The United States of Alma Maters, Mascots, and Mayhem!

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  1. 5. The only state flag with the Union Jack. Annually hosted the NFL Pro bowl until the Rainbow Warrior's stadium was condemned.
  2. 7. Land of 10,000 Lakes, the biggest mall in America, and their flagship university's mascot is a borrowing rodent that plays hockey.
  3. 10. The armpit of America and home of the St. Peters Peacocks.
  4. 11. The Evergreen State houses my lost rental car keys, lots of lavender, and purple haze.
  5. 19. Home of Old Bay seasoning, the Naval Academy, and a state flag so cool people wear it on their socks, shorts, and shirts.
  6. 21. Home of Dartmouth College and one of the last stops for thru-hikers. Live Free or Die in this colonial state.
  7. 23. A critical midwestern swing state and The Miami University of the Buckeye State.
  8. 25. Aliens, man.
  9. 26. Home of a 500 mile long race to kick off each NASCAR season in an infamous spring break city.
  10. 27. Go Orange! Go Big Red! Home of the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame.
  11. 30. The Peach State known for its cross-country trailhead.
  12. 31. Vanderbilt and the country music hall of fame.
  13. 34. Big Sky Country and Glacier National Park.
  14. 35. This 4 corner state is home of Troy Bolton, Gabriella, Sharpay and Ryan. Go Lobos!
  15. 36. Home of the LDS church movement. Josh Peck said: "Nothing bad ever happens in ____!" Go Aggies!
  16. 37. Bonus points if you can spell this state correctly.
  17. 43. Home of the saguaros and the most famous POW.
  18. 44. Four times as many cows than people. Mt. Rushmore and Pierre. Go Jackrabbits?
  19. 45. 38 Down but its better on top
  20. 47. The most fun state to spell. The only college that contains the adjective "Ole" where Michael Oher (The Blind Side) played football before going pro with the Carolina Panthers.
  21. 48. The Beaver State is home of the coolest uniforms in college football because it houses Nike Headquarters.
  22. 49. We are Marshall, a college-based film where McConaughey replaced the head coach after his team perished in a plane crash. Every license plate reads: "Wild, Wonderful, ________."
  23. 50. Lynyrd Skynyrd sings about his Sweet Home.
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  1. 1. The only state split in two. Houses the most lighthouses, but doesn't border an ocean.
  2. 2. Home of the Clintons, the Razorbacks and Hot Springs National Park.
  3. 3. The only state in which its capital contains its name. Go Hoosiers and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame!
  4. 4. Home of the Cornhuskers, the Little League World Series, and Penny from the Big Bang Theory.
  5. 6. The Land of Lincoln's flagship university changed its mascot from an Native American chief to a kingfisher bird.
  6. 8. Home of the Fargo Dome where you can see me loose on Youtube in the National Tournament. Go Bison!
  7. 9. N'awlins and Tulane.
  8. 12. Home the longest cave network in the world! Known for its sluggers, derby days, and Drake loving their college basketball team.
  9. 13. They pull for the Cyclones and Hawkeyes!
  10. 14. The Gem State is home of Napoleon Dynamite, potato production, and a blue football field.
  11. 15. UNC blew a 15 point halftime lead to this Blue Blood school in the Natty.
  12. 16. Maple syrup that makes you feel the bern.
  13. 17. Even though Yellowstone is in 3 states, this one gets all the credit. The Cowboys have the ugliest color combo in the nation: brown and gold.
  14. 18. The Quaker State created Levittown: the landmark neighborhood of white flight and mass suburbanization. The Nittany Lions have won the last 9 of the last 11 NCAA wrestling titles.
  15. 20. The First State is sales tax free, hosts the Firefly music festival every year, and has the fewest number of counties in the country and only 3 community colleges.
  16. 22. This state flag is on one too many Hollister tshirts and is the birthplace of McDonalds.
  17. 24. This State marks the end of the Trail of Tears. It's Black Wall Street was destroyed in 1921 by firebombs dropped by planes in one of the deadliest race massacres' in US history making it highly referenced event in the case for reparations.
  18. 28. "I went to a university in ________" When they really just went to Yale. Home of the most successful women's college basketball dynasty.
  19. 29. The state where every citizen lives within a 30 minute drive of the Atlantic and the highest percentage of fully vaccinated people.
  20. 32. Home of the contentious estate pictured on the tail of a nickel.
  21. 33. The Rocky Mountains go through 6 states and Canada, but this state with the prestigious party school referenced by The Chainsmokers gets all the credit.
  22. 38. Bree Newsome scaled the Palmetto state's 30ft. flagpole to tear down their Confederate flag the day after President Obama sang amazing grace at a funeral. Go Cocks!
  23. 39. This state's textbooks made me believe that it still has the right to secede. Baylor sucks.
  24. 40. The Show Me state is home of the sexiest national monument. Go Billikens!
  25. 41. So much cheese. Go Badgers!
  26. 42. Bucket List: Driving to the end I-95 and stopping in Acadia National Park during Lobster Season.
  27. 46. A TV show is dedicated to watching State Troopers patrol this state with high rates of substance abuse and the fewest number of colleges in the US.