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US State Quiz Questions and Answers

Questions

1. How many American States start with the word 'New'?
2. Which state borders both Washington and Oregon?
3. Name the only state to border only one other state?




4. The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument can be found in which state?
5. Michigan is bounded by how many of the Great Lakes?
6. Which is the only U.S. state that lies 'entirely' above one thousand metres elevation?
7. Which two states border Florida?
8. Which state's largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River?
9. Name the only president to be born and raised in Illinois?
10. Kitty Hawk is a town in which American state?
11. Can you name the coloured states on the map: (a)red, (b)blue, (c)purple, (d)yellow, and (e)green?









12. Cape Cod is a geographic cape at the southeastern corner of which state?
13. Which state was named in honour of the wife of King Charles I?
14. 'Yankee Doodle' is the state anthem of which state?
15. How many states start with the letter 'M'?

Answers:

1. 4 (New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, and New Mexico)
2. Idaho
3. Maine (borders New Hampshire to the west)
4. Montana
5. 4
6. Colorado







7. Alabama and Georgia
8. Nebraska
9. Ronald Reagan
10. North Carolina
11. (a)Wyoming, (b)Oklahoma, (c)Minnesota, (d) Illinois, and (e) Tennessee
12. Massachusetts
13. Maryland (after Henrietta Maria)
14. Connecticut
15. Eight (Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana)

States Quiz - American state capitals

Name the state capitals of the following states:

1. California
2. Connecticut
3. Iowa
4. Kansas
5. Louisiana
6. Maryland
7. Michigan
8. Missouri
9. New Jersey
10. North Dakota
11. Ohio
12. Oregon
13. Pennsylvania
14. Rhode Island
15. South Dakota
16. Texas
17. Vermont
18. Virginia
19. Winsconsin
20. Wyoming

Answers:

1. Sacremento
2. Hartford
3. Des Moines
4. Topeka
5. Baton Rouge
6. Annapolis





7. Lansing
8. Jefferson City
9. Trenton
10. Bismark
11. Colombus
12. Salem
13. Harrisburg
14. Providence
15. Pierre
16. Austin
17. Montpelier
18. Richmond
19. Madison
20. Cheyenne

More States Questions

1. Which U.S. state is nicknamed the Beaver State?
2. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in which state in 1863?
3. Mount St. Helens is a volcano located in which state?
4. Which state has the third longest coastline?
5. Baltimore is the largest city in which state?
6. What the second most populous state?
7. Wyatt Earp was a lawman in Dodge City; in which state is this cowboy town?





8. Name the only state in the U.S. divided into parishes instead of counties?
9. Which state is known as The Hoosier State?
10. The Hamptons are in which state?
11. In which state is John Wayne airport?
12. What links California with Poland, Ohio with Belgium, and Oregon with Bosnia?
13. Which state bordered by Wyoming to the north gets it's name for the Spanish for 'ruddy'?
14. Which state has the smallest population?
15. In which state is Mount Rushmore National Memorial?
16. Spokane and Tacoma are cities in which state?
17. What is the capital and most populated city in Arkansas?
18. Where is the 'Land of the Midnight Sun'?
19. In which state can you visit the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and Yellowstone National Park?
20. Three states border California, can you name them?
21. Which state is known as The Garden State?
22. New England is a region which comprises of New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and which other missing state?

Answers:

1. Oregon
2. Pennsylvania
3. Washington
4. California (Alaska (first), Florida (second))
5. Maryland
6. Texas (California is first, Florida is third)
7. Kansas
8. Louisiana
9. Indiana







10. New York
11. California
12. They have (approximately) the same populations
13. Colorado (from the ruddy silt found in the Colorado river)
14. Wyoming
15. South Dakota
16. Washington
17. Little Rock
18. Alaska
19. Montana
20. Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona
21. New Jersey
22. Vermont