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Yavin4

(35,446 posts) Thu Oct 20, 2016, 10:42 AM Oct 2016

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When the Chicago Cubs last won the WS, there were only 46 states in the union

Alaska and Hawaii are the obvious ones. What were the other two states?

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When the Chicago Cubs last won the WS, there were only 46 states in the union (Original Post) Yavin4 Oct 2016 OP

Guessing without looking it up citood Oct 2016 #1

I Know One of Them Is Arizona ProfessorGAC Oct 2016 #2

Nope. But you got one. n/t Yavin4 Oct 2016 #4

Nope. But you got one. n/t Yavin4 Oct 2016 #3

I looked it up citood Oct 2016 #6

48 states when Cleveland last won Botany Oct 2016 #5

AZ, NM pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #7

^^^ We have a winner ^^^ yesphan Oct 2016 #8

Bingo. Here's another fun question. roamer65 Oct 2016 #9

Because Hawaii's statehood in '59 came after July? pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #10

U da winna. roamer65 Oct 2016 #16

Duh! ProfessorGAC Oct 2016 #11

AZ went from not being a state to being a state. Yavin4 Oct 2016 #12

You Had To Say That To A Cubs Fan, Didn't You? ProfessorGAC Oct 2016 #15

Yes. AZ and NM. Another fun fact... Yavin4 Oct 2016 #13

citood

(550 posts)

1. Guessing without looking it up

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 10:45 AM

Oct 2016

New Mexico and Montana

ProfessorGAC

(65,213 posts)

2. I Know One of Them Is Arizona

Reply to citood (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 10:47 AM

Oct 2016

I'm having a hard time with the other. Utah?

Yavin4

(35,446 posts)

4. Nope. But you got one. n/t

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 10:48 AM

Oct 2016

Yavin4

(35,446 posts)

3. Nope. But you got one. n/t

Reply to citood (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 10:48 AM

Oct 2016

citood

(550 posts)

6. I looked it up

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 10:51 AM

Oct 2016

Don't want to spoil the fun though.

Botany

(70,589 posts)

5. 48 states when Cleveland last won

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 10:50 AM

Oct 2016

Alaska and Hawaii were not states in 1948

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

7. AZ, NM

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 10:51 AM

Oct 2016

yesphan

(1,588 posts)

8. ^^^ We have a winner ^^^

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 10:52 AM

Oct 2016

roamer65

(36,747 posts)

9. Bingo. Here's another fun question.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 10:53 AM

Oct 2016

A lot of people don't know there was a 49 star flag from July 4, 1959 to July 4, 1960. I have one of those unique flags.

Why was it 49 stars? Good trivia question.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

10. Because Hawaii's statehood in '59 came after July?

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #9)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 11:00 AM

Oct 2016

ETA: I'm guessing the U.S. Code provides that the star officially be added on the Independence Day following statehood.

roamer65

(36,747 posts)

16. U da winna.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #10)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 02:26 PM

Oct 2016

Bingo.

ProfessorGAC

(65,213 posts)

11. Duh!

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 11:09 AM

Oct 2016

You know the first poster mentioning NM should have triggered that for me. I knew Arizona was right for sure, but drew a blank on the "Land of Enchantment". Yav, do i get extra credit for knowing NM's tag line?

Yavin4

(35,446 posts)

12. AZ went from not being a state to being a state.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #11)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 11:40 AM

Oct 2016

From not having a team to having a team to winning the WS.

ProfessorGAC

(65,213 posts)

15. You Had To Say That To A Cubs Fan, Didn't You?

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 11:46 AM

Oct 2016

Just had to say it! And here i thought we were pals!

Yavin4

(35,446 posts)

13. Yes. AZ and NM. Another fun fact...

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 11:41 AM

Oct 2016

Soviet Communism came and went since the Cubs won.

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