Nevada
Representing the state metal and the predominant color of the Nevada state flag are these two colors.
Silver and Blue
Representing the flag of Old Spain and featured in the current flag of New Mexico are these two colors.
Red and Yellow
Known for its sluggish movement and starring role in hit animated film franchise Ice Age, this animal's character goes by "Sid".
(the) Sloth
In 2018, this Nevada native became the first Latino person and woman ever elected to the United States Senate from the state of Nevada, simultaneously becoming the first Latina to serve in the Senate.
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
Before this year, the world did not have Disneyland. How sad!
(July 17th) 1955
In a musical cover by beloved sons of the Silver State, The Killers, listeners are informed that "Home" means this proper noun.
Nevada
Formerly known for their success in Disney TV shows and movies, this New Mexican performer recently came out as Non-Binary on Instagram.
Demi Lovato
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, or as she is better known by fans around the world.
Lady Gaga
Breaking several glass ceilings at once, this citizen of New Mexico became the first female Governor of her state, the first Hispanic female governor in the U.S., and the first woman of color to serve as governor in the U.S. when she was elected in 2010.
Former Governor Susana Martinez
Known in the US as "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)", this melody was stolen from Great Britain's national anthem.
"God Save the Queen"
Most recently seen in the 2020 caucuses, Nevadans made national news for once again exercising their unique tie-breaking process that involves this item used in gambling.
(Unopened) Deck of Cards
Established a full seven decades prior to its counterpart in Nevada, this city's name means "The Meadows" in Spanish.
Las Vegas
The rarest color to be found in a bag of M&M's, statistically.
Brown
Known in part for giving a powerful oratory on the realities of being a Black woman in the abolitionist and suffragist movements, this woman was also the first Black woman to win a civil lawsuit against a white man.
Sojourner Truth
The likeness of this former United States President is featured on the often-collected $2 bill.
Thomas Jefferson
This First Lady, married to the 37th President, hails from Ely, Nevada, the state's 36th most populated municipality with only 4,000 residents.
Patricia Ryan Nixon
Yearning for "space and fresh air", Jack Kelly of Broadway hit Newsies longs to move here.
(Bonus points for singing it!)
Santa Fe
Don't forget this overlooked and undervalued piece of plastic featured in a song in the Phineas and Ferb episode "Tip of the Day".
Aglet
Nominated and confirmed to the position of Secretary of the Interior earlier this year, this woman is the first Native American to serve in the Cabinet.
Deb Haaland
These two states are known for their warm climate and refusal to follow the tradition of Daylight Saving Time.
Arizona and Hawaii
Deemed "Critically Endangered" by the International Union for Conservation, this vertebrate creature is named for its only known habitat located in Death Valley National Park.
Devil's Hole Pupfish
White Sands National Monument is a desert made of this ground down mineral.
White Gypsum
"Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune..." or to suffer this play's 4-hour runtime, the longest of all Shakespearean works.
Hamlet
This Wisconsin native was the first openly LGBTQ+ woman to run for Congress and be elected.
Tammy Baldwin
Though it was once named Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in the United States was renamed this, in response to increasing demand for the return of its native name.
Denali