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Florida True or False?

Can you guess whether these statements about Florida are true or false?
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First submittedJanuary 26, 2021
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1. Florida is struck by more hurricanes than any other state
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2. Miami is the capital of Florida
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The capital of Florida is Tallahassee
3. Florida borders Alabama
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4. Of all 50 states, Florida is the southernmost
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Hawaii is further south
5. People in Florida are younger than in most other states
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Florida is one of the oldest states. Only Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and West Virginia are older.
6. The population of Florida has declined since the year 2000
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Florida is one of the fastest-growing states. Its population increased by 41% from 2000–2023
7. Florida was once home to the Seminole tribe of Native Americans
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Most of the Seminole were forced to move to Oklahoma in the 1800s, but a few remained in the Florida swamplands
8. Jacksonville is the most populous city in Florida (by city proper population)
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At 874.67 square miles, Jacksonville is also the largest city by area in the continental U.S.
9. St. Augustine is the oldest city in Florida
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10. Florida was part of the Confederacy
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11. For nearly 30 years, Florida was an independent country
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12. Miami gets an average of 2 or 3 inches of snow in a typical year
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It has snowed in Miami only once in recorded history (1977)
13. Ernest Hemingway once lived in Florida
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He lived in Key West
14. Will Smith wrote a song about Miami
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15. Orlando is located on the coast
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52 Comments
NV1
+3
Level 51
Jan 26, 2021
Try out Pandora49's New York version next!
1ProximaCentauri
+2
Level 54
Jan 26, 2021
Congrats on feature #2 today.
cpgatbyu
+7
Level 86
Jan 26, 2021
Anchorage is bigger than Jacksonville. Maybe you meant contiguous instead of continental.
si509
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Level 43
Feb 9, 2022
yes Jacksonville is the biggest only in continental US
ojosdefelipe
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Level 95
Oct 10, 2024
cpgatbyu is correct that Alaska is part of the continental U.S. but not the contiguous U.S. and that Anchorage is larger in area than Jacksonville. Technically, Sitka, Alaska is the largest city by area in the continental U.S., while Tribune, Kansas is the largest city by area in the contiguous U.S. Whether these are large enough to count as "cities" by subjective criteria is debatable, but they are both officially incorporated as cities. Either way, the statement that Jacksonville is the largest city by area in the continental U.S. is incorrect and should be removed.
mrputter
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Level 83
Oct 11, 2024
I'm sorry, what's the business with Tribune, KS? It has an area of 0.74 square miles, hardly enough to put it in the running for the largest of anything.

Unless I'm missing something? I've definitely never heard of Tribune ever being mentioned in the context of largest cities by area. Jacksonville has always taken that crown (regarding the 48 contiguous states) every time I've seen the question asked.

As such, you're definitely right that the question as phrased is incorrect, however the easy solution, as proposed by @cpgatbyu, would be to just amend the word "continental" to "contiguous," rather than removing the question entirely.

mrputter
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Level 83
Oct 11, 2024
Aha! I just did a bit more searching and found where the bit about Tribune came from. It's because the city of tribune consolidated with the the county of Greely. Hence the Tribune municipal council operates Greely county, so some claim that means the "city" of Tribune is co-extensive with the entire county.

Which, ugh, gets complicated I suppose. The city-county of Tribune/Greely, sure, is the largest incorporated area in the contiguous 48 states. But that's still not quite the same as the city of Tribune, which remains 0.74 square miles.

I'm personally inclined to say that this thing that exists is not really a city, but I can see the argument either way, so it's certainly not a hill I'd want to die on.

InfiniteBulk
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Level 67
Jan 26, 2021
Wow! You got a feature, nice. How'd you do it?
MindWax
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Level 84
Aug 8, 2023
He made a good quiz.
TheBerryLegend
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Level 51
Jan 26, 2021
Congratulations on your feature man!
jayrod
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Level 93
Jan 26, 2021
Wow, got them all on the first try. Kind of surprised at that. I've been to Florida only 3 times in my life and it has been 20 years since the last time.
pinkysbrain
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Level 84
Jan 26, 2021
The Seminole tribe don't come from Florida originally. They were a tribe made up of runways from other tribes in southern states Tennessee etc , who formed a tribe by uniting together in the swamps ( they also included some runaway slaves ) . After most were removed to Oklahoma the remainder went deeper into the swamplands and were undefeated and descendants are still living in Florida .Seminole actually means runaways.
Bdubz
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Level 43
Mar 13, 2021
The question doesn't say they originally came from there, it says it was once home to them
Kearsarge
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Level 68
Jun 15, 2024
The Seminole were not just runaways from other states, they are also a confederation of the remnants of tribes indigenous to Florida. As you said, they are not just floridian tribes, they were a catch-all for escaped slaves, indigenous peoples from elsewhere in the southeast who fled into the swamps etc, but those peoples integrated with the indigenous peoples already there to form the Seminole culture and confederation.
InfiniteBulk
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Level 67
Jan 26, 2021
Going off of your true or false theory, I created a version for Washington. Although it probably won't do well, I thank you for the suggestion. Here it is!
NV1
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Level 51
Jan 26, 2021
Great!
InfiniteBulk
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Level 67
Jan 26, 2021
Tell me if it's alright.
NV1
+2
Level 51
Mar 18, 2021
Alright!
JackintheBox
+3
Level 80
Jan 30, 2021
Aaargghh... Only got #10 wrong 😬
BlazingWinter
+4
Level 59
Mar 11, 2021
Florida represents what the rest of the US States should strive for :)

-Illinois

Bulldogthunder
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Level 58
Mar 11, 2021
I agree! I’ve lived here since I was a child (many many years ago!) and I ❤️❤️❤️ it here! It makes me sad when people think we are a crazy toilet of a state. Sure some weird stuff happens, but no state is exempt from that. We are perfect for every age, childhood through senior citizens. Excellent quality of life. Why would everyone be flocking here if that were not true? Hoping we keep our Republican governor. Don’t want to end up like some of the states people are fleeing.
Bdubz
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Level 43
Mar 13, 2021
Couldn't disagree more

-Also Illinois

jmellor13
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Level 67
Oct 21, 2024
Seconded. --Also also Illinois.
si509
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Level 43
Feb 9, 2022
Also represents some things that every where ever should try to avoid, case and point: the Florida Man.
orangeflag
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Level 54
Mar 11, 2021
I'm sorry, but question 11 (Seminoles) is incorrect. Seminoles are from Georgia originally. They only split off from the Creeks and moved down here after disease and the Spanish wiped out most of the actual indigenous Floridians, like the Calusa and the Tequesta.
si509
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Level 43
Feb 9, 2022
They never said they came from Florida, just that they lived there at some point which I believe they did.
MarionThorison
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Level 53
Mar 11, 2021
As others have stated, Seminoles ORIGINALLY come from Georgia/Alabama as part of the Creek that moved there after the Europeans came in (also some runaway slaves and such too). The answer should either be changed to "False," or reworded to something like "Before Oklahoma, the Seminoles lived in Florida"
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Mar 11, 2021
The Seminoles were originally from Florida.

There were many Native American groups who escaped to Florida in the 18th century. They merged together and only then, in Florida, did they become the Seminole.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminole

"The Seminole are a Native American people originally from Florida."

Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Mar 11, 2021
Nevertheless, even though the question was correct, I've changed the wording so that some knowledge isn't worse than no knowledge.
Jakecb4
+2
Level 41
Mar 11, 2021
I only got one wrong. It's because I am from there.
Historyman0
+4
Level 38
Mar 11, 2021
i only got 7 wrong. and by 7, i mean question 7
SirPhilippines
+2
Level 68
Mar 11, 2021
Good job on getting front page!
InfiniteBulk
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Level 67
Mar 11, 2021
Every feature gets on the front page at some point.
SirPhilippines
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Level 68
Mar 11, 2021
But now is the time!
DuvalTilWeDie
+3
Level 54
Mar 11, 2021
As a Floridian, the Miami snow one made me chuckle. Great quiz! Being from Jax helped me know that little fun fact, 15/15
EvanAviator
+2
Level 59
Mar 11, 2021
I got em all right
sar7
+2
Level 68
Mar 17, 2021
Check out the Vietnam version right here
sar7
+2
Level 68
Apr 1, 2021
you changed your username?
Jeanettemartin
+1
Level 52
Jun 13, 2024
Didnt it snow again in Miami a few years ago?
Hawke
+2
Level 85
Oct 10, 2024
I don't know how far back "a few years ago" is, but it has not snowed here in years.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Oct 10, 2024
No it didn't snow. The temperature hasn't even fallen below 40° since 2010.
FreeStater
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Level 76
Oct 10, 2024
The stats jump down to the Confederacy question is weird. It was the southernmost state at the time!
mrputter
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Level 83
Oct 11, 2024
I got it right, but I definitely had to think about it for a few seconds first.

The reason being: I wasn't immediately certain when Florida became a state, and a small part of my brain was wondering if it might not have been part of the confederacy because it hadn't been made a state yet.

PHWOFL
+1
Level 83
Oct 10, 2024
Pensacola is the older than St. Augustine. Pensacola was first founded in 1559, but was abandoned after a hurricane before St. Augustine was founded in 1565.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Oct 10, 2024
Added "continuously-inhabited" to the clue.
TurkeyCookTime
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Level 79
Oct 10, 2024
As several have pointed out, Alaska is part of the continental US, and Anchorage has a larger area. Even if you rephrase it to "contiguous US", Tribune, KS has a larger area. Jacksonville is NOT the largest by area in either of those categories.
Findlay
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Level 82
Oct 11, 2024
Kinda surprised that most people got the Confederacy question wrong. Seems like just about the most obvious of all the questions - it was the southernmost State in the 19th century, of course it was in "the South".
jmellor13
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Level 67
Oct 21, 2024
I suspect a lot of people aren't sure whether Florida was a state by the time of the Civil War. Most people don't learn the exact sequencing and admission of all the states after learning the 13 colonies (which do not include Florida), plus maybe they learn their own state's admission and then generally that Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska, and Hawaii are bringing up the rear. But, as for those middle 30ish states, I doubt most people could mark when they joined the union, other than a general east-to-west progression.

I just learned this moment by looking it up that Florida was admitted after Michigan but before Wisconsin. That's not something someone could reasonably guess at. I also just learned that the Kanas-Nebraska Act of 1854 did not make either territory a state. Kansas became a state seven years later, and Nebraska 13 years later. There's a lot of history to learn. Not everyone remembers it all.

Carry
+1
Level 63
Oct 11, 2024
I did so bad on this, multiple choice is not for me. Thank you for adding that random Will Smith question though, haha.
pieman
+1
Level 48
Oct 21, 2024
how are those other states older then florida, what are we basing their age on?
jmellor13
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Level 67
Oct 21, 2024
I think it means "oldest median population of its residents." All the states listed alongside Florida have aged populations. Maine has the highest median age at 45 years. Florida is fifth at 42.7 years. (Utah is the lowest at 31.5 years. Those Mormons!)
macyloveshistory
+1
Level 44
Nov 3, 2024
i didn't realize jacksonville was the most populated.. that's interesting
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