The 50 States
It became the 49th state on January 3, 1959.
What is Alaska? On August 21, 1959
This island city just off the mainland in South Florida is known for its beaches, spring breaks, and its Art Deco District.
What is Miami Beach?
IHOP stands for this restaurant.
What is International House of Pancakes?
He made the first phone call on March 10, 1876.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
Green Acres takes place in this fictional town.
What is Hooterville? The state is undetermined.
This state is known as “America’s Dairyland.”
What is Wisconsin? The only U.S. Master Cheesemaker program is in Wisconsin.
This U.S. city hosts the largest party in the country in the lead-up to Lent.
What is New Orleans?
Ill-fitting shoes can cause this painful bump.
What is bunion?
The first skyscraper was built in this city.
What is Chicago? In 1884, the Home Insurance Building was erected.
Perry Mason is set in this city.
What is Los Angeles?
Northwestern University is in this state.
What is Illinois? Northwestern was founded in 1851.
The largest parade in the world for this celebration takes place on March 17 in New York City.
What is St. Patrick’s Day?
This state has been described as the “Mitten State” because of its shape.
What is Michigan?
The first woman in space was from this country.
What is the U.S.S.R./Russia?
Days of Our Lives is set in this town.
What is Salem?
Field of Dreams is set in this state.
What is Iowa?
Munich is known for this festival, which runs from late September through early October.
What is Oktoberfest?
This four-word phrase accompanies the Vulcan salute in Star Trek.
What is “live long and prosper”?
These first two government-sponsored health insurance programs were signed into law on the same day as an amendment to the Social Security Act.
What are Medicare and Medicaid?
Gunsmoke is set in this town.
What is Dodge City? It’s a real town in Southwest Kansas, well known in the days of the Wild West.
Arizona’s Saguaro National Park is named for this plant
What is the saguaro cactus? Saguaro cacti are known as “the giants of the cactus world.”
Every July 7–14, Pamplona hosts this celebration that features groups of people running through its streets.
What is the Running of the Bulls?
During World War II, this was the three-letter precursor to the CIA.
What is OSS? It stands for Office of Strategic Services, the first U.S. independent intelligence agency
They were reportedly the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Who are Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay? They reached the summit on May 29, 1953.
The Munsters’ home is in this town.
What is Mockingbird Heights? They lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.