| State Trivia 6 |
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NEW MEXICO
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Capital: Santa Fe
Joined the Union: January 6, 1912
47th State to join the union.
Motto: Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes)
Nickname(s): Land of Enchantment
Flower: Yucca
Bird: Roadrunner
Song: O Fair New Mexico" and "Asi es Nuevo Mexico
Origin of Name: From the country of Mexico.
Unusual Town Name:
Elephant Butte
Texico
Tingle
Truth or Consequences
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NEW YORK
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Capital: Albany
Joined the Union: July 26, 1788
11th State to join the union.
Motto: Excelsior (Ever Upward)
Nickname(s): Empire State
Flower: Rose
Bird: Bluebird
Song: I Love New York
Origin of Name: In honor of the English Duke of York.
Unusual Town Names:
Bath
Cat Elbow Corner
Climax
Florida
Gayhead
Hicksville
Horseheads
Neversink
Painted Post
Place Corners
Result
Ronkonkoma
Surprise
Yaphank Yonkers
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NORTH CAROLINA
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Capital: Raleigh
Joined the Union: November 21, 1789
12th State to join the union.
Motto: Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)
Nickname(s): Tar Heel State
Flower: Dogwood
Bird: Cardinal
Song: The Old North State
Origin of Name: In honor of King Charles I of England.
Unusual Town Names:
Askewville
Avon
Bahama
Bat Cave
Bath
Big Lick
Blowing Rock
Bolivia
Bunlevel
Climax
Duck
Frog Level
Frog Pond
Grimesland
Gum Neck
Horneytown
Kill Devil Hills
Meat Camp
Lizard Lick
Speed
Tick Bite
Toast
Welcome
Wise
Whynot
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NORTH DAKOTA
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Capital: Bismarck
Joined the Union: November 2, 1889
39th State to join the union.
Motto: Liberty and union, now and forever: one and inseparable"
Nickname(s): Sioux State, Flickertail State, Peace Garden State"
Flower: Wild Prairie Rose
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Song: North Dakota Hymn
Origin of Name: From the Sioux tribe word, meaning "allies.
Unusual Town Names:
Antler
Colgate
Concrete
Hoople
Voltaire
Zap
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OHIO
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Capital: Columbus
Joined the Union: March 1, 1803
17th State to join the union.
Motto: With God, all things are possible"
Nickname(s): Buckeye State
Flower: Scarlet Carnation
Bird: Cardinal
Song: Beautiful Ohio
Origin of Name: From an Iroquoian word meaning "great river".
Unusual Town Names:
Ai
Blue Ball
Climax
Fly
Hicksville
Home
Knockemstiff
Three Legs Town
Tobasco
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