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State Etymology #2 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 313 times
- The average score is 11 of 16
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| From the Aleut word "Alyeska", meaning the "great land" | Alaska | 100%
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| From the Dakota name for this state's namesake river: "Mnisota" | Minnesota | 99%
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| "Land of the Indians" | Indiana | 93%
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| From the French spelling of "Ilinwe", a word in the Ojibwe language | Illinois | 86%
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| Named in honour of a certain King of France, 14th of his name | Louisiana | 85%
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| Derives its name from the Ioway people | Iowa | 84%
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| From the Caddo word for friends or allies: "tejas" | Texas | 84%
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| Possibly named after an 18th century Cherokee town called "Tanasi" | Tennessee | 81%
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| Named in honour of Queen Elizabeth I, who never married | Virginia/West Virginia | 81%
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| Named in honour of Queen Henrietta Maria | Maryland | 68%
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| "People of the mountains" in the Ute language | Utah | 61%
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| Named in honour of King James II, previously Duke of a certain English city | New York | 54%
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| One theory claims this state reminded the explorer Verrazzano of a certain greek island | Rhode Island | 47%
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| Named after its namesake river, a derivation of the Mohegan word "quinetucket" | Connecticut | 41%
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| Believed to be derived from the Portuguese phrase "Aure il agua", meaning "Hear the waters" | Oregon | 34%
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| Roughly translates to "near the great hill", probably referring to Blue Hills Reservation | Massachusetts | 16%
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