US States and Territories Flashcards
Indiana: Nickname
The Hoosier State
Illinois: longtime senator
Evertt Dirkson
Indiana: Universities
Purdue Boilermakers - Notre Dame fighting Irish
Indiana: Governor
Evan Bayh
Indiana: Vice President
Dan Quayle
Indiana: River
Wabash
Iowa: Capital and largest city
Des Moines
Indiana: Capital and largest city
Indianapolis
Iowa: River
Des Moines
Illinois: Northeastern University’s mascot
Huskies
Illinois: University of Illinois’ mascot
Fighting Illini
Illinois: Poet Laureate
Gwendolyn Brooks
Illinois: Poet
Carl Sandburg
Illinois: Governors
Adlai Stevenson - Jim Thompson
Kentucky: largest city
Louisville
Indiana: Lake Michigan port
Gary
Kansas: Largest City
Wichita
Alabama: Capital
Montgomery (first Confederate capital)
Kentucky: Nickname
The Bluegrass State (Commonwealth - Abe Lincoln’s Birthplace)
Kansas: Universities
University of Kansas at Overland park (Jayhawks)
Kansas: Bob Dole’s hometown
Russell
Kansas: Senators
Bob Dole - Alf Landon - Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Iowa: Nickname
The Hawkeye State
Kansas: Historic western city
Dodge City
Illinois: President
Abraham Lincoln
Kansas: Capital
Topeka
Kansas: Nickname
The Sunflower State
Iowa: Universities
Iowa State at Ames (Cyclones)
Iowa: Artist
Grant Wood
Iowa: Author
James Waller
Iowa: President
Herbert Hoover
Kansas: Topeka clinic
Menninger Clinic
Hawaii: Queen
Liliuokalani
Illinois: Female senator
Carol Moseley-Braun
Hawaii: The Garden island
Maui
Hawaii: second largest island
Oahu
Hawaii: Leper Island - home to Father Damian
Molokai
Hawaii: The Pineapple Island
Lanai
Hawaii: Oahu mountain
Diamond Head
Hawaii: The Big Island
Hawaii
Hawaii: North Oahu surfing area
Bonsai Pipeline
Hawaii: King
Kamehameha
Hawaii: Capital and largest city
Honolulu
Hawaii: Nickname
The Aloha State (was independent country from 1849-89)
Georgia: Universities
Georgia Tech at Atlanta - Spelman at Atlanta - University of Georgia at Athens (Bulldogs)
Georgia: Swamp
Okefenokee (With Florida)
Georgia: Mountain Range
Blue Ridge Mountains
Hawaii: oldest island
Kauai
Idaho: Capital and largest city
Boise
Illinois: largest city
Chicago
Illinois: Capital
Springfield
Illinois: Nickname
The Land of Lincoln - The Prairie State
Idaho: FBI standoff site - 1992
Ruby Ridge
Idaho: Monument
Craters of the Moon
Hawaii: National Parks
Volcanos on Hawaii - Haleakala on Maui
Idaho: River
Snake
Kentucky: First Capital
Bowling Green
Idaho: Nickname
The Gem State
Hawaii: Polynesian god
Maui
Hawaii: Cooked taro dish
Poi
Hawaii: Dance
Hula
Hawaii: Beach party
Luau
Hawaii: Harbor
Pearl harbor
Idaho: Canyon
Hell’s Canyon (deepest gorge in U.S.)
Massachusetts: Boston church/landmark
Old North Church
Maryland: Island
Kent Island
Massachusetts: Resort islands
Martha’s Vineyard - Nantucket Island
Massachusetts: Music festival city
Tanglewood
Massachusetts: Lizzy Borden’s home town
Fall River
Massachusetts: Witch trial city - 1697
Salem
Massachusetts: Bays
Buzzard’s Bay - Cape Cod Bay
Massachusetts: Boston park
Boston Common
Massachusetts: Sound
Nantucket Sound
Massachusetts: Capital and largest city
Boston
Massachusetts: Nickname
The Bay State (Commonwealth)
Maryland: Representative and Senator
Barbra Mikulski
Maryland: Vice President
Spiro Agnew
Maryland: Baltimore Critic
H.L. Mencken
Kentucky: Capital
Frankfort
Massachusetts: Boston Hall
Faneuil Hall
Massachusetts: Harvard’s Mascot
Bulldogs
Michigan: Governor
George Romney
Michigan: President
Gerald Ford
Michigan: Strait
Strait of Mackinac
Michigan: National Park
Isle Royal
Michigan: largest city
Detroit
Massachusetts: Capes
Cape Ann - Cape Cod
Michigan: Nickname
The Wolverine State
Maryland: Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Massachusetts: Governors
Hugh Carey - Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts: Senators
Ted Kennedy - Henry Cabot Lodge - John Kerry
Massachusetts: Salem Author
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Massachusetts: Amherst poet
Emily Dickinson
Massachusetts: Hills
Berkshires
Massachusetts: Lowell artist
James Whistler
Michigan: Capital
Lansing
Louisiana: Capital
Baton Rouge
Maryland: Fort
Fort McHenry
Louisiana: New Orleans historic area
French Quarter
Louisiana: County-like divisions
Parishes
Louisiana: French Canadian descendants
Cajuns
Louisiana: Assassinated Governor
Huey Long (“Kingfish”)
Louisiana: Universities
Tulane (Green Wave)
Louisiana: Largest City
New Orleans (The Big Easy - The Crescent City)
Maine: Nickname
The Pine Tree State
Louisiana: Nickname
The Pelican State (Commonwealth)
Kentucky: Universities
University of Kentucky (Wildcats) - University of Louisville (Cardinals)
Kentucky: National Park
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky: Museum
Kentucky Derby Museum
Kentucky: U.S. Gold Reserve
Fort Knox
Kentucky: City named after a massachusetts city
Lexington
Louisiana: Lake
Lake Ponchartrain
Maine: Senator
Margaret Chase Smith
Maryland: Founder
Cecil Calvert
Maryland: Flower
Black-eyed Susan
Maryland: Largest City
Baltimore
Maryland: Capital
Annapolis (named after Queen Anne)
Maryland: Nickname
The Old Line State - The Star Spangled Banner State
Louisiana: New Orelans historic hall
Preservation hall
Maine: 19th century secretary of state
James Blaine
Georgia: Port
Savannah
Maine: Author
Stephen King
Maine: River
Kennebunk
Maine: National Park
Acadia
Maine: Overeas refueling stop
Bangor
Maine: Largest City
Portland
Maine: Capital
Augusta
Maine: 20th century secretary of state
Edwin Muskie
Arizona: Forest
Tonto National Forest
Arizona: Capital and largest city
Phoenix (largest state capital)
Arizona: Dam
Hoover Dam (Formerly Boulder Dam)
Arizona: “Colorful” desert
Painted Desert
Arizona: Valley filmed in many westerns
Monument Valley
Arizona: Desert
Sonoran
Arizona: Mine
Lost Dutchman Mine
Arizona: National Park
Grand Canyon
Arizona: Governor
Bruce Babbitt
Arizona: River
Colorado
Arizona: Lake
Lake Havasu (home to the London Bridge)
Arizona: largest Indian tribe
Navajo
Arizona: Phoenix valley
Valley of the Sun
Arizona: second largest city
Tucson
Georgia: Mountain near Atlanta
Stone Mountain
Arizona: Anciet forest ruins
Petrified Forest
Arkansas: Mountains
Ozarks
Arkansas: Governors
Bill Clinton - Dale Bumpers - Winthrop Rockefeller - Jim Guy Tucker
Arkansas: Senators
Dale Bumpers - William Fulbright
Arkansas: Clinton’s Home Town
Hope
Arkansas: President
Bill Clinton
Arkansas: State Park
Crater of Diamonds
Arizona: Hoover Dam lake
Lake Mead
Arkansas: Rivers
Arkansas - Red
Alaska: Pop singer
Jewel
Arkansas: Capital and Largest City
Little Rock
Arkansas: Nickname
The Land of Opportunity
Arizona: Universities
University of Arizona at Tucson (Wildcats) - Arizona State University at Tempe (Sun Devils)
Arizona: Supreme Court Justices
William Rehnquist - Sandra Day O’Connor
Arizona: Longtime congressman
Carl Hayden
Arizona: Senator - 1953-65 and 1979-87
Barry Goldwatter
Arkansas: National Park
Hot Springs
Alabama: Female governor - 1967-71
Lurleen Wallace
Arizona: nickname
The Grand Canyon State
Alaska: Second largest city
Fairbanks
Alaska: Largest City
Anchorage (on Cook inlet)
Alaska: Capital
Juneau (largest state capital in area)
Alaska: nicknames
The Last Frontier - Russian America
Alaska: Norther-most U.S. point
Point Barrow
Alabama: Indians
Creek
Alaska: largest island
Kodiak Island
Alabama: Governor three times
George Wallace
Alabama: University
University of Alabama (Crimson Tide)
Alabama: NASA city
Huntsville (home to Marshall Flight Center)
Alabama: Bay
Mobile Bay
Alabama: Port
Mobile
Alabama: Largest City
Birmingham (Pittsburgh of the South)
Alabama: Forest
Talladega National Forest
Alaska: Sea
Bering Sea
Alaska: University
University of Alaska at Anchorage
Alaska: Holiday
Seward’s Day
Alaska: Eskimos
Inuits
Alaska: National parks
Denali - Glacier Bay - Gates of the Arctic
Alaska: Northern bay
Prudhoe Bay (oil drilling center)
Alaska: oil shipping port
Valdez
Alaska: Bering Sea Islands
Pribilof Islands - Little Diamede
California: Capital
Scramento
Alaska: Inlet
Cook Inlet
Alaska: Strait
Bering Strait
Alaska: Peninsulas
Alaska peninsula - Seward Peninsula
Alaska: Northern Mountain Range
Brooks Range
Alaska: River
Yukon
Alaska: Island chain
Aleutians
Alaska: Sound
Prince William Sound
Connecticut: Congresswoman
Claire Booth Luce
Arkansas: Bentonville Business
Wal-Mart
Delaware: Number of Counties
Three
Delaware: Largest City
Wilmington
Delaware: Capital
Dover
Delaware: Nickname
The First State - The Blue Hen State
Florida: Nickname
The Sunshine State
Connecticut: Senators
Christopher Dodd - Joseph Lieberman