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Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.

Question 1 of 8

Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Green plants in pre-flowering stages may contain significant protein but not fat.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She is a young television mogul, actress, comedy writer, and flowering feminist in the public eye.
Comedians and Feminism Getting Laughs|Agunda Okeyo|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the other side of the coin would be, inevitably, the flowering of crime and corruption around the gambling business.
Putin's Crimea Is a Big Anti-Gay Casino|Anna Nemtsova|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Things like “excessive napping” and “wall flowering” are penalized.
‘The Puppy Bowl’: The Super Bowl’s Fiercest Rival|Lori-Lee Emshey|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I look forward to an even richer intellectual flowering in the months ahead.
All Good Things...|David Frum|June 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Wreaths, bouquets, baskets, and flowering-plants in moss-covered pots.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Flowering shrubs in pots were ranged up these steps, while the sides of the porch proper were crammed with them.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The wing in which the family lived had been surrounded with flowering plants and shrubbery.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence|Eugne Sue
The river pool commenced to blacken, while flowering rushes tossed their shivering heads and murmured.
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham
In this yard were lilacs of a large growth, roses of various kinds, and flowering almonds.
Charles Duran|The Author of The Waldos