Q is the only letter which does not appear in the name of any of the fifty states of the US. Challenge: get a US state with Q *without*
(1) annexing Quebec, or
(2) having a State of Sequoyah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Sequoyah
(1) annexing Quebec, or
(2) having a State of Sequoyah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Sequoyah