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Eliminate #1 - US States

Guess a valid US state that corresponds to each clue! US states can only be used once! At the end, guess the one US State that wasn't guessed!
Inspired by this quiz: Eliminate Countries
* = Flag Border, not State Border
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Ptcairn
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Last updated: May 23, 2025
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First submittedMay 17, 2024
Times taken126
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Update Log
December 10, 2024 - Fixed Maine
May 19, 2025 - Added a caveat and lightened the background
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US State
The ONLY state completely on islands
Hawaii
The ONLY state not in the Lower 48
Alaska
The ONLY state that borders Maine
New Hampshire
The ONLY state with a Green Background on their flag
Washington
The ONLY state that borders the Lake of the Woods
Minnesota
The ONLY state that changed their flag in 2024
Utah
The ONLY state that borders Manitoba (Canadian Province)
North Dakota
The ONLY state with a border on their flag*
West Virginia
The ONLY state that has a city named Moscow
Idaho
The ONLY state that borders British Columbia (Canadian Province)
Montana
The ONLY state with a non rectangular flag design
Ohio
The ONLY state with a reverse design on the back of their flag
Oregon
The ONLY state that borders the Pacific
California
The ONLY state that starts with O-
Oklahoma
The ONLY state that got their name from the Uto-Aztecan Language
New Mexico
The ONLY state that got their statehood after 1900
Arizona
The ONLY state that is on the Four Corners
Colorado
The ONLY state that is shaped like a box
Wyoming
The ONLY state that has a population lower than 750,000
Vermont
The ONLY state that starts with V-
Virginia
The ONLY state that shares a name with a tribe
South Dakota
The ONLY state that has the word, "South" in its name
South Carolina
The ONLY state that has a cardinal direction in its name
North Carolina
The ONLY state that borders a single state
Maine
The ONLY state that has no clear etymology
Rhode Island
The ONLY state that is in the West Region (according to U.S. Census Bureau)
Nevada
The ONLY state that has the word, "City" in their capital
Missouri
The ONLY state that borders 8 states
Tennessee
The ONLY state that borders 2 states
Florida
The ONLY state that borders Canada
New York
The ONLY state that has the word, "New" in its name
New Jersey
The ONLY state that borders Mexico
Texas
The ONLY state that holds a well known Cape
Massachusetts
The ONLY state that has a double "s" in their name
Mississippi
The ONLY state that independently holds the delta of a river named after the state above
Louisiana
The ONLY state that borders the Gulf Coast
Alabama
The ONLY state that borders Lake Huron
Michigan
The ONLY state that borders Lake Superior
Wisconsin
The ONLY state that borders Lake Erie
Pennsylvania
The ONLY state that shares its name with a country
Georgia
The ONLY state that joined the Confederate States of America
Arkansas
The ONLY state with their name in a different state' name
Kansas
The ONLY state that is in New England
Connecticut
The ONLY state that borders two rivers in opposite sides
Iowa
The ONLY state west of the Mississippi River
Nebraska
The ONLY state that is landlocked
Kentucky
The ONLY state that ends in -s
Illinois
The ONLY state that has a capital name over 10 letters
Indiana
The ONLY state that has a capital name under 6 letters
Delaware
The ONLY state remaining
Maryland
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10 Comments
Ptcairn
+1
Level 68
May 17, 2024
Before complaining, take this into mind.

- Michigan borders Canada by water, there are zero land borders between Canada and Michigan.

- Moscow is a well-known city in Idaho. (Seriously, search it up.)

- Cape Cod is one of the most well known capes in the world.

- Dakota, also known as Sioux or Lakota, is a Native American tribe located near the Dakota states.

- The etymology for Rhode Island is currently unknown and disputed as not a lot of evidence can verify any reason.

If there are other stuff I might've missed, tell me in the comments by adding a new comment!

Ptcairn
+1
Level 68
May 17, 2024
Sources:

- Etymologies: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/US_State_Name_Etymologies.svg

- Canada Borders: https://www.mapchart.net/usa-and-canada.html

- Mexico Borders: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Map_of_USA_with_state_and_territory_names_2.png

- Confederate States of America: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/US_map_1864_Civil_War_divisions.svg

- US Census Bureau: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Census_Regions_and_Division_of_the_United_States.svg

tonette
+2
Level 60
May 17, 2024
How about adding a lot more time?
Ptcairn
+1
Level 68
May 17, 2024
10 minutes is good?
FreeStater
+2
Level 81
Dec 10, 2024
Rhode Island isn't the only state with an uncertain etymology. Look at Maine, for instance.
Ptcairn
+2
Level 68
Dec 10, 2024
I did not see Maine being grey from my source, thanks for the heads up! Updating in a bit.
MeMeMe333
+2
Level 71
Nov 3, 2025
@Ptcairn.

The evil people might have infiltrated the good team chat. Kilo told me the same about medic, I believe him.

Please delete the message! How else did Wizz get voted off, and I get assassinated?

Ptcairn
+1
Level 68
Nov 4, 2025
honestly, that’s understandable, I have a feeling either Itz or Pontiac was evil, maybe Amphi.
vittoriao
+1
Level 74
Dec 19, 2025
these questions are not exclusive to the answer not specific enough to be the answer could be a number of states

Washington Idaho and Montana border British Columbia and that is only a few questions in with several misnomers and this large error

Ptcairn
+1
Level 68
Dec 20, 2025
It's mentioned in the description that U.S. States can only be used once. If two of the states mentioned were used beforehand, then the last state available is the correct answer.
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