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In the City of Annapolis, Lacey Anne Regina, adorns many trash receptacles in our downtown area. Lacey Anne, along with her "Keep It Clean" buddies, Susie, Thiz and Rose, remind visitors and residents to Keep Annapolis Clean. Lacey Anne is a reminder that litter lessens the beauty of the city and should be tossed into trash receptacles. Area restaurants offer "coloring-page" place mats featuring Lacey Anne. These place mats offer a mini quiz that help children learn about the City's flag, as well as historic facts about the City and it's history.

To download/print a version of the Lacey Anne coloring page, click on the black and white image. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open this page. The mini quiz below will give you hints on what colors to use for the page.

Lacey Anne Regina Mini Quiz: (Answers are at the bottom of this page)

1. Lacey Anne is a friendly sprig of Queen Anne's Lace, a wild flower that grows in abundance in the fields of Maryland.
   Q: Can you guess who Queen Anne's Lace is named for? (Answer #1)

2. Sir Francis Nicholson named our city "Annapolis" to honor Princess Anne of England. Annapolis is a Greek word.
   Q: Can you guess what Annapolis means in English? (Answer #2)

3. Susie is a cheery Black-Eyed Susan. Her colors (yellow and black), are representative of the Calvert family, who settled the colony of Maryland. The Black-Eyed Susan is very special to Maryland.
   Q: Why do you suppose the Black-Eyed Susan is so special to Maryland? (Answer #3)

4. Queen Anne's Lace may look like delicate white lace, but in fact, it is very hearty and even drought resistant. Of course, like all flowers, she enjoys a drink of water now and then.
   Q: If you place Queen Anne's Lace in a glass of water and add a drop of blue food coloring, in a few hours what color do you think the flower will turn? (Answer #4)

5. How the thistle saved Scotland: Once many, many years ago, invaders tried to attack Scotland by surprise. They removed their heavy boots to sneak across the fields barefoot at night. When the invaders tried to cross the fields, they got a painful surprise and had to retreat.
   Q: What caused the invaders to retreat? (Answer #5)

6. Queen Anne's Lace is actually related to a vegetable that can add flavor to a stew. Indeed, we are told that the roots of Queen Anne's Lace can also be made into a tasty stew, though we do not recommend it!
   Q: What vegetable is Queen Anne's Lace related to? (Answer #6)

7. Lacey Anne has two more friends:
   • Thiz is a wild, purple hair thistle. Thistles are colorful wildflowers that grow quite tall. Butterflies love thistles because they are a dependable source of food for them when they migrate.
   • Rosey is a faithful Tudor Rose and a symbol of the British royal family to whom Queen Anne was related. Rosey is both red and white, because she is descended from the red rose of the Lancasters and the white rose of the Yorks. Together with Thiz, the two were represented under Queen Anne's crown, which you see now on the Annapolis flag.
     Q:What do Lacey Anne, Susie, Thiz and Rosie have in common with many Americans? (Answer #7)

8. Straight from the horse's mouth! Maryland's biggest horse race, the "Preakness", is run every spring in May.
   The winning horse gets to wear a beautiful blanket of what appears to be Black-Eyed Susans, but they are not.
   Black-Eyed Susans do not bloom until much later in the season. Instead, another flower is dyed to look like the Black-Eyed Susan.
   Q: What flower do you think they dye to look like the Black-Eyed Susan? (Answer #8)

9. Q:What do the letters "KIC" stand for? (Answer #9)

Answers: Answer #1: Queen of England; Answer #2: Anne's City; Answer #3: Black-Eyed Susan is the Maryland State Flower; Answer #4: Blue... the same as the food coloring; Answer #5: The fields were filled with thistles; Answer #6: The carrot family (the roots are similar); Answer #7: They came from other lands; Answer #8: Daisies; Answer #9: "Keep It Clean".

More Fun Sites for Kids:

• Recycling/environmental site for kids 
• Specific recycling information for kids