2.  1,183,432

3.  Rick Shirey

4.  Latitude 4

7.  Motto: Equality before the law.  Nickname: The Cornhusker State.

8.  The State song of Nebraska is “Beautiful Nebraska”  Beautiful Nebraska, peaceful prairieland, Laced with many rivers, and the hills of sand; Dark green valleys cradled in the earth, Rain and sunshine bring abundant birth.

10.  Nebraska license plate

11.  Dave Heineman

12.  Lincoln is Nebraska State Capital

13.  Major industries - Forbes chose Lincoln as the seventh "Best Smaller Metro" area for business and careers with a third place ranking for income growth.  Exports - farming ( corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum), grain processing.

14.  University of Vermont  Vermont Technical College

15.  The state flower for Nebraska is Goldenrod.

16.  Western Meadowlark ( Sturnella neglecta )