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Know your Fair facts? Test your skills on this issue’s crossword!

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1. What state does not have a state fair, but rather smaller county fairs? 2. The USA's first state fair was held in _________, New York in September of 1841.

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4. _______ has the largest state fair. 5. What city hosted the first World’s Fair? 9. What we now call cotton candy was originally called _________ Floss. 10. What is the famous American carnival held in late winter in New Orleans, Louisiana? 11. What was invented by George W. Ferris for the 1893 World’s Fair? 12. The _________ Tower was built by Gustave Eiffel for the Paris World’s Fair in 1889. 13. Elvis came in ________ place at the youth talent show at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show.

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1. What state does not have a state fair, but HARPETH RIVER SWING rather smaller county fairs? rst state fair was held in _________, New York in September of 1841. 3. The California State Fair in Sacramento is the only state fair to have a __________.

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4. _______ has the largest state fair? REAL.5. What city hosted the first World’s Fair? LOCAL. 6. __________ with wooden horses were first used to give horseback riding lessons to

Turkish and Arabian cavalry members. 7. What type of carnival began in America in the late 1800s due to the Columbian

Exposition and improved transportation and 9. What we call Cotton Candy was originally called _________ Floss. 10.What is the famous American carnival held in late winter in New Orleans, Louisiana? 11.What was invented by George W. Ferris for the 1893 World’s Fair? 12.The _________ Tower was built by Gustave

Eiffel for the Paris World’s Fair in 1889. 13.Elvis came in ________ place at the youth talent show at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair