Questions of State - American States trivia quiz
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Questions of State challenges your geography skills while letting you learn more about the United States. There are thousands of possible questions, so it's unlikely you'll ever see 2 identical questions, no matter how long you play. The quiz gamelet gives a taste of the full game. Basic information about all the states is given below.
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state
| st
| capital
| largest
| land
| water
| area
| pop
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama
| AL
| Montgomery
| Birmingham
| 50750
| 1672
| 52422
| 4369862
|
Alaska
| AK
| Juneau
| Anchorage
| 570373.55
| 86050.59
| 656424.14
| 619500
|
Arizona
| AZ
| Phoenix
| Phoenix
| 113642.26
| 364
| 114006
| 4778332
|
Arkansas
| AR
| Little Rock
| Little Rock
| 52075
| 1107.07
| 53182.36
| 2551373
|
California
| CA
| Sacramento
| Los Angeles
| 155973
| 7734.06
| 163707.15
| 33145121
|
Colorado
| CO
| Denver
| Denver
| 103729.54
| 370.78
| 104100
| 4056133
|
Connecticut
| CT
| Hartford
| Bridgeport
| 4845.39
| 698
| 5543
| 3282031
|
Delaware
| DE
| Dover
| Wilmington
| 1954.62
| 534.76
| 2489.38
| 753538
|
Florida
| FL
| Tallahassee
| Jacksonville
| 53997.08
| 11761
| 65758.08
| 15111244
|
Georgia
| GA
| Atlanta
| Atlanta
| 57918.73
| 1522.49
| 59441.22
| 7788240
|
Hawaii
| HI
| Honolulu
| Honolulu
| 6423.34
| 4508.24
| 10931.58
| 1185497
|
Idaho
| ID
| Boise
| Boise
| 82750.93
| 822.84
| 83573.77
| 1251700
|
Illinois
| IL
| Springfield
| Chicago
| 55593.29
| 2324.55
| 57917.84
| 12128370
|
Indiana
| IN
| Indianapolis
| Indianapolis
| 35870.18
| 549.91
| 36,420.09
| 5942901
|
Iowa
| IA
| Des Moines
| Des Moines
| 55874.9
| 400.64
| 56275.54
| 2869413
|
Kansas
| KS
| Topeka
| Wichita
| 81823.02
| 458.98
| 82282
| 2654052
|
Kentucky
| KY
| Frankfort
| Louisville
| 39732.31
| 678.93
| 40411.24
| 3,960,825
|
Louisiana
| LA
| Baton Rouge
| New Orleans
| 43566.03
| 8277.44
| 51843.47
| 4372035
|
Maine
| ME
| Augusta
| Portland
| 30,864.55
| 4522.78
| 35387.33
| 1,253,040
|
Maryland
| MD
| Annapolis
| Baltimore
| 9774.65
| 2,632.80
| 12407.45
| 5171634
|
Massachusetts
| MA
| Boston
| Boston
| 7837.98
| 2,716.81
| 10554.79
| 6175169
|
Michigan
| MI
| Lansing
| Detroit
| 56809.18
| 40,001.04
| 96810.22
| 9863775
|
Minnesota
| MN
| St. Paul
| Minneapolis
| 79,616.66
| 7326.05
| 86942.71
| 4,775,508
|
Mississippi
| MS
| Jackson
| Jackson
| 46,913.64
| 1519.95
| 48433.59
| 2,768,619
|
Missouri
| MO
| Jefferson City
| Kansas City
| 68898.01
| 810.8
| 69,708.81
| 5,468,338
|
Montana
| MT
| Helena
| Billings
| 145,556.34
| 1489.82
| 147046.16
| 882779
|
Nebraska
| NE
| Lincoln
| Omaha
| 76,877.73
| 480.67
| 77,358.40
| 1,666,028
|
Nevada
| NV
| Carson City
| Las Vegas
| 109805.89
| 761.02
| 110,566.91
| 1,809,253
|
New Hampshire
| NH
| Concord
| Manchester
| 8969.36
| 381.57
| 9,350.93
| 1,201,134
|
New Jersey
| NJ
| Trenton
| Newark
| 7418.84
| 1,303.11
| 8,721.95
| 8,143,412
|
New Mexico
| NM
| Santa Fe
| Albuquerque
| 121364.54
| 233.69
| 123,598.23
| 1,739,844
|
New York
| NY
| Albany
| New York City
| 47223.85
| 7,250.71
| 54,474.56
| 18,196,601
|
North Carolina
| NC
| Raleigh
| Charlotte
| 48718.08
| 5,103.27
| 53,821.35
| 7,650,789
|
North Dakota
| ND
| Bismarck
| Fargo
| 68994.24
| 1,709.59
| 70,703.83
| 633,666
|
Ohio
| OH
| Columbus
| Columbus
| 40,952.59
| 3,874.94
| 44,827.53
| 11,256,654
|
Oklahoma
| OK
| Oklahoma City
| Oklahoma City
| 68,678.57
| 1,224.33
| 69,902.90
| 3,358,044
|
Oregon
| OR
| Salem
| Portland
| 96,002.58
| 2,383.17
| 98,385.75
| 3,316,154
|
Pennsylvania
| PA
| Harrisburg
| Philadelphia
| 44,819.61
| 1,238.63
| 46,058.24
| 11,994,016
|
Rhode Island
| RI
| Providence
| Providence
| 1,044.98
| 500.12
| 1,545.10
| 990,819
|
South Carolina
| SC
| Columbia
| Columbia
| 30,111.12
| 1,895.99
| 32,007.11
| 3,885,736
|
South Dakota
| SD
| Pierre
| Sioux Falls
| 75,897.74
| 1,223.72
| 77,121.46
| 733,133
|
Tennessee
| TN
| Nashville
| Memphis
| 41,219.52
| 926.49
| 42,146.01
| 5,483,535
|
Texas
| TX
| Austin
| Houston
| 261,914.26
| 6,686.70
| 268,600.96
| 20,044,141
|
Utah
| UT
| Salt Lake City
| Salt Lake City
| 82,168.15
| 2,735.97
| 84,904.12
| 2,129,836
|
Vermont
| VT
| Montpelier
| Burlington
| 9,249.33
| 365.67
| 9,615.00
| 593,740
|
Virginia
| VA
| Richmond
| Virginia Beach
| 39,597.79
| 3,171.09
| 42,768.88
| 6,872,912
|
Washington
| WA
| Olympia
| Seattle
| 66,581.95
| 4,720.70
| 71,302.65
| 5,756,361
|
West Virginia
| WV
| Charleston
| Charleston
| 24,086.55
| 144.89
| 24,231.44
| 1,806,928
|
Wisconsin
| WI
| Madison
| Milwaukee
| 54,313.71
| 11,189.50
| 65,503.21
| 5,250,446
|
Wyoming
| WY
| Cheyenne
| Cheyenne
| 97,104.55
| 713.56
| 97,818.11
| 479,602
|
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state
| st
| origin
| nickname
| motto
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama
| AL
| May come from Choctaw meaning “thicket-clearers” or “vegetation-gatherers”
| Yellowhammer State
| Audemus jura nostra defendere (We dare defend our rights)
|
Alaska
| AK
| Corruption of Native American word meaning “great land” or “that which the sea breaks against”
| “The Last Frontier”;“Land of the Midnight Sun”
| North to the Future
|
Arizona
| AZ
| From the Native American meaning “little spring” or “young spring”
| Grand Canyon State
| Ditat Deus (God enriches)
|
Arkansas
| AR
| From the Quapaw Indians
| The Natural State
| Regnat populus (The people rule)
|
California
| CA
| From a book Las Sergas de Esplandián- by Garcia Ordóñez de Montalvo- c. 1500
| Golden State
| Eureka (I have found it)
|
Colorado
| CO
| From the Spanish- “ruddy” or “red”
| Centennial State
| Nil sine Numine (Nothing without Providence)
|
Connecticut
| CT
| From an Native American word meaning “beside the long tidal river”
| Nutmeg State
| Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains)
|
Delaware
| DE
| Named for Sir Thomas West- Baron xxxxxxx
| Diamond State; First State; Small Wonder
| Liberty and independence
|
Florida
| FL
| From the Spanish- meaning “feast of flowers” (Easter)
| Sunshine State
| In God we trust (1868)
|
Georgia
| GA
| In honor of George II of England
| Peach State- Empire State of the South
| Wisdom- justice- and moderation
|
Hawaii
| HI
| Uncertain. may have been named by its traditional discoverer- Xxxxxx.
| Aloha State
| Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
|
Idaho
| ID
| Unknown. Though popularly believed to be an Indian word- it is an invented name
| Gem State
| Esto perpetua (It is forever)
|
Illinois
| IL
| Algonquin for “tribe of superior men”
| Prairie State
| State sovereignty- national union
|
Indiana
| IN
| Meaning “land of Indians”
| Hoosier State
| The Crossroads of America
|
Iowa
| IA
| Probably from an Indian word meaning “this is the place” or “the Beautiful Land”
| Hawkeye State
| Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
|
Kansas
| KS
| From a Sioux word meaning “people of the south wind”
| Sunflower State; Jayhawk State
| Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties)
|
Kentucky
| KY
| From an Iroquoian word meaning “land of tomorrow”
| Bluegrass State
| United we stand- divided we fall
|
Louisiana
| LA
| In honor of Louis XIV of France
| Pelican State
| Union- justice- and confidence
|
Maine
| ME
| First used to distinguish the mainland from the offshore islands.
| Pine Tree State
| Dirigo (I lead)
|
Maryland
| MD
| In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of England)
| Free State; Old Line State
| Fatti maschii- parole femine (Manly deeds- womanly words)
|
Massachusetts
| MA
| From Native American meaning “at or about the great hill”
| Bay State; Old Colony State
| Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace- but peace only under liberty)
|
Michigan
| MI
| From Native American word meaning “great or large lake”
| Wolverine State
| Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula- look around you)
|
Minnesota
| MN
| From a Native American meaning “sky-tinted water”
| North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10-000 Lakes
| L'Étoile du Nord (The North Star)
|
Mississippi
| MS
| From an Native American meaning “Father of Waters”
| Magnolia State
| Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
|
Missouri
| MO
| Named after the Native American tribe means “town of the large canoes.”
| Show-me State
| Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)
|
Montana
| MT
| Chosen from Latin dictionary by J. M. Ashley. “mountainous.”
| Treasure State
| Oro y plata (Gold and silver)
|
Nebraska
| NE
| From an Native American meaning “flat water”
| Cornhusker State (1945); Beef State
| Equality before the law
|
Nevada
| NV
| Spanish: “snowcapped”
| Sagebrush State; Silver State; Battle Born State
| All for Our Country
|
New Hampshire
| NH
| From the English county of Xxxxxx
| Granite State
| Live free or die
|
New Jersey
| NJ
| From the Channel Isle of Xxxxxx
| Garden State
| Liberty and prosperity
|
New Mexico
| NM
| From the country of Xxxxxx
| Land of Enchantment (1999)
| Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)
|
New York
| NY
| In honor of the Duke of Xxxxxx
| Empire State
| Excelsior (Ever upward)
|
North Carolina
| NC
| In honor of Charles I of England
| Tar Heel State
| Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)
|
North Dakota
| ND
| From the Sioux tribe- meaning “allies”
| Sioux State; Flickertail State; Peace Garden State; Rough Rider State
| Liberty and union- now and forever: one and inseparable
|
Ohio
| OH
| From an Iroquoian word meaning “great river”
| Buckeye State
| (none)
|
Oklahoma
| OK
| From two Choctaw Indian words meaning “red people”
| Sooner State
| Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things)
|
Oregon
| OR
| Unknown. first used by Jonathan Carver in 1778 - taken from the writings of Maj. Robert Rogers- an English army officer.
| Beaver State
| Alis volat Propriis (She flies with her own wings) (1987)
|
Pennsylvania
| PA
| In honor of Adm. Sir William Xxxxxx
| Keystone State
| Virtue- liberty- and independence
|
Rhode Island
| RI
| From the Greek Island of XXX
| The Ocean State
| Hope
|
South Carolina
| SC
| In honor of Charles I of England
| Palmetto State
| Animis opibusque parati (Prepared in mind and resources) and Dum spiro spero (While I breathe- I hope)
|
South Dakota
| SD
| From the Sioux tribe- meaning “allies”
| Mount Rushmore State; Coyote State
| Under God the people rule
|
Tennessee
| TN
| Of Cherokee origin; the exact meaning is unknown
| Volunteer State
| Agriculture and Commerce (1987)
|
Texas
| TX
| From an Indian word meaning “friends”
| Lone Star State
| Friendship
|
Utah
| UT
| From the Ute tribe- meaning “people of the mountains”
| Beehive State
| Industry
|
Vermont
| VT
| From the French meaning “green mountain”
| Green Mountain State
| Vermont- Freedom and Unity
|
Virginia
| VA
| In honor of Elizabeth “Virgin Queen” of England
| The Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents
| Sic semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants)
|
Washington
| WA
| In honor of George Washington
| Evergreen State
| Al-Ki (Indian word meaning “by and by”)
|
West Virginia
| WV
| In honor of Elizabeth- “Virgin Queen” of England
| Mountain State
| Montani semper liberi (Mountaineers are always free)
|
Wisconsin
| WI
| French corruption of an Indian word whose meaning is disputed
| Badger State
| Forward
|
Wyoming
| WY
| From the Native American word- meaning “mountains and valleys alternating”
| Equality State
| Equal rights (1955)
|
