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U.S. State Superlatives #1

Name the states that are number one in of each of these statistical categories.
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First submittedMay 30, 2011
Times taken87,445
Average score70.0%
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Category
#1 State
Highest population
California
Largest land area
Alaska
Smallest land area
Rhode Island
Furthest south
Hawaii
Most international visitors
New York
Most crude oil production
Texas
Busiest airport
Georgia
Most natural disaster deaths
since 2000
Louisiana
Earliest date of statehood
Delaware
Most Presidents born in state
Virginia
Least precipitation
Nevada
Highest % covered by lakes
Michigan
Shortest coastline
(among states that have one)
New Hampshire
Most gila monsters
Arizona
Earliest nuclear weapons test
New Mexico
Longest portion of Interstate 90
Montana
Furthest from the ocean
South Dakota
Highest % covered by forests
Maine
Most coastline on the Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Highest population density
New Jersey
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30 Comments
Lemurlover3
+7
Level 38
Oct 6, 2012
Should have highest and lowest IQ's per state
ctleng76
+2
Level 65
Jul 15, 2024
I would love to add IQs to this. It is surprising how different average IQs per state are from other metrics that claim to indicate how "dumb" or "smart" each state is. For example, West Virginia is often considered to have the least intelligent population in the US, but their average IQ ranks 37th out of 50 (according to datapandas.org). Also, for those that think intelligence and political affiliation are linked, the data doesn't uphold that theory in every case.
orange3472
+1
Level 72
Jul 15, 2024
I REFUSE to believe my state is in the bottom 10 in the US (even though I know what people are like here)
FyreSt0rm
+1
Level 55
Jul 3, 2025
There is a very obvious, and very bannable reason for this
ECon211
+6
Level 92
Mar 31, 2017
Good quiz but an extra minute would be useful to give time for some thinking.
samiamco
+3
Level 67
Apr 11, 2017
Agree. This really needs a little more time.
DonTheLamplighter
+2
Level 87
Jun 7, 2017
Yep. Another minute would be about right.
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 68
Jun 7, 2017
Yes, I could have figured out a few more with another minute.
ChipOtley
+3
Level 72
Jun 8, 2017
Then it becomes less of a figuring out exercise than one of a scattergun approach
FNSpiderMan
+2
Level 73
Apr 7, 2017
That "natural disaster deaths" category was a downer...
ander217
+3
Level 73
Jun 7, 2017
Nearly 2000 people died after Hurricane Katrina.
scott4real
+6
Level 69
Jun 16, 2017
I thought this was quite easy. I feel being a Canadian probably helped more than being American, as we know a lot of the stereotypes of each state and don't over think it.
buck1017
+2
Level 78
Jun 21, 2021
oh we know them too :-)
Texas123abc
+1
Level 61
Feb 2, 2025
That's funny because I am Canadian and I got a 20/20. The thing is I live in Texas, which I guess is like being a foreigner.
Hezzer619
+3
Level 58
Nov 22, 2020
I'm surprised that few people guessed Louisiana. I was just thinking about Katrina.
bostjan
+5
Level 71
Jun 24, 2021
*Farthest from the ocean.

Furthest indicates conceptual distance, farthest indicates geographical distance.

...unless you intended to indicate conceptual distance from the ocean, in which case I believe that you have given the incorrect answer.

Viafreak
+1
Level 66
Jun 24, 2021
Does that include Hudson Bay or is it just counting distance in the US?
HydratedMite
+1
Level 68
Jul 1, 2021
I think it does because otherwise North Dakota or something like that would be the answer.
Lola2033
+5
Level 22
Jun 25, 2021
In British English "furthest" is used for both
communisteggplant
+6
Level 74
Jul 17, 2021
South Dakota is pretty conceptually distant from the ocean anyway
zack22
+2
Level 66
Oct 21, 2021
I probably guessed half of the states on the Gila monster question. Never heard of it!
EvanAviator
+1
Level 61
May 19, 2023
i also had not heard of it but guessed arizona first cause arizona is weird
wormgod209
+1
Level 34
Jul 15, 2024
I wish i did that
freehuggs
+2
Level 68
Jul 15, 2024
I feel like a bit of a nerd for how I guess the I90 question - I couldn't think of where I90 was in my head, but I knew that interstates ending with even numbers run east-west and that higher numbers are further north, so I guessed the state that stretched furthest east-west on the northern end of the country.
CornishEuropean
+1
Level 58
Oct 28, 2024
yeah, me too! Had that CGPGrey video playing in my head lol
wormgod209
+1
Level 34
Jul 15, 2024
i didn't know what a gila monster is so i would have gotten them all but instead i simply got less than 100% so this will simply be a terrible start to the week as it is a monday where I'm from. I'll let you guess (hint: it's one of the states on this quiz). (another hint: It's not where GILA MONSTERS are)
Renton
+1
Level 28
Jul 16, 2024
Very cool quiz... the kind you can only take once, but very cool thanks!!!
Shannanygans
+1
Level 68
Jul 16, 2024
The grammar nerd can't hold back. It should be, "Farthest from the ocean."

Loved the quiz. Thanks for all of your great quizzes!

davrousseau
+1
Level 75
Nov 22, 2024
Wow I did not know New Hampshire had a coastline! I thought it went right from Massachusets to Maine
sirmatthews
+1
Level 31
Feb 20, 2026
decently surprised 100% first try
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