List of Idaho state symbols

Columns: Type | Symbol | Description | Adopted
Horse | Appaloosa | The Appaloosa breed became the state horse in 1975 following an introduction to the Legislature by sixth grade students from Eagle , Idaho | 1975 | Insect | Monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ) | The monarch became designated as the state insect after a bill proposed by fourth grade students at Cole Elementary in Boise was passed unanimously by State Senators | 1992 | Motto | Esto perpetua | Translating to Let it be perpetual or It shall be perpetual , Idaho 's official motto was designated soon after the state was admitted to the Union in 1890 . The phrase Esto perpetua is attributed to the Venetian theologian Pietro Sarpi . The motto appears on the state 's seal and on its quarter as part of the 50 State Quarters program , which lasted 1999-2008 | 1890 | Raptor | Peregrine falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) | Adopted as the state raptor by the Legislature in 2004 , the peregrine falcon has a global distribution and can be found on each continent apart from Antarctica . Boise is home to the World Center for Birds of Prey , the headquarters for The Peregrine Fund , a non-profit organization founded in 1970 that conserves threatened and endangered birds of prey . The peregrine falcon appears on the Idaho state quarter | 2004 | Seal | Seal of Idaho | The Idaho Territory seal was adopted in 1863 and redrawn several times before statehood in 1890 . The Great Seal was designed by Emma Edwards Green , the only woman to design a state seal . The seal depicts a woman , signifying justice , and a miner along with cornucopias , a pine tree , sheaf of grain , syringa , an elk 's head , wheat and other imagery associated with the state | 1863 | Song | Here We Have Idaho | Music for the state song of Idaho was composed by Sallie Hume Douglas and copyrighted on November 4 , 1915 under the name Garden of Paradise . In 1917 , University of Idaho student McKinley Helm wrote the verse which became the chorus , and Alice Bessee set the words to Douglas ' music . The song , then known as Our Idaho , became the university 's alma mater . Albert J. Tompkins , director of music in the Boise Public Schools , wrote additional verses for the song , and in 1931 the Legislature designated Here We Have Idaho as the state song | 1931 | Tree | Western white pine ( Pinus monticola ) | Adopted as a state symbol by the Legislature in 1935 , western white pine is known for its straight grain and soft even texture . In the United States , the largest remaining volume of this timber grows in Northern Idaho | 1935 | Vegetable | Potato | The nation 's leader in production , Idaho has become synonymous with potatoes Fourth grade students from Grand View Elementary school led the effort for the symbol in 2002 , writing to all 105 lawmakers pushing for the bill | 2002

Example questions:
What hertz can the Idaho state bird detect visual changes ? | What color is the crown of adult females of Idaho 's state bird ? | What is the alternate name of the Idaho state tree besides California mountain pine ? | How many couples dance in Idaho 's state dance ?

Answers:
129 Hz | grey | silver pine | four couples