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QUIZZES

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?

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This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The tower has four clock faces, pinnacles at the angles, and a steep slate roof and is 120 feet high.
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You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
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Slate slabs were originally tried for sleepers on the Birmingham and London line.
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