Q 01/05

Which state has wooed tourists since 1969 with a slogan declaring that it is for lovers?

A) Maryland

B) Virginia

C) Hawaii

D) Florida

Answer · why

B) Virginia

Virginia adopted the line in 1969 after its ad writers dropped earlier drafts aimed separately at history lovers, beach lovers and mountain lovers.

Q 02/05

Which state's tough-talking 1985 slogan began life as a highway campaign against roadside litter?

A) Texas

B) Nevada

C) New Jersey

D) Georgia

Answer · why

A) Texas

Texas asked the ad agency GSD&M for an anti-litter line in 1985, and the campaign is credited with cutting litter on the state's highways by roughly 7...

Q 03/05

Which state issued America's first license plate with a slogan, a 1928 plug for its best-known crop?

A) Iowa

B) Georgia

C) Idaho

D) Florida

Answer · why

C) Idaho

Idaho advertised its potatoes on the 1928 plate, and a later wording of the same boast still appears on the state's plates today.

Q 04/05

Which comedian narrated Michigan's state tourism commercials when the campaign launched in 2006?

A) Jeff Daniels

B) Dave Coulier

C) Keegan-Michael Key

D) Tim Allen

Answer · why

D) Tim Allen

Tim Allen lent his voice to the ads, which drew wider attention from 2008, when the governor approved $45 million in additional funding for the campai...

Q 05/05

What error made Ohio redo a 2021 license plate carrying its aviation slogan on a trailing banner?

A) The plane flew backwards

B) The state name was misspelled

C) The slogan had a typo

D) The banner hung upside down

Answer · why

A) The plane flew backwards

The plane flew backwards in the first design, and around 35,000 plates had been manufactured before the mistake was caught and corrected.