NAME MAINE SCAVENGER HUNT
http://www.state.me.us/sos/kids/


1. Which crop is grown in Aroostook County?


2. When was Maine granted statehood?


3. Which crop provides 98% of the nation’s supply of this?


4. How many miles of coastline does Maine have?


5. A baby puffin is called a


6. Who wrote the words and music to the State of Maine Song?


7. Why did the Fort Popham Colony fail?


8. Where was Hannibal Hamlin born?


9. Draw the tracks of Maine bobcat











10. Can you figure out what these license plates say?

For example, this one means “For our three kids”

11. How many inches long is a chickadee?


12. Where is Cadillac Mountain?


13. What’s the name of the book that describes the animal migration of a puffin to a Maine island where he mates and finds fish for his new family?


14. Who wrote this book?




15. This is used in schools and offices throughout the country.


16. What do lobsters like to eat?


17. Which court is the head of all the Courts of Maine?


18. How many terms can a Maine senator or representative serve?


19. This is America’s first chartered city.


20. Which branch of government makes laws?


21. These are found in a variety of colors ranging from black to light pink and are often fashioned into beautifuljewelry.


22. The state soil of Maine is called Chesuncook soil. What department monitors it?


23. How did the “Red Paint” people get their name?


24. How did the “Oyster Shell” people get their name?


25. Name this lighthouse. Where is it?

26. Why did Massachusetts make Maine a frontier territory?

27. How many tribes live in Maine today? Name one and tell where they live.



28. The French/Indian War started as which war?


Challenge Hunt:

29. Where is the location of Maine’s first lobster pound?


30. Name two effects the Revolutionary War had on Maine.


31. Who is responsible for the execution of the laws created by the Maine legislature? Who is in charge?


32. Name 2 of Maine’s Supreme Court Justices



33. What is the governor’s full name?
What is his wife’s name?


34. List two services local government provides to its citizens.