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Alabama

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CAPITAL —MONTGOMERY (FIRST CONFEDERATE CAPITAL)
LARGEST CITY –BIRMINGHAM (PITTSBURGH OF THE SOUTH) PORT –MOBILE
BAY –MOBILE BAY
NASA CITY –HUNTSVILLE (HOME TO MARSHALL FLIGHT CENTER)
INDIANS –CREEK

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Alaska

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(Largest state, least in population density)

CAPITAL –JUNEAU (LARGEST STATE CAPITAL IN AREA)
LARGEST CITY – ANCHORAGE (ON COOK INLET)
SECOND LARGEST CITY – FAIRBANKS (NAMED AFTER V.P. CHARLES FAIRBANKS)
OIL SHIPPING PORT – VALDEZ
NORTHERN-MOST U.S. POINT – POINT BARROW
LARGEST ISLAND – KODIAK ISLAND
ISLAND CHAIN – ALEUTIANS
RIVER –YUKON
NORTHERN MOUNTAIN – RANGE BROOKS RANGE
PENINSULAS – ALASKA PENINSULA, SEWARD PENINSULA
STRAIT – BERING STRAIT
INLET – COOK INLET
SEA – BERING SEA
BERING SEA ISLANDS – PRIBILOF ISLANDS, LITTLE DIAMEDE
SOUND – PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
NORTHERN BAY – PRUDHOE BAY (OIL DRILLING CENTER)

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Alaska Pop Singer

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Jewel

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Alaska Holiday

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Seward’s Day

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Alaska University

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University of Alaska At Anchorage

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Alaska Eskimos

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Inuits

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Alaska National Parks

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DENALI, GLACIER BAY, GATES OF THE ARCTIC

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Alaska Nicknames

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SEWARD’S FOLLY, SEWARD’S ICEBOX

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Alabama University

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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (CRIMSON TIDE)

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Alabama Gov 3 Times

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GEORGE WALLACE

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Alabama Female Gov

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1967-71 -LURLEEN WALLACE

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Alabama Forest

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FOREST –TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST

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Alabama Motto/Nickname

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The Yellow Hammer State, The Heart of Dixie

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Alaska Motto/Nickname

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The Last Frontier, Russian America

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Arizona Motto

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The Grand Canyon State

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Arizona

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CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY – PHOENIX (LARGEST STATE CAPITAL IN POPULATION)
SECOND LARGEST CITY – TUCSON
PHOENIX VALLEY – VALLEY OF THE SUN LAKE – LAKE HAVASU (HOME TO THE LONDON BRIDGE)
RIVER – COLORADO
FOREST – TONTO NATIONAL FOREST “COLORFUL” DESERT – PAINTED DESERT VALLEY FILMED IN MANY WESTERNS – MONUMENT VALLEY
DAM – HOOVER DAM (FORMERLY BOULDER DAM)
HOOVER DAM LAKE – LAKE MEAD
GOVERNOR – BRUCE BABBITT
SENATOR, 1953-65, 1979-87 – BARRY GOLDWATER
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES – WILLIAM REHNQUIST, SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR
UNIVERSITIES – UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AT TUCSON (WILDCATS), UNIVERSITIES ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AT TEMPE (SUN DEVILS)

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Arizona Pro Sports Teams

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NBA – PHOENIX SUNS
NFL – ARIZONA CARDINALS
NHL – PHOENIX COYOTES
MLB – ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

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Largest Arizona Indian Tribe

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Navajo

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Arizona National Park

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GRAND CANYON

PETRIFIED FOREST

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Arizona Desert

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Senora Desert

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Arkansas Nickname

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The Land of Opportunity

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Arkansas

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CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY  -- LITTLE ROCK 
MOUNTAINS -- OZARKS 
RIVERS -- ARKANSAS, RED 
STATE PARK 00 CRATER OF DIAMONDS
PRESIDENT -- BILL CLINTON 
CLINTON’S HOME TOWN -- HOPE
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Arkansas National Park

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Hot springs

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Bentonville Arkansas Business

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Walmart

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California

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The Golden State ( most populous state)

CAPITAL – SACRAMENTO
LARGEST CITY – LOS ANGELES
SECOND LARGEST CITY – SAN DIEGO
MOUNTAINS – SIERRA NEVADA (WHERE DONNER PARTY MET ITS FATE)
FAULT LINE – SAN ANDREAS FAULT
USA’S LOWEST ELEVATION – DEATH VALLEY
LAKE - LAKE TAHOE
WINE COUNTRY – NAPA VALLEY
FOREST – SHASTA NATIONAL FOREST
LANDMARK GLASS – CHURCH CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL
UNIVERSITIES – UCLA (BRUINS), UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (GOLDEN BEARS), USC (TROJANS), STANFORD (CARDINAL), CAL TECH AT PASADENA, PEPPERDINE AT MALIBU, SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY AT SAN DIEGO, UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO

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California Pro Sports Teams

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NFL – OAKLAND RAIDERS, SAN DIEGO CHARGERS, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
NBA – LOS ANGELES LAKERS (FORMERLY MINNESOTA LAKERS), LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS, GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS, SACRAMENTO KINGS
NHL – LOS ANGELES KINGS, ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS, SAN JOSE SHARKS
MLB – SAN DIEGO PADRES, LOS ANGELES DODGERS (FORMERLY BROOKLYN DODGERS), LOS ANGELES ANGELS, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (FORMERLY NEW YORK GIANTS), OAKLAND ATHLETICS (FORMERLY KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS)

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California National Parks

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YOSEMITE, KING’S CANYON, REDWOOD, SEQUOIA

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California Desert

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Mojave

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California Winter Olympics Site

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WINTER OLYMPICS SITE, 1960 SQUAW VALLEY

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California Presidents

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RICHARD NIXON
RONALD REAGAN (BORN IN ILLINOIS)
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Arkansas Presidents

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Bill Clinton

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Colorado Motto

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Centennial State (joined the union in 1876)

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Colorado

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CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY – DENVER (MILE HIGH CITY)
SECOND LARGEST – CITY COLORADO SPRINGS
MOUNTAINS – MT. ELBERT (COLORADO’S TALLEST), PIKE’S PEAK
GORGE – ROYAL GORGE
SILVER MINE CITY — LEADVILLE (HIGHEST INCORPORATED U.S. CITY)
DENVER NATURAL AMPHITHEATER – RED ROCKS
UNIVERSITY – UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (BUFFALOES

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Colorado national Parks

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN, MESA VERDE, MESA VERDE

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Colorado Pro Sports Teams

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NBA – DENVER NUGGETS
NFL – DENVER BRONCOS
NHL – COLORADO AVALANCHE (FORMER QUEBEC NORDIQUES)
MLB – COLORADO ROCKIES

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Connecticut Motto/Nickname

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The Nutmeg State, the Constitution State

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Connecticut

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CAPITAL – HARTFORD (THE INSURANCE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD) L
ARGEST CITY – BRIDGEPORT
UNIVERSITIES – YALE AT NEW HAVEN (BULLDOGS), UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT AT STORRS (HUSKIES)

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Delaware Motto/Nickname

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The First State, the Blue Hen State

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Delaware

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CAPITAL – DOVER
LARGEST – CITY WILMINGTON
NUMBER OF COUNTIES –THREE
NAMESAKE – LORD DE LA WAR

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Florida Motto

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The Sunshine State

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Florida

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CAPITAL — TALLAHASSEE
LARGEST CITY – JACKSONVILLE
SPACE CENTER – JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
SPACE PORT AT CAPE KENNEDY – CAPE CANAVERAL
FIRST SETTLEMENT – ST. AUGUSTINE
LAKE – OKEECHOBEE
SWAMP – OKEFENOKEE (WITH GEORGIA)
ISLAND CHAIN – FLORIDA KEYS
MAJOR KEYS – KEY LARGO, KEY WEST (FARTHEST SOUTH)
UNIVERSITIES – FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (SEMINOLES) AT TALLAHASSEE, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (GATORS) AT GAINESVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (HURRICANES

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Florida National Parks

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Everglades, Dry Tortugas

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Florida Pro Sports Teams

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NBA – ORLANDO MAGIC, MIAMI HEAT
NFL – MIAMI DOLPHINS, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
NHL – FLORIDA PANTHERS ,TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
MLB – MIAMI MARLINS, TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS

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Georgia Motto/Nickname

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The Peach State, The Empire State of the South, largest state east of the Mississippi

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Georgia

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CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY -- ATLANTA 
SECOND LARGEST CITY -- COLUMBUS
PORT -- SAVANNAH 
MOUNTAIN NEAR ATLANTA -- STONE MOUNTAIN 
MOUNTAINS -- BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS
SWAMP -- OKEFENOKEE 
UNIVERSITIES -- GEORGIA TECH AT ATLANTA (YELLOW JACKETS), UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AT ATHENS (BULLDOGS), SPELMAN AT ATLANTA
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Florida Founder

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James Oglethorpe

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Florida Pro Sports Teams

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NFL – ATLANTA FALCONS
NBA – ATLANTA HAWKS
NHL – ATLANTA THRASHERS
MLB – ATLANTA BRAVES

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Hawaii Moto

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Aloha State (was independent Country from 1849-89)

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Hawaii

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CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY- HONOLULU
KING – KAMEHAMEHA
QUEEN – LILIUOKALANI
THE QUEEN’S PALACE – LOLANI PALACE
MAJOR ISLANDS – HAWAII (THE BIG ISLAND), KAUAI (OLDEST ISLAND), LANAI (THE PINEAPPLE ISLAND),
MOLOKAI (LEPER ISLAND, HOME TO FATHER DAMIAN), OAHU (MOST POPULACE ISLAND), MAUI (THE GARDEN ISLAND)
OAHU MOUNTAIN – DIAMOND HEAD
NORTH OAHU SURFING AREA – BONSAI PIPELINE
HARBOR – PEARL HARBOR BEACH PARTY – LUAU
DANCE – HULA
COOKED TARO DISH – POI POLYNESIAN GOD – MAU

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Hawaii National Parks

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NATIONAL PARKS VOLCANO’S ON HAWAII, HALEAKALA ON MAUI

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Hawaii State Bird

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Nene (Hawaiian Goose)

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Hawaii Presidents

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Obama

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Idaho

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The Gem State

CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY-- BOISE 
RIVER -- SNAKE 
CANYON -- HELL’S CANYON (DEEPEST GORGE IN U.S.) 
MONUMENT -- CRATERS OF THE MOON 
FBI STANDOFF SITE, 1992 -- RUBY RIDGE
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Illinois Motte/Nickname

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The Prairie State/The Land of Lincoln

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Illinois

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CAPITAL – SPRINGFIELD
LARGEST CITY –CHICAGO UNIVERSITIES – UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHAMPAIGN (FIGHTING ILLINI), NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO & EVANSTON(WILDCATS), BRADLEY AT PEORIA, LOYOLA AT CHICAGO, DEPAUL AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY AT NORMAL

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Illinois PResidents

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Lincoln, Obama

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Illinois Pro Sports Teams

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NBA – CHICAGO BULLS
NFL – CHICAGO BEARS
NHL – CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
MLB – CHICAGO CUBS, CHICAGO WHITE SOX

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Indiana

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ndiana – The Hoosier State (smallest state west of the Appalachians)

CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY- INDIANAPOLIS 
LAKE - MICHIGAN 
PORT -- GARY 
RIVER -- WABASH 
VICE PRESIDENT --DAN QUAYLE 
UNIVERSITIES -- PURDUE AT WEST LAFAYETTE (BOILERMAKERS), NOTRE DAME AT SOUTH BEND (FIGHTING IRISH)
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Indiana Pro Sports Teams

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NBA – INDIANA PACERS (CAME FROM ABA)

NFL – INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (FORMER BALTIMORE COLTS)

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Iowa

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The Hawkeye State
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY – DES MOINES
RIVER – DES MOINES
ARTIST – GRANT WOOD COMMUNAL COLONIES - AMANA COLONIES
WHERE BUDDIE HOLLY’S PLANE CRASHED – CLEAR LAKE
UNIVERSITIES – UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AT IOWA CITY (HAWKEYES), IOWA STATE AT AMES (CYCLONES), DRAKE AT DES MOINES (BULLDOGS)

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Iowa President

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Herbert Hoover

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Kansas

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The Sunflower State
CAPITAL -- TOPEKA 
LARGEST CITY --WICHITA
HISTORIC WESTERN CITY -- DODGE CITY 
NORTHERN POINT OF CHISHOLM TRAIL -- TOPEKA UNIVERSITIES -- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS AT LAWRENCE (JAYHAWKS), KANSAS STATE AT MANHATTAN (WILDCATS)
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Kentucky motto

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The Bluegrass State (Commonwealth, Abe Lincoln’s Birthplace)
CAPITAL – FRANKFORT
LARGEST CITY – LOUISVILLE
FIRST CAPITAL –BOWLING GREEN
CITY NAMED AFTER MASSACHUSETTS CITY - LEXINGTON
U.S. GOLD RESERVE - FORT KNOX
UNIVERSITIES – UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (WILDCATS), UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (CARDINALS

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Kentucky National Park

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Mammoth Cave

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Louisiana

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The Pelican State

CAPITAL – BATON ROUGE
LARGEST CITY – NEW ORLEANS (THE BIG EASY, THE CRESCENT CITY)
LAKE - LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
ASSASSINATED GOVERNOR - HUEY LONG (“KINGFISH”)
FRENCH CANADIAN DESCENDANTS - CAJUNS COUNTY-LIKE DIVISIONS - PARISHES
NEW ORLEANS HISTORIC AREA - FRENCH QUARTER
NEW ORLEANS HISTORIC HALL - PRESERVATION HALL UNIVERSITIES - LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT BATON ROUGE (TIGERS) TULANE AT NEW ORLEANS (GREEN WAVE) LOYOLA AT NEW ORLEANS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT SHREVEPORT

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Pro Sports Teams

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NLF - New Orleans Saints

NBA - New Orleans Hornets

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Maine

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Maine- The Pine Tree State (the only state bordered by only one other state)

CAPITAL - AUGUSTA
LARGEST CITY - PORTLAND OVERSEAS REFUELING STOP BANGOR
RIVER - KENNEBUNK
AUTHOR STEPHEN KING OLDEST COLLEGE - BOWDOIN 19TH CENTURY SECRETARY OF STATE - JAMES BLAINE 20TH CENTURY SECRETARY OF STATE - EDMUND MUSKIE

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Maine National Park

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Acadia

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Maryland

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CAPITAL – ANNAPOLIS (NAMED AFTER QUEEN ANNE)
LARGEST CITY – BALTIMORE BAY – CHESAPEAKE BAY
ISLAND – KENT ISLAND
FORT – FORT MCHENRY
BALTIMORE CRITIC – H. L. MENCKEN
BALTIMORE POET AND AUTHOR – EDGAR ALLEN POE VICE PRESIDENT - SPIRO AGNEW
UNIVERSITIES - JOHNS HOPKINS AT BALTIMORE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY AT ANNAPOLIS (MIDSHIPMEN)

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Maryland Motto/Nickname

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The Old Line State/The Star Spangled Banner State

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Maryland Flower

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Black-eyed susan

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Maryland FOunder/Namesake

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Founder = Cecil Calvert, First Lord Baltimore
Namesake - Annapolis – Queen Anne
he new colony may have been named in honor of Henrietta Maria of France, wife of Charles I of England

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Maryland Pro Sports TEams

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NFL – BALTIMORE RAVENS (NAMED AFTER POE’S “THE RAVEN”)
NBA – BALTIMORE WIZARDS (FORMERLY WASHINGTON BULLETS)
MLB – BALTIMORE ORIOLES (FORMERLY ST. LOUIS BROWNS)

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Massachusetts (Commonwealth)

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The Bay State (Commonwealth)

CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY - BOSTON 
BOSTON CHURCH/LANDMARK - OLD NORTH CHURCH
BOSTON PARK - BOSTON COMMON 
BOSTON HALL - FANEUIL HALL
WITCH TRIAL CITY, 1697 - SALEM 
LIZZY BORDEN’S HOME TOWN - FALL RIVER 
MUSIC FESTIVAL CITY -TANGLEWOOD 
RESORT ISLANDS - MARTHA’S VINEYARD, NANTUCKET ISLAND 
CAPES - CAPE ANN, CAPE COD 
BAYS -- BUZZARD’S BAY, CAPE COD BAY 
SOUND -- NANTUCKET SOUND 
LOWELL ARTIST - JAMES WHISTLER 
HILLS -- BERKSHIRES 
AMHERST POET - EMILY DICKINSON 
SALEM AUTHOR - NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
UNIVERSITIES -- HARVARD (BULLDOGS) MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Massachusetts Presidents

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JOHN ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, JOHN F. KENNEDY, Calvin Coolidge (originally Vermont)

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Michigan

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The Wolverine State (Official the Great Lake State)

Capital - Lansing
Largest City - Detroit
Strait - Strait of Mackinac
Playwright and Essayist - Arthur Miller
Universities - U MIch at Ann Arbor (Wolverines), MIch State at Lansing (Spartans)
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Michigan National Park

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Isle Royal

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Michigan PResident

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Gerald Ford

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Michigan Pro Sports Teams

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NFL - DETROIT LIONS
NBA - DETROIT PISTONS
NHL - DETROIT RED WINGS
MLB - DETROIT TIGERS

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Minnesota nicknames

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The Gopher State, Land of 10,000 Lakes (farthest north lower 48 states)

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Minnesota

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CAPITAL –ST. PAUL
LARGEST CITY MINNEAPOLIS
PORT - DULUTH
ROCHESTER CLINIC – MAYO (BROTHERS) CLINIC
MOUNTAIN RANGE – MASABI (KNOWN FOR ITS IRON ORE DEPOSITS)
SAUK CENTER AUTHOR - SINCLAIR LEWIS
WALNUT GROVE AUTHOR - LAURA INGALLS WILDER GOVERNOR/ACTOR - JESSE (“THE BODY”) VENTURA SENATOR/COMEDIAN - AL FRANKEN
UNIVERSITY – UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AT ST. PAUL (GOLDEN GOPHERS

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Minnesota National Park

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VOYAGERS

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Minnesota V Presidents

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HUBERT HUMPHREY, WALTER (FRITZ) MONDALE

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Source of MS River

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Lake Itasca (Minnesota)

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Minnesota Sports Team

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NFL – MINNESOTA VIKINGS
NBA – MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
NHL – MINNESOTA WILD
MLB – MINNESOTA TWINS (FORMERLY WASHINGTON SENATORS)

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Mississippi

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The Magnolia State

CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY - JACKSON (NAMED FOR ANDREW JACKSON)
PORTS – BILOXI, GULFPORT
SENATOR - TRENT LOTT OXFORD - AUTHOR WILLIAM FAULKNER
ELVIS PRESLEY’S BIRTHPLACE - TUPELO
SHORT STORY WRITER -EUDORA WELTY
INDIAN TRAIL - NATCHEZ TRACE
UNIVERSITY - UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI AT OXFORD (OLE MISS

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Missouri

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The Show Me State
CAPITAL - JEFFERSON CITY
LARGEST CITY - KANSAS CITY
START OF THE PONY EXPRESS -ST. JOSEPH
MOUNTAINS - OZARKS MURALIST - THOMAS HART BENTON
ASTRONOMER -vEDWIN HUBBLE
HANNIBAL AUTHOR - MARK TWAIN
OUTLAWS - THE JAMES GANG SENATORS - THOMAS EAGLETON, JOHN DANFORTH
UNIVERSITIES - UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT COLUMBIA (TIGERS) WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS (BEARS

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Q

Missouri President

A

Harry Truman (Independence)

89
Q

Missouri Pro Sports

A

NFL - ST. LOUIS RAMS, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
NHL - ST. LOUIS BLUES
MLB - ST. LOUIS CARDINALS, KANSAS CITY ROYAL

90
Q

Montana

A

The Treasure State
CAPITAL HELENA - (HOME OF LAST CHANCE GULCH) LARGEST CITY - BILLINGS RIVER - MISSOURI
BATTLEFIELD - LITTLE BIG HORN
UNIVERSITY - UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA AT MISSOULA

91
Q

Montana National Parks

A

GLACIER, WATERTON-GLACIER INTERNATIONAL PEACE PARK (SHARED WITH CANADA)

92
Q

Nebraska

A

Nebraska – The Cornhusker State, The Beef State

CAPITAL - LINCOLN 
LARGEST CITY -- OMAHA 
RIVER (- NORTH) PLATTE 
HOME FOR BOYS NEAR OMAHA - BOYS TOWN 
COMEDIAN - JOHNNY CARSON 
UNIVERSITY - UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (CORNHUSKERS)
93
Q

Nebraska Legislature

A

Unicameral (only 1!)

94
Q

Nebraska Author

A

Willa Caher

95
Q

Nebraska Politician

A

William Jennings Bryan (3-Time Presidential Candidate)

96
Q

Nevada Nicknames/Mottos

A

The Silver State, The Battle Born State, The Sagebrush State

97
Q

Nevada

A

CAPITAL- CARSON CITY (NAMED AFTER KIT CARSON) LARGEST CITY - LAS VEGAS SECOND LARGEST CITY - RENO
LARGEST RIVER - HUMBOLDT RENO RIVER - TRUCKEE
LAKE - LAKE TAHOE (SHARED WITH CALIFORNIA)

98
Q

Nevada Silver Mine

A

Comstock Lode (Virginia City)

99
Q

New Hampshire

A

Capital - Concord
Largest City - Manchestr
Port - Portsmouth

100
Q

New Hampshire President

A

Franklin Pierce

101
Q

New Hampshire Mt

A

Mt. Washington

102
Q

New Hampshire MT Range

A

Presidential Range

103
Q

NH Prep School

A

Exeter

104
Q

New Jersey

A

The Garden State (most densely populated state)

Capital = Trenton
Largest City - Newark

105
Q

NJ Gambling City

A

Atlantic City

106
Q

NJ Cape

A

Cape May

107
Q

NJ Governors

A

Chris Christie, Christine Todd Whitman

108
Q

NJ Universities

A

Princeton, Rutgers at New Brunswick

109
Q

NJ Pro Sports

A

NFL - New York Giants, New York Jets

NHL - New Jersey Devils

110
Q

New Mexico

A

The Land of Enchantment
Capital - Santa Fe
Largest City and home to annual balloon fiesta - Albuquerque
UFO Crash Site - Roswel

111
Q

NM Ski City

A

Taos
Taos Author - DH Lawrence
Taos Artist - Georgia O’Keeffe

112
Q

NM Atomic Research Center

A

Los Alamos

113
Q

First Atomic Bomb Site

A

Trinity NM (City nearby - Alamogordo)

114
Q

NM River

A

Rio Grande “Big River”

115
Q

NM State Bird

A

Roadrunner

116
Q

NM National Park

A

Carlsbad Caverns

117
Q

NM National Monument

A

White Sands National Monument

118
Q

NM University

A

University of new Mexico at Albuquerque (Lobos)

119
Q

New York

A

The Empire State
Capital - Albany (Site of Fort Orange)
Largest City - NYC

120
Q

NYC Burroughs

A

Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn (Most Populous), Bronx, Statin Island

121
Q

Second Largest NY City

A

Buffalo

122
Q

Long Island Nuclear Research Center

A

Brookhaven National Laboratory

123
Q

NY Mountains

A

Northern – Adirondacks

Southern - Catskills

124
Q

NY River

A

Hudson

125
Q

NY Lakes

A

Finger Lakes, Lake Champlain (Shared with Vermont)

126
Q

Winter Olympics Site, 1932,1980

A

Lake Placid

127
Q

NY Presidents (5)

A

Martin Van Buren, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt

128
Q

NY VPS

A

Aaron Burr, Nelson Rockefeller

129
Q

NY Govs

A

Andrew Cuomo, Dewitt Clinton, Al Smith, Thomas Dewey, Nelson Rockefeller, Mario Cuomo, Hugh Carey

130
Q

NYC Majors

A

Nike Bloomberg, Fiorello La Guardia, Mario Cuomo, Ed Koch, David Dinkins, Rudolph Guiliani, Bill DeBlasio

131
Q

NY Universities

A

CUNY, Colgate (Hamilton), Columbia, Cornell (Ithaca), Syracuse (Orangemen), Vassar at Poughkeepsie

132
Q

NY Pro Sports Teams

A

NFL - Buffalo Bills
NBA - New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets
NHL - Buafflo Sabres, NY Islanders, NY Rangers
MLB - New York Mets, NY Yankees

133
Q

North Carolina

A 
The Tarheel State
Capital - Raleigh
Largest City - Charlotte
Capes - Hatteras, Fear
Sounds - Pamilco, Albemarle
Island - Roanoke
134
Q

NC Mountains

A

Blue Ridge (Shared with Georgia)

135
Q

NC National Park

A

Great Smoky Mountains (Shared with Tennessee)

Senators - Sam Irvin, Jesse Helms

136
Q

NC Cradle of Aviation

A

Kitty Hawk

137
Q

NC Author

A

Thomas Wolfe

Look Homeward, Angel
You Can’t Go Home Again
The Party at Jack’s
O Lost

138
Q

NC Universities

A

Duke at Durham (Blue Devils0, UNC at Chapel Hill (Tarheels), Wake Forest at Winston-Salem (Demon Decons), NC State at Raleigh (Wolfpack)

139
Q

NC Pro Sports

A

NFL - Carolina Panthers

NHL - Carolina Hurricanes

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