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1. OK, Ohio is called the buckeye state. The obvious question is: what is a buckeye?
2. Ohio became a state in 1803. At the time, what was the minimum population a territory was required to have in order to gain statehood?
3. Most folks know that Columbus is the capital of Ohio, but what was the first city to be designated as such? It's a rather hard to pronounce Native American word.
4. What does the word "Ohio" mean? Like so many US states, it comes from a Native American phrase.
5. The cardinal is the state bird of Ohio and the black racer snake is the state reptile. Any idea what the state beverage is? It is prepared from a fruit which most people identify as a vegetable.
6. How many different countries have laid claim to the land that is now Ohio?
7. Who were the very earliest humans to inhabit the area now known as Ohio?
8. Ohio has been home to some important inventors and scientists. Among them were Thomas Edison, Wilbur and Orville Wright and Charles Goodyear. The inventor of the traffic light was also in this group. His name sounds a lot like a former "Saturday Night Live" cast member. Name him.
9. In 1953, during Ohio's sesquicentennial, a rider on horseback delivered a document to congress petitioning for statehood. Why?
10. The constitution for the state forbids slavery. How was this decision made?
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