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  1. 4. A popular city in this East Region state installed the first bank automated teller machine especially for rollerbladers.
  2. 5. Part of the West Region in the northwest, this state is home to the deepest gorge in America and Shoshone Falls, the Niagara Falls of the West.
  3. 7. The Saturday Evening Post is published in this North Central State.
  4. 10. This West Region state is the home of Will Rogers and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
  5. 12. This North Central State is home to Graceland.
  6. 13. In Death Valley, the Kangaroo Rat can live its entire life without drinking a drop of liquid in this West Region state.
  7. 14. Levi Hutchins invented the first alarm clock in 1787 in this North Central state
  8. 15. The first rocket to put humans on the moon was built in this East Region State
  9. 20. This North Central state built the first subway system in the United States in 1897.
  10. 23. More turkeys are raised in this West Region state than in any other state.
  11. 25. A small East Region state, bordering New York and Pennsylvania and the most densely populated state in the US.
  12. 27. Saint Joseph's Cemetery, the only known United States cemetery facing north-south is in this North Central state
  13. 28. A North Central region state located in the Midwestern region of the United States, along the Canadian border. Its capital city is Bismarck.
  14. 33. Maynard Reece, the only artist to win the Federal Duck Stamp competition five times, live in this North Central state.
  15. 34. This East Region state is home to the only school in the world offering a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing.
  16. 35. This North Central Region state is a southern state named after the biggest river in the United States.
  17. 37. A small state on the east coast, contains the cities Baltimore and Annapolis in the East Region
  18. 40. Dr Pepper was invented in this West region state in 1885.There is no period after the Dr in Dr Pepper.
  19. 41. This West Region state's official neckwear is the Bola Tie
  20. 42. This East Region state is nicknamed: "Old Dominion" and the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there.
  21. 44. This North Central state is the only state that shares its border with just one other state.
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  1. 1. The World's Championship Duck Calling Contest is held annually in this West region state
  2. 2. The first full time automobile service station was opened in 1899 in this North Central State.
  3. 3. This North Central state boasts the highest number of personalized license plates, more than any other state.
  4. 6. The state with the smallest area. Located in the North Central region. Nicknamed "The Ocean State".
  5. 8. This West Region state's coastline extends over 6,600 miles.
  6. 9. Located in the North Central region of the United States, it houses Mount Rushmore and the Badlands National Park.
  7. 10. This West Region state has more ghost towns than any other state, but absolutely no self serve gas stations.
  8. 11. This West Region state has the highest literacy rate in the nation.
  9. 13. This West Region State's name is similar to the country south to the United States.
  10. 14. Charles Karault was born and raised in this East Region state which is the nation's largest producer of sweet potatoes.
  11. 16. The last state to join the Union in the West Region
  12. 17. Located in the North Central Region and home of Dorothy and Toto
  13. 18. This North Central Region state is an eastern state, and its capital city is Charleston. Considered to be the "southern most northern state".
  14. 19. This East Region state was home to the first baseball stadium and the first computer.
  15. 21. Tyler Brothers Work Shoe and Boot Company produces 8 major brands of OSHA approved safety footwear, including such famous brands as Redwing, Georgia, Northlake, and Wolverine in this East Region state.
  16. 22. This West region state is the only state ever to turn down the Olympics.
  17. 23. This North Central state is home to the first hamburger (1895), Polaroid camera (1934), helicopter (1939), and color television (1948).
  18. 24. This West Region state is the least populated of all the 50 states and the first to give women the vote.
  19. 26. A large northern state, in the West Region, it borders with Canada, one of the Mountain States. Contains three of the five entrances to Yellowstone National Park.
  20. 29. Located in the East Region, its size is the second smallest from all states. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, to the northeast by New Jersey, and to the north by Pennsylvania.
  21. 30. This North Central Region state contains the cities Louisville and Lexington and is nicknamed: "Bluegrass State"
  22. 31. This West Region state more glaciers than the other 47 contiguous states combined.
  23. 32. Home to the Mustard Museum and the Ginseng Capital, this North Central state produces more milk than any other state.
  24. 35. Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties cereal, Bisquick, HMOs, the bundt pan, Aveda beauty products, and Green Giant vegetables were invented in this North Central Region state.
  25. 36. In 1865 this North Central Region state became the first slave state to free its slaves.
  26. 37. First in state boat registrations, this North Central state is the Cereal Capital of the world.
  27. 38. Located on the Great Plains of the Midwest, this North Central Region's state capital is Lincoln, and its largest city is Omaha.
  28. 39. This East Region state's largest employer is IBM, but In ratio of cows to people, it has the greatest number of dairy cows in the country.
  29. 43. This East Region state once was the home the pirate, Blackbeard and boasts one of the largest single masses of exposed granite in the world.