State game

[Linda]

Thought we'd try this and see how it goes! Here are 5 clues to a state. Name the state and then leave your 5 clues to another state, etc. :wink:

Clue 1: Artificial rain was first used in this state in 1947.

Clue 2: The highest ground level wind speed in the United States was recorded in this state.

Clue 3: The first free public library in the United States was established in this state.

Clue 4: This state's motto is "Live Free or Die."

Clue 5: Dartmouth College, founded in 1769, is in this state.

And my state is . . .

[benhenry]

New Hampshire! (Sounds like a place Hobbits would live... :cjlol: )


Clue 1: I am home to people of many different origins, cultural traditions, languages, ethnicities, and religions..

Clue 2: I am larger than France and Germany combined.

Clue 3: Many of us are members of the 197 First Nations.

Clue 4: I have more than 800 provincial parks and protected areas.

Clue 5: I will host the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

And my state/region is . . .

[Silly Billy]

Click here for 2010 games location (http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-5/736625/2010games.jpg)

1) I am a small island.

2) I was joined to the mainland by the longest bridge over ice-covered waters in the world, in June 1997.

3) I was the setting for a famous story about "Anne", and receive fans from around the world each year.

4) My principal agricultural product is potatoes.

5) My flower is the Lady's Slipper.

[Breezy]

Ben your answer is BC, Canada:thumbs:

Billy yours is Minnesota!:jig:




1. In ratio of cows to people, this state has the greatest number of dairy cows in the country.
2. Its capital is the largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S.

3. Until 1996, it was the only state without a Wal-Mart.

4. The only capital city without a McDonalds

5.Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream company gives their ice cream waste to the local farmers who use it to feed their hogs. The hogs seem to like all of the flavors except Mint Oreo.

What state is this?

[Silly Billy]

Ben your answer is BC, Canada:thumbs:

Billy yours is Minnesota!:jig:




1. In ratio of cows to people, this state has the greatest number of dairy cows in the country.
2. Its capital is the largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S.

3. Until 1996, it was the only state without a Wal-Mart.

4. The only capital city without a McDonalds

5.Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream company gives their ice cream waste to the local farmers who use it to feed their hogs. The hogs seem to like all of the flavors except Mint Oreo.

What state is this?
Breezy, the answer to your clues is the state of Vermont.

Sorry Breezy. Your answer to Silly Billy's clues is incorrect. I checked my atlas and Minnesota is not an island.

1) I am a small island.

2) I was joined to the mainland by the longest bridge over ice-covered waters in the world, in June 1997.

3) I was the setting for a famous story about "Anne", and receive fans from around the world each year.

4) My principal agricultural product is potatoes.

5) My flower is the Lady's Slipper.

6) I am not in the USA, as Vancouver, British Columbia, is not a state either.

[Silly Billy]

Breezy, the answer to your clues is the state of Vermont.

Sorry Breezy. Your answer to Silly Billy's clues is incorrect. I checked my atlas and Minnesota is not an island.

1) I am a small island.

2) I was joined to the mainland by the longest bridge over ice-covered waters in the world, in June 1997.

3) I was the setting for a famous story about "Anne", and receive fans from around the world each year.

4) My principal agricultural product is potatoes.

5) My flower is the Lady's Slipper.

6) I am not in the USA, as Vancouver, British Columbia, is not a state either.

I'll add this clue

7) I am a province of Canada.

[benhenry]

Prince Edward Island (http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/canada/facts/pei.html)

I'm ashamed how long this took me! I don't know eastern Canada at all; although I know and love western Canada very much.

go around me, guys, please. something has come up.

[Breezy]

OOPS! I missed that island part! LOL http://deephousepage.com/smilies/blush.gif

SillyBilly your answer is correct! Who wants to go next! So sorry for the mixup! http://deephousepage.com/smilies/blush.gif

[benhenry]

1) It is at least one of these: state, region, province, district :)

2) First immigrants arrived in the 12th century

3) gold rush in the 1880s

4) 30 mile long sandbar into the ocean supporting tremendous
colonies of birds and ocean life.

5) Birthplace of the Atom's Dad

[Silly Billy]

Ben, you are correct!

I'm going to guess Alabama, even though there were gold rushes in California and Alaska. The Black Hills aren't that close to an ocean.