Nicknames for US States Flashcards
What is the nickname for California?
The Golden State
Which state is known as ‘The Sunshine State’?
Florida
Texas is known as what?
The Lone Star State
New York is often referred to as ‘The ______ State’.
Empire
What is the nickname for Illinois?
The Prairie State
Which state is referred to as ‘The Keystone State’?
Pennsylvania
What is the nickname for Nevada?
The Silver State
Ohio is called
The Buckeye State
The buckeye was named the state tree of Ohio in 1953.
What is the nickname for Massachusetts?
The Bay State
Fill in the blank: The state of Maine is known as ‘The ______ State’.
Pine Tree
What is the nickname for Colorado?
The Centennial State
Colorado is known as the “Centennial State” because it became the 38th state in the United States on August 1, 1876, exactly 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Which state is referred to as ‘The Land of 10,000 Lakes’?
Minnesota
What is the nickname for South Carolina?
The Palmetto State
New Jersey is nicknamed…
The Garden State
due to its significant agricultural history and diversity of crops.
What is the nickname for Virginia?
The Old Dominion
Fill in the blank: The state of Alabama is known as ‘The ______ State’.
Heart of Dixie
What is the nickname for Kentucky?
The Bluegrass State
Which city is known as ‘The Windy City’?
Chicago
What is the nickname for Las Vegas?
Sin City
Seattle is known as
The Emerald City
Primarily due to the abundance of lush, green forests and the fact that Washington State is known as “The Evergreen State”
What is the nickname for Atlanta?
The Big Peach
Fill in the blank: The city of New Orleans is often referred to as ‘The ______ City’.
Big Easy
What is the nickname for San Francisco?
The City by the Bay
Which city is known as ‘The City of Brotherly Love’?
Philadelphia
