Food

The official nut of ____ is the pecan, which explains the popularity of comforting pecan pie in this southern state. It hosts a pecan festival every fall with country music, carnival rides, and a western show.

• Mississippi

• Alabama

• Georgia

• South Carolina

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Yuma County, ______ is the nation's winter lettuce capital, thanks to its recognition as the "sunniest place on earth." This county provides America with 90% of its leafy greens from November through March and hosts its own veggie festival called "City of Yuma's Lettuce Festival" every year.

• Utah

• New Mexico

• Arizona

• Colorado

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Prefer your veggies on the crispy side? The first fried dill pickle ever sold was at the Duchess Drive-In in ______ , ______ in 1963. If you're looking to try the original, you can get your fix at the ______ Picklefest each May.

• Fort Smith, Arkansas

• Springdale, Arkansas

• Little Rock, Arkansas

• Atkins, Arkansas

Rolling pastures and bright skies make for happy cows. The Golden State is the United States' #1 dairy producer, churning out tons of butter, milk, and, of course, ice cream each year. Better yet: 99% of ______ dairy farms are family-owned!

• Oregon

• California

• New York

• Texas

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You've got the Rocky Mountain State to thank for your cookout favorite — the cheeseburger. Drive-in owner Louis E. Ballast trademarked the "cheeseburger" on March 5, 1935. He never formally enforced his trademark, and the Humpty Dumpty Barrel restaurant, where the cheeseburger was created, no longer stands, but you can find a stone carving on the side of the road that designates the site of its birth.

• Idaho

• Colorado

• Wyoming

• Arizona

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This state is for suckers. No, really — the lollipop was first invented in ______ , _______ in 1908 by George Smith, who enjoyed going to the races so much that he named his creation after a competitor of the time, a horse named Lolly Pop.

• New Jersey

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

• Delaware

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In 2009, the country's first state declared peach pie its official dessert. The campaign was started by fifth and sixth graders who chose the dessert because of ______ peach farming history.

• Kentucky

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Delaware

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Guacamole fans, rejoice. The first avocado tree in the United States was planted in _____ in 1833, making taco night in American homes infinitely better since.

• New Mexico

• Florida

• California

• Texas

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Your PB&J wouldn't be quite the same without this state. _________ is the number one peanut producer in the U.S., and half of its crop gets processed into peanut butter — creamy and crunchy.

• Georgia

• Alabama

• Louisiana

• Oklahoma

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Need your caffeine fix? _______ is one of only two U.S. states to grow coffee beans.

• Washington

• Montana

• Florida

• Hawaii

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