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Around America in Limerick Form (#2)

Created by snediger

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : USA - Specific Regions
Around America in Limerick Form  2 game quiz
"Here's my "Limerick'd States" (Number Two)/ More quizzing in fun verse for you/ My entries won't chafe/ They're guaranteed safe/ So please don't threaten to sue! (And forget about "the man from Nantucket" on this one, too.)"

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1. I'm known for my pretty "blue" grass,
One race brings the tourists en masse.
The swells strike staged poses,
At the "Run for the Roses."
And my "sluggers" give horsehide some gas.
(Which state am I describing here?)
    Alabama
    Massachusetts
    Kentucky
    Rhode Island


2. My legend? I tell with a sigh:
My Old Man of the Mountain - poor Guy.
My folks: granite-sturdy;
But not known to be wordy.
Terse motto: "Live Free or Die!"
(Which state is this ditty about?)
    Maine
    Mississippi
    Connecticut
    New Hampshire


3. I'm the tiniest state in the game,
But I've gained my fair share of fame.
I have Newport's yacht racing;
Roger Williams embracing
Free Thought. I'm LITTLE, not lame!
(Which state is described in this limerick?)
    Delaware
    Connecticut
    Rhode Island
    New York


4. My apples are famous, you see;
And names: Hendrix, Gates, Gypsy Rose Lee.
But, alas, it's my fate:
Searchers have to type "state"...
In order for Google to place me.
(Which state am I talking about here?)

    Nevada
    Rhode Island
    New Jersey
    Washington


5. Augusta's my capital, mate;
I'm known as the Pine Tree State.
If horror's your thing,
A native's S. King!
Savor lobster before it's too late.
(Which state is this ditty about?)
    New Hampshire
    Maine
    Vermont
    Pennsylvania


6. Head northward on June twenty one,
In this Land of the Midnight Sun;
Explore Fairbanks, Nome, go where
The proposed "bridge to nowhere"
Was supposed to be. Relish such fun!
(Which state did I just describe?)
    Washington
    Alaska
    North Dakota
    Maine


7. My capital's Dover; I'm small.
But my "primacy" makes me feel tall;
Today I'm a haven
For the credit-card mavens;
For service, give Biden a call!
(Which state am I talking about here?)
    Rhode Island
    West Virginia
    Montana
    Delaware


8. My blue Pelican Flag waves on high,
O'er my Cajuns and bayous it flies;
But great tragedies struck,
Brought me down on my luck
Foul Katrina, BP, made me sigh.
(Which state is being described here?)
    North Carolina
    Texas
    Louisiana
    Florida


9. My famed institution is Yale;
On Long Island Sound you may sail.
My Huskies got game;
Twain mentioned my name
In his King Arthur-related tale.
(Which state could this ditty be describing?)
    Florida
    Connecticut
    Massachusetts
    New Hampshire


10. Those marches were something to see,
From Selma to Montgomery.
But the fate of our state -
Not to hate but be great!
Read the work of our own Harper Lee.
(Which state am I talking about here?)
    Mississippi
    New York
    Georgia
    Alabama


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Compiled Jun 28 12