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Can you answer five history questions concerning the history of six randomly-changing
U.S. states?
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Arkansas
Arkansas
What corporation, founded by Sam Walton, became world's largest corporation in 2002?
Walmart
What former Governor of Arkansas became the President?
Bill Clinton
What ex-governor ran for President in 2008 and 2016?
Mike Huckabee
What city was the birthplace of both of those governors?
Hope
What practice were the federal troops call in to end in schools in the 1950s?
Segregation
 
 
North Dakota
North Dakota
Since 1987, what economic figure has never exceeded 5%?
Unemployment
What two explorers did Sacagawea join in North Dakota?
Lewis and Clark
What President played cowboy as a young man in North Dakota?
Theodore Roosevelt
What slugger hit 61 home runs in 1961?
Roger Maris
What type of boom started in 2006 in North Dakota?
Oil Boom
 
 
Kentucky
Kentucky
What famous horse race was inaugurated in 1875 in Churchill Downs?
Kentucky Derby
What boxer floated like a butterfly, and stung like a bee?
Muhammad Ali
What Harland Sanders was famous for?
Kentucky Fried
Chicken
What modern-day army fort used to house a large portion of the
United States' official gold reserves?
Fort Knox
What president was born in a log cabin in Kentucky, but grew up in Indiana?
Abraham Lincoln
 
 
Nevada
Nevada
What Nevadan boxer fought Pacquiao in 2015?
Floyd Mayweather
What "area", famous for UFO's, did USAF acquire in 1955, primarily for flight
testing the Lockheed U-2 aircraft?
Area 51
What type of weapons were mainly being tested at the Nevada Test Site?
Nuclear Weapons
What former Senator Majority Leader who represented Nevada from 1987-2017?
Harry Reid
What sport did Andre Agassi play professionally between 1986-2006?
Tennis
 
 
Maine
Maine
What state was Maine part of before 1820?
Massachusetts
What Maine-native wrote books such as "Pet Sematary", "It" and "Cujo"?
Stephen King
What outdoor retailer, famous for its boots, had an unlimited return policy until 2018?
L.L. Bean
What poet wrote "The Song of Hiawatha"?
Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow
What state's Portland was named after Maine's Portland?
Oregon
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