State License Plates Trivia

Nicknames, slogans, and colors — test your knowledge of American state license plates.

State License Plates Trivia

10 questions · Answer correctly to boost your score.

Every state plate is basically a tiny billboard for state pride, crammed onto six by twelve inches of metal. Some lean on scenery, some lean on puns, and a few just tell you to come get some potatoes.

This quiz rounds up famous state slogans, nicknames, and a bit of plate trivia from across the country.

Slogans That Stuck

Few plate slogans are as recognizable as New Hampshire's 'Live Free or Die,' but plenty of states have their own classics.

  • North Carolina: First in Flight
  • New Mexico: Land of Enchantment
  • Louisiana: Sportsman's Paradise
  • Wisconsin: America's Dairyland

Nicknames on Metal

New York has long leaned on 'The Empire State,' Florida on 'The Sunshine State,' and Alaska on 'The Last Frontier,' each nickname doing double duty as a bit of tourism marketing riding around on every bumper in the state.

The Rules Behind the Plate

Slogans aside, every plate has a job to do: display the state's name and a unique registration number clearly enough to be read at a distance, the baseline that every design, however decorative, has to work around.

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