How Well Do You Know Your States? Can you identify the states and territories with just a few unlikely clues? Take our fun-facts trivia challenge to find out.

• Author: Ryckman, Lisa
• Position: State Facts

There's the place where Kool-Aid is king, and the place that once had three governors in a single day.

There's the place with the deepest river gorge, the place with the oldest restaurant and the place where they drive on the wrong side of the road.

There's the place where they dance around the maypole, the place where they wrestle in mashed potatoes and the place with more cows than people.

All of these places are U.S. states or territories, and you might think you know some of them. Or even one of them.

But unless you're from there, you're probably wrong.

Don't take our word for it. While you're waiting between sessions or networking over lunch, test your knowledge--and that of the person next to you--of the most jaw-dropping, mind-boggling, stranger-than-truth, believe-it-or-not fun facts for every U.S. state, territory and Washington, D.C.

As you flip through the pages, use the facts to guess the corresponding state or territory.

Stumped? Never fear--answer key on page 89!

What state or territory?

1

Home of the Post-it Note

When: 1968

How: 3M scientist Spencer Silver discovered something called microspheres, an adhesive that retained its stickiness but disengaged easily from surfaces. Its utility was not immediately clear; but eventually, Silver and colleague Art Fry created the now ubiquitous Post-it Note. In what came to be known as the "Boise Blitz," marketers flooded offices in the Idaho capital with the notes. The product was a hit--there are now more than 3,000 Post-it products.

What state or territory?

2

The whoopie pie, the official state treat

When: 2011

Why: The confection consists of two chocolate cake-like rounds sandwiching a white cream filling. It reportedly has been baked in this state since 1925.

What state or territory?

3

Home of the annual Mashed Potato Wrestling Contest

Where: A farming and ranching community located in this state's Glacial Lakes region

Why: The contest is part of Potato Days, held every August since 1997. A ring constructed of hay bales covered with a tarp and filled with mashed potatoes beckons to wrestlers of all ages, who can sign up to roll around in the starchy goodness.

What state or territory?

4

Home of the first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant

Where: A city sometimes referred to as the "Crossroads of the West" and known for having the world's highest Jell-O consumption per capita

How: Pete Harman met Harland Sanders in Chicago in 1951. After Sanders visited Harman's restaurant a year later and whipped up a batch of his fried chicken--from the "secret recipe" he created in the 1930s--Harman made a deal with Sanders to franchise his restaurant. It was sign painter Don Anderson who came up with the name "Kentucky Fried Chicken." Harman later trademarked the chain's slogan, "Finger Lickin' Good!"

What state or territory?

5

Home to the "Malibu of the Midwest"

Why: Freshwater surfers from around the globe hang 10 in the lake waters adjacent to this city, also known as the "Bratwurst Capital of the World." Surfing is a year-round sport here, but peak season is wintertime--August to April (brrrrrrrr!)

What state or territory?

6

Known as the "Diner Capital of the World"

Why: Some credit the invention of the "rail car"-style diner to Jerry O'Mahony, who built the first stationary lunch wagon around 1913. O'Mahony formed a prefabricated diner-building company that would produce more than 2,000 diners between 1917 and 1956. This state once had some 20 diner manufacturers, which at their peak in the 1950s had produced about 6,000 diners across the nation. That's down to about 2,000 today, 500 of which are in this state.

What state or territory?

7

Maypole dancing, the official state dance

When: July 29, 2016

Why: This state claims a strong connection to the maypole dance, particularly in two towns, one of which holds an annual spring festival where the dance is a highlight.

What state or territory?

8

Home of the Wizard of Oz

Why: The birthplace of L. Frank Baum, author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," features sidewalks inlaid with yellow brick, the All Things Oz Museum and Baum's Bazaar, along with other Oz-themed businesses. The town's annual Oz-Stravaganza! festival has been going strong since 1978.

What state or territory?

9

"The Code of the West," the official state code

When: 2010

Why: Adopted from the book "Cowboy Ethics," by James P. Owen, the code advises: "(i) Live each day with courage; (ii) Take pride in your work; (iii) Always finish what you start; (iv) Do what has to be done; (v) Be tough, but fair; (vi) When you make a promise, keep it; (vii) Ride for the brand; (viii) Talk less, say more; (ix) Remember that some things are not for sale; (x) Know where to draw the line."

What state or territory?

10

Home of Mr. Bubble

When: 1961

Why: Businessman and philanthropist Harold Schafer invented the popular bath bubbles, along with a variety of other products, and devoted much of his later life and fortune to making his hometown of Medora a popular tourist destination.

What state or territory?

11

The Pine Burr Quilt, the official state quilt

When: 1997

Why: In the 19th century, a group of enslaved women on Joseph Gee's plantation pieced together cloth to keep warm in the unheated shacks. Through the years, their quilting became a form of folk art. During the 1960s, women in the community, which was known as Gee's Bend, made quilts to sell to help fund the Civil Rights Movement. Their patterns became sought after and were sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. The most popular was the pine burr pattern.

How: By resolution of the Legislature, both houses concurring

Where: Examples of the Pine Burr Quilt are on display at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens in Los Angeles.

What state or territory?

12

Home of Alice in Wonderland

Why: The children's book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" was inspired by Alice Liddell, whose father was friends with the Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll.

How: From 1856, when Alice was 4, the author was a regular visitor in her family's home. He named the lead character of his famous fantasy for Alice in 1865.

What state or territory?

13

42, the official state domino game

When: Invented in 1887, 42 became the official game in 2011.

Why: After getting in trouble for playing cards (the Baptists considered it sinful) two boys, William Thomas and his friend Walter Earl, replaced the cards with dominoes and created a game similar to bridge and spades.

How: Traveling salesmen spread the new hybrid pastime, which is played with partners. The name 42 reflects the maximum number of points in a hand.

What state or territory?

14

Home to the U.S. Forest Service's only tropical rainforest

What: Encompassing 29,000 acres, El Yunque National Forest is one of the smallest in the national system. (At roughly the size of West Virginia, Alaska's Tongass National Forest is the largest.) But El Yunque boasts more biodiversity than any other forest, with over 240 tree species--as many as found on all 192 million acres of the other national forests...