U.S. STATE ABBREVIATIONS

Every U.S. state has a two-letter postal abbreviation. Some state names inadvertently contain the postal abbreviations of other states. For instance, ALABAMA hides within it LA (Louisiana) and MA (Massachusetts). 

For each group below, identify the state whose name contains the postal abbreviations for all the states in that group.

1. Alabama, Iowa, Oregon

2. Arkansas, California, Indiana, Oregon

3. Arkansas, California, Indiana, Utah

4. Arkansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, North Dakota

5. Arkansas, Louisiana, Washington

6. Colorado, Indiana, South Carolina

Answers:

1. CALIFORNIA

2. NORTH CAROLINA

3. SOUTH CAROLINA

4. MARYLAND

5. DELAWARE

6. WISCONSIN