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A new Jeopardy Category
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Former Member
13:17 Aug 06, 2009
OK, Ms. Smarty-Pants, now it starts getting a little harder. The nickname of Ohio....

 

donp
02:58 Aug 07, 2009
What is the buckeye state?

 

Former Member
05:05 Aug 07, 2009
Right! And the nickname for Nevada is...

 

donp
06:02 Aug 07, 2009
The Loser State? (Tongue in cheek, since the economy seems to be based on tourists losing money to the casinos)

 

Former Member
18:56 Aug 07, 2009
Nope! Anyone else?

Hint: why did Nevada enter the Union when it did?

 

Former Member
07:22 Aug 12, 2009
Where did everybody go?

OK, another hint. When Nevada became a state, in 1864, the biggest city in the territory was Virginia City. You know about Virginia City, right? Mark Twain wrote for the newspaper there for a couple of years. The city was there for just one reason and became a ghost-town tourist attraction not long afterward. So...?

 

      
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