| Rank | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Northernmost point | Alaska | 91%
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| 4 | Coldest average temperatures | Alaska/Maine/North Dakota | 91%
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| 4 | Greatest corn production | Illinois/Iowa/Nebraska | 91%
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| 4 (Tied) | Most Great Lakes bordered | Michigan/New York/Wisconsin | 91%
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| 7 (Tied) | Longest one-word name | California/Connecticut/Massachusetts/Mississippi/Pennsylvania/Washington | 89%
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| 5 | Most NBA championships | California/Illinois/Massachusetts/Texas | 89%
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| 12 | Highest percentage of adults over 25 with a college degree | Colorado/Connecticut/Maryland/Massachusetts/New Hampshire/New Jersey/New York/Rhode Island/Vermont/Virginia/Washington | 89%
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| 2 | Highest percentage of population is Scandinavian-American | North Dakota | 80%
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| 2 (Tied) | Number of Canadian provinces bordered | Montana | 74%
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| 7 | Earliest date of statehood (among states at least partly west of the Mississippi) | Arkansas/California/Iowa/Louisiana/Missouri/Texas | 71%
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| 4 | Lowest highest point (among states at least partly west of the Mississippi) | Iowa/Louisiana/Missouri | 69%
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| 4 | Largest state capital by metropolitan statistical area population | Arizona/Georgia/Massachusetts | 66%
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| 4 | Lowest population density (among states at least partly east of the Mississippi) | Maine/Mississippi/Vermont | 66%
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| 2 | Largest area (among states at least partly east of the Mississippi) | Michigan | 66%
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| 2 | Fewest "Big 4" sports championships since 1990 (among states with at least 2 franchises) | Tennessee | 31%
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