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Missouri (pronounce /mɪˈzʊri/ or /mɪˈzʊrə/) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. Missouri is the 18th most populous state. It comprises 114 counties and one independent city. Missouri's capital is Jefferson City. The four largest urban areas are, in descending order, St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia. Missouri was originally acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase and became defined as the Missouri Territory. Part of the Missouri Territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state in 1821.

Trivia about missouri

  • In 1965 President Johnson flew to this state to sign the Medicare bill with a former president as witness
  • Of all the U.S. states with 2 current NFL teams, it’s the only state the Mississippi River touches
  • Truman's state or battleship site of Japan's surrender
  • MO
  • This "Show-Me State" has also been called the "Gateway to the West"
  • The larger Kansas City is in this state
  • Lewis & Clark began their trip by heading up this river May 14, 1804
  • It flows over 2300 miles before entering the Mississippi just north of St. Louis
  • Jefferson,Cape Girardeau,Ozark
  • State where you'll find the homes of Harry Truman & Jesse James
  • Thomas Hart Benton was once a cartoonist for the Joplin American in this, his home state
  • A "Little" river & a "Big Muddy" river with this name flow through both states
  • The mouth of this 2315-mile-long river lies in the Mississippi River 17 miles above St. Louis
  • Mark Twain said he was born in this state because "it was an unknown new state & needed attractions"
  • Congressman Richard A. Gephardt represents this state's third Congressional district
  • Its upper part runs clear; it clouds up near Great Falls, Montana & gets muddier from there
  • Kansas City,Carthage,Independence
  • Shania Twain was born on Aug. 28, 1965 in Windsor, Canada; Mark Twain, on Nov. 30, 1835 in this state
  • At then-Royals Stadium, in Kansas City: "The sky is so clear today, you can see all the way to" this state
  • American river only 33 miles shorter than the Mississippi
  • The town of Warsaw on Harry Truman Reservoir had this state's highest & lowest temperatures, 118 & -40, respectively
  • The Mississippi forms all of Iowa's eastern boundary, & this river, with a tributary, bounds the west
  • It's bordered by Tennessee, Arkansas & Oklahoma
  • During high water, this river was once navigable from Fort Benton, Montana to St. Louis
  • In an 1899 speech, Willard Vandiver said, "I am from" this state; "you have got to show me"
  • This state's southwest corner is at South West City, 20 miles south of Joplin
  • On Aug. 10, 1821 it entered the Union as a slave state with Thomas Hart Benton representing it in the Senate
  • This river featured on the state flag of Nebraska bears the name of another state
  • A compromise allowed Maine's admission to the union in 1820 as a free state & this as a slave state in 1821
  • The seals of both South Dakota & Nebraska feature riverboats steaming along this river
  • "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is set in the town of St. Petersburg in this state
  • Nebraska's Platte River is a major tributary of this river, joining it at Plattsmouth
  • Japan signed its surrender for WWII aboard this ship
  • This state has a "sour" center
  • This state is represented by a statue of Thomas Hart Benton
  • In 1855 many men from this slave state voted in Kansas, leading to bloodshed along the border
  • Show me that the abbreviation for this state means the habits of a predictable criminal
  • This river & its branches drain the entire state except for a portion in the northeast
  • Mark Twain &Jesse James
  • Kansas City, Kansas is the twin city of Kansas City in this state
  • If you know that this state's capital is Jefferson City, "show me"
  • The book was based on Mark Twain's recollections of his childhood in this state
  • A U.S. postal abbreviation:MO
  • We're in the Ozarks seeing a show at Andy Williams' Moon River Theatre in this bordering state
  • Fort Peck Dam on this river in Montana provides irrigation & hydroelectric power for much of the region
  • From 1970 to 1990 the population center shifted west from southern Illinois to near Steelville in this state
  • A highlight of Silver Dollar City in Branson is a tour of Marvel Cave, the deepest cave in this state
  • This river runs from Three Forks, Montana to its mouth 17 miles north of St. Louis
  • After seeing a show at Juanita K. Hammons Hall in Springfield in this state, you can head on to Branson
  • The capitals of both North and South Dakota are on this river
  • I'll never "sour" on this state
  • Each May 8 this state officially celebrates Harry Truman's birthday
  • Show-Me Sanitary Landfill
  • Montana's vast natural resources are represented on its seal by the Great Falls of this river
  • Lewis & Clark paddling in a canoe with the Gateway Arch in the background
  • Sedalia
  • In the U.S., this river runs through the cities of Sioux City & St. Joseph
  • The Swahili word that means "I'm fine" is pronounced like this "Show Me State" but spelled differently
  • Once steamboats were launched on this river in 1819, traffic flourished from St. Louis to Fort Benton, Montana
  • The Big Sioux River, which does the falling at Sioux Falls, empties into this river near Sioux City
  • The name of this state & its "Big Muddy" river, may mean "owners of big canoes"
  • At the 2 cities named Kansas City, this "stately" river meets the Kansas River
  • Bismarck, North Dakota is on this river
  • Harry & Bess Truman, on June 28, 1919
  • Congress put it in a "Compromise"-ing position(8)
  • It stayed in the union, but the confederacy also admitted it in 1861; it was in a "compromising" position, after all
  • The 1st U.S. school of journalism was established in 1908 at this state U.'s Columbia campus
  • Truman State University is located in this state
  • This geographic feature on Nebraska's state flag bears the name of another state
  • Lake of the Ozarks
  • Taum Sauk Mountain, convenient to the Ozark Trail
  • End to end, the Pony Express ran from this state to California
  • Tributaries of this Mississippi tributary include the Cheyenne, James & Platte
  • If you "Show Me" some mozarkite, I'll tell you that it's this state's state rock
  • The Platte River joins it near Omaha; the Kansas River joins it at Kansas City
  • Japan surrendered to the Allies on the deck of this battleship in September 1945
  • Like the University of this state, Stephens College for Women is in Columbia, but Stephens is older
  • The late governor Mel Carnahan won a U.S. Senate seat in this state
  • Gov. Mel Carnahan died but was nevertheless elected senator, so his wife Jean filled the vacancy for this state
  • This state's Sen. Claire McCaskill talked sports with "Congrats to Chiefs for surprising Denver today"
  • The 2-letter abbreviation for this U.S. state sounds like the name of one of the Three Stooges
  • Fort Leonard Wood in this state is named for an Army Chief of Staff who also won the Medal of Honor
  • In 1819 the Independence became the first steamboat used on this river
  • From the Latin for "way" & "work", this state is used by police to denote a criminal's methods
  • This river bisects the state of South Dakota from north to south
  • In November 2008 Jefferson county native Jay Nixon was elected this state's governor
  • Lewis & Clark began their expedition on May 14, 1804 by traveling up this river on a keelboat
  • John Marmaduke &John Ashcroft

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