Which state is nicknamed the 'Show Me State'?

• A. Missouri
• B. Maine
• C. Michigan
• D. Mississippi

Answer: (A)

Missouri is tied to the nickname the Show Me State because of a long‑standing image of Missourians as practical and skeptical, needing proof before they’ll believe something. The phrase is linked to a late 19th‑century remark attributed to a Missouri politician about showing evidence or proof, which captured how people from the state were thought to think: to require demonstration rather than just taking someone’s word. That “show me” attitude stuck as the state’s enduring nickname, even though the exact wording of the quote can vary in accounts.

Maine is known as the Pine Tree State, Michigan as the Great Lakes State, and Mississippi as the Magnolia State, so none of those regions share this particular moniker.