| Category | Rank | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest land area | 4 | Alaska | Texas | California | 100%
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| Longest border with another state | 5 | Texas | Oklahoma | California | Nevada | 96%
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| Lowest population density | 3 | Alaska | Wyoming | 86%
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| Least populous state capital | 6 | Vermont | South Dakota | Maine | Kentucky | Alaska | 83%
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| Percentage of population over 65 | 7 | Maine | Florida | Vermont | West Virginia | Delaware | Hawaii | New Hampshire | 80%
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| Longest land border with Canada | 2 | Alaska | 75%
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| Highest low point | 5 | Colorado | Wyoming | New Mexico | Utah | 68%
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| Most cows per person | 5 | South Dakota | Nebraska | North Dakota | Kansas | 66%
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| Northernmost point in the lower 48 states | 2 (t) | Minnesota | 53%
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| Lowest percent Asian-American | 4 | West Virginia | Mississippi | Wyoming | 53%
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| Happiest people (self reported, 2005–2008) | 7 | Louisiana | Hawaii | Florida | Tennessee | Arizona | Mississippi | 42%
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| Highest maximum speed limit | 2 (t) | Texas | 33%
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| Highest alcohol consumption per capita | 4 | New Hampshire | Delaware | Nevada | 29%
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| Most common as a last name for people in the U.S. | 2 | Washington | 25%
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| Most miles of roads per capita | 3 | North Dakota | South Dakota | 18%
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