25 Easy Questions about Fractured States

Answer: Oregon

Wow, what a gorgeous coastline!

Answer: Missouri

As an adult, Laura Ingalls Wilder lived in Mansfield, Missouri.

Answer: Arizona

Home of the breathtaking Grand Canyon.

Answer: New Mexico

The land of enchantment, truly.

Answer: Louisiana

State where the Big Easy is.

Answer: Maryland

State where Anne Tyler's Baltimore is.

Answer: Pennsylvania

Founded by William Penn. Philadelphia was the first U.S. capital.

Answer: North Dakota

I sure loved that movie! (Fargo, I mean.)

Answer: Illinois

Home of the Windy City. Player actrchic7 also reminds us that Metropolis, Illinois is the original home for Superman and Chester, Illinois is the home of Popeye. Both of these communities are in southern Illinois, where "nothing ever happens," according to actrchic7.

Answer: Wisconsin

Birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder in Pepin.

Answer: Colorado

I went to college there (in Colorado Springs). Beautiful mountain state. (Don't seem to like us Californians much, though!)

Answer: Indiana

Home state of Late Night's David Letterman.

Answer: Hawaii

My sis and brother-in-law got married there. Now they have two lovely daughters.

Answer: Kentucky

Dan'l Boone, right?

Answer: South Carolina

A kind player sent me the following info: South Carolina has the oldest theater, the oldest museum, and the oldest golf course in the USA!

Answer: Tennessee

Home of the Grand Ole Opry. Player sophia_jr also informs me that several distinguished authors come from Tennessee. These include James Agee ("A Death in the Family"), Alex Haley ("Roots"), Frances Hodgson Burnett ("The Secret Garden" and "A Little Princess"), and poet Nikki Giovonni. Movie director Quentin Tarantino also hails from TN. And of course, who could forget Elvis Presley? The state gave us the blues and the most-visited national park (Great Smoky Mountains). Did you know that TN is less than half a day's drive to one-half of the U.S. population? That's because Tennessee boasts a unique geographical trait: it borders eight other states.

Answer: Wyoming

Ranching state. Beautiful and mountainous.

Answer: Alaska

Let's preserve our Alaskan wilderness areas!

Answer: Delaware

Delaware, a player informs me, was the first to ratify the Constitution. Also, the first Miss American Pageant was held in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Another player, Jennie, tells me that this state is the home of tax-free shopping. Also the joke "Dela-where?" refers to the fact that few Americans know where this fine state is located.

Answer: Rhode Island

Home of Brown University where my friend Aimee went. Does anybody watch 'Providence'? It's gone off the air now, but my friend Rob used to write scripts for the show.

Answer: Arkansas

Near Murfreesboro lies Crater of Diamonds State Park. You can rent tools and dig for your own diamonds there! Hot Springs National Park is in Arkansas, too. (Thanks to player TAR_fan for this snippet of interesting information!) Player locutious adds that Arkansas is home to Walmart magnate Sam Walton, who established his #1 store here.

Answer: Maine

Home of Barbara and Prez Bush I.

Answer: New York

Thanks for being brave for us all. You set such a good example for the rest of us. I hope you are beginning to heal.

Answer: Virginia

Next to Washington, D.C. A player and a Virginian contributes the following: "We are the site of the first English settlement, Jamestown (don't let anyone tell you it was the Pilgrims, they came years later), and the first capital, Williamsburg. We have the Chesapeake Bay, one of only a couple very deep water ports (and therefore a heavy military presence, as we are one of few places that can berth aircraft carrier and other military ships), the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains in the western part of the state, and more history than you can shake a textbook at. Richmond was capital of the confederacy, Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, George Washington lived here, so did Thomas Jefferson (who founded the University of Virginia). The College of William and Mary predates the United States.

Jamestown is holding its 400th anniversary in 2007 - come visit!"

Answer: Michigan

My niece Robyn Orosz was born in Detroit on August 26, 1974.