Find out how well you know the various states of America with these fun U.S. state trivia questions and answers.
State Trivia Questions
1. Which two American states formed during the American Civil War?
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West Virginia and Nevada.
2. The oldest European-founded city in the United States is in which state?
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Florida (St. Augustine).
3. How many senators does each state have in the Senate?
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Two senators.
4. In which U.S. State would you find a full-size replica of the the Parthenon?
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Tennessee (in Nashville).
5. What is the biggest state in America by land area?
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Alaska.
6. What was the first state of the modern United States?
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Delaware.
7. In what year did Texas became a state?
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1845 (29 December).
8. Which U.S. state is nicknamed both the “Constitution State” and the “Nutmeg State”?
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Connecticut.
9. What letter is not in any state name?
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The letter Q.
10. What was the last state to be admitted into the union?
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Hawaii.
11. What state is bordered by Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming?
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Colorado.
12. What state is Philadelphia in?
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Pennsylvania.
13. What state capital has the highest elevation in the United States?
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Santa Fe, New Mexico which lies 2,100 m above sea level.
14. What was the first state to secede from the union?
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South Carolina.
15. What was the first state to legalize marijuana for medicinal use?
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California, in 1996.
16. Which state has the second most electoral votes?
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Texas, with 36 votes.
17. What state is New Orleans in?
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Louisiana.
18. What state is known as the Garden State?
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New Jersey.
19. What state is the Statue of Liberty in?
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New York.
20. What state was Abraham Lincoln born in?
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Kentucky.
21. Which U.S. state quarter features a guitar, a trumpet, and a fiddle?
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Tennessee.
22. What state is St. Louis located in?
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Missouri.
23. What is the official state flower of Texas?
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The bluebonnet.
24. Which state has the most national parks?
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California, with nine national parks.
25. Which six states make up New England?
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New England includes the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
26. What state is Harvard University in?
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Massachusetts.
27. Which U.S. state has the most area covered by water?
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Alaska, which has 94,743 square miles of water.
28. Which state is nicknamed the Keystone State?
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Pennsylvania.
29. In which U.S. state would you find Stanford University?
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California.
30. What two states border the most states?
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Tennessee and Missouri.
Tennessee: Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri.
Missouri: Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.
31. What state is unofficially known as the Show Me state?
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Missouri.
32. What two states is Death Valley in?
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California and Nevada.
33. What is the Illinois state bird?
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The northern cardinal.
34. What state is Charlotte in?
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North Carolina.
35. Which state was the first to approve the new Constitution on December 7, 1787?
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Delaware.
36. Which state has the most lighthouses?
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Michigan.
37. What state is Martha’s Vineyard in?
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Massachusetts.
38. Through which clause of the Fourteenth Amendment did state governments become bound by the Bill of Rights?
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The Due Process clause.
39. In what state does the Mississippi River begin?
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Minnesota.
40. Which state is known as the Beaver State?
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Oregon.
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