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Unofficial State Nicknames
100

These 4-letter soft feathers are used to stuff pillows

What is down?

100

A geometric figure that can be either acute, right, or obtuse, or a viewpoint

What is an angle?

100

The color people are said to turn when they’re envious of something or someone else

What is green?

100

This cake was named for being made with 16 ounces each of flour, butter, sugar & eggs

What is pound cake?

100

"The Gem of the Pacific" & "The Paradise of the Pacific"

What is Hawaii?

200

This material comes from the hides of animals like cows. Types include full grain, top grain, genuine, bicast, and bonded

What is leather?

200

It can mean to create something, or it can refer to the current style of dress

What is fashion?

200

It can mean melancholy or refer to indecent material

What is blue?

200

Different from the heavy and rich New York style, the Japanese variety of this dessert is known for extreme fluffiness

What is cheesecake?

200

"The Land of Gold" & "The Eureka State"

What is California?

300

A farm in the Slovenian town of Lipica is known for these swift animals it has bred for riding purposes for 400 years

What are horses?

300

It can mean to hinder, or a place for your dirty clothes

What is hamper?

300

"To scorch slightly in cooking" is one Random House Dictionary definition

What is brown?

300

This dessert, which contains a cold state in its name, consists of ice cream and cake topped with browned meringue.

What is baked Alaska?

300

"The Steel State" & "The Quaker State"

What is Pennsylvania?

400

Octopi are called the smartest ____ w/o backbones; in 2009, one disassembled a valve & flooded a Calif. Aquarium.

(Hint: the category meaning "without a spine (vertebra)")

What are invertebrates?

400

It's a large waterfall, or an eye abnormality

What is a cataract?

400

Close to russet, it's also a type of metal or a slang word for a policeman

What is copper?

400

Literally "lightning" in French, this long, thin chocolate-covered pastry really gives me a charge

What is an eclair?

400

“The Spud State” and “Gem of the Mountain”

What is Idaho?

500

Used in lotions, lanolin generally comes from the body grease of these shearable creatures

What are sheep?

500

It's a 3-letter word for a water sprite of German folklore, or it can mean to put an end to something

What is nix?

500

A color, a princely dynasty important in the Netherlands, or a fruit

What is orange?

500

This 4-letter caramel custard dessert associated with Spanish recipes dates back to Roman times

What is flan?

500

“Land of 10,000 Lakes” and “The Bread and Butter State”

What is Minnesota?