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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 1660–70

Without any evidence or provocation, she attacks Swamp Thing—and then gets beaten in the only fight she has in the issue.
Wonder Woman Takes a Big Step Back|Hugh Ryan|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Electric Swamp Blues How can you possibly find authentic swamp blues in Portland, Oregon?
The Best Albums of 2014|Ted Gioia|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Treat every crime as if the victim were your mother,” Maple would say.
Eric Garner Was Just a Number to Them|Michael Daly|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Klain is not the first to crawl out of the swamp of Biden World on to the larger stage.
Where There’s Trouble, You’ll Usually Find Joe Biden|Lloyd Green|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When the pioneers reached Toledo it was called “Frogtown” because the place was a swamp.
Toledo: The Town Too Tough for Toxic Water|P. J. O’Rourke|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A native brought news that a collector and his wife were hiding in a swamp near the road.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Two companies deployed over a swamp and went along the beach under cover of the Utah Battery.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
As they drove up under the maple-trees before the low iron gate, he said, Has this year been a happy year to you?
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
The swamp is more easily accessible from Virginia than from North Carolina.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
In the campaign in Holland last war, a party marching through a swamp, was ordered to form two deep.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various