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Questions

What u.s president was castigated for picking up his pet beagles by the ears?

What u.s state has no telephones in 12% of its households?

What u.s. state boasts the world's largest mass of exposed granite?

What U.S. state gave the world Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, Mahalia Jackson and Jelly Roll Morton (and, dare I say, Britney Spears)?

What u.s. vice-president said 'some newspapers dispose of their garbage by printing it'?