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50 Years of 50 States: Day Four Trivia Question – Answer and Win!!!
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Today's Prize: Names on the Land
It’s that time again. Time for you to answer a trivia question and win a prize! You know the rules. Answer in the comments, and the winner is selected at random out of those who answer correctly. Since I’m just posting this at 11:30 PM, the normal deadline of 11:59 PM will not apply (you’re welcome). Instead, you have until 11:59 AM tomorrow morning to submit your answer. Today’s prize is a copy of Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States by George R. Stewart. Now for the question:
Where is the United States’ tallest state Capitol building located?
Submit your answer and win. Also, subscribe to the RSS feed, or follow EiH on Twitter for your chance to win again tomorrow. P.S. If you’ve won before, you can’t win again until the Grand Finale, so why don’t you go read about how the King Family doesn’t think James Earl Ray killed MLK while you wait?
50 Years of 50 States: Day Three Contest Winner
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Elizabeth Ann Seton, America's First Saint
Well, better late than never! I’ve been so ridiculously busy all day that I finally got a chance to announce the winner of last night’s trivia question. Last night’s question was:
Who was the first American-born citizen to be canonized by the Catholic church, and what state were they from?
The answer: Elizabeth Ann Seton, who was born in New York, but performed the acts that led to her sainthood in Emmitsburg, Maryland. She lived from 1774-1821, and was actually the granddaughter of an Episcopal priest, choosing to convert to Catholicism later in life. Congrats to Adam Kriesberg, who will receive a copy of How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein.
There’s still two more days left, and three more prizes, so subscribe to the RSS feed, or follow EiH on Twitter, or you’ll miss out!
50 Years of 50 States: Day Three Trivia Question – Answer and Win!
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Today's Prize: How the States Got Their Shapes
I can’t believe we are already over halfway through our wonderful adventure through the 50 states. I hope you have found some information that has shed some new light on this wonderful country. Today, you have the opportunity to win an incredible book; one which I have read and definitely recommend. It’s called How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein, and it could be yours simply by answering the following question.
Who was the first American-born citizen to be canonized by the Catholic church, and what state were they from?
As has been the case the last 2 days, the answer lies in the states I wrote about today. If you think you know the answer, submit it in the comments for your chance to win How the States Got Their Shapes. The winner will be selected at random from those who answered correctly. You have until 11:59 PM Eastern tonight to answer. Oh, and if you won before, you can’t participate again until the grand finale later this week.
You will have more chances to win through the end of the week, so subscribe to the RSS feed, or follow EiH on Twitter, or you could miss out!
Day Two Contest Winner!
Posted by: | CommentsThe question was: What is the only state in which prostitution is legal statewide? All of the answers submitted in the comments were correct, however, people that chose to answer for fun on Twitter or Facebook kept saying Nevada. Of course being the obvious choice, that couldn’t have been the answer. The key to this question is where prostitution legal *statewide*. While Nevada is well known for its sex industry, the legality of prostitution is determined on a county by county basis. Contrary to popular belief, prostitution is actually illegal in Clark County; where Las Vegas is located.
Map of Rhode Island
In keeping with its free-thinking, liberal roots, the only state in which prostitution is legal statewide is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The basis of this is dripping in awesome; it was decriminalized in 1980 based on the fact that there was no law on the books stating that prostitution was explicitly illegal. Pimping, running a brothel, and loitering; all activities related to prostitution, are illegal. The actual act of having sex for money, though, is not.
Congrats to jocelynhessel, who will receive a collection of 5 uncirculated 1999 state quarters, in honor of 10 years of the state quarters program. Didn’t win today? Don’t worry, there’s more where that came from, and this will be going on for the rest of the week. So, subscribe to the RSS feed, or follow EiH on Twitter and check back often for your chances to win!
*Winner selected based on the random number generator service Random.org.
50 Years of 50 States: Day Two Trivia Question
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Today's Prize: Original uncirculated state quarters.
So far we’ve visited 20 states in our celebration of the United States being whole. So, you know what that means; time for another trivia question. Today, up for grabs is a collection of 5 uncirculated state quarters from 1999; the year the state quarter program started. So, here’s your question for today:
What is the only state in which prostitution is legal statewide?
Simply submit your answer in the comments section by 11:59 PM for your chance to win. If you’re not sure of the answer, check out today’s profiles of the states. The winner will be selected at random from those who answered correctly. There will be questions through Saturday, so be sure to subscribe to the RSS feed, or follow EiH on Twitter, for more chances to win! Good Luck!
50 Years of 50 States: Day One Contest Winner!
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Jeannette Rankin (R-Montana)
Wow, everyone that commented got that question right! Didn’t I tell you this would be easy? Maybe I’ll make today’s question a little tougher. Yes, the answer was in fact Jeannette Rankin from Montana. Besides being the first female Congressperson, she was also the founding Vice-President of the American Civil Liberties Union. Always a pacifist (she was the only Congressperson who voted against entering World War II) she led a demonstration against the Vietnam War in 1968, at the age of 88! When Rankin passed away in 1973, she left a portion of her estate to assist “mature, unemployed women workers.” This seed money would be used to create the Jeannette Rankin Foundation, a women’s scholarship fund.
Congrats to David Cavin, who will receive a copy of the book State by State: A Portrait of America by Matt Weiland! But we’re not done, yet! There’s still 4 more days of prizes, and of course an incredible journey across the USA, so subscribe to the RSS feed, or follow EiH on Twitter, or you might miss out on all the fun!
*Winner selected based on the random number generator service Random.org.
50 Years of 50 States Contest Details
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On August 21, 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state to ratify the Constitution; the 50th state to join the Union, the 50th star on the flag. On August 21, 2009, the state of Hawaii did little to celebrate its golden statehood anniversary. Well, EiH will not let such an important milestone go uncelebrated, as Hawaii’s statehood is just as much a milestone for the rest of America as it is for Hawaii itself. As such, I will take you on a journey celebrating the success of the grand little experiment that is the United States. Be sure to come back and participate in the trivia contest for your chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card! Hold on tight, as EiH presents 50 Years of 50 States. For now, I leave you with a refresher video from the greatest cartoon of all-time. UPDATE: Contest details are below.
Contest Details:
- Ten states will be featured per day, Monday through Friday. At the end of the day, there will be a trivia question relating to the states from that day. Answer the question in the comments, and you have the opportunity to win a prize. The winner for the day will be selected at random from all of the correct answers.
- So that everyone has a chance to win, you will only be able to win once, although you are more than welcome to participate for the entire week.
- On Saturday, at the end of the series, there will be one final question in which everybody, including past winners can participate.
Here is the list of potential prizes:
USA License Plate Map Fine Art Poster
- How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein
- State by State: A Portrait of America by Matt Weiland
- Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States by George R. Stewart
- USA License Plate Map Fine Art Poster
- To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the state quarter program, 5 uncirculated quarters from 1999 from GovMint.com
- GRAND PRIZE: $50 Amazon Gift Card
UPDATE: Due to time constraints, the last day of the contest has been postponed until Sunday 9/6. Don’t worry, I didn’t forget that there were 50 states!
