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

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