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Connecticut A-Z

Guess these answers that pertain to the Constitution State.
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Last updated: July 30, 2022
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A
Native American language family from which the state's name derives
Algonquian
B
Most populous city in Connecticut and fifth in New England
Bridgeport
C
Author of the Hunger Games, from H
Suzanne Collins
D
"Hat City," the state's 7th largest and home to WCSU
Danbury
E
First name of the cotton gin's inventor, from New Haven
Eli Whitney
F
Brand name of Y students' pie-tin-throwing fame
Frisbee
G
Wealthy coastal town that shares its name with UK "Mean Time"
Greenwich
H
Capital of Connecticut
Hartford
I
Famous American composer, from D
Charles Ives
J
First two initials of H-born investment banker and namesake banking firm
JP Morgan
K
First name of H-born, four-time Oscar-winning actress in The Lion in Winter and On Golden Pond
Katharine Hepburn
L
Body of water named after the landmass to the state's south
Long Island Sound
M
Family Guy and American Dad! creator, born in Kent
Seth MacFarlane
N
Spice of Connecticut's unofficial state nickname fame
Nutmeg
 
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O
"Charter" tree that features on state quarter
Charter Oak
P
"Religious" and "meditative" bug, the state insect
Praying mantis
Q
Name of one Connecticut Native tribe; one name is shared with a river and university
Quinnipiac (or Quiripi)
R
Connecticut's smaller neighbor to the east
Rhode Island
S
Abolitionist and writer of Uncle Tom's Cabin, born in Litchfield
Harriet Beecher Stowe
T
Author Samuel Clemens' pen name, lived in H
Mark Twain
U
Home of the Mohegan tribe and the Mohegan Sun Arena and casino
Uncasville
V
Fellow New England state separated from New Hampshire by the Connecticut River
Vermont
W
American dictionary writer, born in West H and lived in New Haven
Noah Webster
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Sponsored name of the arena home to UConn's men's hockey team
XL Center
Y
World-renowned New Haven university
Yale University
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Beardsley place in B, started with "18 birds and... Barnum circus retirees"
Beardsley Zoo
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