and students planting a tree, and the inscriptions "Foundation in Education" and "Grant Wood."
17. This state captures a piece of the "Bay State's" exceptional history. The Minutemen played a big role in protecting our nation, as they rallied together to help defeat the British during the Revolutionary War.
18. This state coin bears the inscription "Crater Lake."
19. These two explorers' historic return to St. Louis down the Missouri River, with the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Gateway Arch) in the background. The quarter is inscribed "Corps of Discovery 1804-2004."
20. This state depicts a pair of grazing American bison in the foreground with a sunset view of the rugged buttes and canyons that help define the State's Badlands region in the background.
21. A farm scene and the Chicago skyline appear on the left and to the right of this "Land of Lincoln" state.
22. Monarch King Kamehameha I is stretching his hand toward these eight major Islands. Translate this state motto: "UA MAU KE EA O KA 'AINA I KA PONO"
23. The image of rice stalks, a diamond and a mallard gracefully flying above a lake grace this state quarter.
24. General George Washington and members of the Colonial Army are crossing the Delaware River en route to very important victories during the Revolutionary War in this state.
25. Heroic Captain Joseph Wadsworth saved this State Charter from the hands of the British and concealed it in the safest place he could find - in a majestic white oak. This famous tree, "The Charter Oak," finally fell during a great storm on August 21, 1856.
26. This state's most unique natural attraction is "The Old Man of the Mountain." The state motto is, "Live free or die."
27. Find the leaf clusters of this state tree, the White Oak, and it is nicknamed the Old Line State in honor of its "troops of the line."
28. This historic feat took place on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, with this state's first successful flight of a heavier-than-air, self-propelled flying machine .
29. This Great Lake State has five of the world's largest lakes that, together, encompass more than 38,000 square miles and form the largest body of fresh water in the world.
30. A 16th-century Spanish galleon, a space shuttle and the inscription "Gateway to Discovery" can be found on this state coin.
31. This "Forward" state is considered "America's Dairy Land" with production of over 15 percent of the Nation's milk.
32. New River Gorge Bridge, At 3,030 feet long and 69 feet wide, the bridge is the world's largest steel span and the second highest bridge in the United States, rising 876 feet above the New River Gorge of this state.
33. The ox-drawn covered wagon carries pioneers in the foreground of this state coin and Chimney Rock, the natural wonder rises from the valley of North Platte River, measuring 445 feet from base to tip.
34. This state quarter features an image of the State bird, a Chinese ring-necked pheasant, in flight above a depiction of the Mount Rushmore National Monument.
35. This state quarter features two locomotives moving toward the golden spike that joined the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, linking East to West and transforming both the Utah Territory and the Nation with the inscription "Crossroads of the West."
36. A bison skull is depicted above this state's diverse landscape with the inscription "Big Sky Country."
37. This state's quarter depicts naturalist and conservationist John Muir admiring Yosemite Valley's monolithic granite headwall known as "Half Dome" and also contains a soaring California condor.
38. This "Ocean State" features a vintage sailboat gliding through the famous Narragansett Bay, and an image of the Pell Bridge in the background.
39. This state's coin has the Camel's Hump Mountain with an image of maple trees with sap buckets in the forefront.
40. This state's quarter features a Zia sun symbol over a topographical outline of the State with the inscription "Land of Enchantment."
41. This state's quarter features the "Commonwealth" statue, an allegorical female figure and a keystone.
42. This peach state motto is "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation."
43. This state's quarter honors the contribution to the history of aviation, depicting an early aircraft and an astronaut, superimposed as a group on the outline of the state. The design also includes the inscription "Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers."
44. This state's quarter has a star superimposed on the outline and the inscription, "The Lone Star State." The lariat encircling the design is symbolic of the cattle and cowboy history of Texas, as well as the frontier spirit that tamed the land.
45. This state's quarter has a pelican, a trumpet with musical notes, and an outline of this jazz state's major "Purchase ".
46. A thoroughbred racehorse is positioned behind a fence in the foreground of this state's quarter.
47. This state's quarter showcases the beauty and elegance of the state flower, combining the blossoms and leaves of two magnolias with the inscription "The Magnolia State."
48. The image of a race car is superimposed on an outline of this state with the inscription "Crossroads of America."
49. This quarter showcases the rugged Rocky Mountains with evergreen trees and a banner carrying the inscription "Colorful Colorado."
50. The Carolina Wren, the Palmetto Tree, and the Yellow Jessamine are native throughout this state.