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Every state has a slogan, and some have more than one. How well do you know which slogan goes with what state? Take this challenging quiz to find out!
Where are Fresh Air and Fond Memories Served Daily?
Colorado
It's Colorado's old slogan! The Mile High State serves up fresh air. These days it goes by The Centennial State, to mark the date of its admission to the Union.
Delaware
Wyoming
Utah
Which state is known for Great Potatoes. Tasty Destinations?
Wisconsin
Texas
Utah
Idaho
Idaho indeed a great source of potatoes, as well as beautiful mountain vistas. It's also one of the least-densely populated states in the lower 48, so if you love spuds but don't like people so much, get yourself there today!
Which state is the Land of 10,000 Lakes?
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Beautiful Minnesota enjoys some of the coldest winters in the lower 48. You can throw a bucket of tepid water off your porch in January and see icicles hit the ground!
New York
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Where might you find Liberty & Prosperity?
New York
New Jersey
It's New Jersey! The current slogan is actually Garden State but this older one celebrate New Jersey's proud role in American history.
New Mexico
New Hampshire
Where is there So Much to Discover?
Ohio
Ohio does indeed have much to discover, and is where aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright were born!
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Where might you say, "While I Breathe, I Hope"?
West Virgina
South Dakota
South Carolina
South Carolina is also known as the Palmetto State in honor of its beautiful palmetto trees.
North Carolina
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Which state is Honest-to-Goodness _____?
Indiana
Beautiful Indiana is also known as the Hoosier State. It hosts the Indianapolis 500, one of the premiere races, and is the namesake of Indiana Jones.
Illinois
Iowa
Idaho
In which state is it said that it is Where The Rivers Run?
Missouri
Missouri is generally considered a red state but is actually fairly purple, thanks to its central location. Its famous Gateway Arch in the capital of St. Louis opens the door to the West. Also notable are the glorious Ozark Mountains.
Mississippi
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Which state claims The Spirit of America?
Massachusetts
Massachusetts is home of Boston, where Harvard and MIT are found. The state has plenty of farmland and a heavily forested interior.
Mississippi
Maine
Maryland
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Which state is full of Fields of Opportunity?
Kansas
Colorado
Iowa
Iowa is one of the great plains states, and has a huge amount of farming: it is one of the great breadbaskets of America.
Oklahoma
Where is The Green Mountain State?
Vermont
Vermont is known for its maple candy and its wonderful cheese. It's also spectacular in the fall, and everyone should try to see the October foliage at least once in their life.
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Maine
Which state is America in Miniature?
Maryland
Maryland is also known as the Old Line state, named thus for its heroic soldiers, who George Washington called The Old Line.
Delaware
Hawaii
Rhode Island
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Which state lays claim to Big Sky Country?
Wyoming
Utah
Montana
Montana is a beautiful and sparsely-populated state. It also has the largest migratory elk herd in the nation!
Colorado
Which great big state warns you, Don't Mess With ____?
Arizona
Texas
Texas is one of the most independent minded states, and woe betide anyone who messes with this huge state, with its large population, monster economy, and equally huge cattle herds!
Oklahoma
Alabama
Which state informs us that It Must Be ____?
Maryland
Maine
Maine is the most northerly of the lower 48 states, and like Vermont, is stunning in the fall.
Vermont
New Hampshire
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Which state calls itself The Evergreen State?
Washington
Washington currently enjoys the rather funny slogan , "SayWA!" - so if you go there, make sure you do.
Oregon
Nevada
California
Which state on the Gulf of Mexico urges us to Share The Wonder?
Mississippi
South Carolina
Alabama
Alabama used to call itself The Heart of Dixie, but these days it's emphasizing a more modern approach to bringing in the visitors.
Georgia
Which state shouts, "Eureka!"?
California
California joined the union in 1850, and is one of the wealthiest and most socially and economically diverse states.
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
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Which state suggests you might like to say you have "____ on My Mind"?
Georgia
This slogan is also the name of a popular song. Georgia is also one of the original thirteen colonies and derives its nickname from its high quality peaches. That's Georgia: what you see is what you get.
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
Which state has Unbridled Spirit?
Kentucky
Kentucky is a landlocked state bordering Tennessee. It is home of the famous Kentucky Derby, one of the top flat horse races in the world, and also a great place to have a local bourbon.
Tennessee
North Dakota
Iowa
Which state is Battle Born?
South Dakota
Maryland
Nebraska
Nevada
Nevada is home of the Hoover Dam and known as the Silver State thanks to its extensive mines.
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Which state is the Land of Lincoln?
Indiana
Idaho
Oregon
Illinois
Illinois is home of Chicago, the Windy City. People think this name comes from the wind off the Great Lake upon whose shores the city sits, but in fact it is because of all the really corrupt politicians blowing hot air. Chicago was founded by black pioneer and explorer, Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable, and remains a diverse city with a great deal of black wealth.
Which state is Wild and Wonderful?
Wisconsin
Washington
West Virgina
This Appalachian state built a fortune on coal, but now that coal is becoming yesterday's technology, West Virginia is starting to retrain its former miners. One of the fastest growing jobs in the state is now software engineer.
Virgina
Which state is The Natural State?
Alaska
Arkansas
Arkansas is one of the most central states and home to former President Bill Clinton.
Alabama
Arizona
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In which state should you Live Free or Die?
New Mexico
Arizona
New York
New Hampshire
Another original colony, New Hampshire is known as the Granite State due to its natural formations. It is home to the White Mountains, which are a northerly part of the Appalachian Trail.
Which state informs you it is "_____: as big as you think"?
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Kansas is a beautiful Midwestern state where they grow a vast amount of corn. It's also part of Tornado Alley, and home to a certain little girl named Dorothy!
New York
North Carolina
Which state Feels Like Coming Home?
Alabama
New York
Mississippi
It's Mississippi! Named for the great river that bounds its western side, this Southern state is also known as the Magnolia State.
Arizona
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Which state is Beyond Your Dreams, Within Your Reach?
Alaska
Alaska is the largest and most northerly state, and home to a massive oil industry whose profits pay out to all citizens. It is slowly beginning to move away from oil as it is also one of the most vulnerable states to climate change, with many communities threatened by melting glaciers and rising seas.
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Hawaii
Which state advises that it when in "_____. Pursue Your Happiness"?
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was founded by the Penn family when it was a colony. Its capital is Philadelphia, the original capital of the United States, where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
Which state has Great Faces. Great Places?
South Dakota
South Dakota is home to Mount Rushmore, where several Founding Fathers' faces are carved into the rock. It is a sparsely populated state enjoying a boost from the shale boom.
North Dakota
Oregon
Florida
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Which state exhorts you to Fall in love with _____ all over again?
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Louisiana is home to New Orleans, a very multicultural city where jazz was born, voodoo lives on, and Mardi Gras is still celebrated. The state is indeed a sportman's paradise due to its great weather for all sorts of outdoor sports 9 months of the year.
Which state is Full of Surprises?
Rhode Island
Arizona
Connecticut
Connecticut is one of the oldest and richest states. While you can get into the 1% in Idaho with about $250,000 in income, in Connecticut you need closer to $700,000.
Oregon
Where would you find the somewhat ironic slogan "Taxation without Representation"?
District of Columbia
Washington DC is one of the most corrupt cities in the US, but also one of the most beautiful. As it is not technically part of any given state, its representative in Congress has no voting power, meaning that residents are technically taxed but not represented. This is of course a very ironic situation for them to be in, at the heart of a country founded in part to ensure such a situation would never arise within its borders.
Washington
Rhode Island
Arkansas
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Which is The Volunteer State?
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tennessee
Beautiful Tennessee is home to the magical Smoky Mountains, as well as Nashville, the heart of the country music business.
Missoui
Which state informs you that _____ is for Lovers?
Virginia
Virginia is also one of the original thirteen colonies, named in honor of Elizabeth the First, the Virgin Queen herself. A full eight presidents hail from here, including Founding Fathers Washington, Madison, and Jefferson.
Arizona
Oregon
Rhode Island
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