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Spot the Imposter - U.S. State Geography #2

Each question lists multiple US states - all but one of them are a correct answer to the question. See if you can identify the imposter for each question.
If you do well spotting the imposters, try the other quizzes in this series: PapaFurchetta's Spot the Imposter Quizzes
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Last updated: December 8, 2022
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1. The Appalachian Trail passes through these states.
Georgia ✓
West Virginia ✓
Maine ✓
New York ✓
South Carolina ✓
Tennessee ✓
North Carolina ✓
Connecticut ✓
2. These states have territory within the Great Basin.
Nevada ✓
Oregon ✓
California ✓
Idaho ✓
Utah ✓
Colorado ✓
3. These states border two or fewer other U.S. States
Hawaii ✓
Washington ✓
South Carolina ✓
Maine ✓
Rhode Island ✓
Alaska ✓
Florida ✓
Delaware ✓
4. These states each have a city named "Springfield" which has a population in excess of 100,000.
Illinois ✓
Massachusetts ✓
Missouri ✓
Oregon ✓
5. These states do not have any professional sports teams in the big 4 North American sports leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL).
Utah ✓
Arkansas ✓
Alabama ✓
Kansas ✓
Mississippi ✓
Kentucky ✓
Iowa ✓
Montana ✓
6. The lowest point of elevation in these states is below sea level
California ✓
Louisiana ✓
Nevada ✓
7. All of the territory in these states lies below 1,000 feet in elevation.
Mississippi ✓
Rhode Island ✓
Alabama ✓
Delaware ✓
Louisiana ✓
Florida ✓
8. These states boarder Mexico
Nevada ✓
California ✓
New Mexico ✓
Arizona ✓
Texas ✓
9. These states have independent cities which are administered separately of any county within that state.
Virginia (38 Independent Cities) ✓
Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) ✓
Nevada (Carson City) ✓
Maryland (Baltimore City) ✓
Missouri (St. Louis City) ✓
10. These states each border 8 other states, tied for the most of any state.
Kentucky ✓
Tennessee ✓
Missouri ✓
11. These states border the Gulf of Mexico
Alabama ✓
Florida ✓
Mississippi ✓
Texas ✓
Louisiana ✓
Georgia ✓
12. Part of the Mason-Dixon Line comprises a portion of the border for these states.
West Virginia ✓
Pennsylvania ✓
Virginia ✓
Delaware ✓
Maryland ✓
13. These states border Lake Michigan.
Michigan ✓
Wisconsin ✓
Indiana ✓
Minnesota ✓
Illinois ✓
14. These are the only states that do not have a river as a portion of their boarders with other states or countries.
Montana ✓
Colorado ✓
Utah ✓
Wyoming ✓
New Mexico ✓
Hawaii ✓
15. The highest points in these states is over 14,000 feet in elevation.
Alaska (Denali) ✓
Oregon (Mount Hood) ✓
Colorado (Mount Elbert) ✓
Washington (Mount Rainer) ✓
California (Mount Whitney) ✓
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4 Comments
TK0032
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Level 32
Nov 7, 2022
#10 Georgia?
PapaFurchetta
+1
Level 91
Nov 7, 2022
Sorry, that was a mistake. It has been corrected to Missouri. Thanks for the catch!
JMPetes
+1
Level 86
Dec 13, 2024
How does Hawaii have a river as a border with another state or country?
PapaFurchetta
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Level 91
Dec 13, 2024
Hawaii is one of the 5 states listed that does not have a river for a border. The imposter in that question would be the one state that does have a river as part of one of its borders.
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