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Photo: Tony Webster, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.How well do you know Nebraska? Test your knowledge on the history, landscapes, unique culture, and famous landmarks of this fascinating Great Plains state!
Prairie Passerby 0–4 · Cornhusker Regular 5–8 · True Nebraskan 9–10
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The Platte River is a classic braided stream that played a vital role in westward expansion, serving as a natural highway for the Oregon, Mormon, and California trails. Today, it remains a critical ecological resource, hosting up to a million migrating sandhill cranes every spring.
Photo: Babymestizo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Arbor Day was founded by J. Sterling Morton, a Nebraska journalist and politician who advocated for planting trees to provide windbreaks, fuel, and beauty to the flat prairie. On the very first Arbor Day in April 1872, Nebraskans planted an estimated one million trees across the state.
Photo: Jonathunder, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Chimney Rock is a famous natural spire rising nearly 300 feet above the surrounding North Platte River valley. It was one of the most famous and highly anticipated landmarks for pioneers heading west, marking the transition from the flat Great Plains to the rugged Rocky Mountain terrain.
Photo: Mike Tigas from Columbia, MO, United States, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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The Runza is a beloved Nebraskan staple, traditionally baked as a rectangular yeast dough bread pocket filled with beef, cabbage, and onions. It was brought to the Great Plains by Volga German immigrants and eventually spawned a highly successful regional fast-food chain of the same name.
Photo: rayb777, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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Omaha was the original territorial capital of Nebraska from 1854 to 1867. When Nebraska achieved statehood, the capital was relocated south of the Platte River to the newly founded city of Lincoln. This move aimed to appease influential settlers living in the southern portion of the state who felt isolated from Omaha.
Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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In 1967 Nebraska became one of the first two states to choose a state fossil, and it picked the mammoth. The University of Nebraska State Museum shows off 'Archie', described as the largest mounted Columbian mammoth skeleton in the world, which was found on a farm in Lincoln County in 1922.
Photo: Jonathan Chen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Willa Cather moved to Nebraska as a child in 1883, and her experiences on the windy prairies deeply inspired her writing. Her famous Great Plains trilogy, which includes 'O Pioneers!' and 'My Antonia', brilliantly portrays the resilience of European immigrant families carving out lives in the American West.
Photo: Carl Van Vechten, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Nebraska was officially designated 'The Tree Planters' State' in 1895, reflecting its pioneering role in forestation efforts and the founding of Arbor Day. It was changed to 'The Cornhusker State' fifty years later to honor the athletic teams of the University of Nebraska and the state's massive corn crop.
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Frank Zybach developed the center-pivot irrigation system, which uses a radial pipe supported by A-frames on wheels to water crops in a circular pattern. This invention transformed dryland farming worldwide, turning arid plains into highly productive agricultural fields visible from space as green circles.
Photo: NASA, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Carhenge was constructed in 1987 by Jim Reinders as a memorial to his late father. It consists of 39 classic American cars painted gray and arranged in a circle to match the exact proportions of Stonehenge. It attracts tens of thousands of curious travelers to western Nebraska every year.
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