1 Alabama
2 Alaska
3 Arizona
4 Arkansas
5 California
6 Colorado
7 Connecticut
8 Delaware
9 Florida
10 Georgia
11 Hawaii
12 Idaho
13 Illinois
14 Indiana
15 Iowa
16 Kansas
17 Kentucky
18 Louisiana
19 Maine
20 Maryland
21 Massachusetts
22 Michigan
23 Minnesota
24 Mississippi
25 Missouri
26 Montana
27 Nebraska
28 Nevada
29 New Hampshire
30 New Jersey
31 New Mexico
32 New York
33 North Carolina
34 North Dakota
35 Ohio
36 Oklahoma
37 Oregon
38 Pennsylvania
39 Rhode Island
40 South Carolina
41 South Dakota
42 Tennessee
43 Texas
44 Utah
45 Vermont
46 Virginia
47 Washington
48 West Virginia
49 Wisconsin
50 Wyoming
A. _____ is nicknamed the Treasure State. green
B. _____ is the only state in the Union to have acquired its statehood by proclamation of the
President of the United States. purple
C. _____ is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable. green
D. _____ is the only state that grows coffee. orange
E. _____ is the only state with a large population of Cajuns, descendants of the Acadians
who were driven out of Canada in the 1700s because they wouldn't pledge allegiance to
the King of England. purple
F. _____ This state produces more apples than any other state in the union. orange
G. _____ was the first state admitted to the Union after the original 13. orange
H. _____ was the first state to give women the right to vote. purple
I. _____ was the first state to ratify the United States constitution. It did so on December 7,
1787. purple
J. This state won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when
volunteer soldiers from _____ displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.
purple
K. ______ was the last of the original thirteen colonies to become a state. green
L. _______’s state flag pictures a beaver on its reverse side. It is the only state flag to carry
two separate designs. green
M. 552 original documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials of 1692 have been preserved
and are still stored by the Peabody Essex Museum. purple
N. Although it is often called the "Wolverine State", there are no longer any wolverines in
_____. green
O. Bugsy Siegel named his Las Vegas casino "The Flamingo" for the long legs of his
showgirl sweetheart, Virginia Hill. purple
P. Cleveland boasts America's first traffic light. It began on Aug. 5, 1914. orange
Q. _____ means “colored red” and is known as the “Centennial State”. red
R. Completion of the world's first transcontinental railroad was celebrated at Promontory
where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met on May 10, 1869. It is now
known as Golden Spike National Historic Site. orange
S. Elk Horn is the largest Danish settlement in the United States. red
T. In 1884 the concept of selling shoes in boxes in pairs (right foot and left foot) occurred in
Vicksburg at Phil Gilbert's Shoe Parlor on Washington Street. green
U. In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill
Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawk now commemorates
their achievement. red
V. It is called “The Garden State”. orange
W. Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital
of_____. orange
X. Its motto means “The People Rule”. red
Y. It is known as “The Golden State”. red
Z. Most of America's salmon, crab, halibut, and herring come from _____. orange
AA.
Of the thirteen original colonies, _________ was the first to declare its
independence from Mother England -- a full six months before the Declaration of
Independence was signed. red
BB.
Originally “Indian Territory”, the state of _______ was opened to settlers in a
"Land Rush" in 1889. On a given date, prospective settlers would be allowed into the
territory to claim plots of land by grabbing the stakes marking each plot. A few of these
settlers entered to claim land before the official start of the land run; these cheaters were
called "Sooners". green
CC.
Saint Augustine is the oldest European settlement in North America. red
DD.
Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States at 7,000 feet above sea
level. purple
EE.Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 6,200-foot Mount Rushmore in 1927.
Creation of the Shrine to Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it's
now deemed priceless. orange
FF. Smith County is the geographical center of the 48 contiguous states. purple
GG.
The _____ Derby is the oldest continuously held horse race in the country. It is
held at Churchill Downs in Louisville on the first Saturday in May. green
HH.
The Confederate flag was designed and first flown in_____ in 1861. orange
II. The first American chess tournament was held in ________ in 1843. green
JJ. The first battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter. orange
KK.
The first daily newspaper was published in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 1784. red
LL. The first professional baseball game was played in Fort Wayne on May 4, 1871. red
MM.
The lightning whelk is the official state shell. orange
NN.
The Mall of America in Bloomington is the size of 78 football fields: 9.5 million
square feet. purple
OO.
Its capital is Bismark. orange
PP. The saguaro cactus blossoms are the official state flower. The white flower blooms on the
tips of the saguaro cactus during May and June. The saguaro is the largest American
cactus. green
QQ.
The Scoville Memorial Library is the United States oldest public library. The
library collection began in 1771, when Richard Smith, owner of a local blast furnace,
used community contributions to buy 200 books in London. Patrons could borrow and
return books on the third Monday of every third month. Fees were collected for damages,
the most common being "greasing" by wax dripped from the candles by which the
patrons read. red
RR.
The Sears Tower is the tallest building on the North American continent. purple
SS. The 'Show Me State' expression may have began in 1899 when Congressman Willard
Duncan Vandiver stated, "I'm from _______ and you've got to show me." orange
TT.The state is nicknamed the Badger State. orange
UU.
The state nickname used to be the "Tree Planter's State", but was changed in 1945
to the "Cornhusker State". green
VV.
The United States Naval Academy was founded on October 10, 1845 at
Annapolis. green
WW.
This state is famous for it potatoes. red
XX.
This state is famous for its peaches. green