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Name a Valid U.S. State #2

Name any of the U.S. states that belong in each selected category.
Answer must correspond to the yellow box
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First submittedFebruary 18, 2020
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that borders at least 7 other states
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Missouri | Tennessee | Colorado | Kentucky
whose capital starts with A
5
Georgia | Maine | Maryland | New York | Texas
admitted to the Union during the Civil War
2
West Virginia | Nevada
with more males than females
10
Alaska | North Dakota | South Dakota | Colorado |
Utah | Wyoming | Montana | Washington |
Nevada | Idaho
where less than 20% of land is forested
8
North Dakota | Nebraska | South Dakota | Kansas |
Iowa | Illinois | Nevada | Wyoming
where at least 5% of residents are Mormon
(other than Utah)
4
Alaska | Arizona | Idaho | Wyoming
whose capital was named for a President
4
Mississippi | Missouri | Nebraska | Wisconsin
where at least 15% of workers are employed
in manufacturing
3
Indiana | Wisconsin | Michigan
with more cows than people
9
South Dakota | Nebraska | North Dakota | Kansas |
Wyoming | Montana | Idaho | Oklahoma | Iowa
where at least 30% of residents live in the
largest city
2
New York | Alaska
that shares its name with a tributary of the
Mississippi River
8
Arkansas | Iowa | Illinois | Minnesota | Missouri |
Ohio | Tennessee | Wisconsin
that gets less than 1 tornado per year on average
3
Alaska | Rhode Island | Vermont
that doesn't have state income tax
9
Alaska | Florida | Nevada | New Hampshire |
South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas |
Washington | Wyoming
that has no cities with a population over 100,000
5
Delaware | Maine | Vermont | West Virginia | Wyoming
that mines more coal than Pennsylvania
2
West Virginia | Wyoming
with a U.S. military academy
4
Connecticut | Colorado | Maryland | New York
where Ernest Hemingway lived
4
Illinois | Missouri | Florida | Idaho
voted for Biden in 2020 but Trump in 2024
6
Arizona | Georgia | Michigan | Nevada |
Pennsylvania | Wisconsin
became a state in 1959
2
Alaska | Hawaii
that has a Z in its name
1
Arizona
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51 Comments
MrPi2002
+13
Level 77
Feb 18, 2020
Would be nice with a little more time, I was halfway through with 30 secs left and had to rush through the last and missed some obvious ones. Also, I think that I'm not the only one since the two least guessed are the two last questions. They are not the hardest ones.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 18, 2020
Added another minute.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 80
Mar 11, 2020
First try finished with almost 2 minutes left.
MCdoesgeography
+32
Level 74
Jun 6, 2023
NOBODY ASKED
ECon211
+11
Level 92
Feb 18, 2020
Not sure what other questions would only have New York and Alaska as the answer.
Quizmaster
+14
Level ∞
Feb 18, 2020
How about "States associated with William H. Seward". Bit of a stretch...
markthoma
+14
Level 72
Mar 3, 2020
The only two states whose standard-issue license plate features blue plate numbers on a gold background!
AlexThirkell
+10
Level 74
Jun 7, 2023
States where at most 60% live outside the largest city?
loshy
+2
Level 52
Dec 1, 2024
70*
FreeStater
+3
Level 80
Nov 29, 2024
The only two states to have a state park bigger than one million acres?
stevediverse
+6
Level 87
Feb 18, 2020
Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Feb 18, 2020
Added, thanks!
60bitter
+5
Level 80
Feb 19, 2020
The Minnesota River is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Feb 19, 2020
Added
Findlay
+13
Level 80
Feb 19, 2020
Tried Rhode Island for the 40% question - given that the Providence metro area is about 152% of the population of the state, but I guess you're going for city proper - a metric, which personally, I've never liked as its kinda artificial.
markthoma
+3
Level 72
Mar 3, 2020
Thanks, I learned a fun fact.
MrBubbles
+1
Level 68
Mar 5, 2020
"That mines more coal that Pennsylvania"
idontkn1
+2
Level 94
Mar 11, 2020
Even though he might not have technically "lived" in Michigan, Hemingway certainly spent enough extended time there to make it a correct answer. Especially since the house on Walloon Lake is on the register of historic places as the Hemingway Cottage.
ander217
+2
Level 74
Jun 10, 2023
While not a legal resident, Hemingway also spent months of each year between 1926-1932 at the home of his wife’s parents, the Pfeiffers, in Piggott, AR. They converted their barn loft into an office for him and he wrote much of A Farewell to Arms there. When the movie premiered in 1934 in New York, a world premiere was also held at the same time in the tiny town of Piggott. The Pfeiffer home and farm is now a Hemingway museum.
bumbletub
+3
Level 82
Mar 11, 2020
Does Colorado really border seven other states? I assume you're counting Arizona as the seventh. They meet at Four Corners, but in my mind that doesn't constitute a border.
martay
+6
Level 70
Mar 4, 2022
The question is "can a single point constitute a political border?"

My gut feeling is it can, but I also recognize there's a lot of weirdness to it. Like you can't cross a border that's a singular point without also temporarily crossing the borders of a third state.

But even though the Four Corners may be a single point on the ground, I'd assume there's also a vertical component to the borders as well (air space). That's a line. I'm no mathematician, but I believe that's the z-axis

So, ostensibly if you're cool with borders that touch along an x or y axis on the ground, then shouldn't a z axis count as well? Or do two states need to share a geometric plane to be considered bordering?

Really, though, in the politics of borders and geography, how much does math really matter if Congress can just pass a law declaring something to be so? Anyway, I'm just thinking out loud...

Charliezard
+1
Level 67
Sep 7, 2022
But if you consider Colorado and Arizona to border, then can New Mexico and Utah possibly be considered bordering? It really doesn't make sense.
plattitude
+4
Level 95
Jun 6, 2023
I don't see how the two are mutually exclusive. A shared point is a a shared point, and thus a border. Doesn't matter how many polygons share the point.
Danem20
+1
Level 88
Nov 9, 2024
Mine neither, but the USGS states that a single point constitutes a border.
iowacub
+1
Level 84
Jul 1, 2021
The Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River. Flows into the Mississippi around the Wapello/Oakville area in Southeastern Iowa.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jul 1, 2021
Added, thanks.
wippichgood
+1
Level 70
Jul 30, 2021
Tennessee does not have state income tax for anyone now as Hall Income Tax was repealed
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 1, 2022
Updated, thanks.
vermiciousknid
+1
Level 91
Mar 4, 2022
Typing "Texas" doesn't work for the income tax question, even though it displayed as an answer when I guessed one of the other correct states.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 4, 2022
Fixed, thanks!
scumgang5717
+2
Level 62
Mar 4, 2022
Nebraska's 2nd Congressional district voted for Trump in 16 and flipped to Biden in 20
jmellor13
+3
Level 68
Mar 4, 2022
They called it "Joemaha," which is just so great.
MD396
+1
Level 58
Mar 4, 2022
YOU USED MY STATE FLAG FOR THE IMAGE :DDDDDDDD
MD396
+9
Level 58
Jun 7, 2023
don't you love when you see comments of yourself from a year ago
wendyl
+4
Level 45
Mar 8, 2022
NH has no state income tax
DrUsual
+3
Level 28
Jul 22, 2022
Really enjoying this series. I agree with a previous commenter, though, Colorado only borders six states. A single point is infinitely small, so there's no common border with Arizona, IMO.
tennyson
+2
Level 65
Feb 5, 2023
they really said if in doubt put wyoming
HighFidelity
+2
Level 59
Jun 6, 2023
Had only the income tax question left with about 15 seconds remaining so just started typing states in alphabetical order. Just made it.
DawnX
+1
Level 54
Jun 10, 2023
technically, ND should count for the president question as bismarck was president of prussia from 1862 to 1890
Ptcairn
+3
Level 68
May 1, 2024
I dont think prime ministers and chancellors count as presidents.
pieman
+1
Level 58
May 8, 2024
randomly guessing Vermont, New york, Indiana, and west Virginia has saved me quite a few times
TheodoreE45
+1
Level 94
Nov 9, 2024
It's interesting to me that both times Trump won the election he flipped exactly six states.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Nov 9, 2024
Also interesting that California and New York had a 10+ percentage point swing towards Trump in this election! Wonder if they'll ever flip red in the near future.
Hedgehog76
+3
Level 72
Nov 9, 2024
Can't believe that Wisconsin doesn't have more cows than people - aren't they known as the dairy state or something?
CornishEuropean
+2
Level 57
Nov 11, 2024
WI was my first guess too. I suppose there are still quite a lot of people there, even if there are plenty of cows.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 78
Nov 10, 2024
8 seconds remaining
cbonzell
+1
Level 55
Dec 4, 2024
Not sure what quantifies residency, but Hemingway had a house in the California delta that he lived in during duck hunting season. Had the opportunity to see it a few years ago.
TeaWithToast
+1
Level 70
Dec 6, 2024
I love how wyoming will get you more than a quarter of all the answers. Such an underrated state!
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 63
Jun 28, 2025
Today I learned Hawaii gets tornados.
spaceexplorer
+1
Level 54
Oct 23, 2025
if the Tennessee is included as a tributary of the Mississippi, then you should include Kentucky and Kansas as well. the Tennessee and Kentucky Rivers flow into the Ohio, and the Kansas River flows into the Missouri River.

None of those three are direct tributaries, so it's all or none in my opinion.

777Wolverine
+1
Level 45
Jan 27, 2026
There are 1.4 million Hawaiians. 1.016 million people live in the Honolulu area.

I feel Hawaii should be included with New York & Alaska.

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