Montana i/mntn/ is a state in the Western region of the United States. The state's name is derived from the Spanish word montana (mountain). Montana has several nicknames, although none official, including "Big Sky Country" and "The Treasure State", and slogans that include "Land of the Shining Mountains" and more recently "The Last Best Place". Montana is ranked 4th in size, but 44th in population and 48th in population density of the 50 United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains.

Montana schoolchildren played a significant role in selecting several state symbols. The state tree, the ponderosa pine, was selected by Montana schoolchildren as the preferred state tree by an overwhelming majority in a referendum held in 1908. However, the legislature did not designate a state tree until 1949, when the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs, with the support of the state forester, lobbied for formal recognition. Schoolchildren also chose the western meadowlark as the state bird, in a 1930 vote, and the legislature acted to endorse this decision in 1931. Similarly, the secretary of state sponsored a children's vote in 1981 to choose a state animal, and after 74 animals were nominated, the grizzly bear won over the elk by a 21 margin. The students of Livingston started a statewide school petition drive plus lobbied the governor and the state legislature to name the Maiasaura as the state fossil in 1985.

Answer this series of questions:

1. What is the state fossil?
2. Was it voted on in an election?
3. Was the fossil voted on in an election?
4. How was it picked?
5. By whom?
6. When?
7. Where is the state?
8. What's the Spanish translation?
9. Does it have an offical nickname?
10. Is it big?
11. Are there any mountain ranges?
12. In which area of the state?
13. Most are found in which area?
14. What is in the western 1/3?
15. How many?
16. Are any in the Rockies?
17. How many?
18. What was selected in 1981?
19. Were very many nominated?
20. How many?
1. Maiasaura
2. choose a state animal,
3. no
4. al petition
5. The students of Livingston
6. 1985
7. Montana
8. mountain
9. no
10. yes
11. yes
12. throughout the state
13. Rocky Mountains.
14. mountain ranges
15. numerous
16. yes
17. 77
18. state animal
19. yes
20. 74