This state's geographic center lies about 12 miles northwest of Little Rock |
Arkansas |
200 |
July 5, 2010 |
America's largest national park, Wrangell-St. Elias, covers more than 8 million acres in this large state |
Alaska |
400 |
July 5, 2010 |
Clearwater & Palm Beach are popular seaside resorts in this state |
Florida |
600 |
July 5, 2010 |
It earned its nickname "The Equality State" by being the first to give full voting rights to women back in 1869 |
Wyoming |
800 |
July 5, 2010 |
Nicknamed the "Mother of Presidents", it's the birthplace of 7 presidents, including Taft & McKinley |
Ohio |
1000 |
July 5, 2010 |
Bismarck is the second-largest city in this state |
North Dakota |
200 |
September 22, 2009 |
Its dairy industry is the largest in New England |
Vermont |
400 |
September 22, 2009 |
Its state vegetables are the chile & frijoles |
New Mexico |
600 |
September 22, 2009 |
During the War of 1812 thousands in this state volunteered to enlist, hence its "Volunteer State" nickname |
Tennessee |
800 |
September 22, 2009 |
Appalled by the conditions of debtors in prison in England, James Oglethorpe started this as a debtor's colony |
Georgia |
1000 |
September 22, 2009 |
Do the wild fais-do-do in this state while motoring on Interstate 10 to Baton Rouge or Ponchatoula |
Louisiana |
200 |
May 10, 2004 |
It's the only U.S. state named for a French king |
Louisiana |
400 |
May 10, 2004 |
Its state dog is the Boston Terrier |
Massachusetts |
100 |
October 8, 2001 |
2/3 of this state's population lives in New Castle, one of its 3 counties |
Delaware |
200 |
October 8, 2001 |
This state's name comes from the Sioux for "sky-tinted waters", which probably refers to its 10,000 lakes |
Minnesota |
300 |
October 8, 2001 |
Nestled between Ohio & Illinois, it's the smallest mainland state in area west of the Appalachians |
Indiana |
400 |
October 8, 2001 |
This state was home to the world's first drive-in movie theater & the first boardwalk |
New Jersey |
500 |
October 8, 2001 |
It consists of 8 major & 124 minor islands |
Hawaii |
100 |
November 23, 1999 |
This state has more ethnic Norwegians than any other state, most of them in the Twin Cities area |
Minnesota |
200 |
November 23, 1999 |
Reflecting its Catholic heritage, this state has 64 parishes & no counties |
Louisiana |
300 |
November 23, 1999 |
Its license plates bear a flag depicting the Big Dipper & the North Star |
Alaska |
400 |
November 23, 1999 |
Its highest point is 5,344-foot Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks |
New York |
500 |
November 23, 1999 |
There's New York, New Jersey, New Mexico & "New" this as well |
New Hampshire |
100 |
September 8, 1999 |
Its capital is Salem, but its largest city is Portland |
Oregon |
200 |
September 8, 1999 |
Ponce de Leon searched for the Fountain of Youth in this "Sunshine" state |
Florida |
400 |
September 8, 1999 |
Points of interest in this state include the San Joaquin Valley & the Sacramento River |
California |
500 |
September 8, 1999 |
This state is the smallest in area |
Rhode Island |
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September 8, 1999 |
The international date line bends around this state |
Alaska |
100 |
May 21, 1997 |
With over 15,000 lakes, its lowest point is naturally on a lake, Lake Superior |
Minnesota |
200 |
May 21, 1997 |
Its state mineral is gold, its state fish is the golden trout & its state flower is the golden poppy |
California |
300 |
May 21, 1997 |
NCAA teams in this state include the La Salle Explorers, the Villanova Wildcats & the Drexel Dragons |
Pennsylvania |
400 |
May 21, 1997 |
Cimarron County in this state touches 4 other states |
Oklahoma (Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico & Texas) |
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May 21, 1997 |
This "Show-Me State" has also been called the "Gateway to the West" |
Missouri |
100 |
February 17, 1997 |
About one-third of this state's industrial workers are employed in the auto industry |
Michigan |
200 |
February 17, 1997 |
Laughlin is this state's southernmost city |
Nevada |
400 |
February 17, 1997 |
This state has 2 national monuments: the Hagerman fossil beds & craters of the moon |
Idaho |
500 |
February 17, 1997 |
This state's lowest point, 320 feet, lies at the junction of the Wabash & the Ohio Rivers |
Indiana |
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February 17, 1997 |
This state's port of Duluth greatly increased ocean traffic when the St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959 |
Minnesota |
100 |
February 3, 1997 |
Joel Chandler Harris & Margaret Mitchell were authors native to this state |
Georgia |
200 |
February 3, 1997 |
Its name was first associated with a lord, then a river, a tribe & the first state |
Delaware |
300 |
February 3, 1997 |
The first French settlers in this Pine Tree State brought their own wood to build houses |
Maine |
500 |
February 3, 1997 |
From west to east, South Dakota's southern border is straight until it follows this river |
Missouri River |
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February 3, 1997 |
Colorado's motto is "Nothing Without Providence"; this smallest state's is "Hope" |
Rhode Island |
100 |
January 21, 1997 |
The moapa dace & bonytail chub are endangered fish in this state known for its gambling & ghost towns |
Nevada |
200 |
January 21, 1997 |
Iowa's capitol building in this city has 5 domes & one of them is covered in 23-karat gold |
Des Moines |
300 |
January 21, 1997 |
Place names that come from Indian tribes in this state include Totowa, Piscataway & Passaic |
New Jersey |
400 |
January 21, 1997 |
Its flag bears the quartered arms of the Calvert & Crossland families |
Maryland |
500 |
January 21, 1997 |
Its state sport is dog mushing |
Alaska |
100 |
December 10, 1996 |
This state's largest lake is Yellowstone Lake in the northwest |
Wyoming |
200 |
December 10, 1996 |
It's known as "The Land Where the Tall Corn Grows" |
Iowa |
300 |
December 10, 1996 |
One of its oldest universities is named for Robert Baylor, who helped craft its state constitution |
Texas |
400 |
December 10, 1996 |
In Latin its state motto is "Montani Semper Liberi" |
West Virginia ("Mountaineers are Always Free") |
500 |
December 10, 1996 |
Land regions in this state include the Hudson-Mohawk Lowland & the Adirondack Upland |
New York |
100 |
July 12, 1993 |
The country governments of this "Garden State" are called boards of chosen freeholders |
New Jersey |
200 |
July 12, 1993 |
The state tree of this NW state is the western hemlock, an evergreen |
Washington |
300 |
July 12, 1993 |
The roadrunner is its state bird |
New Mexico |
400 |
July 12, 1993 |
This state's largest city is Manchester |
New Hampshire |
500 |
July 12, 1993 |
This state produces over 30% of the nation's cheese |
Wisconsin |
100 |
October 26, 1992 |
Hawaii's state seal features a shield flanked by the goddess of liberty & this king |
King Kamehameha |
200 |
October 26, 1992 |
This "Cornhusker" State's name comes from an Indian word for "flat water", a reference to the Platte River |
Nebraska |
300 |
October 26, 1992 |
This "Down East" state is bordered by only 1 state & 2 provinces |
Maine |
400 |
October 26, 1992 |
The pecan is the state nut not of Georgia, but of this neighbor to the west |
Alabama |
500 |
October 26, 1992 |
The Bimini Islands of the Bahamas lie about 50 miles east of this state |
Florida |
100 |
February 13, 1990 |
This state has over 50 peaks above 14,000 feet but none over 14,500 feet |
Colorado |
300 |
February 13, 1990 |
Wyoming is nicknamed "The Equality State" because it was the first to do this |
allow women to vote |
400 |
February 13, 1990 |
Classified as a Mid-Atlantic state, this state doesn't touch an ocean, but it does border Lake Erie |
Pennsylvania |
500 |
February 13, 1990 |
State that suffered the most severe damage from 1989's Hurricane Hugo |
South Carolina |
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February 13, 1990 |
Hey, it's the "Bay State" |
Massachusetts |
100 |
February 2, 1990 |
The state that contains the mouth of the Mississippi |
Louisiana |
200 |
February 2, 1990 |
In 1947 British driver John Cobb was 1st to travel over 400 MPH on this state's salt beds |
Utah |
300 |
February 2, 1990 |
It contains both the highest & lowest points in the lower 48 states |
California |
400 |
February 2, 1990 |
3 of the top 10 U.S. cities in population are in this state |
Texas (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio) |
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February 2, 1990 |
The largest U.S. naval base is at Norfolk in this state |
Virginia |
100 |
November 10, 1988 |
The two U.S. states that begin with "N" that are neither "North" nor "New" |
Nebraska & Nevada |
200 |
November 10, 1988 |
Among its 77 counties are Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole & Osage |
Oklahoma |
300 |
November 10, 1988 |
Its state song is "Home On The Range", not "Over The Rainbow" |
Kansas |
400 |
November 10, 1988 |
Named for John Jacob Astor, Astoria, first American settlement west of the Rockies, is in this state |
Oregon |
500 |
November 10, 1988 |
This state is almost twice the size of Scandinavia |
Alaska |
100 |
January 13, 1988 |
Located in this state, Rock Island is the site of the government's largest military arsenal |
Illinois |
200 |
January 13, 1988 |
Of about 10, 15, or 25, % of world's oranges produced in Florida |
25 |
300 |
January 13, 1988 |
This state produces more tobacco products than all other U.S. states combined |
North Carolina |
400 |
January 13, 1988 |
1 of 2 Gulf states containing the area of black clay soils known as the "Black Belt" |
Mississippi (or Alabama) |
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January 13, 1988 |
In 1916, S. Bamberger, a Jewish Democrat, was elected this state's 1st non-Mormon governor |
Utah |
100 |
April 22, 1987 |
Though the Pro Football Hall of Fame is in this state, the state beverage is tomato juice, not beer |
Ohio |
200 |
April 22, 1987 |
1 of 3 states which border Virginia & share its state bird, the Cardinal |
West Virginia (or Kentucky or North Carolina) |
300 |
April 22, 1987 |
Mark Twain said he was born in this state because "it was an unknown new state & needed attractions" |
Missouri |
400 |
April 22, 1987 |
From 1961-1976, Alabama flew this flag above the U.S. flag on the State Capitol |
the Confederate flag (the Stars & Bars) |
500 |
April 22, 1987 |
Number of stars on the state flag of Texas |
1 |
100 |
April 6, 1987 |
The tallest building in this state is the 110-story Sears Tower |
Illinois |
200 |
April 6, 1987 |
In the 1790 census, this state had the most people, a few of whom didn't go on to be president |
Virginia |
300 |
April 6, 1987 |
Of N.Y., N.J., or N.M., the one, according to the World Almanac, with the most poultry |
New York |
400 |
April 6, 1987 |
The World Book lists 5 state songs for it, including, "Rocky Top" |
Tennessee |
500 |
April 6, 1987 |
13th to enter the Union, it must have been Providence, or we'd have had a flag with 12 stripes |
Rhode Island |
100 |
October 1, 1985 |
While New York is the Empire State of the north, this is "The Empire State of the South" |
Georgia |
200 |
October 1, 1985 |
The geographic center of this state is Delaware, 25 miles north of Columbus |
Ohio |
300 |
October 1, 1985 |
Both Sun Valley & the Craters of the Moon are tourist attractions in this state |
Idaho |
400 |
October 1, 1985 |
Francis Scott Key didn't have to leave this, his home state, to spend the night near Ft. McHenry |
Maryland |
500 |
October 1, 1985 |
The Empire State |
New York |
100 |
December 12, 1984 |
The ceiling of its capitol features a lone star |
Texas |
200 |
December 12, 1984 |
Only U.S. state with a "Z" in its name |
Arizona |
300 |
December 12, 1984 |
The New England state without an Atlantic Ocean coastline |
Vermont |
400 |
December 12, 1984 |
8th state of the Union, it was the 1st state to secede |
South Carolina |
500 |
December 12, 1984 |
The 2 states that don't border any others |
Alaska and Hawaii |
100 |
December 7, 1984 |
The Wolverine State, in 1847 became 1st to abolish capital punishment |
Michigan |
200 |
December 7, 1984 |
Region originally called Indian Territory, it now has no Fed. reservations |
Oklahoma |
300 |
December 7, 1984 |
Western neighbor of Tenn. & Miss.; it has only diamond field in N. America |
Arkansas |
400 |
December 7, 1984 |
Midwest state whose native sons include Marlon Brando, Nick Nolte & Henry Fonda |
Nebraska |
500 |
December 7, 1984 |