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Nebraska (IPA: /nəˈbræskə/) is a state locate on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. Nebraska gets its name from a Chiwere word meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state. Once considered part of the Great American Desert, it is now a leading farming and ranching state. Nebraskans are sometimes colloquially referred to as "Cornhuskers" (which is derived from the state nickname).

Trivia about nebraska

  • With only 49, this state's government has the fewest legislators
  • This state has the largest sand dunes complex in the U.S., just north of a river named for its flatness
  • [State outline]
  • Lucky Lindy learned to fly in Lincoln in this state
  • One of this state's most popular events is the annual state fair in Lincoln
  • Grand Island in this Cornhusker State is home to an annual event called Husker Harvest Days
  • In 1977 I.M. Hipp ran for 254 yards against Indiana playing for this school's Cornhuskers
  • The folks in this "Cornhusker State" have been called bug-eaters, from a type of bird found there
  • This school's Cornhuskers won the 1995 college football title by overwhelming Florida in the Fiesta Bowl
  • This "Beef State" is No. 1 in commercial red meat & great northern beans
  • This "Cornhusker" State's name comes from an Indian word for "flat water", a reference to the Platte River
  • In 1996 the Cornhuskers of this school, better known as a football power, won basketball's NIT
  • This Cornhusker State's Blaine & Thomas Counties have the USA's largest hand-planted forest
  • A "bra" is supporting this state
  • "The Cornhusker State"
  • In 2010 this Cornhusker univ. left the Big 12 for the Big 10, which already had 11 teams, making it basically the Big 12
  • The largest area of sand dunes in North America lies north of the Platte River in this state
  • A football powerhouse, it's also famous for its archaeology museum
  • Congressman Tom Osborne used to coach a little football at this Big 12 school, going 255-49-3
  • Norfolk in this state was home to Johnny Carson & George L. Carlson, pioneer of artificial insemination
  • [the Cornhuskers]
  • Although it was a hit, no singles were released in the U.S. from this 1982 Bruce Springsteen album
  • We left Abilene & drove straight north on Highway 15 to Fairbury in this state
  • North Platte in this state was once the home of Buffalo Bill & an annual rodeo there is named for him
  • On March 1, 1867 it was admitted to the Union as the 37th state with Omaha as its capital
  • Jefferson,Scotts Bluff,Platte
  • Imperial,Wahoo,North Platte
  • Bob Kerrey & J. James Exon, senators from this state, have also served as its governor
  • In 1986, for the 1st time ever, 2 women ran against each other for gov. in this plains state
  • Midwest state whose native sons include Marlon Brando, Nick Nolte & Henry Fonda
  • Willa Cather's "O Pioneers!" opens on a January day in the little town of Hanover in this U.S. state
  • Dana College & Platte Valley Bible College
  • The Oregon Trail crossed it
  • In 2011 17-year-old Teresa Scanlan from this "Cornhusker State" became the youngest winner since 1933
  • This state's name is derived from an Indian word for "flat water", a reference to the Platte River
  • O Pioneers! To get from Lexington to Columbus in this state, take Highway 30, through Kearney
  • The largest in area
  • "My Antonia"
  • The title track on this Springsteen album named for a state tells of a mass-murder spree by Charlie Starkweather
  • Montgomery Clift,Marlon Brando,Henry Fonda
  • It's the school where you'll find Tom Osborne Field
  • Referring to its Platte River, this state's name is from an Indian word meaning "flat water"
  • Lincoln
  • South Dakota is the northern border of this state; Kansas is directly south
  • The Western Meadowlark is one busy bird; it's the state bird of Kansas & of this state just north of Kansas
  • This "Tree Planters State" in the midwest has the only 2 man-made national forests in the U.S.
  • William Jennings Bryan, the "Boy Orator of the Platte", knew the Platte primarily runs through this state
  • I'm of one mind to say it's the only state with a unicameral state legislature
  • Willa Cather's "My Antonia", "O Pioneers!" & "A Lost Lady" are set on the frontier in this midwestern state
  • Nebraska,Iowa,Missouri
  • Arbor Day likely helped it become "the Tree Planters State"
  • William Jennings Bryan
  • Johnny "The Jet" Rodgers (1972)
  • Charles Bryan, brother of William Jennings, was governor of this state from 1931 to 1935
  • EAR BANKS
  • The USA's lowest-paid governor, Mike Johanns, earns $65,000 in Lincoln as chief executive of this state
  • Becoming unique among the states, this state installed its unicameral legislature in 1934
  • The Sand Hills Region is mostly in this state, north of the Platte River
  • In 2000 U.S. News & World Report named Creighton University in this state as the best Midwest university
  • Charles Thone &Bob Kerrey
  • Bruce Springsteen recorded this 1982 album in his New Jersey bedroom using a 4-track cassette recorder
  • Red Cloud,Pawnee City,North Platte
  • Should I wear a "BRA" there? I think not
  • Hagel & Nelson
  • I-80 is backed up near North Platte in this state; plan ahead if you're heading for Kearney Airport

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