Michigan
🙂 You’re right! Michigan is by far the largest state east of the Mississippi.
Florida
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Wisconsin
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Georgia
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Tennessee
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US States
Which US state straddles the Tropic of Cancer?
Hawaii
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Alaska
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Mississippi
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Maine
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Washington
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How many US states can you identify that use only four unique letters in their names?
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Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah. (Ohio has only three!)
What is the sole US state that includes only three unique letters in its name?
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Ohio: O, H, and I
What is the second-largest state (by area) in the United States after Alaska?
Texas
🙂 You got it! The largest states are, starting with the largest: Alaska, Texas, California, Montana, and New Mexico.
California
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Montana
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New Mexico
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Arizona
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The Wright Flyer was the first successful heavier-than-air powered aircraft — it flew in Kill Devil Hills on the coast of what US state in 1903?
North Carolina
🙂 Correct! The Wright brothers flew the Wright Flyer four times on December 17, 1903.
Ohio
Try again. The Wright Brothers were from Ohio, but their flight experiments took place in North Carolina.
Virginia
Look south…
South Carolina
Wrong Carolina…
Georgia
Look north…
A portion of the United States’ Yellowstone National Park is located in which of the following states?
Wyoming
🙂 Smart!
Utah
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Colorado
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California
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South Dakota
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Which one of the following US states borders North Carolina?
Georgia
🙂 Yes!
Kentucky
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Maryland
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West Virginia
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Alabama
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What is the capital of the US state of California?
Sacramento
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San Francisco
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Los Angeles
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Salinas
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Santa Barbara
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What Canadian territory lies east of the US state of Alaska?
Yukon
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British Columbia
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Alberta
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Nunavut
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Northwest Territories
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