AMERICAN LIT
In a poem by Longfellow, Hiawatha's marriage to her is no laughing matter
Minehaha
American pioneer John Chapman would press you to eat this fruit & would plant the seeds to make orchards
Apple
In 1864 its capital moved from Fort Whipple to Prescott, which lost the honor in 1867, then got it back in 1877
Arizona
After the murder of Joseph Smith in 1844, he took over as leader of the Mormons
Brigham Young
Everyone hits the beach to enjoy this state's official sports: surfing & outrigger canoe paddling
Hawii
In this 1959 William Gibson drama, Helen Keller realizes things have names
The Miracle Worker
Eat some orange vegetables, like the acorn, butternut & hubbard types of this gourd
Squash
A then 1 1/2-mile horse race was inaugurated in this state in 1875; Aristides won by 2 lengths
Kentucky
Seen here, this Spavinaw, Oklahoma native joined the Yankees in 1951
Mickey Mantle
We wonder whether the pheasant that's its state bird nests in the Black Hills Spruce, its state tree
South Dakota
"Living By The Word" is a collection of prose pieces by this author of "The Color Purple"
Alice Walker
Eat spears of this green vegetable, but not the same-named fern, which is a houseplant
Asparagus
Don't go nuclear on us, but the federal government owns about 85% of this state's land
Nevada
"group" John E. Franz was inducted into the Inventors H.O.F. for creating this trademark herbicide for sidewalk weeds
Roundup
This feline with long, pointed canines is California's state fossil
Sabre Tooth Tiger
He Went "on the Road"
Kerouack
They have no flavor or aroma, but cloud ears, a type of this, are used in many Chinese dishes for their texture
Mushroom
Don't go nuclear on us, but the federal government owns about 85% of this state's land
Montana
He was the U.S. Secretary of State between 2 female Secretaries of State
Colin Powell
Appropriately, it's Nevada's state metal
Silver
$100013
"Lost Laysen" is a once-lost novella that this "Gone With The Wind" author wrote when she was just 16
Margaret Mitchell
Whether it's the pascal or golden variety of this vegetable, its name comes from the Greek for "parsley"
Celery
While there are other schools, only dogs trained at The Seeing Eye's Morristown location in this East Coast state can rightly be called Seeing Eye dogs
New Jersey
Not to be confused with the actress, she's alphabetically the last of Henry VIII's wives by first Name
Group
Jane Seymour
This state bird is depicted on Louisiana's state seal in a nest with her 3 young
Pelican