Little Island, Big Dreams
Rhode Island’s official shoreline-themed nickname
The Ocean State
Youngest Jonas brother who sang “Jealous”
Nick Jonas
Home of Old Faithful and America’s first national park
Yellowstone NP
Fiery red birthstone for July babies
Ruby
“Did you get a haircut?”
“No, I got them all cut!”
Sweet coffee-syrup-and-milk drink made the state beverage in 1993
Coffee milk
This actor stole the Declaration of Independence in National Treasure and screams better than anyone in Hollywood.
Nicolas Cage
You can hike Angels Landing or wade through The Narrows in this Utah park.
Zion
Only U.S. president born on July 4
Calvin Coolidge
“I only know 25 letters of the alphabet…”
“I don’t know Y.”
Capital city founded by Roger Williams in 1636
Providence
This grumpy but lovable bartender from New Girl once wrote a zombie novel called Z Is for Zombie.
Nick Miller
This park, stretching across California and Nevada, features the lowest point in North America.
Death Valley
Month that tops U.S. birth charts—not July!
September
Someone says, “I’m hungry.”
“Hi Hungry, I’m Dad.”
1772 pre-Tea-Party revolt in which locals burned HMS Gaspee
The Gaspee Affair
Australian tennis hot-shot who upset Nadal at Wimbledon 2014
Nick Kyrgios
Known for its giant trees, this California park is home to General Sherman, the largest known living single-stem tree on Earth.
Sequoia National Park
French national holiday celebrated every 14 July
Bastille Day
“How many tickles to make an octopus laugh?”
“Ten-tickles.”
The 2024 documentary about eight Rhode Island artists that lived inside of a Providence shopping complex
Secret Mall Apartment
NBA “Swaggy P” who won a 2018 Warriors ring
Nick Young
Located in Alaska, this is the largest national park in the U.S.—larger than Switzerland.
Wrangell–St. Elias
Zodiac sign (lion) for a July 25 birthday
Leo
“What do you call fake spaghetti?”
“An impasta.”