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US States and Territories Flashcards

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Indiana: Nickname

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The Hoosier State

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Illinois: longtime senator

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Evertt Dirkson

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Indiana: Universities

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Purdue Boilermakers - Notre Dame fighting Irish

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Indiana: Governor

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Evan Bayh

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Indiana: Vice President

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Dan Quayle

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Indiana: River

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Wabash

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Iowa: Capital and largest city

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Des Moines

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Indiana: Capital and largest city

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Indianapolis

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Iowa: River

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Des Moines

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Illinois: Northeastern University’s mascot

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Huskies

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Illinois: University of Illinois’ mascot

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Fighting Illini

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Illinois: Poet Laureate

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Gwendolyn Brooks

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Illinois: Poet

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Carl Sandburg

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Illinois: Governors

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Adlai Stevenson - Jim Thompson

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Kentucky: largest city

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Louisville

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Indiana: Lake Michigan port

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Gary

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Kansas: Largest City

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Wichita

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Alabama: Capital

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Montgomery (first Confederate capital)

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Kentucky: Nickname

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The Bluegrass State (Commonwealth - Abe Lincoln’s Birthplace)

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Kansas: Universities

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University of Kansas at Overland park (Jayhawks)

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Kansas: Bob Dole’s hometown

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Russell

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Kansas: Senators

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Bob Dole - Alf Landon - Nancy Landon Kassebaum

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Iowa: Nickname

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The Hawkeye State

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Kansas: Historic western city

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Dodge City

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Illinois: President

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Abraham Lincoln

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Kansas: Capital

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Topeka

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Kansas: Nickname

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The Sunflower State

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Iowa: Universities

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Iowa State at Ames (Cyclones)

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Iowa: Artist

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Grant Wood

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Iowa: Author

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James Waller

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Iowa: President

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Herbert Hoover

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Kansas: Topeka clinic

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Menninger Clinic

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Hawaii: Queen

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Liliuokalani

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Illinois: Female senator

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Carol Moseley-Braun

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Hawaii: The Garden island

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Maui

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Hawaii: second largest island

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Oahu

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Hawaii: Leper Island - home to Father Damian

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Molokai

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Hawaii: The Pineapple Island

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Lanai

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Hawaii: Oahu mountain

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Diamond Head

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Hawaii: The Big Island

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Hawaii

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Hawaii: North Oahu surfing area

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Bonsai Pipeline

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Hawaii: King

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Kamehameha

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Hawaii: Capital and largest city

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Honolulu

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Hawaii: Nickname

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The Aloha State (was independent country from 1849-89)

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Georgia: Universities

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Georgia Tech at Atlanta - Spelman at Atlanta - University of Georgia at Athens (Bulldogs)

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Georgia: Swamp

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Okefenokee (With Florida)

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Georgia: Mountain Range

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Blue Ridge Mountains

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Hawaii: oldest island

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Kauai

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Idaho: Capital and largest city

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Boise

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Illinois: largest city

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Chicago

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Illinois: Capital

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Springfield

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52
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Illinois: Nickname

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The Land of Lincoln - The Prairie State

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Idaho: FBI standoff site - 1992

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Ruby Ridge

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Idaho: Monument

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Craters of the Moon

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Hawaii: National Parks

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Volcanos on Hawaii - Haleakala on Maui

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Idaho: River

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Snake

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Kentucky: First Capital

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Bowling Green

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Idaho: Nickname

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The Gem State

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Hawaii: Polynesian god

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Maui

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Hawaii: Cooked taro dish

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Poi

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Hawaii: Dance

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Hula

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Hawaii: Beach party

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Luau

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Hawaii: Harbor

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Pearl harbor

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Idaho: Canyon

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Hell’s Canyon (deepest gorge in U.S.)

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Massachusetts: Boston church/landmark

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Old North Church

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Maryland: Island

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Kent Island

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Massachusetts: Resort islands

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Martha’s Vineyard - Nantucket Island

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Massachusetts: Music festival city

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Tanglewood

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Massachusetts: Lizzy Borden’s home town

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Fall River

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Massachusetts: Witch trial city - 1697

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Salem

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Massachusetts: Bays

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Buzzard’s Bay - Cape Cod Bay

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Massachusetts: Boston park

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Boston Common

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Massachusetts: Sound

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Nantucket Sound

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Massachusetts: Capital and largest city

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Boston

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75
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Massachusetts: Nickname

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The Bay State (Commonwealth)

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Maryland: Representative and Senator

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Barbra Mikulski

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Maryland: Vice President

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Spiro Agnew

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Maryland: Baltimore Critic

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H.L. Mencken

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Kentucky: Capital

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Frankfort

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80
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Massachusetts: Boston Hall

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Faneuil Hall

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Massachusetts: Harvard’s Mascot

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Bulldogs

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Michigan: Governor

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George Romney

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83
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Michigan: President

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Gerald Ford

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Michigan: Strait

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Strait of Mackinac

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Michigan: National Park

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Isle Royal

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86
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Michigan: largest city

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Detroit

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87
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Massachusetts: Capes

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Cape Ann - Cape Cod

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Michigan: Nickname

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The Wolverine State

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Maryland: Bay

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Chesapeake Bay

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Massachusetts: Governors

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Hugh Carey - Calvin Coolidge

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Massachusetts: Senators

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Ted Kennedy - Henry Cabot Lodge - John Kerry

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Massachusetts: Salem Author

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Massachusetts: Amherst poet

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Emily Dickinson

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Massachusetts: Hills

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Berkshires

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Massachusetts: Lowell artist

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James Whistler

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Michigan: Capital

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Lansing

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Louisiana: Capital

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Baton Rouge

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Maryland: Fort

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Fort McHenry

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Louisiana: New Orleans historic area

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French Quarter

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100
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Louisiana: County-like divisions

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Parishes

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Louisiana: French Canadian descendants

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Cajuns

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Louisiana: Assassinated Governor

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Huey Long (“Kingfish”)

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Louisiana: Universities

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Tulane (Green Wave)

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Louisiana: Largest City

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New Orleans (The Big Easy - The Crescent City)

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Maine: Nickname

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The Pine Tree State

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Louisiana: Nickname

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The Pelican State (Commonwealth)

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Kentucky: Universities

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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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Kentucky: Museum

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Kentucky Derby Museum

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Kentucky: U.S. Gold Reserve

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Fort Knox

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Kentucky: City named after a massachusetts city

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Lexington

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Louisiana: Lake

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Lake Ponchartrain

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Maine: Senator

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Margaret Chase Smith

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114
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Maryland: Founder

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Cecil Calvert

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115
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Maryland: Flower

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Black-eyed Susan

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Maryland: Largest City

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Baltimore

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117
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Maryland: Capital

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Annapolis (named after Queen Anne)

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118
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Maryland: Nickname

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The Old Line State - The Star Spangled Banner State

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119
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Louisiana: New Orelans historic hall

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Preservation hall

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120
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Maine: 19th century secretary of state

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James Blaine

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121
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Georgia: Port

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Savannah

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122
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Maine: Author

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Stephen King

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Maine: River

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Kennebunk

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Maine: National Park

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Acadia

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Maine: Overeas refueling stop

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Bangor

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Maine: Largest City

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Portland

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127
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Maine: Capital

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Augusta

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128
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Maine: 20th century secretary of state

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Edwin Muskie

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129
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Arizona: Forest

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Tonto National Forest

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Arizona: Capital and largest city

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Phoenix (largest state capital)

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Arizona: Dam

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Hoover Dam (Formerly Boulder Dam)

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Arizona: “Colorful” desert

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Painted Desert

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Arizona: Valley filmed in many westerns

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Monument Valley

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Arizona: Desert

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Sonoran

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Arizona: Mine

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Lost Dutchman Mine

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Arizona: National Park

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Grand Canyon

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Arizona: Governor

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Bruce Babbitt

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Arizona: River

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Colorado

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Arizona: Lake

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Lake Havasu (home to the London Bridge)

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Arizona: largest Indian tribe

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Navajo

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Arizona: Phoenix valley

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Valley of the Sun

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Arizona: second largest city

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Tucson

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143
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Georgia: Mountain near Atlanta

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Stone Mountain

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Arizona: Anciet forest ruins

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Petrified Forest

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Arkansas: Mountains

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Ozarks

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Arkansas: Governors

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Bill Clinton - Dale Bumpers - Winthrop Rockefeller - Jim Guy Tucker

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Arkansas: Senators

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Dale Bumpers - William Fulbright

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Arkansas: Clinton’s Home Town

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Hope

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149
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Arkansas: President

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Bill Clinton

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150
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Arkansas: State Park

A

Crater of Diamonds

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151
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Arizona: Hoover Dam lake

A

Lake Mead

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Arkansas: Rivers

A

Arkansas - Red

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Alaska: Pop singer

A

Jewel

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Arkansas: Capital and Largest City

A

Little Rock

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Arkansas: Nickname

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The Land of Opportunity

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156
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Arizona: Universities

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University of Arizona at Tucson (Wildcats) - Arizona State University at Tempe (Sun Devils)

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Arizona: Supreme Court Justices

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William Rehnquist - Sandra Day O’Connor

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Arizona: Longtime congressman

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Carl Hayden

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Arizona: Senator - 1953-65 and 1979-87

A

Barry Goldwatter

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Arkansas: National Park

A

Hot Springs

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Alabama: Female governor - 1967-71

A

Lurleen Wallace

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162
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Arizona: nickname

A

The Grand Canyon State

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Alaska: Second largest city

A

Fairbanks

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Alaska: Largest City

A

Anchorage (on Cook inlet)

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Alaska: Capital

A

Juneau (largest state capital in area)

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Alaska: nicknames

A

The Last Frontier - Russian America

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Alaska: Norther-most U.S. point

A

Point Barrow

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168
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Alabama: Indians

A

Creek

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Alaska: largest island

A

Kodiak Island

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Alabama: Governor three times

A

George Wallace

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171
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Alabama: University

A

University of Alabama (Crimson Tide)

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Alabama: NASA city

A

Huntsville (home to Marshall Flight Center)

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Alabama: Bay

A

Mobile Bay

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Alabama: Port

A

Mobile

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Alabama: Largest City

A

Birmingham (Pittsburgh of the South)

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Alabama: Forest

A

Talladega National Forest

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177
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Alaska: Sea

A

Bering Sea

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178
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Alaska: University

A

University of Alaska at Anchorage

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179
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Alaska: Holiday

A

Seward’s Day

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180
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Alaska: Eskimos

A

Inuits

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181
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Alaska: National parks

A

Denali - Glacier Bay - Gates of the Arctic

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182
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Alaska: Northern bay

A

Prudhoe Bay (oil drilling center)

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Alaska: oil shipping port

A

Valdez

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184
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Alaska: Bering Sea Islands

A

Pribilof Islands - Little Diamede

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185
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California: Capital

A

Scramento

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186
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Alaska: Inlet

A

Cook Inlet

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187
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Alaska: Strait

A

Bering Strait

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188
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Alaska: Peninsulas

A

Alaska peninsula - Seward Peninsula

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189
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Alaska: Northern Mountain Range

A

Brooks Range

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190
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Alaska: River

A

Yukon

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Alaska: Island chain

A

Aleutians

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192
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Alaska: Sound

A

Prince William Sound

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193
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Connecticut: Congresswoman

A

Claire Booth Luce

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194
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Arkansas: Bentonville Business

A

Wal-Mart

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195
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Delaware: Number of Counties

A

Three

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196
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Delaware: Largest City

A

Wilmington

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197
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Delaware: Capital

A

Dover

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198
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Delaware: Nickname

A

The First State - The Blue Hen State

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Florida: Nickname

A

The Sunshine State

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200
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Connecticut: Senators

A

Christopher Dodd - Joseph Lieberman

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Florida: Capital

A

Tallahassee

202
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Connecticut: Female Governor

A

Ella Grasso

203
Q

Connecticut: largest city

A

Bridgeport

204
Q

Connecticut: Capital

A

Hartford (The Insurance Capital of the World)

205
Q

Connecticut: Nickname

A

The Nutmeg State - The Constitution State

206
Q

Colorado: University

A

University of Colorado at Boulder (Buffaloes)

207
Q

Colorado: Congresswoman

A

Patricia Schroeder

208
Q

Connecticut: Universities

A

Yale at New Haven (Bulldogs); University of Connecticut at Storrs (Bulldogs)

209
Q

Florida: Island chain

A

Florida Keys

210
Q

Minnesota: largest city

A

Minneapolis

211
Q

Georgia: second largest city

A

Columbus

212
Q

Georgia: Capital and largest city

A

Atlanta

213
Q

Georgia: Nickname

A

The Peach State; The Empire State of the South (largest state East of the Mississippi)

214
Q

Florida: Universities

A

Florida State Seminoles at Tallahassee; University of Florids (Gators) at Gainesville; University of Miami (Hurricanes)

215
Q

Delaware: Namesake

A

Lord de la War

216
Q

Florida: Major keys

A

Key Largo - Key West (farthest south)

217
Q

Colorado: Gorge

A

Royal Gorge

218
Q

Florida: Swamp

A

Okefenokee (with Georgia)

219
Q

Florida: Lake

A

Okeechobee

220
Q

Florida: First Settlement

A

St. Augustine

221
Q

Florida: Space port at Cape Kennedy

A

Cape Canaveral

222
Q

Florida: Space Center

A

John F. Kennedy Space Center

223
Q

Florida: Governor

A

Jeb Bush

224
Q

Florida: National Parks

A

Everglades - Dry Tortugas

225
Q

California: USA’s lowest elevation

A

Death Valley

226
Q

California: Los Angeles asphalt bog

A

La Brea Tar Pits

227
Q

California: San Diego founder

A

Junipero Serra

228
Q

California: Winter Olympics site - 1960

A

Squaw Valley

229
Q

California: Forest

A

Shasta National Forest

230
Q

California: Desert

A

Mojave

231
Q

Colorado: Denver natural amphitheater

A

Red Rocks

232
Q

California: Lake

A

Lake Tahoe

233
Q

California: Senators

A

Diane Feinstein - Barbara Boxer

234
Q

California: Fault Line

A

San Andreas Fault

235
Q

California: National Parks

A

Yosemite - King’s Canyon - Redwood - Sequoia

236
Q

California: Mountains

A

Sierra Nevada (Where Donner Party met its fate)

237
Q

California: Second largest city

A

San Francisco

238
Q

California: Largest City

A

Los Angeles

239
Q

Georgia: Founder

A

James Oglethorpe

240
Q

California: Wine Country

A

Napa Valley

241
Q

California: where is Cal Tech?

A

Pasadena

242
Q

California: Nickname

A

The Golden State

243
Q

Colorado: National Parks

A

Rocky Mountain - Mesa Verde

244
Q

Colorado: Mountains

A

Mt. Elbert (Colorado’s tallest) - Pike’s peak

245
Q

Colorado: Second largeest city

A

Colorado Springs

246
Q

Colorado: Capital and largest city

A

Denver

247
Q

Colorado: Nickname

A

Centennial State (joined in 1876)

248
Q

California: Landmark glass church

A

Crystal cathedral

249
Q

California: Where is Pepperdine?

A

Malibu

250
Q

California: Presidents

A

Richard Nixon - Ronald Reagan

251
Q

California: Stanford mascot

A

Cardinals

252
Q

California: USC mascot

A

Trojans

253
Q

California: University of California mascot

A

Golden Bears

254
Q

California: UCLA mascot

A

Bruins

255
Q

California: Governors

A

Pete Wilson - Ronald Reagan - Jerry Brown - Earl Warren - Arnold Schwarzzenegar

256
Q

Colorado: Silver Mine city

A

Leadville (highest incorporate US city)

257
Q

California: Oceanography institute

A

Scripps in San Diego

258
Q

Tennessee: Civil War Capital

A

Bowling Green

259
Q

South Dakota: Hills

A

Black Hills

260
Q

Tennessee: Horse

A

Tennessee Walker

261
Q

Tennessee: Bird

A

Tennessee Warbler

262
Q

Tennessee: National Park

A

Great Smoky Mountains

263
Q

Tennessee: Highest point

A

Clingman’s Dome

264
Q

Tennessee: Vice President

A

Al Gore

265
Q

Tennessee: World’s Fair City

A

Knoxville

266
Q

Tennessee: Senators

A

Howard Baker - Fred Thompson

267
Q

Tennessee: Largest City

A

Memphis

268
Q

Tennessee: Capital

A

Nashville

269
Q

Tennessee: Nickname

A

The Volunteer State

270
Q

South Dakota: National Parks

A

Badlands - Windcave

271
Q

South Dakota: River

A

Missouri

272
Q

Pennsylvania: Capital

A

Harrisburg

273
Q

Tennessee: Nuclear research center

A

Oak Ridge

274
Q

Texas: Second largest city

A

Dallas

275
Q

Texas: NASA center in Houston

A

Johnson Space Center

276
Q

Texas: Large ranch

A

King ranch

277
Q

Texas: Island

A

Padre Island

278
Q

Texas: National Parks

A

Big Bend - Guadaloupe Mountains

279
Q

Texas: River

A

Rio Grande

280
Q

Tennessee: Presidents

A

Andrew Jackson - Andrew Johnson - James Polk

281
Q

Texas: Southernmost city

A

Brownsville

282
Q

South Dakota: Largest city

A

Sioux Falls

283
Q

Texas: Largest City

A

Houston

284
Q

Texas: Capital

A

Austin

285
Q

Texas: Nickname

A

The Lone Star State

286
Q

Tennessee: University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s mascot

A

Volunteers

287
Q

Tennessee: Governor

A

Lamar Alexander

288
Q

Tennessee: Congressman

A

Davy Crockett

289
Q

Texas: State Flower

A

Bluebonnet

290
Q

Pennsylvania: Chocolate making city

A

Hershey

291
Q

South Dakota: National Monument

A

Mt. Rushmore

292
Q

Rhode Island: Capital and largest city

A

Providence (founded by Roger Williams)

293
Q

Rhode Island: Nickname

A

The Ocean State - The Smallest State

294
Q

Pennsylvania: Penn State at State College’s mascot

A

Nitanny Lions

295
Q

Pennsylvania: Religious sects

A

Pennsylvania Dutch - Quakers

296
Q

Rhode Island: Bay

A

Narragansett Bay

297
Q

Pennsylvania: Founder

A

William Penn

298
Q

Rhode Island: Painter

A

Gilbert Stewart

299
Q

Pennsylvania: Flood City

A

Johnstown

300
Q

Pennsylvania: Port

A

Erie

301
Q

Pennsylvania: Second largest city

A

Pittsburgh

302
Q

Pennsylvania: seat of Continental Congress - 1774

A

Carpenter’s Hall

303
Q

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia statehouse

A

Independence Hall

304
Q

Minnesota: Nickname

A

The Gopher State; Land of 10000 Lakes

305
Q

Pennsylvania: Nationality of first settlers

A

Swedish

306
Q

South Carolina: Fort

A

Fort Sumter

307
Q

South Dakota: Capital

A

Pierre

308
Q

South Dakota: Nickname

A

The Sunshine State - The Coyote State

309
Q

South Carolina: Military Academy

A

The Citadel

310
Q

South Carolina: Strom Thurmond supporters

A

“Dixiecrats”

311
Q

South Carolina: Senator

A

Strom Thurmond

312
Q

Rhode Island: Port and jazz festival city

A

Newport

313
Q

South Carolina: “Swamp Fox”

A

Francis Marion

314
Q

Texas: Texas Rangers Founder

A

Stephen Austin

315
Q

South Carolina: River

A

Savannah

316
Q

South Carolina: Island

A

Hilton Head Island

317
Q

South Carolina: Beach

A

Myrtle Beach

318
Q

South Carolina: Port

A

Charleston

319
Q

South Carolina: Capital and largest city

A

Columbia

320
Q

South Carolina: Nickname

A

The Palmetto State

321
Q

South Carolina: Spanish Explorer

A

Gardillo

322
Q

Washington: Female Governor

A

Dixie Lee Ray

323
Q

Texas: Oil Field

A

Spindle Top gusher

324
Q

West Virginia: Ferry

A

Harper’s Ferry

325
Q

West Virginia: Capital and largest city

A

Charleston

326
Q

West Virginia: Nickname

A

The Mountain State

327
Q

Washington: University of Washington’s mascot

A

Huskies

328
Q

Wisconsin: Nickname

A

The Badger State

329
Q

Washington: Airframe manufacturer

A

Boeing

330
Q

Wisconsin: Capital

A

Madison

331
Q

Washington: Sound

A

Puget Sound

332
Q

Washington: Dam

A

Grand Coulee

333
Q

Washington: River

A

Columbia

334
Q

Washington: Volcano

A

Mt. St. Helens

335
Q

Washington: Highest Mountain

A

Mt. Rainier

336
Q

Washington: Largest City

A

Seattle

337
Q

Washington: National Parks

A

Mt. Rainier - Olympic - North Cascades

338
Q

Wyoming: National Monument

A

Devil’s Tower

339
Q

Southernmost U.S. Posession

A

American Samoa

340
Q

Capital of U.S. Virgin Islands

A

Charlotte Amalie

341
Q

Main Islands of U.S. Virgin Islands

A

St. Thomas - St. Croix - St. John

342
Q

From whom and when did U.S. obtain U.S. Virgin Islands?

A

Denmark in 1917

343
Q

Puerto Rico’s island group

A

Greater Antilles

344
Q

West Virginia: Senator

A

Robert Byrd

345
Q

Wyoming: National Parks

A

Yellowstone - Grand Teton

346
Q

Virginia: Chief Justice

A

John Marshall

347
Q

Wyoming: Largest City

A

Casper

348
Q

Wyoming: Capital

A

Cheyenne

349
Q

Wyoming: Nickname

A

The Equality State - The Equal Rights Banner State - least populous - first female governor

350
Q

Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin’s mascot

A

Badgers

351
Q

Wisconsin: Senators

A

Joseph McCarthy - William Proxmire

352
Q

Wisconsin: Largest City

A

Milwaukee

353
Q

Wyoming: Oil scandal site

A

Teapot Dome

354
Q

Utah: Nickname

A

The Beehive State

355
Q

Vermont: Capital

A

Montpelier

356
Q

Vermont: Nickname

A

The Green Mountain State (independent country from 1777-1791)

357
Q

Utah: Ancient Lake

A

Lake Bonneville

358
Q

Utah: National parks

A

Canyonlands - Arches - Bryce Canyon - Zion

359
Q

Utah: Senator

A

Orrin Hatch

360
Q

Washington: Capital

A

Olympia

361
Q

Utah: Capital and largest city

A

Salt Lake City (only three word state capital)

362
Q

Vermont: Senator

A

Patrick Leahy

363
Q

Texas: University of Texas at Austin’s mascot

A

Longhorns

364
Q

Texas: Representatives

A

Sam Rayburn - Barbara Jordan

365
Q

Texas: Governors

A

Sam Houston - John Connally - Ann Richards - George W. Bush

366
Q

Texas: Senators

A

Lloyd Bentson - Phil Grahm

367
Q

Texas: Presidents

A

Eisenhower - LBJ

368
Q

Pennsylvania: Nickname

A

The Keystone State

369
Q

Utah: Highest point

A

King’s peak

370
Q

Virginia: Rivers

A

James - Potomac

371
Q

Texas: Lawmen

A

Texas Rangers

372
Q

Virginia: National Park

A

Shenandoah

373
Q

Virginia: Orator

A

Patrick Henry

374
Q

Virginia: Author

A

William Styron

375
Q

Virginia: Senator

A

Charles Robb

376
Q

Virginia: Cemetary

A

Arlington National Cemetary

377
Q

Vermont: Largest City

A

Burlington

378
Q

Virginia: Mountains

A

Blue Ridge

379
Q

Vermont: Lake

A

Lake Champlain

380
Q

Virginia: Motto

A

Sic Semper Tyrannis

381
Q

Virginia: colonial capital

A

Williamsburg

382
Q

Virginia: Largest city and port

A

Norfolk

383
Q

Virginia: Capital

A

Richmond

384
Q

Virginia: Nickname

A

Old Dominion State

385
Q

Washington: Nickname

A

The Evergreen State

386
Q

Virginia: Swamp

A

Dismal Swamp

387
Q

Nebraska: Largest city

A

Omaha

388
Q

Montana: largest city

A

Billings

389
Q

Nebraska: University of Nebraskas’ mascot

A

The Cornhuskers

390
Q

Nebraska: Politician

A

William Jennings Bryan (3-time candidate for President)

391
Q

Nebraska: Comedian

A

Johnny Carson

392
Q

Nebraska: Author

A

Willa Cather

393
Q

Nevada: Capital

A

Carson City (named after Kit Carson)

394
Q

Nebraska: River

A

(North) Platte

395
Q

Nevada: Largest City

A

Las Vegas

396
Q

Nebraska: Legislature type

A

Unicameral

397
Q

Nebraska: Capital

A

Lincoln

398
Q

Nebraska: Nickname

A

The Cornhusker State - The Beef State

399
Q

Montana: National Parks

A

Glacier - Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (shared with Canada)

400
Q

Montana: Battlefield

A

Little Big Horn

401
Q

Pennsylvania: Largest City

A

Philadelphia

402
Q

Nebraska: Home for boys near Omaha

A

Boys Town

403
Q

New Hampshire: Nickname

A

The Granite State

404
Q

New Hampshire: President

A

Franklin Pierce

405
Q

New Hampshire: Prep School

A

Exeter

406
Q

New Hampshire: Mountain Range

A

Presidential Range

407
Q

New Hampshire: Mountain

A

Mt. Washington

408
Q

New Hampshire: port

A

Portsmouth

409
Q

Nevada: Nickname

A

The Silver State - The Battle Born State - The Sagebrush State

410
Q

New Hampshire: Capital

A

Concord

411
Q

Montana: Capital

A

Helena (home of the Last Chance Gulch)

412
Q

Nevada: Lake

A

Lake Tahoe (shared with CA)

413
Q

Nevada: Comstock lode city

A

Virginia city

414
Q

Nevada: Silver mine

A

Comstock lode

415
Q

Nevada: Reno River

A

Truckee

416
Q

Nevada: Largest River

A

Humboldt

417
Q

Nevada: Second largest city

A

Reno

418
Q

New Hampshire: largest city

A

Manchester

419
Q

Minnesota: Sauk Center Author

A

Sinclair Lewis

420
Q

Montana: River

A

Missouri

421
Q

Mississippi: Oxford Author

A

William Faulkner

422
Q

Mississippi: Ports

A

Biloxi - Gulfport

423
Q

Mississippi: Capital and largest city

A

Jackson (named for Andrew Jackson)

424
Q

Mississippi: Nickname

A

The Magnolia State

425
Q

Mississippi: Short Story writer

A

Eudora Welty

426
Q

Minnesota: Walnut Grove Author

A

Laura Ingalls Wilder

427
Q

Mississippi: Indian trail

A

Natchez Trace

428
Q

Minnesota: National Park

A

Voyagers

429
Q

Minnesota: Source of the Mississippi River

A

Lake Itaska

430
Q

Minnesota: Mountain Range

A

Masabi (known for its iron ore deposits)

431
Q

Minnesota: Rochester Clinic

A

Mayo Clinic

432
Q

Minnesota: Port

A

Duluth

433
Q

Capital and port of American Samoa

A

Pango Pango (prounounced Pago Pago)

434
Q

Minnesota: University of Minnesota’s Mascot

A

Golden Gophers

435
Q

Missouri: Mountains

A

Ozarks

436
Q

Montana: Nickname

A

The Treasure State

437
Q

Missouri: University of Missouri’s mascot

A

Tigers

438
Q

Missouri: Senators

A

Thomas Eagleton - John Danforth

439
Q

Missouri: President

A

Harry Truman

440
Q

Missouri: Outlaws

A

James Gang

441
Q

Mississippi: Evlis Presley’s birthplace

A

Tupelo

442
Q

Missouri: Muralist

A

Thomas Hart Benton

443
Q

New Jersey: Largest city

A

Newark

444
Q

Missouri: Hary Truman’s home

A

Independence

445
Q

Missouri: Start of the Pony Express

A

St. Joseph

446
Q

Missouri: Second Largest City

A

Kansas City

447
Q

Missouri: Largest City

A

St. Louis

448
Q

Missouri: Capital

A

Jefferson City

449
Q

Missouri: Nickname

A

The Show Me State

450
Q

Missouri: Astronomer

A

Edwin Hubble

451
Q

Ohio: Nickname

A

The Buckeye State

452
Q

New Jersey: Nickname

A

The Garden State

453
Q

Ohio: Wright Brothers City

A

Dayton

454
Q

Ohio: Rubber capital

A

Akron

455
Q

Ohio: Pro Football hall of fame

A

Canton

456
Q

Ohio: First Capital

A

Zanesville

457
Q

Ohio: University of Cincinnati’s mascot

A

Bearcats

458
Q

Ohio: Capital

A

Columbus

459
Q

Oklahoma: Nickname

A

The Sooner State

460
Q

North Dakota: National Park

A

Theodore Roosevelt

461
Q

North Dakota: Rivers

A

Red River (of the North) - Missouri

462
Q

North Dakota: Largest City

A

Fargo

463
Q

North Dakota: Capital

A

Bismarck

464
Q

North Dakota: Nickname

A

The Peace Garden State - The Sioux State

465
Q

North Carolina: Wake Forest’s mascot

A

Deamon Decons

466
Q

Ohio: Largest City

A

Cleveland

467
Q

Oregon: Largest City

A

Portland

468
Q

Oregon: University of Oregon at Eugene’s mascot

A

Beavers

469
Q

Oregon: Waterfall

A

Klammath Falls

470
Q

Oregon: Crater Lake island

A

Wizard’s Island

471
Q

Oregon: National Park

A

Crater lake

472
Q

Oregon: Senator

A

Bob Packwood

473
Q

Ohio: Author

A

Toni Morrison

474
Q

Oregon: End of the Oregon Trail

A

Astoria

475
Q

North Carolina: Senator

A

Sam Irvin - Jesse Helms

476
Q

Oregon: Capital

A

Salem

477
Q

Oregon: Nickname

A

The Beaver State

478
Q

Oklahoma: Oklahoma State University at Stillwater’s mascot

A

Cowboys

479
Q

Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma at Norman’s mascot

A

Sooners

480
Q

Oklahoma: Second largest city

A

Tulsa (“The Oil Capital of the World”)

481
Q

Oklahoma: Capital and largest city

A

Oklahoma City

482
Q

Oregon: Rivers

A

Columbia - Willamette

483
Q

New Mexico: Capital

A

Santa Fe

484
Q

New York: Second Largest City

A

Buffalo

485
Q

New York: Largest City

A

New York City

486
Q

New York: Capital

A

Albany (site of Fort Orange)

487
Q

New York: Nickname

A

The Empire State

488
Q

New Mexico: State bird

A

road runner

489
Q

North Carolina: University of North Carolina’s mascot

A

Tarheels

490
Q

New Mexico: Largest City

A

Albuquerque

491
Q

New York: Southern mountains

A

Catskills

492
Q

New Mexico: Nickname

A

The Land of Enchantment

493
Q

New Jersey: Senator

A

Bill Bradley

494
Q

New Jersey: Governor

A

Christine Todd Whitman

495
Q

New Jersey: Cape

A

Cape May

496
Q

New Jersey: Gambling city

A

Atlantic City

497
Q

Minnesota: Capital

A

St. Paul

498
Q

New Mexico: Ski City

A

Taos

499
Q

North Carolina: Largest city

A

Charlotte

500
Q

New Jersey: Capital

A

Trenton

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