Question
This nickname may have been inspired by people fleeing to cities like Carbondale during the 1830-to-1831 Winter of Deep Snow. For 10 points each:
[10m] Give this two-word nickname for Southern Illinois that residents have embraced through local mascots like the Saluki and Falcon.
ANSWER: Little Egypt
[10h] A Little Egyptian town takes its name from this city that names a style of regatta racing in England. A Christian kingdom that signed the Baqt was based in the “reach” of this city in Northern Sudan, which is named for its brick industry.
ANSWER: Dongola [or Dunqulā; accept Dongola Reach; accept Dongola racing] (The kingdom was Makuria.)
[10e] Instead of the Iraqi city, this US state’s city of Bagdad supposedly came from a copper miner asking “Do you have a bag, dad?” Other mining towns in this state include Kingman, Flagstaff, and Tombstone.
ANSWER: Arizona [or AZ]
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