US GEOGRAPHY AND FUN FACTS REVIEWER

US GEOGRAPHY AND FUN FACTS REVIEWER

1. Alabama (AL), the heart of dixie, 1st electric street cars
2. Alaskta (AK), Mt. McKinley, Igloos (hunting lodges), largest state
3. Arizona (AZ), the grand canyon state
4. Arkansa (AR), the land of opportunity
5. California (CA), the golden state, beverly hills, universal studios, disneyland
6. Colorado (CO), pepsi central stadium
7. Connecticut (CT), state song is Yankee Doodle
8. Florida (FL), disney world, universal studios, cape canaveral (nasa branch)
9. Georgia (GA), coca-cola was invented here, aka "goober" state or peanut state
10. Hawaii (HI), lolani palace, pearl harbor, u.s.s. arizona memorial
11. Idaho (ID), tv was invented here, potato producer, "couch potato"
12. Illinois (IL), deep dish pizza
13. Indiana (IN), Indianapolis 500
14. Kansas (KS), geographic center of the u.s., dust bowl of 1930's
15. Louisiana (LA), home of mardi grass, bourbon, new orleans
16. Maine (ME), the pine tree state
17. Massachusetts (MA), home of salem witch trials
18. Michigan (MI), the great lake state
19. Minnesota (MN), Mall of America, Mayo Clinic, Land of 10,000 lakes
20. Nebraska (NE), corhusker state, 911, spam, frozen dinners, steaks
21. New Hampshire (NH), granite state
22. New Mexico (NM), home of the world's largest annual hot air baloon festival
23. New York (NY), baseball hall of fame, madison sq. garden, statue of liberty, empire state bldg
24. Ohio (OH), soap box derby, akron OH
25. Oklahoma (OK), sooner state
26. Oregon (OR), salmon, carousel museum
27. Pennsylvania (PA), hershey's
28. Rhode Island (RI), smallest state
29. South Dakota (SD), mt rushmore state
30. Tennessee (TN), graceland -home and burial site of elvis presley
31. Texas (TX), hq of nasa (houston), the alamo
32. Utah (UT), utah jazz, sundance film festival
33. West Virginia (WV), white water rafting
34. Wisconsin (WI), home of harry houdini
35. Wyoming (WY), home of "old faithful", yellow stone national park.

state trivia:
FL- panhandle of the us; FL Gaitors invented the Gator-aid, hence gatorade
MI, AL, GA- slave quarters of the us
AR, IL- Law: never mispronounce the names or else die.
NM, CA, UT - won by Zachary Taylor
OK - home of american indians
UT-"ute" american indians or mountain people
MT- urban legend: canadian vikings' lost treasure in the mountain caves
MN- Mayo clinic: best hospital in the world.





US TIMEZONES

eastern central mountain pacific AK HI
ST -13 -14 -15 -16 -17 -18
DST -12 -13 -14 -15 -16 -17

rule:
from Phils. to US if AM-PM, subtract 1 day.
from US to Phils. if PM-AM, add 1 day.

State
Time Zone
Alabama
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Arizona
UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Arkansas
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
California
UTC-8: Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Colorado
UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Connecticut
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Delaware
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Florida
Most of the state: UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Georgia
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Hawaii
UTC-10: Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HST)
Idaho
Most of the state: UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Illinois
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Indiana
Most of the state: UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Iowa
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Kansas
Most of the state: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Kentucky
Western half of the state: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Louisiana
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Maine
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Maryland
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Massachusetts
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Michigan
Most of the state: UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Minnesota
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Mississippi
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Missouri
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Montana
UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Nebraska
Most of the state: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Nevada
Most of the state: UTC-8: Pacific Standard Time (PST)
New Hampshire
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
New Jersey
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
New Mexico
UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)
New York
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
North Carolina
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
North Dakota
Most of the state: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Ohio
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Oklahoma
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Oregon
Most of the state: UTC-8: Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Pennsylvania
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Rhode Island
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
South Carolina
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
South Dakota
Western half of the state: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Tennessee
West Tennessee: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Texas
Most of the state: UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Utah
UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Virginia
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Vermont
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Washington
UTC-8: Pacific Standard Time (PST)
West Virginia
UTC-5: Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Wisconsin
UTC-6: Central Standard Time (CST)
Wyoming
UTC-7: Mountain Standard Time (MST)