What is the SD state mineral?
Rose Quartz
What treaty granted the Lakota nation the sacred Black Hills?
The Laramie Treaty in 1868.
Bonus Question: Why did the Europeans settle in the Black Hills anyway?
What year did SD become a state?
1889
What is the capital of SD?
Pierre
The Dakota Territory was part of what famous purchase made by Thomas Jefferson in 1803?
The Louisiana Purchase
What is the SD state bird?
Ring-necked Pheasant
What is the name of the major river that cuts our state in half?
Missouri River
Before European immigrants came to SD, what determined where the Lakota lived?
Bison and seasons.
Who were two famous explorers who navigated to Elk Point, SD in 1804?
Lewis and Clark
What is the SD state gemstone?
Fairburn Agate
What is the SD state animal?
Coyote
What is the highest point in SD?
Black Elk Peak
Where it the famous T-rex named Sue located now?
Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois
What are the rock carvings used for communication called?
Petroglyphs
What is the SD State flower?
Pasque flower
Name a National Park in South Dakota (there are two).
Wind Cave National Park and Badlands National Park
Name a national monument in South Dakota (there are two).
Jewel Cave National Monument, Mt. Rushmore National Monument
What is the SD state slogan?
Great faces, great places.
What is the SD state fossil?
T-rex
What is the name of the statue near Chamberlin, SD overlooking the Missouri River?
Dignity