State Facts - Trivia, Quizzes, and Brain Teasers

12. It's home to an island populated by 4000 rhesus monkeys.

Learn more about the home of sideburns, the shopping mall, and 384 miles of shoreline.

Learn more about the home of the world's largest mushroom, America's deepest lake, and the only leprechaun colony west of Ireland.

Toilet paper, the traffic signal, and the dentist chair were all invented in New York State.

What do Frank Sinatra, the Jersey Devil, and the pork roll have in common? All three legends were spawned in New Jersey.

19. "Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils," lifelong New Hampshirite John Stark wrote to his fellow veterans in 1809.

A few fascinating facts about the Silver State—on the house.

It’s first in the nation in cat longevity.

Learn more about the home of Mark Twain, Harry Truman, and … a Precious Moments museum.

You can thank the Hospitality State for Root Beer, teddy bears, and, of course, the blues.

There's much more to this northern state than 10,000 lakes.

There’s more to the Free State than crabs and 'The Wire.'

Blanketed in forests, and bordered on one side by thousands of miles of coastline, Maine is full of wonders both natural and human-made.

From funeral parades to breakfast beignets, life in Louisiana is all about celebrating the good times.

13. You can thank Patty Hill, a resident of the Bluegrass State, the next time you launch into "Happy Birthday."

Here's why there's no place like the Sunflower State.

Learn more about the home of sliced bread, John Wayne, and the country's first female lawyer.

A few things you should know about the state with the mysterious nickname.

A few things about the Aloha State the average mainlander probably doesn't know.

Nobody does weird like Florida.

Two words: Punkin chunkin.

It's a small state with a lot of history.

Bordering Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, and Mississippi, America’s landlocked 25th state is full of food festivals, spooky legends, and rare animals.

It took 86 years for the state to finally get it right.

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