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Oklahoma - Capital: Oklahoma City

The Sooner State

The state bird is the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

The National Cowboy Hall of Fame

100

Kentucky - Capital: Frankfort

The Bluegrass State

The state bird is the Cardinal 

The Kentucky Derby began in 1875

100

Alaska - Capital: Juneau

The Last Frontier 

The state bird is the Willow Ptarmigan 

The largest state at 656,424 square miles

100

Ohio - Capital: Columbus

The Buckeye State

The state bird is the Cardinal 

Canton, the Pro Football Hall of Fame

100

Connecticut - Capital: Hartford

The Constitution State

The state bird is the Robin

Native American word, “Place beside a long river”

200

California - Capital: Sacramento 

The Golden State 

The state bird is the California Valley Quail

Methusealah, a 4,801 year old tree

200

Virginia - Capital: Richmond

The Old Dominion

The state bird is the Cardinal

First town was founded in 1607

200

New Jersey - Capital: Trenton

The Garden state

The state bird is the Eastern Goldfinch

Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb & telephone

200

Illinois - Capital: Springfield

The Prairie State

The state bird is the Cardinal 

Chicago, the world’s first Skyscraper built in 1885

200

Rhode Island - Capital: Providence

The Ocean State

The state bird is the Rhode Island Red Hen

The smallest state

300

Texas - Capital: Austin

The Lone Star State

The state bird is the Mockingbird 

The largest cattle ranches

300

Hawaii - Capital: Honolulu

The Aloha State

The state bird is the Nene (Hawaiian Goose)

Eight main islands with 137 islands in total

300

South Carolina - Capital: Columbia 

The Palmetto State

The state bird is the Great Carolina Wren

Town names... Coward, Ninety Six & Welcome

300

Tennessee - Capital: Nashville

The Volunteer State

The state bird is the Mockingbird 

Olympian Wilma Rudolph won 3 Gold Medals in 1960

300

Maine

The Pine Tree State

State bird is the Chickadee

400

New Hampshire

The Granite State

State bird is the Purple Finch

Birthplace of Astronaut Alan Shepard

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Michigan - Capital: Lansing

The Wolverine State, Great Lakes State

The state bird is the Robin

Detroit, Car Capital of the World

400

Alabama - Capital: Montgomery

The Yellowhammer State, The Heart of Dixie

The state bird is the Yellowhammer

Home of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center

400

Missouri - Capital: Jefferson City

The Show Me State

The state bird is the Bluebird

Hannibal, Birthplace of Mark Twain

400

Iowa - Capital: Des Moines

The Hawkeye State

The state bird is the Eastern Goldfinch 

Produces the most corn

500

Maryland - Capital: Annapolis

The Old Line State

The state bird is the Baltimore Oriole 

The National Anthem was composed here

500

West Virginia - Capital: Charleston 

The Mountain State

The state bird is the Cardinal

Famous for Golden Delicious Apples

500

New York - Capital: Albany

The Empire State

The state bird is the Eastern Bluebird

Famous for Niagara Falls & New York City

500

Georgia - Capital: Atlanta

The Peach State

The state bird is the Brown Thrasher

Home of the Great Okefenokee Swamp

500

Washington - Capital: Olympia

The Evergreen State 

The state bird is the Willow Goldfinch

Grows the most apples

600

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Wyoming - Capital: Cheyenne

The Equality State

The state bird is the Western Meadowlark 

Dinosaur skull and bones discovered

600

Florida - Capital: Tallahassee

The Sunshine State

The state bird is the Mockingbird

Home of Everglades National Park

600

Kansas - Capital: Topeka

The Sunflower State

The state bird is the Western Meadowlark

Where the helicopter was invented in 1909

600

Vermont

The Green Mountain State

State bird is the Hermit Thrush

Makes more maple syrup than any other state

600

Arkansas - Capital: Little Rock

The Natural State, Land of Opportunity 

The state bird is the Mockingbird 

The only Diamond Mine open to the public

700

Delaware - Capital: Dover

The Diamond State, First State

The state bird is the Blue Hen Chicken 

First state to adopt the U.S. Constitution 

700

Nebraska - Capital: Lincoln

The Cornhusker State

The state bird is the Western Meadowlark 

the National Liars’ Hall of Fame

700

Montana - Capital: Helena

The Treasure State

The state bird is the Western Meadowlark 

Fossilized dinosaur eggs discovered in 1979

700

Minnesota - Capital: Saint Paul

The North Star State, Gopher State

The state bird is the Common Loon

Rollerblades were invented in 1980

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New Mexico - Capital: Santa Fe

The Land of Enchantment 

The state bird is the Roadrunner 

Carlsbad Caverns and over 300,000 bats

800

Wisconsin - Capital: Madison

The Badger State

The state bird is the Robin

America’s Dairyland, make the most cheese

800

Louisiana - Capital: Baton Rouge

The Pelican State

The state bird is the Eastern Brown Pelican

Rayne, is The Frog Capital of the World

800

South Dakota - Capital: Pierre

The Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State

The state bird is the Ring-necked Pheasant

Mount Rushmore

800

Colorado - Capital: Denver

The Centennial State 

The state bird is the Lark Bunting

Great Sand Dunes National Monument 

800

Utah - Capital: Salt Lake City 

The Beehive State

The state bird is the California Gull

The Great Salt Lake

900

Mississippi - Capital: Jackson

The Magnolia State

The state bird is the Mockingbird

Choctaw Indians played stickball, the oldest game

900

North Dakota - Capital: Bismarck

The Flickertail State

The state bird is the Western Meadowlark 

Grows the most sunflowers

900

Indiana - Capital: Indianapolis 

The Hoosier State

The state bird is the Cardinal 

First professional Baseball game played in 1871

900

North Carolina - Capital: Raleigh

The Tar Heel State

The state bird is the Cardinal

The first plane flew in 1903 at Kitty Hawk

900

Idaho - Capital: Boise

The Gem State 

The state bird is the Mountain Bluebird 

Famous for growing potatoes 

1000

Oregon - Capital: Salem

The Beaver State

The state bird is the Western Meadowlark 

The deepest lake, Crater Lake

1000

Arizona - Capital: Phoenix

The Grand Canyon State

The state bird is the Cactus Wren

Grand Canyon, Painted Desert and Meteor Crater

1000

Pennsylvania - Capital: Harrisburg

The Keystone State

The state bird is the Ruffed Grouse

Famous for Hershey’s Chocolate 

1000

Massachusetts - Capital: Boston 

The Bay State

The state bird is the Chickadee

First baseball game played in 1891

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Nevada - Capital: Carson City

The Silver State

The state bird is the Mountain Bluebird 

Produces the most Silver and Gold