State's Bragging Rights

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1. This state's capital city was once the capital of the United States. Maryland New York Delaware Vermont

2. This state is home to Pike's Peak. Wyoming Arizona Utah Colorado

3. This state is home to a mountain on whose summit was recorded one of the world's highest wind velocities, 231 miles per hour, in 1934. Washington Idaho Montana New Hampshire

4. This state is the birthplace of Davy Crockett. Tennessee Texas Kentucky Ohio

5. The Progressive Movement, under Robert LaFollette started in this state around 1900, making the state a leader in social reform. Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Michigan

6. This state was home to Confederate president Jefferson Davis, and the birthplace of such 20th century writers as Tennessee Williams and William Faulkner. Tennessee Georgia Alabama Mississippi

7. This state is located at the geographic center of the contiguous 48 states. Kansas Nebraska Missouri Iowa

8. This state is home to 'Hell's Canyon', the deepest gorge in North America at 7,900 feet, and its population averages only about 12 persons per square mile. Utah Idaho Montana Wyoming

9. This state is home to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and is the third smallest state. Rhode Island Connecticut Delaware Massachusetts

10. This state's capital is served by more major highways than any other American city. The state is the birthplace of such notables as Cole Porter, Red Skelton, and James Dean. Ohio Illinois Michigan Indiana