US States by History - Statistics

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History Hint	State	% Correct
Hurricane Katrina flooded this state's largest city, killing around 1000	Louisiana	91%
Mormons migrated here following Brigham Young	Utah	90%
By 1941, four presidential faces were sculpted into what natives consider a sacred region of this state	South Dakota	88%
The Battle of Gettysburg took place here	Pennsylvania	86%
Home to the first permanent English settlement in the Americas	Virginia	84%
An attack here led to the US entry into WWII	Hawaii	82%
The Civil War began in this state's Fort Sumter	South Carolina	81%
Birthplace of Coca-Cola	Georgia	78%
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated here	Tennessee	74%
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat here	Alabama	73%
The Blues likely originated here in "the Delta"	Mississippi	71%
It was this state's frontier town Dodge City where the phrase "get out of Dodge" arose	Kansas	69%
Along with Washington, in 2012 this was the first state to legalize recreational marijuana	Colorado	66%
Home to the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the contiguous US	Florida	66%
A bullion depository was built here in 1936 adjacent to Fort Knox	Kentucky	66%
Was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until 1820	Maine	66%
The third Winter Olympic Games were held here, for the first time in the US	New York	66%
George Vancouver entered the Strait of Juan de Fuca of the coast of what is now this state in 1792	Washington	66%
It obtained statehood by separated from another state during the Civil War	West Virginia	65%
A large arch was constructed here as a symbol of westward expansion	Missouri	64%
The first state to ratify the Constitution	Delaware	62%
Paul Revere's midnight ride was here	Massachusetts	61%
This state's Black Rock Desert is where the Burning Man festival was moved in 1990	Nevada	61%
The first ever atomic bomb detonated here	New Mexico	61%
Here the National Guard shot and killed or wounded multiple students protesting the Vietnam War in 1970	Ohio	61%
Purchased for less than $0.02 per acre	Alaska	60%
Where the Roanoke Colony failed	North Carolina	60%
The final destination of tribes on the Trail of Tears	Oklahoma	60%
Thomas Edison created the first light bulb in this state's Menlo Park	New Jersey	58%
Site of Custer's Last Stand	Montana	56%
Six flags have flown over this state	Texas	56%
Lewis and Clark's expedition turned back around here	Oregon	55%
The first skyscraper was constructed here	Illinois	53%
This state was an independent republic from 1777 and 1791	Vermont	53%
The Gadsden Purchase contributed to about 20% of this state's current area	Arizona	47%
The 42nd US President was born here	Arkansas	45%
The last of the 13 Colonies to ratify the Constitution	Rhode Island	39%
Where women's suffrage was first enshrined into law	Wyoming	39%
The western terminus of the Pony Express	California	38%
The Toledo War granted its statehood	Michigan	38%
A Revolutionary War soldier from here famously toasted "live free or die"	New Hampshire	38%
It was originally planned as a haven for English Catholics	Maryland	36%
Its name, claimed to mean "gem of the mountains," was fabricated by George M. Willing	Idaho	31%
Location of the Dakota War of 1862	Minnesota	29%
Where Sacagawea met Lewis and Clark	North Dakota	29%
Birthplace of President Gerald Ford	Nebraska	25%
Its first territorial capital was Vincennes	Indiana	23%
It owned the Western Reserve in present day Ohio	Connecticut	16%
Became the first state to distribute unemployment compensation in 1932	Wisconsin	16%
The Red Delicious apple cultivar originated from here	Iowa	14%

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