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The Show Me State
   is a nickname for the state of   
Missouri
Unofficial nickname. Nickname attributed to Representative Willard Van Diver. It conotates a certain self-deprecating stubbornness and devotion to simple common sense.

Geography > U.S. State Nicknames


Missouri
   state capital is   
Jefferson City
Missouri's first state capital was in the city of St. Charles. It was later moved to St. Louis and finally to Jefferson City.

Geography > U.S. State Capitals


Missouri Foxtrotter
   is a breed of   
Horse
Science & Nature > Livestock


Missouri
   has the   
Tigers
Columbia, Missouri

Sports & Leisure > Basketball - U.S. NCAA Football Division 1-A Teams


Missouri
   plays in the   
Big 12
Columbia, Missouri

Sports & Leisure > American Football - U.S. NCAA Football Division 1-A Conferences


Mississippi River
   runs through   
Missouri
Geography > U.S. Rivers


Missouri River
   runs through   
Montana
Geography > U.S. Rivers


Missouri River
   runs through   
North Dakota
Geography > U.S. Rivers


Missouri River
   runs through   
South Dakota
Geography > U.S. Rivers


Missouri River
   runs through   
Nebraska
Geography > U.S. Rivers


Missouri River
   runs through   
Iowa
Geography > U.S. Rivers


Missouri River
   runs through   
Kansas
Geography > U.S. Rivers


Missouri River
   runs through   
Missouri
Geography > U.S. Rivers


I-35
   crosses   
Missouri
Geography > U.S. Interstate Highways


Missouri
   has the state flower   
Hawthorn
Misc > U.S. State Flowers


Missouri
   has the Postal Abbreviation   
MO
Geography > U.S. Postal Abbreviations


Harry S. Truman
   was born in   
Missouri
1945-53

History & Mythology > U.S. Presidential Birth States


Tom Logan
   was played by Jack Nicholson in   
The Missouri Breaks
1976

Movies > Films - Jack Nicholson


Missouri
   flag is   

The circular shield of the Missouri seal is supported by two grizzly bears.

Geography > Flags - U.S. States


Kansas City
   stands on the   
Missouri and Kansas
Missouri, U.S.

Geography > City Rivers


St. Louis
   stands on the   
Missouri
Missouri, U.S.

Geography > City Rivers


Go Mules
   is the fight song of   
University of Central Missouri
Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri

Sports & Leisure > U.S. College Fight Songs


Springfield USMCFP
   is situated in   
Missouri
United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners

Misc > U.S. Federal Prisons


Harry S. Truman
   had the nickname   
The New Missouri Compromise
History & Mythology > U.S. Presidents - Nicknames


Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
   was set in   
Missouri
Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway

Movies > Films - Settings


Missouri
   lies to the north of   
Arkansas
Geography > U.S. State North-South Borders


Missouri Mule
   contains   
Bourbon
Misc > Cocktails


Missouri
   has   
Lewis and Clark on the State River and the Gateway Arch
Joined union in 1821, quarter released in 2003

History & Mythology > U.S. Commemorative State Quarters


Hannibal, Independence, Diamond
   are all   
Cities in Missouri
Misc > Common Threads 1


Upper Missouri River National Monument
   is located in   
Montana
Geography > U.S. State Monuments


Mark Twain National Forest
   is situated in   
Missouri
Geography > U.S. National Forests


Jefferson City
   is situated in   
Missouri
Misc > U.S. Roman Catholic Dioceses


Kansas City-St Joseph
   is situated in   
Missouri
Misc > U.S. Roman Catholic Dioceses


St. Louis
   is situated in   
Missouri
Archdiocese

Misc > U.S. Roman Catholic Dioceses


Springfield-Cape Girardeau
   is situated in   
Missouri
Misc > U.S. Roman Catholic Dioceses


Augusta
   is situated in   
Missouri
Misc > Wine Appellations - U.S.A.


Ozark Highlands
   is situated in   
Missouri
Misc > Wine Appellations - U.S.A.


Ozark Mountain
   is situated in   
Missouri
Misc > Wine Appellations - U.S.A.


The Missouri Breaks (1976)
   starred   
Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson and Randy Quaid
Director: Arthur Penn. Also starred kathleen Lloyd, Frederic Forrest & John McLiam. Plot: Tom Logan (Nicholson) is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton (McLiam) has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton (Brando)...

Movies > Movies of the 1970s


"Beyond the Missouri Sky"
   was released by   
Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny
1998 - Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Music > Grammy Winners - Jazz Albums


Mississippi - Missouri
   River runs through   
The U.S.A.
6,275 km. The U.S.A. / Canada

Geography > World Rivers


"Monarchs"
   played for   
Kansas City, Missouri
Played in Negro National League 1920-1927, 1929-1930. Negro American League 1937-1950.

Sports & Leisure > Baseball - Teams Of The Negro Leagues


Mississippi - Missouri
   River runs through   
Canada
6,275 km. The U.S.A. / Canada

Geography > World Rivers


Across the Wide Missouri
   was written by   
Bernard DeVoto
1948

Arts & Literature > Pulitzer Prize for History


Missouri
   has the state insect   
Honeybee
Geography > U.S. State Insects


Robert E. Lee Clayton
   is played by Marlon Brando in   
The Missouri Breaks (1976)
Movies > Films - Marlon Brando


Missouri State University
   is in   
Springfield
Misc > American University Towns and Cities


Missouri Western State University
   is in   
Saint Joseph
Misc > American University Towns and Cities


Northwest Missouri State University
   is in   
Maryville
Misc > American University Towns and Cities


Osage River
   runs through   
Missouri
360 miles long

Geography > U.S. Rivers








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