The State of Things

The following 25 questions all contain the name of a US state in the answer

1 What was the second song to be played on Radio 1?

2 In which film did Jack Nicholson slit the throat of Marlon Brando?

3 Which stadium did Manchester City leave to move to the City of Manchester Stadium?

4 Who did Nicole Kidman portray in the film The Hours?

5 In which 1966 film did Steve McQueen portray an half white, half American Indian character?

6 Which hit contains the line, “She shines with her own kind of light”?

7 Sharleen Spiteri provides lead vocals for which group?

8 Who wrote A Streetcar Named Desire?

9 Which group enjoyed a 1968 hit with Yummy Yummy Yummy?

10 Who did Harrison Ford portray in Raiders of the Lost Ark?

11 Which state of the USA is known as The First State?

12 Which musical features the song Oh What a Beautiful Morning?

13 Who won the Women’s Singles at Wimbledon in 1977?

14 In which TV series did Jack Lord play Steve McGarrett?

15 What is the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters?

16 Which takeaway chain was founded by a Colonel with the first name of Harland?

17 Which pop duo consists of Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt?

18 In which state of the USA was the TV show Northern Exposure set?

19 Which team won the baseball World Series in 1997?

20 Who created the literary character of Rip Van Winkle?

21 Which state of the USA has a name that means, Green Mountain?

22 Which state of the USA is known as the Grand Canyon State?

23 Which state is mentioned in the first line in the lyrics of Take Me Home Country Roads?

24 MT is the zip code for which state?

25 In which 1981 film did Peter Falk play the manager of a female wrestling tag team?

ANSWERS TO THE STATE OF THINGS

1 Massachusetts
2 The Missouri Breaks
3 Maine Road
4 Virginia Woolf
5 Nevada Smith
6 Kentucky Woman
7 Texas
8 Tennessee Williams
9 Ohio Express
10 Indiana Jones
11 Delaware
12 Oklahoma
13 Virginia Wade
14 Hawaii 5-0
15 Sweet Georgia Brown
16 Kentucky Fried Chicken
17 Utah Saints
18 Alaska
19 Florida Marlins
20 Washington Irving
21 Vermont
22 Arizona
23 West Virginia
24 Montana
25 California Dolls