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U.S. State Symbols

Try to guess each state based on one of its official state symbols.
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Each state is used only once
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Last updated: August 28, 2017
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First submittedSeptember 6, 2013
Times taken22,183
Average score45.0%
Rating4.29
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Symbol
Type
State
Hula
Dance
Hawaii
Bluegrass
Musical genre
Kentucky
Blue Crab
Crustacean
Maryland
Keystone State
Nickname
Pennsylvania
Chili Con Carne
Dish
Texas
Orange Blossom
Flower
Florida
Peanut
Crop
Georgia
Dog Mushing
Sport
Alaska
Buckeye
Tree
Ohio
Saber-Toothed Cat
Fossil
California
Symbol
Type
State
Badger
Animal
Wisconsin
Beehive
Emblem
Utah
Brown Pelican
Bird
Louisiana
Walla Walla Sweet Onion
Vegetable
Washington
_______ is for Lovers
Slogan
Virginia
Excelsior
Motto
New York
Petoskey Stone
Stone
Michigan
Sunflower
Flower
Kansas
Cranberry Juice
Beverage
Massachusetts
Brewer's Yeast
Microbe
Oregon
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Level 82
Oct 16, 2013
pretty tough quiz... how the heck did I miss Maryland, though?
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Level 76
Jun 24, 2014
By driving south from New York then turning right before you get there
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Level 56
Jun 3, 2022
Well, how do I get to NY?
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Level 60
Aug 14, 2023
drive northeast from Maryland
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Level 79
Mar 3, 2021
I only knew 5, but managed to guess all the others with 1:49 remaining!
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Level 75
Oct 16, 2013
Quite pleased that I got 13 - a lot of guesswork going on.
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Level 59
Oct 16, 2013
Yay, Michigan! I actually have a couple of Petoskey stones in my beach-themed bathroom as decoration. :) Found them on the shores of Lake Michigan.
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Level 15
Feb 9, 2015
Easy, did it all with 1:29 left even though I had to do a quick google search of what is the keystone state, it turned out to be Pennsylvania.
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Level 67
Jan 8, 2018
Lived in Boston for five years and never heard anything about cranberries...Google search says it's legit though. Interesting.
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Level 66
Jan 8, 2018
Me neither. People don't drink cranberry juice elsewhere?
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Level 61
Jan 8, 2018
Massachusetts is known for cranberry bogs. Ocean Spray is headquartered there.
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Level 67
Jan 8, 2018
Yeah, I got that one from all the Ocean Spray commercials where they say they are grown in Massachusetts.
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Level 89
Mar 17, 2019
Thanksgiving, anyone?

Southeastern Massachusetts in the vicinity of Plymouth is full of enormous cranberry bogs.

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Level 59
Jun 3, 2022
I'm from Wisconsin, we produce the most cranberries of any state so that's what I guessed.
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Level 65
Jan 8, 2018
Louisiana threw me off, since there's a white pelican on their state flag.
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Level 84
Jan 8, 2018
There are official state microbes?
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Level 88
Jan 8, 2018
Heck, Utah even has a state cooking vessel (dutch oven) and a state snack food (jello)! :)
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Level 60
Jan 16, 2018
And their state dance is the square dance!
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Level 77
Jun 6, 2022
At least one
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Level 77
Jan 8, 2018
I knew about the Petoskey stones... Oh yeah!
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Level 88
Jun 28, 2022
I had never heard of them before taking this quiz.
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Level 75
Jan 8, 2018
What? No Missouri mule???
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Level 43
Jan 9, 2018
You'll have to show me what you mean
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Level 60
Jan 16, 2018
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Level 68
Jan 9, 2018
I'm from Oregon. Didn't make the connection while taking the quiz, but it makes sense, I guess...
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Level 90
Jun 3, 2022
I wasn't aware of this quiz and made a similar quiz for all 50 states:

U.S. States by Obscure Official State Symbols

It's amazing how much overlap we had in our selections for the two quizzes. Feel free to pull info from my quiz into yours if you would like to.

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Level 23
Jun 3, 2022
this quiz is whack, lived all around Texas 26 years and never heard of chili con carne
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Level 72
Jun 5, 2022
Some wits in Maryland responded to Virginia's slogan with "Maryland Is For Crabs."
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Level 65
Jun 5, 2022
Chile con carne for Texas?? Very odd, why not just Longhorns?...
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Level 60
Jul 17, 2023
I would think pennsylvania would be something like the liberty bell