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  1. 6. It's got the only flag in the U.S. that isn't a rectangle
  2. 8. The United States Air Force Academy is located in this state
  3. 11. The average snowfall in the mountains near Salt Lake City, which is located in this state, is 500 inches
  4. 16. Officially became the 49th state on January 3, 1959
  5. 17. Home of the Grand Canyon National Park
  6. 20. Each October Albuquerque, located in this state, hosts the world’s largest international hot air balloon fiesta
  7. 21. One out of every eight United States residents lives in this state
  8. 22. The first professional baseball game was played in this state on May 4, 1871
  9. 24. The only state in the United States whose name has one syllable
  10. 25. This state flag pictures a beaver on its reverse side. It is the only state flag to carry two separate designs
  11. 26. This state was the first state to give women the right to vote
  12. 27. This state was named for King George II of England
  13. 28. It's the national capital of nuclear testing
  14. 29. It's home to the world's largest ball of twine
  15. 32. The first state to ratify the United States constitution
  16. 33. The National Cowboy Hall of Fame is located in this state
  17. 34. This state and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment(Prohibition)
  18. 35. The Mall of America, located in this state, is the size of 78 football fields — 9.5 million square feet
  19. 36. The first professional baseball game was played in Fort Wayne on May 4, 1871
  20. 38. This state adopted the first legal lottery in the twentieth century United States in 1963
  21. 40. In ratio of cows to people, this state has the greatest number of dairy cows in the country
  22. 42. This state is the home of the Dakota, Lakota and Nakota tribes, which make up the Sioux Nation
  23. 43. Popularly known as The Lone Star State
  24. 44. Where you are now
  25. 45. Milk is the official state beverage
  26. 46. The state nickname used to be the “Tree Planter’s State”, but was changed in 1945 to the “Cornhusker State”
  27. 47. This state has the largest migratory elk herd in the nation
  28. 48. The state Capitol with its majestic dome was built in Lansing in l879
  29. 49. The only "directional" state that doesn't have "another" in the opposite direction.
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  1. 1. In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk
  2. 2. Known as the “Show Me State”
  3. 3. Named in honor of King Louis XIV
  4. 4. The world’s first Skyscraper was built in this state
  5. 5. The American industrial revolution began in Lowell. Lowell was America’s first planned industrial city
  6. 7. Spirit Lake is the largest glacier-made lake in this state
  7. 9. This state has more glaciers than the other 47 contiguous states combined
  8. 10. Hell’s Canyon, the deepest gorge in America, is located in this state
  9. 12. Hershey is considered the Chocolate Capital of the United States
  10. 13. The United States Naval Academy was founded on October 10, 1845 at Annapolis
  11. 14. Where Jack Daniel's whiskey was born
  12. 15. This state has the most dense system of highways and railroads in the U.S
  13. 18. The first international sports hero, boxer Bill Richmond of Staten Island, was born August 5, 1763
  14. 19. It's home to the largest gems in the U.S.
  15. 23. It's know for horse racing and bourbon
  16. 30. The first battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter in this state
  17. 31. The smallest state
  18. 37. You can find both gators and crocs
  19. 39. Kilauea Iki, the world’s most active and largest volcano, is located in this state
  20. 41. The state is nicknamed the Badger State