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Head to Head - U.S. States
We put two states head to head with each other in a series of stand offs! Can you select the winning state in each scenario?
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| First submitted | April 7, 2021 |
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1.
Which state has the greater land area?
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New Mexico's land area of 121,300 mi² while Michigan's has just 56,000 mi²
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Which state has more people?
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Ohio has 11.8 million to Indiana's 6.7 million
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Which state has the hottest all-time high temperature?
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California's Death Valley has reached 130° F while Lousiana has never exceeded 114 ° F.
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Which state is more obese?
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Arkansas has a prevalence of 37.4%, while Colorado has "only" 23.8%. (Source)
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Which state leaned more towards the Democratic Party in the last 4 presidential elections?
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The Democratic candidate outperformed the Republican by 27.8% in Maryland and 4.0% in Pennyslvania
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Which state has a longer border with Canada?
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Although it seems like a clear winner for Vermont at 145km, due to its intricate borders with Canada, New Hampshire is not that behind on 93km.
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Which state receives more international visitors?
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In the year 2018, 27.1% of visitors to the U.S. stated that they visited New York, while only 4.9% said they visited Texas
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Which state has land further north?
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While the east coast extreme of Maine reaches as far as 47.5ºN, the west coast extreme of Washington eclipses that at 49.0 ºN
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Which state has the greater maximum elevation?
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Despite being in the Rockies, Colorado's peak is 14,440 feet while Alaska towers up to 20,310 feet
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Which state has a greater % of the population being Catholic?
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Rhode Island is the most Catholic state at 42%, while North Dakota has only 26%
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Which state was admitted to the Union first?
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Oregon joined in 1859, while Arizona didn't join until 1912
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Which state has a higher rate of un-sheltered homelessness?
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Hawaii's rate of homelessness is about 5 times that of Florida
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Which state has the higher life expectancy?
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Massachusetts is 80.6 years, while South Carolina is 77.1 years (Source)
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Which state has more immigrants as a percent of the population?
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As of 2019, New Jersey is at 23.4% while Washington is down at 14.9% (Source)
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Which state has hosted the Olympic games?
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Utah hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics
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The correct answer is Hawaii. I introduced this error.
Stewart added a new error by changing the description.
It is now all fixed.
Also as a Coloradan I'm almost insulted that you lined us up against Arkansas for obesity. Fairly proud to come from the healthiest state, even if we don't stack up super well against other countries.
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Doesn't Texas have far more international visitors than New York, as they pour in over the southern border at a rate of 2.4 million annually?
P.S. A typo in Question No.1, it probably should be New Mexico has a landarea of 121300 square miles