| Namesake | State | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Named after William Penn | Pennsylvania | 98%
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| Named for a French King | Louisiana | 93%
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| Named for a U.S President | Washington | 88%
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| Name for the homeland of the Polynesians | Hawaii | 85%
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| Spanish for flowery | Florida | 82%
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| Means "Land of the Indians" | Indiana | 74%
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| Ojibwe for "Large Lake" | Michigan | 72%
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| Green mountain in French | Vermont | 70%
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| Named after Queen Elizabeth I | Virginia | 69%
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| Simply refers to the "Mainland" | Maine | 64%
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| Named for an island in the English Channel | New Jersey | 64%
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| Named for the wife of King Charles I | Maryland | 59%
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| Aleut for "mainland" | Alaska | 58%
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| Named for an English County | New Hampshire | 50%
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| Named for its resemblance to a Greek Island | Rhode Island | 46%
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| Spanish for "Snow-Covered" | Nevada | 45%
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| Meaning "Indian Territory" in Choctaw | Oklahoma | 45%
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| Named for King Charles I | North/South Carolina | 43%
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| Spanish for "Red" | Colorado | 40%
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| Sioux for ally or friend | North/South Dakota | 40%
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| Made up, claimed to have meant "Gem of the Mountains" | Idaho | 36%
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