Quia



Alabama

1. What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?

2. In what city is Alabama’s only seaport located?

3. In what city is the south’s largest producer of steel?

4. In what year was the Voting Rights Act passed?

Alaska

1. How much was Alaska sold for?

2. How long does the sun stay out for during the summer?

3. What does Alaska have more of than any other state?

Arizona

1. Why is it known as the “Valentine State”?

2. What percent of Arizona's land is either controlled or owned by the United States Government?

3. How many national forests are in the state?

4. Which of the seven natural wonders of the world are in this state?

Arkansas

1. What does the word “Arkansas actually mean?

2. When did it become a state?

3. What are the two important manufacturing regions in the state?

4. Why is Arkansas known as the “Natural State”

California

1. What is California known as?

2. What is California bordered by?

3. What is one of the world’s longest freeway systems, and what part of California is it located in?

Colorado

1. What happened in the year of 1806?

2. What mountains run through the state of Colorado?

3. How much of Colorado’s land do the United States Government own?

4. What makes Colorado a favorite of tourist?

Connecticut

1. What is Connecticut nicknamed?

2. What does Connecticut’s landscape include?

3. What were the workers in the state of Connecticut first to make?

4. What university was founded in the state of Connecticut?

Delaware

1. Who was the state of Delaware named after of?

2. What is the northern most region of the state apart of?

3. What 3 counties is Delaware divided into?

4. What can you do in Delaware during the summertime?

Florida

1. What is the state’s official nickname?

2. What is Florida’s climate?

3. What are the most popular fruits in Florida?

4. What is one of the most popular theme parks in the world, located near Orlando?

Georgia

1. Why is the “Buzzard State” a nickname for the state of Georgia?

2. What is Georgia bordered by?

3. What was Georgia’s most important source of income in the past?

4. What city in Georgia is the major financial and railroad center of the Southeast?

Hawaii

1. Where does the state of Hawaii get its name?

2. What ocean is Hawaii located in?

3. What fruit is Hawaii a major producer of?

4. Why is Hawaii known as the “Paradise of the Pacific?

Idaho

1. What is the nickname of Idaho’s capital city?

2. What does Idaho’s landscape include?

3. What does Idaho produce more than any other state?

Illinois

1. What is Illinois a continental center for?

2. What is the state of Illinois a leading producer of throughout the entire United States?

3. What did Abraham Lincoln begin in the state of Illinois?

Indiana

1. What does Indiana mean?

2. What is the state of Indiana motto?

3. What is the state’s capital?

4. What event is held in Indiana on Memorial Day?

Iowa

1. What president’s birthplace was Iowa?

2. What is the special about Iowa’s soil?

3. In what city is the worlds largest popcorn processing plant located?

Kansas

1. What was the “Pottawatomie Massacre”?

2. What county in Kansas is used as a starting point in mapmaking?

3. How many bushels of wheat does Kansas produce every year?

4. What city is the birthplace of Amelia Earhart?

Kentucky

1. In what year did Kentucky become an official state?

2. What river runs alone the northern border of Kentucky?

3. What is the only state the produces more tobacco than Kentucky?

4. In which town is the United States gold reserves located?

Louisiana

1. Who was Louisiana named after?

2. What kind of climate does Louisiana have?

3. What is the states largest city?

4. What football game is held in Louisiana every year?

Maine

1. What state was Maine initially apart of?

2. What are caught in Maine more than any other state?

3. About how many pounds of potatoes are grown annually in Maine?

4. What is the only national park in New England?

Maryland

1. What border separated the north from the south?

2. What percent of Maryland is forested?

3. What city is the United States Naval Academy located?

4. What leg of the Triple Crown takes place in Maryland?

Massachusetts

1. What was the first college in America?

2. What is Massachusetts’ capital?

3. Where is the Witch Museum located?

4. What three presidents were born in Massachusetts?

Michigan

1. What does Michigan mean in Chippewa?

2. What is Michigan bordered by?

3. What did Henry Ford develop?

4. About how many tourist come to Michigan yearly?

Minnesota

1. Why is Minnesota known as the “Gopher State”?

2. What are the twin cities?

3. What kind of mining does Minnesota lead the country in?

4. What city is Americas leading Great Lake port in?

5. Who was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature?

Mississippi

1. Why are Mississippi residents sometimes called “Mudcats”?

2. What important event occurred in Vicksburg?

3. Where did the first heart transplant take place?

4. Who were two Pulitzer Prize winning writers born in Mississippi?

Missouri

1. What city did the Pony Express route start in?

2. What river forms Missouri’s eastern border?

3. Who is the capital city named after?

4. Where is Mark Twain from?

Montana

1. What was “Custer’s Last Stand”?

2. How much of Montana is in the Great Plains?

3. What two crops does Montana produce more of than any other state?

4. How many glaciers are in Glacier National Park?

Nebraska

1. What Black Muslim leader was born in Nebraska?

2. Why is Nebraska not considered part of the “Great American Desert”?

3. How much of Nebraska is farmland?

4. What museum is located in Lincoln?

Nevada

1. Why is it Nevada known as the “Battle Born State”?

2. How much Nevada land does the federal government own?

3. What is Nevada’s largest city?

4. Why is Nevada known as the gambling state?

New Hampshire

1. When did New Hampshire choose to ratify the constitution?

2. How much land in New Hampshire is forest?

3. What does the rivers and lakes in New Hampshire supply?

4. What is the states most popular tourist attraction?

New Jersey

1. What river separates New Jersey from New York?

2. What is the state’s largest city?

3. What event is held in Atlantic City?

4. Name two famous people that worked and lived in New Jersey?

New Mexico

1. What state did New Mexico become in 1912?

2. What two populations have the highest percentage in the state?

3. What is most of the state’s farmland used for?

4. What will you see if you travel east on the Rio Grande River?

New York

1. What is the state named for?

2. What is the biggest city in New York?

3. Name three social problems that New York City has?

4. What is a popular place for honeymooners in the state of New York?

North Carolina

1. When was the first state university established in North Carolina?

2. What is the far western region of the state mostly covered by?

3. What does North Carolina lead the nation in producing?

4. What President was born in Raleigh?

North Dakota

1. What are the two nicknames for North Dakota?

2. What number does North Dakota rank in population/

3. What can you see if you visit North Dakota in September?

Ohio

1. What cities are included in Ohio?

2. What is Ohio known for?

3. Name two famous inventors from the state of Ohio?

Oklahoma

1. When was the region opened to white settlers?

2. What is Oklahoma shaped like?

3. What is Oklahoma an important producer of?

4. What is on the front lawn of the state Capitol building?

Oregon

1. Why is the state nicknamed the “Beaver State”?

2. What does the state’s natural wonders include?

3. What is half of Oregon’s land covered with?

Pennsylvania

1. Who fled to Pennsylvania in 1681?

2. What is Pennsylvania bordered by?

3. What is the state a lead producer in?

4. What can you do at Hershey Park?

Rhode Island

1. When and who founded the colony?

2. How many islands does Rhode Island’s landscape include?

3. What is Rhode Island known for?

4. What type of clam may you find in Warwick?

South Carolina

1. What happened to South Carolina on December 20, 1860?

2. What are the eastern and western regions of South Carolina called?

3. What is the major industry in South Carolina?

4. South Carolina is one of the countries largest producers in what crop?

South Dakota

1. What country originally claimed South Dakota?

2. Why is South Dakota sometimes called the "Land of Infinite Variety"?

3. How much of South Dakota is farmland or ranchland?

4. What is Mount Rushmore?

Tennessee

1. What two presidents are from Tennessee?

2. What was significant about the Civil War battles fought in Tennessee?

3. What is the Tennessee Valley Authority?

4. Where is Elvis Presley’s home located?

Texas

1. What is the Alamo?

2. What states could fit inside of Texas?

3. What is “black gold”?

4. What two presidents were born in Texas?

Utah

1. What religious group escaped persecution by fleeing to Utah?

2. What is the elevation of Utah?

3. What provides irrigation for water?

4. Where was the world's first transcontinental telegraph message sent?

Vermont

1. What was the original name of Vermont?

2. What year did Vermont become an official state?

3. What two maple products is Vermont a leading producer in?

4. What is the main tourist attraction in Vermont in the winter?

5. What is Vermont’s largest city?

Virginia

1. Who is Virginia named after?

2. What is the Pentagon?

3. Where are the Blue Ridge Mountains?

Washington

1. Who were the first settlers led to Washington by?

2. What is the wettest place in the United States?

3. What industry in Washington is the greatest in the country?

4. How tall is the Space-Needle?

West Virginia

1. What happened in Harpers Ferry?

2. What does West Virginia’s size rank among all the states?

3. How much have federal government jobs in West Virginia grown?

Wisconsin

1. What did Wisconsin abolish before any other state?

2. Which of the Great Lakes borders Wisconsin?

3. Why is Wisconsin known as "Cheese Capital of the Nation"?

4. What was Wisconsin named after?

Wyoming

1. Why is Wyoming known as the Equality State?

2. What is the capital of Wyoming?

3. About how many acres of coal seams does Wyoming have?

4. When was Yellowstone National Park created?

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