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Louisiana Unit

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

Eastern Brown Pelican

1.

State Bird

b)

Magnolia

2.

State Flower

c)

Louisiana Black Bear

3.

State Mammal

d)

Catahoula Leopard

4.

State Dog

2.

Match the following

a)

Crawfish

1.

State Crustacean

b)

Alligator

2.

State Reptile

c)

Strawberry

3.

State Fruit

d)

Sweet Potato

4.

State Vegetable

3.

Match the following

a)

Beignet

1.

State Donut

b)

Purple Iris

2.

State Wildflower

c)

Fleur-de-lis

3.

State Symbol

d)

Bald Cypress

4.

State Tree

e)

Gumbo

5.

State Cuisine

4.

Match the colors of Mardi Gras to their meaning

a)

Justice

1.

Purple

b)

Faith

2.

Green

c)

Power

3.

Gold

5.

Who is the leader of the Executive Branch for the:

a)

President

1.

Country

b)

Mayor

2.

City

c)

Governor

3.

State

6.

What does "fleur-de-lis" mean?

a)

The Saints will go to the SuperBowl!

b)

Lily flower

c)

Golden

d)

French

7.

What does Mardi Gras mean? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Fat Tuesday
Fat Wednesday
Skinny Tuesday
Meat Day
8.

The state of Louisiana looks like the shape of a (a)   .

9.

Who is the current governor of Louisiana?

a)

Drew Brees

b)

Elvis Presley

c)

John Bel Edwards

d)

Joe Biden

10.

Put Louisiana's motto in order of how it is found on the flag

a)

Union

b)

Justice

c)

Confidence

1)
2)
3)
11.

Louisiana was the (a)   th state admitted to the Union.

12.

What year did Louisiana become an official state?

(a)  

13.

The Louisiana state seal and state flag have a ​ ​ (a)   background with a ​ brown ​ (b)   and its chicks.

Choose from the below words
blue
pelican
green
eagle
14.

In what year did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory?

(a)  

15.

What country was Louisiana purchased from?

a)

Spain

b)

USA

c)

England

d)

France

16.

What are the three branches of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Armed Forces

d)

Judicial

e)

Government

17.

LaSalle named Louisiana after ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
King Louis XIV
King Henry XVI
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth
18.

What two groups make up the Louisiana Legislature?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Governor

c)

Senate

d)

Supreme Court

19.

The capital of Louisiana is ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Shreveport
20.

It was the dream of Governor ​ (a)   to build the new capitol building.

Choose from the below words
Huey Long
Jimmie Davis
Buddy Romer
21.

The Louisiana capitol building has (a)   floors and is​ (b)   feet tall.

Choose from the below words
34
450
45
340
22.

The first inhabitants of Louisiana were the ___

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Native Americans

23.

The first European explorers to Louisiana were the ___

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Native Americans

24.

The first to settle Louisiana lands were the ___

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Native Americans

25.

Click on Louisiana on this US map.