US State Nicknames 3

Here you get 10 questions on US state nicknames, where you read a state and recall the nickname it is known by.

A prompt might be Minnesota or Nevada, and you supply the nickname, which makes it a light way to soak up some state trivia.

One nickname has a fun backstory: Missouri is the Show Me State, a label often traced to a congressman who said he was unconvinced by talk and wanted to be shown the proof. That skeptical, practical spirit stuck.

Recommended level: intermediate.