Florida

The great state of Florida is a main producer of citrus fruit. All those tangy limes, lemons, oranges and grapefruits sure make tasty drinks and food. Squeeze out some Florida knowledge and breakout of the four locks. You have 45 minutes - you can do it!

Florida became the 27th state on March 3, 1845. The largest city is Miami. Miami is also the largest southernmost city in the United States. The capital of Florida is Tallahassee.

The state's nickname is the Sunshine State.

The abbreviation for Florida is FL.

Florida borders two other states: Georgia and Alabama.

The Florida Keys are a group of about 1,700 tiny tropical islands. They stretch 120 miles off the southern tip of Florida, between the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. The Keys are known for scuba diving, boating, snorkeling and fishing.

Gatorade was named after the University of Florida's football team the Gators. The university developed this drink.

Florida's flag represents the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers and lakes. The flag was first adopted as the state flag of Florida in 1868.

Florida is a peninsula, meaning it is almost completely surrounded by water.

No matter where you are in Florida you are never more than 60 miles from the Ocean.

The only place in the world where crocodiles and alligators live together is the Florida Everglades.

Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage or fins. She accomplished this incredible feat on September 2, 2013. She completed the swim in 52 hours, 54 minutes and 18.6 seconds. She had attempted the 103-mile swim four times before she finally did it successfully. Talk about persistence!

Florida has the 2nd longest coastline of the 50 states of the USA. Florida has 580 miles along the Atlantic Ocean and 770 miles along the Gulf of Mexico. This is a total of 1,350 miles of coastline!