Hawaii statehood anniversary.

0:03 Calarugus shark media. Hi. I'm Mark Ellison and today's theme is Hawaii Statehood Anniversary, the fiftieth state, Island, Culture and US Territories and Statehood Facts. Question one, marking the anniversary of statehood on what exact date in nineteen fifty nine did President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaim Hawaii the fiftieth state of the United States? Question two? Just months before Hawaii's admission, which US state became the forty ninth, briefly giving the nation a forty nine star flag. Question three? Name the double hulled voyaging canoe launched in the nineteen seventies that helped spark a Hawaiian cultural renaissance by navigating from Hawaii to Tahiti without modern instruments. Question four. Among the inhabited US territories, which one is unique in that people born there are US nationals, not US citizens at birth unless they naturalize. Question five. In traditional Hawaiian cuisine, the staple called poi is made by mashing and often fermenting the cooked corm of which plant known as kalo in Hawaiian.

1:31 We'll be right back with these answers after this break. Welcome back. Question one, on what date did Hawaii become the fiftieth state? Answer August twenty first, nineteen fifty nine. After a June twenty seventh, nineteen fifty nine plebiscite in which voters overwhelmingly approved statehood, President Eisenhower issued the proclamation on August twenty first, nineteen fifty nine. D u s flag debuted the following year on July fourth, nineteen sixty. Question two, Which state became the forty ninth in nineteen fifty nine? Answer? Alaska? Alaska was admitted on January third, nineteen fifty nine. The forty nine star flag was officially used from July fourth, nineteen fifty nine until July third, nineteen sixty, when Hawaii's star brought the total to fifty.

2:22 Question three, what Hawaii voyaging canoe revived? Wayfinding? Answer? Hokuleaya Hokuleya launched in nineteen seventy five and completed a landmark nineteen seventy six voyage using traditional wayfinding, guided by Master navigator Mao Piailuk. Its success revitalized interest in Polynesian navigation and Hawaiian culture. Question four, Which territory's natives are US nationals at birth answer American Samoa. American Samoans are US nationals who owe allegiance to the United States and carry US passports, but are not citizens by birth under current law. This status is unique among inhabited US terrorceries. Question five. Hooi is made from what plant? Answer taro kalo kalo.

3:07 Taro sits at the heart of Hawaiian agriculture and mythology. Hoi made by pounding cook taro into a smooth paste is a foundational starch in Hawaiian diets that concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. See you tomorrow.