Little Bytes Quiz--New York State

1--With a population of 19,297,729 million, where does New York rank out of the fifty states?

2--With an area of 54,556 square miles, where does New York rank in size?

3--Where does New York place in the order of statehood?  (Hint:  It's in the first 13.)

4--What is the official New York State motto?  

5--What is the official New York State flower?

6--What is the official New York State bird?

7--What is the official New York State tree?  (Here's a hint that will completely give it away:  This tree is also the official tree of Wisconsin.)

8--What is the official New York State song?  Bonus:  Can you sing it?

9--What is the official New York State sport?

Answers after the jump.

44 Morphing Presidents

Here's a historical game for your Thursday afternoon.  This is a survey of our presidents and the challenge is to identify them mid-morph, before the name pops up.  (John Tyler through James Buchanan was my fuzzy stretch.)  My favorite graphic sequence was from Grant through McKinley for the run of absurd facial hair and for the stretching of TWO differerent presidential portraits to accommodate the portly mug of Grover Cleveland.

BONUS TRIVIA:  Before hitting play, can you name the last president pictured with facial hair?  (Can you guess his order number?)

Trivia: Today in Big Apple History

What major New York City feat of engineering opened eighty-one years ago today?

Hint:  the ceremony involved President Calvin Coolidge and a golden lever which parted American flags on either end.  (Answer after the jump.)