| Clue | State | Category |
| King Kamehameha I Day is observed in this state | |
| Only state that ends with a 'G' | |
| State that contains the consonants h, m, n, p, r, s, and w | |
| Custer's Last Stand took place in this state | |
| State that shares a name with 'Dust in the Wind' band | |
| Jack Dawson of 'Titanic' was from Chippewa Falls in this state | |
| The Tidewater region is in this state | |
| State where you'll find Badlands National Park | |
| President Harry Truman's home state | |
| State where 'To Kill a Mockingbird' takes place | |
| The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral occurred in this state | |
| 'The Green Mile' and 'Steel Magnolias' are set in this state | |
| Missing letters state: _ _ O _ _ I _ | |
| Characters Curly McLain and Laurey Williams star in a musical named for this state | |
| The only state with an element named after it | |
| This state's two largest universities play an annual football game nicknamed the 'Civil War' | |
| Due to its General Corporation Law, over 50% of U.S. publicly-traded corporations are incorporated in this state | |
| State where Salk developed the first effective Polio vaccine | |
| State with the largest Jewish population | |
| Creighton University is in this state | |
| The Metrodome is in this state | |
| The Battle of Fort Sumter happened in this state | |
| ESPN's headquarters are in this state | |
| Stephen King's home state | |
| The Bonnaroo Music Festival takes place in this state | |