| The first state to ... | Year | State | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| surpass 1 million in population | c. 1811 | New York | 89%
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| have an airplane flight | 1903 | North Carolina | 82%
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| have a Chinatown | 1848 | California | 81%
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| ratify the Constitution | 1787 | Delaware | 81%
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| be settled by the English | 1607 | Virginia | 80%
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| be settled by Europeans | 1565 | Florida | 77%
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| have an institute of higher learning | 1636 | Massachusetts | 74%
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| secede from the Union | 1860 | South Carolina | 73%
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| have a nuclear weapons test | 1945 | New Mexico | 71%
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| have a Starbucks | 1971 | Washington | 71%
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| have jazz music | c. 1910 | Louisiana | 65%
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| win the Super Bowl | 1967 | Wisconsin | 54%
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| celebrate Juneteenth | 1866 | Texas | 51%
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| have Elvis | 1935 | Mississippi | 50%
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| host the Olympic games | 1904 | Missouri | 46%
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| have a major silver ore find (hint: Comstock Lode) | 1859 | Nevada | 38%
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| allow women to vote | 1869 | Wyoming | 34%
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| have an oil well | 1859 | Pennsylvania | 33%
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| have a nuclear reactor | 1942 | Illinois | 27%
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| have a rock and roll concert | 1952 | Ohio | 27%
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