U.S. STATE ABBREVIATIONS II

Every U.S. state has a two-letter postal abbreviation. Some states inadvertently contain the postal abbreviations of other states. For example, CALIFORNIA hides within it Alabama AL, Oregon OR, and Iowa IA. 

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

1. Colorado, Maine, Nebraska

2. Colorado, Nebraska, Utah

3. Delaware, Louisiana, North Dakota

4. Idaho, Rhode Island, Oregon

5. Indiana, Massachusetts, Nebraska

6. Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska 

Answers:

1. NEW MEXICO

2. CONNECTICUT

3. RHODE ISLAND

4. FLORIDA

5. MAINE

6. MINNESOTA