Which state is this 'Jeopardy!' clue about?

- Clue #1: Four U.S. presidents serving in three different centuries have been born in the same county in this state.
- Clue #2: While half the states have a town named Springfield, this state has the biggest one.
- Clue #3: Elbridge Gerry from this state refused to sign the Constitution because in it "liberties...were not secured."

What is Massachusetts?

- Clue #1: One of the top professional rodeos in the U.S. is the annual Snake River Stampede in Nampa in this state.
- Clue #2: It has a higher percentage of Mormons than any other state except Utah.
- Clue #3: State in which you can find both Sun Valley and Craters of the Moon National Monument.

What is Idaho?

- Clue #1: Composers of this state's various official songs include Richard Rodgers andWoody Guthrie.
- Clue #2: The first recorded Girl Scout cookie sale occurred in December 1917 by the Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee in this state.
- Clue #3: Tahlequah, in this state, is the capital of the Cherokee nation, so it's home to the Cherokee national museum.

What is Oklahoma?

- Clue #1: This state andits capital were named for twodukedoms held by the same British man.
- Clue #2: More VPs have been from this state than any other, including two 20th-century VPs who served as its governor.
- Clue #3: The largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi is this state's Adirondack Park.

What is New York?

- Clue #1: Two college students wrote its state song, which ends, "hailing thee their Northern Star."
- Clue #2: Demolished in a kind of "Viking funeral," the Metrodome in this state was no longer dome sweet dome after 2014.
- Clue #3: Among the inventions to come from this state are Bisquick, Rollerblades, and Post-It Notes.

What is Minnesota?

- Clue #1: Amid threats and violence, the 1964 Freedom Summer in this state registered a total of 1,200 African-Americans to vote.
- Clue #2: Go figure—this state's name is derived from a Native American word meaning "father of the waters."
- Clue #3: Tammy Wynette was born in Itawamba County in this state, not far from Elvis' birthplace, Tupelo.

What is Mississippi?

- Clue #1: Few know that Mount Elbert in this state is the second tallest in the lower 48 states.
- Clue #2: An International Pack Burro Race is held each August in Leadville in this state.
- Clue #3: In 1858 it was "Pikes Peak or Bust!" for gold miners who rushed to this state to find their fortune.

What is Colorado?

- Clue #1: For its early cotton mill, Pawtucket in this state is the birthplace of "the American Industrial Revolution."
- Clue #2: This state's only national memorial honors clergyman Roger Williams.
- Clue #3: It wasn't Providence that gave this state twodifferently elected andfeuding governors at one time in 1842.

What is Rhode Island?

- Clue #1: It's always "The Night of the Iguana" on Gasparilla Island in this U.S. state, home to thousands of them.
- Clue #2: In 1995 Mel Fisher recovered silver andgold from a Spanish galleon sunk off the coast of this state in 1622.
- Clue #3: The flag of this state features a Seminole woman scattering flowers.

What is Florida?

- Clue #1: The first Catholic cathedral in the U.S. was built in this state.
- Clue #2: Knights know that jousting is the official state sport of this U.S. state founded by an English lord.
- Clue #3: After Virginia, more Civil War battles were fought in this state than in any other.

What is Maryland?

- Clue #1: This U.S. state stretches from 19 to 22 degrees north latitude, making it the southernmost in the U.S.
- Clue #2: The only monarch representing a state in the National Statuary Hall represents this state.
- Clue #3: As a byproduct of World War II food rationing, this U.S. state consumes more Spam per capita than any other.

What is Hawaii?

- Clue #1: Fort William, later to be known as Fort Laramie, was this state's first permanent settlement.
- Clue #2: This state got upset when a cowboy andbronco similar to its own logo was used on the Montana stamp.
- Clue #3: After Colorado, this state to its north has the highest average elevation in the U.S.

What is Wyoming?

- Clue #1: This "Beehive State" keeps busy with the USA's highest birth rate.
- Clue #2: Logan and Ogden are ranger districts in this state's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
- Clue #3: In 1869 the tracks of the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroad were joined at Promontory in this state.

What is Utah?

- Clue #1: The HQ of three national labs, two of them named for Ernest Lawrence, are within 40 miles of each other in this state.
- Clue #2: The west end of U.S. Interstate 10 is in this state.
- Clue #3: "Coast of Dreams," covering 1990 to 2003, is part of a multivolume history of this state by the late Kevin Starr.

What is California?

- Clue #1: This U.S. state was the last to fly the Confederate flag over its capital; the flag came down in 2000.
- Clue #2: From 1954 to 2003 Strom Thurmond served this state in the U.S. Senate.
- Clue #3: Sumter National Forest is in this state.

What is South Carolina?

- Clue #1: Arbor Day was first celebrated in 1872 in this state; other states soon followed.
- Clue #2: The largest area of sand dunes in the U.S. lies mainly in this state, north of the Platte River.
- Clue #3: Cherry County, which borders South Dakota on the north, is this state's largest county, exceeding Connecticut in area.

What is Nebraska?

- Clue #1: Over 40 carats, the largest diamond found in the U.S. was discovered in 1924 in what is now this state's Crater of Diamonds park.
- Clue #2: Tennessee, Mississippi, and this state on their western borders are true red states: That color is their flags' main background.
- Clue #3: The area around Hot Springs National Park in this state is called "The American Spa."

What is Arkansas?

- Clue #1: Years after the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889, a similar one occurred on Sioux Indian holdings in this state.
- Clue #2: Mount Rushmore is named for Charles Rushmore, a lawyer sent to check on land ownership in 1885 in what's now this state.
- Clue #3: Jewel Cave in this state's Black Hills is home to nine species of bats, including the rare Townsend's big-eared.

What is South Dakota?

- Clue #1: A case regarding the Voting Rights Act in 2013 pitted Shelby County of this state v. Holder.
- Clue #2: Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana and also this state's coastal communities of Dauphin Island and Bayou La Batre.
- Clue #3: Starring Melanie Griffith: "Crazy in ____."

What is Alabama?

- Clue #1: This "Nutmeg State" was the fifth state to join the Union.
- Clue #2: An article called "A Tip Of The Hat To Danbury," in this state, tells how JFK helped kill an industry with his bareheaded ways.
- Clue #3: Ditching the usual walk-in method, a robber from Bridgeport in this state called ahead to a bank to have $100,000 waiting.

What is Connecticut?

- Clue #1: Despite Minnesota's claim as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, this U.S. state has the most, with more than 3 million.
- Clue #2: The USA's 10 highest mountain peaks are all found in this state.
- Clue #3: There's a "1959" above the sashimi-loving grizzly on this state's quarter.

What is Alaska?

- Clue #1: A gold medal went to this state's Grand Forks Herald for coverage of a flood and other disasters.
- Clue #2: The geographic center of North America is in this state bordering Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
- Clue #3: Farms and ranches cover 90% of this border state's land.

What is North Dakota?

- Clue #1: When Daylight Saving Time began in 1918, Maricopa County in this state refused to use it and the state still doesn't.
- Clue #2: To appreciate the wonder of this state's Antelope Canyon, you'll need a Navajo guide.
- Clue #3: You have the right to know that Miranda v. this state was the talk of jurisprudence in 1966.

What is Arizona?

- Clue #1: Like Davy Crockett, Sam Houston was a politician in this state, but resigned as governor in 1829 and ended up in Texas.
- Clue #2: The battles of Shiloh and Collierville were fought in this state.
- Clue #3: This state's geographic center is in the city of Murfreesboro.

What is Tennessee?

- Clue #1: March 2 is a holiday in this state, celebrating its 1836 independence.
- Clue #2: "Smoky Mountain rain keeps fallin'" in one of this state's 10—yes, 10—state songs.
- Clue #3: In 1997 legislation was passed in this state allowing astronauts to vote from outer space.

What is Texas?

- Clue #1: Nicholas Sparks has set many novels, including "Safe Haven" and "Nights in Rodanthe," in this, his home state.
- Clue #2: One popular story is that men of this state fought so stalwartly it seemed their feet were stuck to the ground.
- Clue #3: Part of the Black Mountains, Mt. Mitchell in this state is the highest point in the U.S. east of the Mississippi.

What is North Carolina?

- Clue #1: For great American music, this state that gave us Luke Bryan and R.E.M.
- Clue #2: A favorite peach is the Elberta, named for the wife of a peach grower in this state.
- Clue #3: This state was named for the King of England who reigned from 1727 to 1760.

What is Georgia?

- Clue #1: This state is massive enough to border three Canadian provinces.
- Clue #2: Known for mining, especially of copper, this Western state has the USA's only palladium mine.
- Clue #3: Appropriately, the city of Great Falls is the seat of Cascade County in this state.

What is Montana?

- Clue #1: Head to the Willamette Valley to see the Belknap Covered Bridge in this state.
- Clue #2: In October 2016 a jury acquitted sevenpeople who had occupied this state's Malheur Wildlife Refuge.
- Clue #3: This state's flag is the only one with different designs on each side; one features a yellow beaver.

What is Oregon?

- Clue #1: An elderly lady in a gray dress haunts Frankfort's Liberty Hall, once home to this state's first U.S. Senator.
- Clue #2: To ride the Bluegrass Scenic Railroad, you have to go to this state.
- Clue #3: Naturally, Dierks Bentley sang of "Bourbon In" this state.

What is Kentucky?

- Clue #1: This state saw the birth of America's first hospital andfirst circulating library.
- Clue #2: On March 28, 1979, a nuclear plant in this state suffered a massive core meltdown.
- Clue #3: The Union burned the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge to keep the rebels from advancing on Harrisburg in this state.

What is Pennsylvania?

- Clue #1: This state's 24-hour record for snowfall is 40 inches in Orono on Dec. 30, 1962.
- Clue #2: This state's House of Representatives includes seats for three non-voting members, including one representative of the Penobscot Nation.
- Clue #3: West Quoddy Head in this state is the easternmost point of land in the contiguous United States.

What is Maine?

- Clue #1: Pierce Downer gave his name to Downers Grove, 21 miles west of the Loop in this state.
- Clue #2: Missouri, Kentucky, and Wisconsin all border this state and all have communities with the same name as its capital.
- Clue #3: Known as "The Liberty Bell of the West," the Kaskaskia bell is found on an island in this state.

What is Illinois?

- Clue #1: With close to 130, including Cheboygan Crib and Isle Royale, this state has the most lighthouses.
- Clue #2: The Grand, at whose rapids a city sprang up, is this state's longest river.
- Clue #3: Though it touches no ocean, this state has oneof the 10 longest shorelines in the U.S.

What is Michigan?

- Clue #1: Bill Bradley and Albert Einstein are in this state's Hall of Fame.
- Clue #2: Built in 1764, the USA's oldest surviving light is Sandy Hook, where the Atlantic meets New York Bay in this state.
- Clue #3: Fort Dix in this state is bordered by McGuire Air Force Base andNaval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst.

What is New Jersey?

- Clue #1: One of the world's largest tractor factories can be found in this state's city of Waterloo.
- Clue #2: This state's first paper was the Du Buque Visitor, which began publishing in 1836.
- Clue #3: Check out some bridges of Madison County near its county seat of Winterset in this state.

What is Iowa?

- Clue #1: On Dec. 7, 1787, in a 30-0 vote, this state ratified the Constitution, the first state to do so.
- Clue #2: Caesar Rodney's horseback ride backs this state's quarter, the first issued.
- Clue #3: Dover is home to Wesley College and to this state university.

What is Delaware?

- Clue #1: Creech Air Force Base in this state is known as the home to the Predator drone.
- Clue #2: "If you follow the old Kit Carson Trail until desert meets the hills," you'll know "Home means" this state.
- Clue #3: 702 and775 are area codes in this state.

What is Nevada?

- Clue #1: "In Cold Blood" recounts the murder of the Clutter family in a small town in this state.
- Clue #2: This state follows "Bleeding" in an 1850s nickname.
- Clue #3: "Home On The Range" is this Midwest state's official song.

What is Kansas?

- Clue #1: The Point of Arches on Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park in this state makes quite the postcard.
- Clue #2: Using the Trans-Canada Highway, it's only about an hour from Lynden in this state over the border to Vancouver.
- Clue #3: A channel called Rich Passage separates relatively rich Bainbridge Island from this state's Kitsap Peninsula.

What is Washington?

- Clue #1: This state's name originally began with "Ou" until Congress changed it to a "W."
- Clue #2: Founded by the Jesuits in 1881, Marquette University is the largest private college in this state.
- Clue #3: William Hoard was instrumental in founding the USA's first dairy school at the University of this state—where else?

What is Wisconsin?

- Clue #1: Ice cream cones were reportedly first served at the 1904 World's Fair in this state.
- Clue #2: Truman State University in this state (where else?) has a low student-to-faculty ratio of 16:1.
- Clue #3: This state has beer and music—the Anheuser-Busch Brewery and the Scott Joplin residence.

What is Missouri?

- Clue #1: In 1945 scientists in this state witnessed the detonation of the world's first atomic bomb.
- Clue #2: You can look over the Rio Grande while relaxing in Ralph Edwards Park in Truth or Consequences in this state.
- Clue #3: The Clovis people, who date back 13,000 years, were named for the town in this state where artifacts were first found.

What is New Mexico?

- Clue #1: The Pretenders' "My City Was Gone" rhymes "malls" with Cuyahoga Falls and "A-o-way to go" with this state.
- Clue #2: Robert Taft, a Republican senator from this state, sought the White House in 1948 and 1952.
- Clue #3: Published in her 80s, Helen Hooven Santmyer's "...And Ladies of the Club" was based on her long life in Xenia in this state.

What is Ohio?

- Clue #1: The Swenson family operates this state's largest granite quarry on Rattlesnake Hill.
- Clue #2: In New England, Jeanne Shaheen defeated John Sununu to become this state's first female senator.
- Clue #3: For several decades, Dixville Notch in this state traditionally has voted first in the U.S. presidential elections.

What is New Hampshire?

- Clue #1: Famous for his iconic "Love" series, this pop artist who took his last name from his home state died at 89.
- Clue #2: Eight years after beating Birch Bayh to win a Senate seat repping this state, Dan Quayle got elected veep.
- Clue #3: In this state when it's noon in Poseyville, it's 1 p.m. in Muncie, which is on Eastern Time.

What is Indiana?

- Clue #1: The name of this state is slang for maple syrup.
- Clue #2: Hop aboard the Green Mountain Flyer for a scenic tour of this state's fall foliage.
- Clue #3: At about 4,400 feet, Mount Mansfield in the Green Mountains is the highest point in this state.

What is Vermont?

- Clue #1: Oops, you crammed for the multistate bar exam, but this state with laws deriving from the Napoleonic code doesn't use it.
- Clue #2: The Catahoula leopard dog, bred to find livestock in swamps, is its state dog.
- Clue #3: In 1986 the beignet became the official doughnut of this state.

What is Louisiana?

- Clue #1: Weel Lunk, "Place of the Skull," for a white man's noggin stuck on a pole, may have given Wheeling in this state its name.
- Clue #2: This state says it has the first brick-paved street in America—on Summers Street near the Kanawha River in Charleston.
- Clue #3: The words "Battle Born" appear on the flag of this state that entered the Union during the Civil War.

What is West Virginia?

- Clue #1: This state's Chincoteague Island, off its eastern shore, is known as a playground for wild ponies.
- Clue #2: In 1967 it was Loving v. this state in a decision on interracial marriage.
- Clue #3: In 1985 this state elected Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder as its first African-American statewide officeholder.

What is Virginia?