State Nicknames
The Sunshine State
What is Florida?
This ceremony hands out the Oscar.
What are the Academy Awards?
"His Airness," who won six titles with the Bulls.
Who is Michael Jordan?
The armored hero whose alter ego is billionaire Tony Stark.
Who is Iron Man?
In 1859, Edwin Drake struck oil near Titusville in this state, kicking off the modern oil industry.
What is Pennsylvania?
The Lone Star State
What is Texas?
Music's biggest night, where winners take home a gold gramophone.
What are the Grammys?
The "Black Mamba," who spent his entire 20-year career with the Lakers.
Who is Kobe Bryant?
The web-slinger better known as Peter Parker.
Who is Spider-Man?
The American colonies declared independence from Great Britain in this year.
What is 1776?
The Show-Me State
What is Missouri?
Television's top honor, handing out a winged statuette.
What are the Emmys?
This Celtics center won 11 championships, the most by any player in NBA history.
Who is Bill Russell?
The Norse god of thunder who wields the hammer Mjolnir.
Who is Thor?
First published on this date in 1955, this record-keeping book became a bestseller in its own right.
What is the Guinness Book of World Records?
The First State
What is Delaware?
Broadway's highest honor, named after actress and producer Antoinette Perry.
What are the Tony Awards?
He averaged a triple-double for the entire 1961-62 season, a feat not matched until Russell Westbrook.
Who is Oscar Robertson?
The blind lawyer of Hell's Kitchen who fights crime as a masked vigilante.
Who is Daredevil, or Matt Murdock?
In 1928, world powers signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which aimed to outlaw this altogether as a way of settling national disputes.
What is war?
The Old Line State
What is Maryland?
Held the night before the Oscars, this ceremony "honors" the year's worst films.
What are the Razzies, or Golden Raspberry Awards?
Who is the "White Mamba"?
Brian Scalabrine
Born Nathan Summers and raised in the future, this gruff mutant soldier is the son of Cyclops.
Who is Cable?
In 2003, this planet made its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years.
What is Mars?