US States Quiz
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50 cards
State
Name
Alabama
Capital: Montgomery
💡 Alabama was the first state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday, in 1836.
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Name
Alaska
Capital: Juneau
💡 Alaska has more coastline than all other US states combined.
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Name
Arizona
Capital: Phoenix
💡 Arizona is home to the Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
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Name
Arkansas
Capital: Little Rock
💡 Arkansas is the only US state with an active diamond mine open to the public.
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Name
California
Capital: Sacramento
💡 California has more national parks than any other state — nine in total.
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Name
Colorado
Capital: Denver
💡 Colorado has more than 50 mountain peaks over 14,000 feet, known as "fourteeners."
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Name
Connecticut
Capital: Hartford
💡 The first hamburger sold in the US was served in New Haven, Connecticut in 1895.
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Name
Delaware
Capital: Dover
💡 Delaware was the first state to ratify the US Constitution, on December 7, 1787.
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Name
Florida
Capital: Tallahassee
💡 Florida has more golf courses than any other state in the US.
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Name
Georgia
Capital: Atlanta
💡 Coca-Cola was invented in Atlanta, Georgia in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton.
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Name
Hawaii
Capital: Honolulu
💡 Hawaii is the only US state made up entirely of islands — 137 in total.
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Name
Idaho
Capital: Boise
💡 Idaho produces about one-third of all potatoes grown in the United States.
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Name
Illinois
Capital: Springfield
💡 The world's first skyscraper was built in Chicago, Illinois in 1885.
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Name
Indiana
Capital: Indianapolis
💡 Indianapolis hosts the Indy 500, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious auto races.
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Name
Iowa
Capital: Des Moines
💡 Iowa grows more corn than any other state and is often called the "Corn Belt."
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Name
Kansas
Capital: Topeka
💡 Kansas is home to the geographic center of the 48 contiguous United States.
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Name
Kentucky
Capital: Frankfort
💡 Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is the world's longest known cave system, with over 400 miles mapped.
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Name
Louisiana
Capital: Baton Rouge
💡 Louisiana is the only US state divided into parishes instead of counties.
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Name
Maine
Capital: Augusta
💡 Maine is the only US state that borders just one other state — New Hampshire.
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Name
Maryland
Capital: Annapolis
💡 The US Naval Academy, founded in 1845, is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Name
Massachusetts
Capital: Boston
💡 The first public school in the US, Boston Latin School, was founded in Massachusetts in 1635.
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Name
Michigan
Capital: Lansing
💡 Michigan is surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes — Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie.
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Name
Minnesota
Capital: Saint Paul
💡 Minnesota has more than 11,000 lakes, earning it the nickname "Land of 10,000 Lakes."
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Name
Mississippi
Capital: Jackson
💡 Mississippi was the first state to adopt a statewide sales tax, in 1930.
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Name
Missouri
Capital: Jefferson City
💡 The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere at 630 feet.
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Name
Montana
Capital: Helena
💡 Montana has three times more cattle than people.
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Name
Nebraska
Capital: Lincoln
💡 Chimney Rock in Nebraska was the most famous landmark on the Oregon Trail.
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Name
Nevada
Capital: Carson City
💡 Nevada is the driest state in the US, averaging less than 10 inches of rain per year.
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Name
New Hampshire
Capital: Concord
💡 New Hampshire was the first state to adopt its own state constitution, in 1776.
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Name
New Jersey
Capital: Trenton
💡 New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the US.
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Name
New Mexico
Capital: Santa Fe
💡 Santa Fe, New Mexico is the oldest capital city in the US, founded in 1610.
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Name
New York
Capital: Albany
💡 The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, was dedicated in New York Harbor in 1886.
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Name
North Carolina
Capital: Raleigh
💡 The Wright Brothers made the first successful powered airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903.
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Name
North Dakota
Capital: Bismarck
💡 North Dakota grows more sunflowers than any other state in the US.
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Name
Ohio
Capital: Columbus
💡 Seven US presidents were born in Ohio — more than any other state.
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Name
Oklahoma
Capital: Oklahoma City
💡 Oklahoma has more man-made lakes than any other state, with over 200 reservoirs.
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Name
Oregon
Capital: Salem
💡 Crater Lake in Oregon is the deepest lake in the US at 1,943 feet.
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Name
Pennsylvania
Capital: Harrisburg
💡 The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, are in Philadelphia.
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Name
Rhode Island
Capital: Providence
💡 Rhode Island is the smallest state by area in the US, but was one of the original 13 colonies.
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Name
South Carolina
Capital: Columbia
💡 South Carolina is home to the only tea farm in the US, the Charleston Tea Garden.
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Name
South Dakota
Capital: Pierre
💡 Mount Rushmore in South Dakota took 14 years to carve, from 1927 to 1941.
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Name
Tennessee
Capital: Nashville
💡 The Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee is the most visited national park in the US.
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Name
Texas
Capital: Austin
💡 Texas is the largest state in the contiguous US and operates its own independent power grid.
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Name
Utah
Capital: Salt Lake City
💡 Utah contains five national parks: Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches, and Canyonlands.
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Name
Vermont
Capital: Montpelier
💡 Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery, in its 1777 constitution.
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Name
Virginia
Capital: Richmond
💡 Virginia is the birthplace of eight US presidents — more than any other state.
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Name
Washington
Capital: Olympia
💡 Washington state produces more apples than any other state in the US.
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Name
West Virginia
Capital: Charleston
💡 West Virginia is the only state formed by seceding from another state — it split from Virginia in 1863.
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Name
Wisconsin
Capital: Madison
💡 Wisconsin produces about 25% of all cheese made in the United States.
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Name
Wyoming
Capital: Cheyenne
💡 Wyoming was the first state to grant women the right to vote, in 1869.