Odd Place Names

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• Which pair of odd-named communities established an informal sister-city relationship?
• What inspired the 1950 renaming of Hot Springs, New Mexico, as Truth or Consequences?
• Why was the Arizona community named Why?
• According to the commonly cited origin story, why was Chicken, Alaska, given its unusual name?
• Batman, a place name in Turkey, is primarily associated with which geographic feature?
• In which U.S. state is No Name, an unincorporated community near Glenwood Canyon?
• Dull in Scotland and Boring in Oregon are known for their humorous sister-community connection.
• Truth or Consequences is a town in the U.S. state of New Mexico.