Across
- 2. this state borders both W. Virginia and Indiana
- 5. Washington has more of these landmasses than the other 47 contiguous states combined
- 7. the only state who's flag has different pictures on each side
- 9. this common expression was 1st said by a Minnesota broadcast during a baseball game; also a great place for ice cream
- 10. this S. Carolinian made looking pretty and pointing at things a fulltime job
- 13. home to Mount Rushmore
- 15. Colorado was the only state to ever turn down this international sporting event
- 20. the longest continuous street in America is in this capital city known for it's height above sea-level
- 22. birthplace to Jimi Hendrix and Bing Crosby, and founding state of Starbucks
- 25. known for it's peaches
- 26. born in New Mexico, this actor/magician has hosted the Tony Awards 4 times since 2009
- 27. state named after 18th Century French Royalty
- 29. capital of Maine
- 30. more turkeys are raised here than any other (how many can you take?)
- 31. city often mistaken for the capital of PA and home to the first computer
- 34. Utah outlaw, famous for his train and bank robberies in the Wild West
- 37. fast-growing capital city in S. France and also the smallest state capital in the US.
- 38. W. Virgina has the oldest population of any state. The median age is this.
- 42. this state has enough streams and rivers that, laid end to end, they could circle the globe at the equator
- 43. this was invented at the St. Louis world fair when one vendor ran out of cups and asked another vendor for help
- 44. third most populous state
- 45. now at 6%, W. Virginia was the first state to implement this way for governments to earn money
- 49. I explored the Mammoth Caves in this state
- 50. state of firsts: 1st circus, 1st speeding ticket, 1st open golf tournament; 1st Afro-American regiment
- 51. blow up this state, give Pennsylvania a beach
- 54. last capital in the Animaniacs' song
- 55. Alabama introduced this Springtime holiday to America
- 56. this capital city's NFL and MLB team are both named for birds
Down
- 1. my dad was born here before it was a state
- 3. Gillian Anderson, Cindy Crawford, Walt Disney, and Harrison Ford all called this state home
- 4. in Carmen Sandiego, this produce was always stolen from Idaho
- 6. this city is commonly known as "music city"
- 8. Capital of Michigan
- 11. New Hampshire astronaut; 2nd person and 1st American to go to space; 5th and oldest person on the moon where he hit 2 golf balls
- 12. state bird of Delaware, is also the mascot of the state university
- 14. this state shares its name with a Hammerstein musical
- 16. state where Superman landed and was raised
- 17. cornhusker state
- 18. number of states Virgina borders
- 19. capital of Florida
- 21. state touching the Great Lakes
- 23. N. Carolinian siblings who conquered flight
- 24. this capital city is named after the infamous mountain of the same name
- 26. Chapel hill, the oldest State University, is in this state
- 28. where Lewis and Clark set out from aka The Hoosier State
- 32. Arkansas has this on it's state flag b/c it's the only state where this mineral has been found
- 33. George W. Bush was born in this state where we did not get a postcard
- 34. North Dakota Capital, also home to Fort Abraham Lincoln
- 35. there is 1 slot machine in Nevada for every ______ people
- 36. this president born in Iowa was the 1st president born West of the Mississippi, he also had 87 honorary degrees and was nominated 5 times for the Nobel Peace Prize
- 39. Florida city with the highest average temp. in US
- 40. Mississippi singer songwriter who often portrays "island escapism"
- 41. Daniel Boone, James Buchanan, Betsy Ross, and Tara Lipinski come from this state
- 42. considered to be the "southernmost Northern state" and "the northern most Southern state"
- 46. Texas is the only state to enter the US by this, rather then annexation
- 47. this capital city's marathon was target by terrorists a few years ago
- 48. capital of Alabama
- 52. this state, also famous for the amount of copper it produces, does not observe daylight savings time
- 53. this states flag has blue to represent sky/sea/lakes and 8 stars - 7 for the big dipper and 1 for the N. Star