NEBRASKA, GOD'S COUNTRY
Until 1900 this college's sports teams were known as the Bug Eaters, Old Gold Knights & Antelopes
University of Nebraska
Floppy disk, abacus, adding machine
Abacus
An insurance company: 2 cupped hands
All-State
In 1975 George Carlin was the first host of this late night comedy show
Saturday Night Live
On the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway holds an auto race of this length
500 miles
In 1992 this senator became the 1st Nebraskan to make a serious run for president since George Norris
Bob Kerry
Silly Putty, yo-yo, Cabbage Patch Kids
Yo-Yo
Fresh fruit: a blue sticker with the yellow outline of a woman in a Carmen Miranda hat
Chiquita
One of Carlin's comic character creations was Al Sleet, a hippie-dippie member of this profession
A weatherman
The "E" in an "e-bike" stands for this type of motor it has to aid you in those uphill climbs
Electric
This 1913 Willa Cather novel tells the story of Alexandra Bergson, a Swedish immigrant to Nebraska
"O Pioneers!"
Phonograph, pinball machine, transistor radio
Phonograph
A retailer: a red & white bull's-eye
Target
From 1977 until 2008, George starred in 14 specials on this cable TV network
HBO
The Renaissance Center in Detroit is the headquarters of this automaker
General Motors
In 1898 he came to Omaha to supervise the lighting of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Thomas Edison
Velcro, safety pin, sewing machine
Safety pin
Gas stations: a red Pegasus
Mobil
In the 1960s George appeared with Marlo Thomas on this sitcom
That Girl
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is a part of this U.S. government department
Transportation
Nebraskan Cliff Hillegass began this popular series of educational aids
CliffsNotes
Telephone, typewriter, home video recorder
Typewriter
A fast-food chain: the name of the chain in red on a bun
Burger King
In 2008 at the Kennedy Center, George posthumously received the prize for humor named for this man
(Mark) Twain
The initials "BMW" stand for this region's "Motor Works"
Bavaria