State Nicknames With a Twist Trivia Quiz

Answer: South Carolina

South Carolina is the Palmetto State. It refers to South Carolina's official state tree the Sabal Palmetto. Palmetto bugs are large, flying cockroaches. Alabama is the Yellowhammer State. Mississippi is the Magnolia State and Arkansas is the Natural State.

Answer: It is the least populated of all state capitals (2000 census)

Helena, Montana is less populated than Juneau with a population of 25,780. The population of Juneau is 30,711. Juneau is further south than Stockholm. Stockholm is located at 59 degrees 21 minutes. Juneau is located at 58 degrees 22 minutes. Juneau is surrounded by water and mountains and there are no roads in.

Answer: The Aloha State

Hawaii is the Aloha State. It is the only state in the United States totally surrounded by water. Massachusetts is the Bay State, Rhode Island is the Ocean State and Louisiana is the Pelican State.

Answer: Alabama

Yellow is a primary color. The hammer is one of the three ossicles of the middle ear. The anvil and stirrup are the other two. The Yellowhammer state is Alabama's nickname. This nickname for Alabama dates back to Civil War days when Confederate Alabama soldiers adorned their uniforms with yellow cloth. Kansas is the Sunflower State. Maine is the Pine Tree State and Wyoming is the Equality state.

Answer: Oregon

The state nickname of Oregon is the Beaver State. Beavers are members of the rodent family. The state nickname of Wisconsin is the Badger State, and the state nickname of Michigan is the Wolverine State. Both badgers and wolverines are members of the family Mustelidae, the same mammal family as the ferrets, the weasels, and the otters. Louisiana, the Pelican State, takes its name from a bird.

Answer: Montana

Robert Lewis Stevenson is the author of the classic adventure book, "Treasure Island." Montana is the Treasure State. Arkansas is the Natural State. Idaho is the Gem State. Nevada is known as the Silver State as well as the Sagebrush State.

Answer: Kansas

The astrological sign that controls Leo is the Sun. The main ingredient of bread is flour. Flour and flower are homonyms. Kansas is the Sunflower State. Nevada is the Sage Brush or Silver State. Kentucky is the Blue Grass State. Iowa is the Hawkeye State.

Answer: Nevada

The traditional 25th wedding anniversary gift is silver. Gold is the traditional 50th anniversary gift. Diamond is the traditional 60th and 75th wedding anniversary gift. Nevada is known as The Silver State. Idaho is the Gem State. Delaware is the Diamond State as well as the First State. California is the Golden State.

Answer: You could be in either the Diamond State or the Keystone State

New Jersey is the Garden state. The Delaware River separates New Jersey from Pennsylvania (Keystone State) and Delaware (First State or Diamond State). The Delaware River does not from a boundary between New Jersey and New York (Empire State). There is one bridge that crosses from New Jersey into Delaware and it is called the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Many bridges cross from New Jersey into Pennsylvania. Colorado is the Centennial State (so named because it obtained statehood in 1876).

Answer: Iowa

An eyas is a baby hawk. Choroiditis is an inflammation of the layer of the eye behind the retina. Iowa is the Hawkeye State. Ohio is the Buckeye State. North Carolina is the Tarheel State.

Answer: The Granite State

New Hampshire is the Granite State, and it has the shortest coastline at 13 miles. New Hampshire gets its nickname from the fact that it once had a large industry surrounding the quarrying of granite. Delaware has the second shortest coastline with 28 miles. Rhode Island is the Ocean State and has the fourth shortest coastline at 40 miles. Mississippi is the Magnolia State and Maryland is the Free State

Answer: One

Wisconsin is the Badger State. South Dakota is the Coyote State.(South Dakota is also known as the Mount Rushmore State). In order to travel from Wisconsin to South Dakota, one must pass through at least one state,(either Iowa or Minnesota).

Answer: The Equality State

Grand Teton National Park is located in Wyoming. Wyoming is the Equality State. Wyoming women were the first in the nation to vote, to hold public office and to serve on juries. California is the Golden State. Arkansas is the Natural State. Idaho is the Gem State

Answer: The Sunshine State

Florida is the Sunshine State. Alligator Alley is a 76 mile portion of Interstate 75 which crosses the Everglades in South Florida. The road is specially designed to protect the endangered Florida panther whose natural habitat the road crosses. Louisiana is the Pelican State and Georgia, of course, is the Peach State. New Mexico is the Land of Enchantment.

Answer: Delaware

Delaware is the Diamond State. Diamond is April's birthstone. Delaware is also the First State. Maine is the Pine Tree State. Montana is the Treasure State.