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Spot the Imposter - U.S. State Geography #1

Each question lists multiple US states - all but one of which are a correct answer to the question. See if you can identify the imposter for each question.
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1. These states were once independent countries.
Alaska
Florida
Texas
Vermont
California
2. These states have barrier islands on the Atlantic coast.
New Jersey
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Maryland
New York
South Carolina
Virginia
Pennsylvania
3. These states have one (or two) panhandles?
Oklahoma
Arkansas
West Virginia
Maryland
Florida
Idaho
Nebraska
Texas
4. These states have land included in Yellowstone National Park.
Idaho
Wyoming
Washington
Montana
5. These Midwest states share their names with a major US river.
Kansas
Illinois
Ohio
Minnesota
Indiana
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
6. These states seceded from the Union and were part of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Maryland
Texas
Tennessee
Arkansas
Alabama
7. These states border one or more of the Great Lakes
Indiana
Wisconsin
Vermont
Ohio
Illinois
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
8. Traveling Interstate 90 from Chicago to Seattle, you would travel through these states (in addition to Illinois and Washington).
Montana
Idaho
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Wyoming
North Dakota
9. These states meet at a spot known as "Four Corners."
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
10. These states share a border with Tennessee.
Virginia
Georgia
Arkansas
South Carolina
Missouri
Mississippi
Alabama
North Carolina
11. Portions of these states lie in the Colorado River watershed.
Nevada
Wyoming
New Mexico
Utah
Idaho
California
Colorado
Arizona
12. These are current recognized territories of the United States.
Guam
Puerto Rico
American Samoa
Panama Canal Zone
Northern Mariana Islands
US Virgin Islands
13. These states include the birthplace of a US President.
Connecticut
Delaware
Nebraska
Iowa
Hawaii
Arkansas
New Hampshire
Vermont
14. These states share a land border with Canada.
New Hampshire
Maine
Massachusetts
North Dakota
Alaska
Idaho
Minnesota
Montana
15. These states comprise the region of "New England."
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New York
2 Comments
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Level 76
Sep 23, 2021
Misspelling of New Mexico on 11.
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Level 92
Sep 23, 2021
Thank you! I've made the correction.