Unusual Town Names Puzzle
by David Pleacher
Answers
1. The town without a frown (Texas) - HAPPY
2. His wife wanted a boat (Indiana) - SHIPSHEWANA
3. A popular day-time television game show (New Mexico) - TRUTH-OR-CONSEQUENCES
4. A place that is perfect - also, the name of a song by Coldplay (Kentucky) - PARADISE
5. The buck doesn't stop here but your luck might (Kentucky) - LUCKY STOP
6. Description of Elvis' hair - it was a Pompadour style, dyed black, and _____ (Oklahoma) -- GREASY
7. A place filled with candy, cake, and other desserts (Idaho) - SUGAR CITY
8. This is worth two in the bush (Pennsylvania) - BIRD-IN-HAND
9. Quaker Oats (Texas) -- OATMEAL
10. You definitely do not want to drink this (Arizona) - MEXICAN WATER
11. If you are starved and really hungry (Montana) - HUNGRY HORSE
12. A large family of fish with fleshy lips (Tennessee) - SWEET LIPS
13. Nickname for President Zachary Taylor (California) - ROUGH AND READY
14. Delay an athlete's participation to lengthen his period of eligibility (South Dakota) - RED SHIRT
15. Opposite of failure, as in "The secret of my _____" (Missouri) -- SUCCESS
16. Home of the Dukes (Kentucky) - HAZARD
17. This town's motto is "Where the 'odds' are with you." (Missouri) -- PECULIAR
18. It's Valentine's Day all year long (Colorado) - LOVELAND
19. This town has gone to the dogs (Alabama) - DOG TOWN
20. Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex, or Stegosaurus, for example (Colorado) - DINOSAUR