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No.
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Hint
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Answer
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1
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State whose name means "snow-capped" in Spanish
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Nevada
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2
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Most populated city on the Missouri River
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Kansas City
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3
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Flattest state (lowest avg. elevation)
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Delaware
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4
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Complete the chain: Columbus, Cleveland, C______
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Cincinnati
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5
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State with the largest percent of forest coverage
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Maine
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6
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Northernmost borough of New York City
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Bronx
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7
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Least densely populated state after Alaska
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Wyoming
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8
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Most frequently visited national park (2024)
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Great Smoky Mountains
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9
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U.S.-Mexico border city opposite of Ciudad Juárez
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El Paso
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10
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Tallest mountain in the contiguous U.S.
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Mount Whitney
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11
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A.K.A. "The City of Brotherly Love"
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Philadelphia
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12
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Largest Indian reservation by area (27k sq. mi.)
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Navajo
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13
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The Ambassador Bridge links Windsor, Canada to this city
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Detroit
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14
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River that forms the West Virginia-Maryland border
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Potomac River
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15
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First U.S. city to have a Chinatown (est. 1848)
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San Francisco
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16
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The only Great Lake which does not touch Michigan
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Lake Ontario
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17
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Largest U.S. city with an Indigenous-derived name
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Chicago
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18
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Archipelago that constitutes the U.S.'s westernmost land territory
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Aleutian Islands
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19
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Most isolated major metropolitan area (most distance from other large cities)
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Honolulu
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20
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Hawaii's tallest peak (highest point of any U.S. island)
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Mauna Kea
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21
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Largest U.S. city named after an individual
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Houston
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22
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Collection of eleven vertically long lakes in upstate New York
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Finger Lakes
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23
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The U.S.'s westernmost major city (pop. 500,000+)
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Portland
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24
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Most common U.S. county name
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Washington
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25
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Desert claiming western Texas and southern New Mexico
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Chihuahuan Desert
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26
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Oldest city in Florida (est. 1565)
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St. Augustine
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27
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River that forms the border between Georgia and South Carolina
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Savannah River
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28
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Largest freshwater lake that isn't a Great Lake |
Lake of the Woods
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29
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Massachusetts city home to Harvard University, the oldest in the U.S.
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Cambridge
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30
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Largest man-made lake (formed by construction of the Hoover Dam)
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Lake Mead
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31
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Maine is the only state to border this Canadian province
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New Brunswick
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32
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Island territory where the Chamorro language is predominantly spoken
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Guam
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33
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State with the most geographical names of Dutch origin
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New York
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34
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Boston, MA was settled along the mouth of this river
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Charles River
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35
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Large, narrow lake dividing upper New York and Vermont
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Lake Champlain
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36
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Only U.S. city to have an atomic element named after it
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Berkeley
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37
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Least populated state capital (pop. 7,915)
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Montpelier
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38
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The longest bridge in the U.S. crosses this lake
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Lake Pontchartrain
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39
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Nebraskan landmark vital to the Oregon Trail and Pony Express
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Chimney Rock
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40
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Atlantic Ocean bay dividing New York and Connecticut
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Long Island Sound
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41
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Windiest state capital by avg. MPH per day
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Cheyenne
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42
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Largest lake by volume entirely within Minnesota
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Red Lake
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43
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Madison, WI and this city are the two largest built on an isthmus
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Seattle
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44
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State whose seal features a natural landmark that no longer exists
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New Hampshire
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45
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Jonesborough is this state's oldest city, founded 17 years before statehood
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Tennessee
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46
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Most populated city in the Nebraskan Panhandle
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Scottsbluff
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47
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Mountain chain that forms the Montana-Idaho border
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Bitterroot Range
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48
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Largest peninsula within Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Keweenaw Peninsula
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49
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Capital city of the now-dissolved Indigenous confederacy of Tecumseh
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Prophetstown
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50
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Largest city starting with the letter X (hint: in Ohio)
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Xenia
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