How Do You Know The South Dakota State Symbols?
Amaze everyone you meet in your travels to South Dakota with your knowledge of both obscure and well-known state facts and trivia. Follow these steps to impress your boss, friends or even your children and grandchildren. Talk about the state bird of South Dakota. It’s the ring-necked pheasant. Speak about the state animal, the coyote. Divulge the name of the state sport, the rodeo. Chat about the walleye, South Dakota’s state fish. Mention that the state gemstone of South Dakota is the Fairburn agate. Sing the state song, “Hail, South Dakota.” Utter the South Dakota state motto: Under God, the people rule. Astonish your audience by reciting South Dakota’s nicknames: the Mount Rushmore state, the coyote state, the artesian state and the blizzard state.
