Solution to the Worksheet: "What State Flag Is It?"
The image shows a black-and-white coloring page of a state flag with the word
"ARKANSAS" written in the center. The design features a large diamond surrounded by stars, which is characteristic of the
flag of Arkansas.
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✔ Answer:
It's Arkansas.
> *(This is confirmed by the text at the bottom right: "Answer: It's Arkansas.")*
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🎨 Coloring Instructions (for the flag):
To color the Arkansas state flag correctly:
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Background: Red
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Diamond: White
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Border of the diamond: Blue
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Stars: White
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Text "ARKANSAS": Blue
> The official flag has 25 stars: one large star in the center (representing the Union), four smaller stars around it (representing the Confederate states), and 20 stars along the border (representing the original 13 colonies and the other 7 states that joined before Arkansas).
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🔍 Challenge Questions – Answers:
#### 1.
What is the state capital?
✔ LITTLE ROCK
#### 2.
What is the state bird?
✔ NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
#### 3.
What is the state flower?
✔ APPALACHIAN PLUM (also known as the Apple Blossom)
> *Note:* While some sources list the Apple Blossom, the correct official state flower of Arkansas is the
Apple Blossom (*Malus pumila*). However, there’s a common confusion because Arkansas does not have a single official flower. But since the apple blossom is often associated with the state, it is widely accepted.
Wait — correction:
Actually,
Arkansas does not have an official state flower, but
the Apple Blossom is sometimes informally recognized. However, more accurately,
the state flower is the Apple Blossom, adopted in 1901.
But to be precise:
✔ State Flower: Apple Blossom (Malus pumila)
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📝 Summary:
| Question | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| What state flag is it? | Arkansas |
| State Capital | Little Rock |
| State Bird | Northern Mockingbird |
| State Flower | Apple Blossom |
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🌟 Fun Fact:
Arkansas became the
25th state to join the Union on
June 15, 1836. Its flag was adopted in
1913 and revised in
1923.
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