Fun Facts about Virginia

The ______ Mountains are located in Virginia.

Virginia's state freshwater fish.

The State flower is not really a flower, but the blossom of the ________ tree, which is also the state tree.

____________ is the largest city in Virginia.

Virginia's state slogan.

The first _________ was grown in the United States were grown in Virginia.

President Thomas Jefferson designed his own home and called it ________.

Virginia is the home base for the United States _______ Atlantic Fleet

___________ was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.

Virginia's state bird.

Virginia was named after the queen, Elizabeth the 1st, from this country.

Wild Ponies have roamed freely on ________ Island for centuries.

Virginia's state insect.

Virginia's state dog.

The capital of Virginia is...

8 Presidents were born in VA: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Harrison, Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Wilson.

The American Revolution ended with the surrender of Cornwallis in ______________.

________ is the site of the first commercially mined coal in the Colony of Virginia.

The Pentagon building in Arlington is the largest office building in the world.

Virginia has had 3 capital cities: Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Richmond.