2. What bird is the roadrunner the state bird for? New Mexico
3. What
do the colors on the Arizona State Flag represent? What symbol is on it,
and what does it stand for?
The colors on the Arizona
flag are red, yellow, and blue. The red and yellow colors on the
flag stand for several different things. There are 13 rays that stand
for the 13 original colonies of the United States.
Coronado, who led an expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Gold,
carried the colors as well. The last thing that the red and yellow
rays stand for is the setting sun. The blue on the flag is in honor
of the blue on the United States flag. A copper star is the symbol
because Arizona had the largest production of copper in the United States.
4. What is our state flower? The Saguaro cactus blossom.
5. What is our state's nickname? The Grand Canyon State
6. What is our state tree? The
palo verde