| Rank | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Latest admission to the union | Hawaii | Alaska | Arizona | New Mexico | Oklahoma | Utah | Wyoming | Idaho | 100%
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| 9 | Highest cost of living | Hawaii | Massachusetts | California | Alaska | New York | Maryland | New Jersey | Vermont | 100%
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| 4 | Last alphabetically | Wyoming | Wisconsin | West Virginia | 100%
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| 8 | Smallest state west of the Mississippi River | Hawaii | Louisiana | Arkansas | Iowa | Missouri | Oklahoma | North Dakota | 94%
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| 3 | Wealthiest resident | Texas | California | 94%
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| 7 | Percentage of openly LGBTQ+ adults | Vermont | California | Massachusetts | Oregon | Nevada | Delaware | 94%
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| 6 | Highest percentage of Harris voters in the 2024 election | Vermont | Maryland | Massachusetts | Hawaii | California | 94%
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| 4 | Mountain with the highest elevation | Alaska | California | Colorado | 89%
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| 3 | Per-capita GDP | New York | Massachusetts | 89%
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| 3 | Lowest annual sunlight percentage | Alaska | New York | 83%
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| 2 | Research and development spending | California | 83%
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| 4 | Best public school system | Massachusetts | New York | New Jersey | 83%
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| 3 | Highest human development index | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | 78%
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| 2 | Northernmost city proper over 200,000 people | Alaska | 72%
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| 2 | Percentage of Vietnamese-Americans | California | 72%
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| 3 | Highest sales tax on gasoline | California | Pennsylvania | 72%
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| 2 | Most potatoes grown annually | Idaho | 72%
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| 5 | Most recent host of an MLB All-Star Game | Illinois | Pennsylvania | Georgia | Texas | 67%
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| 5 | Percentage of Somali-Americans | Minnesota | Ohio | North Dakota | Maine | 61%
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| 3 | Most populous state without an active NBA franchise | New Jersey | Virginia | 61%
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