| Rank | Category | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10(t) | Lowest Average Life Expectancy | West Virginia | Mississippi | Alabama | Kentucky | Arkansas | Tennessee | Oklahoma | Louisiana | Ohio | Indiana(t) | 96%
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| 9(t) | Most Executions | Texas | Virginia | Oklahoma | Florida | Missouri | Georgia | Alabama | Ohio | North Carolina(t) | 95%
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| 10 | Highest % Religious | Alabama | Louisiana | Mississippi | Tennessee | Oklahoma | Texas | Arkansas | Kentucky | West Virginia | 94%
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| 8(t) | Most Venomous Snake Species | Arizona | Texas | Alabama | California | New Mexico | Georgia | Oklahoma | Mississippi(t) | 94%
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| 8 | Warmest Average Temperature | Florida | Hawaii | Louisiana | Texas | Georgia | Mississippi | Alabama | 94%
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| 4(t) | Least State Borders | Alaska | Hawaii | Maine | Florida(t) | Rhode Island(t) | Washington(t) | 92%
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| 7 | Oldest State Capital | New Mexico | Massachusetts | Maryland | Delaware | Virginia | New Jersey | 92%
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| 9 | Poorest by Median Income | West Virginia | Mississippi | Arkansas | New Mexico | Louisiana | Alabama | Kentucky | Oklahoma | 92%
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| 6 | Highest % African-American | Mississippi | Louisiana | Georgia | Maryland | Alabama | 89%
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| 4 | Easternmost National Park* | Maine (Acadia) | Virginia (Shenandoah) | Florida (Biscayne) | 87%
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| 6 | Highest % Forested | Maine | New Hampshire | West Virginia | Vermont | Alabama | 87%
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| 9 | Most Per Capita Manufacturing Jobs | Indiana | Michigan | Wisconsin | Iowa | Ohio | Arkansas | Alabama | Kentucky | 84%
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| 3(t) | First to be Readmitted to the Union After the Civil War | Tennessee | Arkansas | Alabama (t) | Florida (t) | Louisiana (t) | North Carolina (t) | 83%
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| 3 | Most Traffic Fatalities Per Capita | Mississippi | Wyoming | 64%
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