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Can you name these U.S. states based on one short clue?
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First submittedJanuary 28, 2013
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Clue
State
It was purchased from Russia for 2 cents an acre
Alaska
Where Superman grew up
Kansas
The state bird is the pelican
Louisiana
Where you'd find Aspen, Vail, and Telluride
Colorado
The most densely-populated state
New Jersey
The Baseball Hall of Fame can be found here, in the village of Cooperstown
New York
The southernmost state
Hawaii
Where Mrs. O'Leary's cow allegedly started a fire
Illinois
Where Nike headquarters can be found
Oregon
Home to Notre Dame university
Indiana
Home to the Cuyahoga River, which hasn't caught on fire since 1969
Ohio
Where the artist known as Prince was born (and died)
Minnesota
Home to the "Research Triangle"
North Carolina
Hosts the Masters Tournament, one of golf's four major championships
Georgia
Has the 2nd most grizzly bears of any state
Montana
Grows the most corn (slightly more than Illinois)
Iowa
Has more corporations than people
Delaware
Some people claim that a UFO crashed here, near Roswell
New Mexico
Martha's Vineyard is its largest island
Massachusetts
Washington D.C. was carved from the territory of this state
Maryland
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9 Comments
MrL
+12
Level 67
Apr 8, 2020
It's the University of Notre Dame, not Notre Dame University.
Bdubz
+1
Level 41
Apr 9, 2020
Was that necessary
Bdubz
+1
Level 41
Apr 9, 2020
Don't change it QM
Dylan1234567
+1
Level 64
Nov 29, 2023
:nerd:
Koopa
+1
Level 88
Oct 13, 2024
Great variety.
cpgatbyu
+2
Level 88
Mar 20, 2026
But if corporations are people . . .
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Mar 20, 2026
Apropos of nothing...

Like most people on the internet, I used to have a fairly inaccurate view of Delaware incorporation.

I thought that there was some sort of tax advantage to incorporating there. There most definitely is not. In fact, Delaware levies somewhat heavy fees on corporations. And you still have to pay taxes wherever you actually do business.

The reason that corporations choose Delaware is the perception that there is a stable base of case law in the state that makes lawsuits more predictable.

Recently, however, this has come into question with a notorious case involving Tesla (who else) where the judge made a ruling that awarded lawyers suing Tesla $345 million.

Even though the ruling was reversed, companies are no longer confident in the Delaware jurisdiction and are decamping to states perceived as having less capricious laws.

Vog
+1
Level 91
Mar 20, 2026
Washington D.C. was carved out of land from two states, Virginia and Maryland. Virginia then took their part back in 1847. A literal reading of the clue made me think of two states as correct answers.
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 95
Mar 21, 2026
How funny would it be if QM did a whole series of these, and still left one state out? Go on Quizmaster, I dare you!
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