Statistics for U.S. state by Nickname

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Phrase	Answer	% Correct
The Aloha state	Hawaii	92%
The Grand Canyon state	Arizona	89%
The sunshine state	Florida	89%
The Empire State	New York	89%
The mount Rushmore state	South Dakota	89%
The lone star state	Texas	89%
Land of Lincoln	Illinois	86%
The golden state	California	83%
The first state	Delaware	83%
The bayou state	Louisiana	81%
Big sky country	Montana	81%
The peach state	Georgia	78%
The volunteer state	Tennessee	78%
The hoosier state	Indiana	75%
The pine tree state	Maine	75%
The cornhusker state	Nebraska	75%
The garden state	New Jersey	75%
The Buckeye state	Ohio	75%
The last frontier state	Alaska	72%
The bluegrass state	Kentucky	72%
The Tarheel state	North Carolina	72%
The sooner state	Oklahoma	72%
The evergreen state	Washington	72%
The heart of Dixie	Alabama	69%
The Hawkeye state	Iowa	69%
The Magnolia State	Mississippi	69%
The land of enchantment state	New Mexico	69%
The Sioux state	North Dakota	69%
The beaver state	Oregon	69%
The ocean state	Rhode Island	69%
The wolverine state	Michigan	67%
The granite state	New Hampshire	67%
The green mountain state	Vermont	67%
The old dominion state	Virginia	67%
The natural state	Arkansas	64%
The North Star state	Minnesota	64%
The silver state	Nevada	64%
The constitution state	Connecticut	61%
The gem state	Idaho	61%
The sunflower state	Kansas	61%
The bay state	Massachussetts	61%
The show me state	Missouri	61%
The keystone state	Pennsylvania	61%
The palmetto state	South Carolina	61%
The mountain state	West Virginia	61%
The badger state	Wisconsin	61%
The old line state	Maryland	58%
The equality state	Wyoming	56%
The beehive state	Utah	53%
The centennial state	Colorado	50%