Fifty Nifty States Part 4

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1. This state has two mottos: Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope) and Animis opibusque parati (Ready in soul and resource). Which of the states listed below is also the nation's 8th state? North Carolina South Carolina South Dakota North Dakota

2. Known as the Land of Lincoln, this state's motto is "State sovereignty, national union." Which of these is it? Iowa Indiana Idaho Illinois

3. Known also as the Hoosier State, which state's motto is "The Crossroads of America"? Answer: (One Word begins with an I)

4. Which state is also known as the Hawkeye State? Idaho Indiana Iowa Illinois

5. Named after one of the Great Lakes, this state touches four of the U.S.'s Great Lakes. Which state is also the 26th state to enter the Union? Wisconsin Florida Illinois Michigan

6. Which state has a name that comes from the Dakota language, meaning sky-tinted water or clouded water? Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska

7. Which state has the motto "Salus populi suprema lex est," which is Latin for "The good of the people is the supreme law". Nebraska Missouri Minnesota Mississippi

8. Known as the Cornhusker State, which state's motto is "Equality before the law?" Alaska Montana Missouri Nebraska

9. Which state was the First Lady of the United States, Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, born in? Nebraska South Carolina Virginia Ohio

10. Which state's nickname is the Gem State and was admitted into the nation on July 3, 1890? Idaho Maryland Oregon Washington

11. Known as the Silver State, which U.S. state is also known as Battle Born because it was admitted into the nation during the American Civil War? Oregon West Virginia Florida Nevada

12. Which state has the second highest percentage of Native Americans after Alaska and has a yellow state flag with the red sun symbol of the Zia in the middle? New Mexico Colorado Arizona Maine

13. Which state is known as the Sooner State and is the 46th? Oklahoma Wisconsin Texas New Hampshire

14. Known as the Lone Star State, which U.S. state is the second largest in the Union in area and has the second highest population after California? Texas Alaska Rhode Island California

15. Which state is also known as the Beaver State and its state animal is the beaver? Maryland Oregon Alabama Kansas