Matching the 50 US States and their Nicknames

Can you guess the nicknames for the 50 US States? Why don’t we give it a try? 
FYI, I have lived in the Golden State, the Prairie State, and am currently living in the Lone Star State. :) 

   1.    The Prairie State: 1. Kansas   2. Indiana   3. Illinois

   2.    The Aloha State:  1.  Hawaii   2. Louisianna   3. New Mexico

   3.    The Peach State: 1. Connecticut   2. Georgia   3. New York

   4.   The Lone Star State:  1. Texas   2. Indiana   3. Colorado

   5.   The Golden State: 1. California   2. Florida   3. New York

   6.   The Beehive State: 1. Oregon   2. Wisconsin   3. Utah

   7.   The Pelican State:  1. Louisiana   2. Massachusetts   3. Alabama

   8.   The Empire State: 1. New York   2. New Jersey   3. Florida

   9.   The Garden State: 1. Virginia   2. Vermont   3. New Jersey

  10.               The Sunshine State: 1. South Carolina   2. Florida   3. Alabama

  11.               The Grand Canyon State: 1. New Mexico   2. Colorado   3. Arizona

  12.               The First State: 1. Maryland   2. Rhode Island   3. Delaware

  13.               The Land Without Law or the Science State or the Land of Enchantment:

   1.   New Mexico    2. Montana   3. Nevada

  

  14.               The Last Frontier: 1. Washington   2. Alaska   3. Maine

  15.               The Hoosier State: 1. Indiana   2. Ohio   3. Pennsylvania

  16.               The Bluegrass State: 1. Arkansas   2. Kentucky   3. Tennessee

  17.               The North Star State or the Land of 10,000 Lakes:

   1.   Minnesota   2. South Dakota   3. Michigan

  18.               The Beef State or the Cornhusker State:

   1.   Nebraska   2. Kansas   3. Oklahoma

  

  19.               The Pine Tree State: 1. Vermont   2. Maryland   3. Maine

  

  20.               The Mount Rushmore State: 1. North Dakota   2. South Dakota   3. Oklahoma

  21.               The Mountain State: 1. Colorado   2. West Virginia   3. North Dakota

  

  22.               The Mother of Presidents or the Old Dominion State:

    1. Virginia   2. Tennessee   3. Alabama

  23.               The Cowboy State or the Equality State: 1. Kansas   2. Wyoming   3. Idaho

  24.               The Buckeye State: 1. Tennessee   2. Mississippi   3. Ohio

  25.               The Tar Heel State or the Old North State: 1. North Carolina   2. Missouri   3. Arkansas

  26.               The Palmetto State: 1, Mississippi   2. Maryland   3. South Carolina

  27.               The Ocean State:1. Rhode Island   2. Michigan   3. Maryland

  28.               The Keystone State: 1. Oregon   2. Pennsylvania   3. Vermont

  29.               The Volunteer State: 1. Vermont   2. Alabama   3. Tennessee

  30.               The Evergreen State: 1. Washington   2. Vermont   3. Wisconsin

  31.               The Peace Garden State: 1. Oklahoma   2. North Dakota   3. Colorado

  32.               The Centennial State: 1. Maryland   2. Colorado   3. Iowa

  33.               The Land of Opportunity or the Natural State:

1.   Alabama   2. Arkansas   3. Connecticut

  34.               The Constitution State or the Nutmeg State: 1. Connecticut   2. Maryland   3. Massachusetts

  35.               The Great Lakes State or the Wolverine State: 1. Michigan   2. Mississippi   3. Missouri

  36.               The Treasure State or the Big Sky State: 1. Missouri   2. Nevada   3. Montana

  37.               The Granite State or the Mother of Rivers: 1. Idaho   2. New Hampshire   3. Oregon

  38.               The Old Line State or the Free State: 1. Wisconsin   2. Nevada   3. Maryland

  39.               The Sunflower State: 1. Idaho   2. Iowa   3. Kansas

  40.               The Cheese State or America’s Dairyland  or the Badger State: 1. Wisconsin   2. Vermont   3. Oregon

  41.               The Beaver State: 1. Vermont   2. Oregon   3. Nevada

  42.               The Cotton State or the Heart of Dixie or the Yellowhammer State: 1. Oklahoma   2. Massachusetts   3. Alabama

  43.               The Green Mountain State: 1. Vermont   2. Delaware   3. Colorado

  44.               The Sooner State: 1. Mississippi   2. Oklahoma   3. Nevada

  45.               The Gem State: 1. Idaho   2. Indiana   3. Missouri

  46.               The Bay State: 1. Massachusetts   2. Iowa   3. Mississippi

  47.               The Show Me State: 1. Nevada   2. Mississippi   3. Missouri

  48.               The Magnolia State:1. Iowa   2. Mississippi   3. Nevada

  49.               The Hawkeye State: 1. Iowa   2. Nevada   3. Montana

  50.               The Silver State or The Sagebrush State or the Battle-born State: 1. Wyoming   2. New Jersey   3. Nevada

Answer Keys 

   1.    Illinois

    2.    Hawaii

    3.    Georgia

    4.    Texas

    5.    California

    6.    Utah

    7.    Louisiana

    8.    New York

    9.    New Jersey

   10.Florida

   11.Arizona

   12.Delaware

   13.New Mexico

   14.Alaska

   15.Indiana

   16.Kentucky

   17.Minnesota

   18.Nebraska

   19.Maine

   20.South Dakota

   21.West Virginia

   22.Virginia

   23.Wyoming

   24.Ohio

   25.North Carolina

   26.South Carolina

   27.Rhode Island

   28.Pennsylvania

   29.Tennessee

   30.Washington

   31.North Dakota

   32.Colorado

   33.Arkansas

   34.Connecticut

   35.Michigan

   36.Montana

   37.New Hampshire

   38.Maryland

   39.Kansas

   40.Wisconsin 

   41.Oregon

   42.Alabama

   43.Vermont

   44.Oklahoma

   45.Idaho

   46.Massachusetts

   47.Missouri

   48.Mississippi

   49.Iowa

   50.Nevada