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U.S. States by Alternate Etymology - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 11,324 times
- The average score is 8 of 18
Answer Stats
| Name meaning | Country | % Correct |
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| Named for a country in Asia | Georgia | 87%
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| Because the original colonists of this state never had sex | Virginia | 63%
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| Named in honor of a Harrison Ford movie character | Indiana | 60%
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| Spanish for "a dry area" | Arizona | 59%
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| Honors the rapper who recorded the #1 hit "Low" | Florida | 58%
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| Named for the state's most famous invention - a new type of sports uniform | New Jersey | 48%
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| Named for the wife of Mr. Ippy | Mississippi | 47%
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| Named after a 1943 Broadway play | Oklahoma | 45%
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| Honors a hero who did 2,000 pounds of laundry | Washington | 45%
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| Land of very small carbonated beverages | Minnesota | 43%
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| A genie with a speech impediment granted the original colonists one wish. When they asked for good weather he said "wish again". | Michigan | 42%
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| Because ten different states are visible from the highest point in this one | Tennessee | 39%
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| Founded by Japanese settlers who named it "good morning" in their language | Ohio | 36%
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| Another way of saying "viewed a farm implement" | Idaho | 22%
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| Because it's a land filled with Christmas spirit | Maryland | 22%
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| The people in this state cause irritation to the unwell | Illinois | 20%
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| Because the people there are very depressed | Missouri | 15%
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| Children in this state are allowed to talk back to teachers and parents | Kansas | 9%
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