Nicknames Study Guide

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Virginia 9x $478 avg J:7 DJ:2

J $200 2021 As 8 were born there, this state is "The Mother of Presidents"

J $600 2011 It's not only the "Mother of Presidents", it's the "Mother of Statesmen" as well

DJ $1,000 1990 "The Old Dominion"

Pennsylvania 8x 12.5% stumper $550 avg J:6 DJ:2

J $200 2005 The "Quaker State"

DJ $800 1988 Perhaps its center spot in the arch of the original 13 states got it dubbed the Keystone State

J $1,000 2007 "The coal state" & "The birth state of the nation"

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New Orleans 7x $543 avg J:6 DJ:1

J $300 1993 The nickname "Crescent City" comes from the curve of the Mississippi River besides its French Quarter

J $500 2000 "The Crescent City","The Paris of America"

J $1,000 2015 A Yat, as in "Where y'at?", is a person from this Southern U.S. city

Nebraska 7x 57.1% stumper $646 avg J:5 DJ:2

J $300 1998 "The Cornhusker State"

J $500 1989 Home of Arbor Day & J. Stanley Morton, this plains state is "The Tree Planters State"

J $1,000 2025 "The Beef State", it's home to more cattle than people, with its 6 million cows outnumbering humans 3 to 1

Georgia 7x 14.3% stumper $700 avg J:4 DJ:3

J $200 1993 Margaret Mitchell fans might call it "Scarlett's State"

J $500 1998 "The Empire State Of The South"

DJ $2,000 2008 Union Gen. George Henry Thomas was known as the "Rock of Chickamauga", Chickamauga being in this state

Florida 7x $200 avg J:6 DJ:1

J $100 2000 "The Everglades State"

J $100 1998 "The Everglade State"

J $200 2025 "The Orange State"

Maryland 6x $717 avg J:5 DJ:1

J $400 1993 Because it was named for Queen Henrietta Maria, it's sometimes called the "Queen State"

J $500 DD 1999 "The Star-Spangled Banner State"

J $1,000 2012 "The Terrapin State"

Louisiana 6x $433 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $100 1999 The "Creole State"

DJ $1,600 2021 The 1930s politician known as "Kingfish" was also known as the "Dictator of" this state

J $100 1994 It's the "Creole State", though Cajuns might prefer to call it the "Cajun State"

Hawaii 6x $767 avg J:6

J $100 1994 "The Pineapple State"

J $800 2012 "Paradise of the Pacific"

J $3,000 DD 2025 "The Rainbow State"

Colorado 6x 16.7% stumper $533 avg J:5 DJ:1

J $200 2025 Admitted to the union in 1876, it's appropriately "the Centennial state"

J $600 2013 "The Centennial State"

DJ $1,000 1990 "The Centennial State"

Napoleon 5x $460 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $100 1994 When exiled to Elba, he said he'd return with the Violets, earning him the nickname "Corp. Violet"

DJ $1,200 2002 Because of his oratory style, James K. Polk was nicknamed this French leader "of the stump"

J $200 2011 The "Little Corporal" of the 19th century

Annie Oakley 5x $460 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $100 1990 Sitting Bull nicknamed her "Little Sure Shot"

DJ $600 2000 The Wild West's "Little Sure Shot"

J $400 2005 "America's Sweetheart", "Little Sure Shot"

Alaska 5x $300 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 2007 "Seward's ice box"

DJ $200 1990 "Seward's Icebox"

J $300 1999 "The Last Frontier"

the Spartans 5x 40.0% stumper $680 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $400 2003 (I'm Jeff Garcia.) For San Jose State, I was one of these warriors who battled the Athenians

J $500 1999 Michigan State

DJ $1,200 2004 Things might be austere for this team from Michigan State University

Utah 4x 25.0% stumper $425 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1993 It's the "Land of the Mormons"

J $500 1993 Arizona is the "Grand Canyon State" & this neighbor could be the "Bryce Canyon State"

J $300 2000 "The Land of the Saints"

Leo Durocher 4x $425 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1997 "Leo the Lip"

DJ $800 1987 Baseball's "The Lip"

J $300 1991 Baseball player & manager known as "the Lip" or "Lippy"

Indiana 4x $250 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1999 "Hoosier State"

J $200 1994 Some folks call it "Hoosierdom"

J $300 1989 Dan Quayle would know that this state calls itself "The Crossroads of America"

California 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1999 Different campuses of the university of this state are home to Anteaters, Banana Slugs & Golden Bears

J $800 2013 "The Land of Gold"& "The Eureka State"

DJ $200 1990 The discovery of gold in 1848 gave rise to this state's nickname, "The Golden State"

Calamity Jane 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1986 Martha Jane Cannary, she's buried in Deadwood, South Dakota next to "Wild Bill" Hickok

DJ $1,200 2011 Old West personality Martha Jane Cannary was known by this misfortunate handle

J $200 1985 Since 11 of her 12 husbands met untimely deaths, Martha Jane Canary earned this "disastrous" nickname

Arkansas 4x 50.0% stumper $675 avg J:4

J $400 1991 The Razorbacks

J $500 DD 1999 The "Hot Water State"

J $1,000 2013 "The Toothpick State" & "The Hot Water State"

Arizona 4x 25.0% stumper $525 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2013 "The Grand Canyon State"

J $800 2025 "The Apache State"

J $300 1993 It once had many Apache inhabitants, so it was nicknamed the "Apache State"

Alabama 4x 25.0% stumper $450 avg J:4

J $100 1991 The Crimson Tide

J $600 2013 It's "The Cotton State" as well as "The Pioneer Space Capital of the World"

J $300 1985 The Crimson Tide

the Tigers 4x 25.0% stumper $1,125 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1986 Missouri. Princeton. or Bengal

DJ $2,000 2002 Tennessee State & Auburn

J $400 2013 Missouri &Clemson

the Cowboys 4x $800 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1986 Going by their nickname, Wyoming could play for Dallas in the NFL

J $1,000 2013 McNeese &Wyoming

DJ $1,600 2002 Wyoming & Oklahoma State

Salem, Massachusetts 4x $275 avg J:4

J $100 1990 This state is known as "the Baked Bean State"

J $600 2012 "The Pilgrim State"

J $100 1993 It's America's "City of Witches"

Harry Houdini 4x $475 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $400 2002 This entertainer earned the nickname "The Handcuff King" for his ability to escape manacles

DJ $800 2011 Born in 1874, he was nicknamed "The Handcuff King" & "The King of Escapologists"

J $400 1990 "The Handcuff King"

Worth Knowing (100)

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