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Across
  1. 2. In 2020, Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender state senator in American history when she was elected to the legislature of what second-smallest state?
  2. 6. Mavericks, Rockets and Spurs can be found in?
  3. 10. Final destination in White Christmas
  4. 15. Cubs, Blitz and Bears belong to which state?
  5. 17. Where might you find McKinley High School?
  6. 19. Where the Declaration of Independence was signed
  7. 20. The home to Yellowstone National Park
  8. 21. This states capital is also a dance (4,8)
  9. 24. Going by land area, which state in America is the smallest? (5,6)
  10. 27. Sweet Home
  11. 29. Famous for it’s lobster
  12. 30. Des Moines is the capital of?
  13. 31. Setting for the Wizard of Oz
  14. 33. Porgy and Bess setting (5,8)
  15. 35. Broncos play in this state
  16. 37. Madonna’s birthplace
  17. 38. Like in the UK but newer (3,9)
  18. 40. 1 _____, 2_____, 3______ ….
  19. 41. Where would you find Duke University? (5,8)
  20. 43. The man with the wooden teeth
  21. 44. “The Nutmeg State”
  22. 48. Iced Tea brand based in New York
  23. 49. Sam Walton started Wal-Mart in what U.S. state?
  24. 50. Although the majority of the movie "Fargo" takes place in Minnesota, the movie's title references a city in what other state? (5,6)
Down
  1. 1. Where did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
  2. 3. Best place for a drive through wedding
  3. 4. Minneapolis belongs to whom
  4. 5. Lake of the Ozarks is a body of water in this state, which is nicknamed "The Show Me State."
  5. 7. Home of a language made up of a 12 letter alphabet
  6. 8. Artist _____ O’Keeffe
  7. 9. Where is Mount Rushmore? (5,6)
  8. 11. The Nickel Boys setting
  9. 12. Big expense from the US in 1803
  10. 13. Author Thomas Lanier Williams' pseudonym
  11. 14. Chris McCandless hitchhiked here in April 1992
  12. 16. The home to Santa Fe (3,6)
  13. 18. _____, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain.
  14. 22. Boise State University is located where?
  15. 23. The Mamas and Papas were dreamin' about
  16. 25. The Reuben sandwich was invented here
  17. 26. America’s Dairyland
  18. 28. Salt Lake City is the capital of?
  19. 32. Where is Hairspray set?
  20. 34. John Lennon was murdered here in 1980 (3,4)
  21. 36. Home to the first Thanksgiving
  22. 39. _______ and the Temple of Doom
  23. 42. Not the herb…
  24. 45. Snooki & Jwoww were the talk of the town from 2009-2012 (3,6)
  25. 46. Fried Chicken
  26. 47. Miley Cyrus teenage pseudonym, Hannah ______