Alabama
In Greek myth, this river flows by Hades; in reality, it's in Alabama.
Styx
Harriet Beecher Stowe lived next door to this other great American author at the time he wrote "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Mark Twain
A July 21, 1969, Wapakoneta, Ohio, Daily News headline about a local boy read, "Neil steps on" this
the Moon
South Bend, Indiana, is home to a museum dedicated to this bygone automobile company
Studebaker
The Badlands in South Dakota is home to the black-footed type of this weasel, back from the brink of extinction
Ferret
If you're visiting the White House—the first White House of the Confederacy, that is—you're in this city.
Montgomery
This generic name for a small town comes from a Native American tribe of Connecticut.
Podunk
Little Turtle fought off U.S. troops as a chief of this Ohio (not Florida) tribe
Miami
In 1934 this notorious criminal escaped from a jail in Crown Point, Indiana, by using a fake gun carved from wood
John Dillinger
A colossal statue of this Sioux chief was begun officially on a South Dakota mountain in 1948; it's still not done
Crazy Horse
This praline ingredient is Alabama's state nut.
Pecan
A tick-transmitted infection, it gets its name from a Connecticut town
Lyme disease
Churchill called this largest city on the Ohio River the most beautiful of the inland cities of the Union
Cincinnati
The earliest known use of this term was in an Indianapolis Star opinion piece of Sept. 20, 1914
First World War
A historic site in South Dakota contains the launch control facility and a silo for one of these Cold War ICBMs
A minuteman missile
This song became the "unofficial" state anthem
Sweet Home Alabama
Another nickname for Connecticut
Nutmeg State
This city is home to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame
Cleveland
Indiana produces more than 20% of the United States’ supply of this favorite movie snack
Popcorn
This is the state animal of South Dakota
He wrote The Great Gatsby and grew up in Montgomery
F. Scott Fitzgerald
This popular sports network started here
ESPN
It is the third largest university in the country
Ohio State
This was the first successful farm in the United States that was opened in Martinsville in 1899
As of 1986 this is the official state drink
Milk