Can you name the state with a state flavor?

Questions: 

1. What year was the classic summer blockbuster Jaws released?

2. There are eight country names that end with a D. Name them.

3. Why did early Russian space missions carry a shotgun on board?

4. Give the common name for a tardigrade, a microscopic invertebrate that can survive in space.

5. Only one U.S. state has a state flavor. What is the state and the flavor?

Quick Facts:

June was named for Juno the Roman Goddess of marriage and childbirth.

For a time, Australian schools had girls carry baby dolls everywhere to discourage teen pregnancy. Evidence suggests that it had the opposite effect.

Egyptian archeologists tasted honey from 3000 BCE, and it was unspoiled.

A snail can sleep for three years straight.

The oldest university in North America is the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City. It has been operating continuously since 1551 and is one of the most prestigious Spanish language universities in the world.

The official state snack of Utah is Jell-o.

The first woman to serve as a U.S. cabinet secretary was Frances Perkins. She was Franklin Roosevelt’s Labor Secretary from 1933 to 1945.

In June Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. It honors the moment when Ibrahim (Abraham) nearly sacrificed his son Ishmael. This differs from the Jewish and Christian tradition, which holds that the son was Isaac.

Sea otters hold hands when they sleep.

The name “Google” is actually a misspelling of the word “googol,” a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin liked the concept and intended to name their company after it, but they accidentally registered the domain as “Google” and the name stuck.

Answers:

1. June 20, 1975 (Steven Spielberg was the director.)

2. Chad, Thailand, Switzerland, Poland, Iceland, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand (Greenland is not a country.)

3. To fend off wolves in case they crashed in remote areas of Siberia.

4. The water bear. (It can also survive higher doses of radiation than a cockroach.)

5. Vermont, maple flavoring (maple syrup, maple bars, maple ice cream… yum!!)