Name a Valid U.S. State #3

Name any of the U.S. states that belong in each selected category.

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First submitted	February 18, 2020
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Name a state ...		Answer
whose lowest point is higher than 2000 feet	4	Colorado \| New Mexico \| Utah \| Wyoming
that borders exactly two other states	4	Florida \| Rhode Island \| South Carolina \| Washington
that has an NBA team, but no other major pro sports teams	2	Oklahoma \| Oregon
that touches the "Four Corners"	4	Arizona \| Colorado \| New Mexico \| Utah
that was a slave state in 1860 but didn't join the Confederacy	4	Delaware \| Kentucky \| Maryland \| Missouri
whose capital ends in -ON	5	Massachusetts \| Mississippi \| New Jersey \| West Virginia \| Wisconsin
which averages more than 55 inches (140 cm) of precipitation annually	4	Alabama \| Hawaii \| Louisiana \| Mississippi
where a majority of households own a gun (2013)	6	Alaska \| Arkansas \| Idaho \| Montana \| West Virginia \| Wyoming
which is west of the Mississippi River but has no National Parks	5	Iowa \| Kansas \| Louisiana \| Nebraska \| Oklahoma
whose most populous city starts with A	3	Alaska \| Georgia \| New Mexico
whose population increased > 250% since 1960	4	Nevada \| Arizona \| Florida \| Utah
whose most valuable cash crop is cotton	3	Alabama \| Georgia \| Texas
whose biggest city shares its name with the biggest city in a different state	4	Maine \| Oregon \| South Carolina \| West Virginia
where more than half of the population lives on islands	2	Hawaii \| New York
whose tallest building is taller than its highest mountain	3	Florida \| Louisiana \| Illinois
that starts with a letter that no other states start with	8	Delaware \| Florida \| Georgia \| Hawaii \| Louisiana \| Pennsylvania \| Rhode Island \| Utah
whose eastern border is nearly entirely formed by the Mississippi River	3	Arkansas \| Iowa \| Missouri
that is within visual range of a foreign country that it doesn't share a land border with	4	Alaska \| Florida \| Ohio \| Pennsylvania
with land on the Delmarva Peninsula (put on your thinking cap!)	3	Delaware \| Maryland \| Virginia
that has some land at the same latitude as parts of Great Britain	1	Alaska

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56 Comments

Level 74

Apr 9, 2020

Ran out of time :(

+12

Level 74

Jun 27, 2021

Got them all this year :)

Level 26

Sep 6, 2021

poggers! :)

Level 86

Nov 10, 2024

What’s a pogger?

Level 74

Jun 23, 2021

Delmarva is the lowest guessed answer? Come on people, you can do better than that...

Level 66

Jun 23, 2021

Michigan and Canada have no land border but they’re right across the river from each other by Detroit/Windsor.

Level 69

Jun 23, 2021

If we're being technical here, Michigan doesn't actually share a "land" border with Canada, its all rivers

+19

Level 93

Jun 23, 2021

42°31'27.1"N 82°40'38.7"W

+12

Level ∞

Jun 23, 2021

The hero we need.

Level 69

Aug 5, 2023

Michigan and Canada do not share a land border. This is well known among the Michigan population. Google maps do not display this accurately. The borders were drawn specifically to avoid land borders.

Level 91

Jun 23, 2021

I was curious and found Gull Island in Lake Superior at 48.262415°N 88.261533°W, northeast of Isle Royale. I couldn't find anything official to back it up, just a boundary line on Google Earth.

The boundary through the river near Sault Ste. Marie seems to clearly go through several islands though.

Level 78

Jun 23, 2021

Also 46°29'40.0"N 84°15'55.9"W

Level 69

Jun 23, 2021

The many treaties and agreements over the St Clair, St Mary's, and Detroit rivers state that the border runs right through the middle, it's not suppose to cut any islands across. That one island in Lake Superior does indeed go across the border however, so "technically" you're right but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Level 71

Nov 10, 2024

Does Texas not border Mexico because of the Rio Grande?

Level 71

Sep 5, 2021

International Boundary Commission shows no land borders.

Level 71

Sep 7, 2021

Disputed, at best. Neither of those islands are inhabited any longer. Being that I grew up near Seaway Island, I know full well that if you land there and you don't phone the Canadian authorities first, you will get into big trouble. No one locally considers those little blobs of land to be part of the USA, unlike here in Vermont, where we actually celebrate Provence Point. If you look up whether Michigan has land borders with Canada, there are plenty of sources that say it does not, and only a few few overly pedantic arguments that it does.

Level 44

Jan 2, 2023

I can't find an article that defines the term "land border." Several articles all give conflicting information.

Since there doesn't seem to be an official definition, it seems like "land border" should just be self evident...So only land, no water borders.

But if we're not counting lakes then Pennsylvania would be included. You can see parts of Ontario at lookout points in Northern PA.

Level 86

Jun 23, 2021

Have to laugh that the high point of Louisiana, Driskill "Mountain" stands at 535 feet above sea level. At least Florida and Illinois have the good sense to call their high points (345 and 1,235 ft above MSL, respectively) a mound or a hill!

Level 54

Jun 24, 2021

New Jersey has the best highest point of them all. It's called High Point.

Level 67

Jul 1, 2021

Flew threw with enough time to just go through all the states that border an ocean for the Delmarva one. Got it on about the 15th try.

Level 66

Jul 5, 2021

DEL-MAR-VA

how have I not noticed this

Level 66

Sep 5, 2021

I'm curious what the definition of "visual range" is? In the case of Florida, are we talking about being able to see another country from the shore, or are we talking about going up in a really tall building? Bimini and Havana are decently far away... certainly not visible standing on the beach.

Level 76

Sep 6, 2021

You cannot see Cuba from Florida. However, the Bahamas are visible.

Level 66

Sep 7, 2021

You can't see the Bahamas from Miami at sea level either... you've got to be at the top of that new high-rise building on a really clear day. Not sure if that should count here?

Level 73

Sep 6, 2021

What mountain in New York is taller than most of the skyscrapers in NYC?

Level 76

Sep 6, 2021

Mount Marcy-5,344 feet

Level 60

Sep 8, 2021

yes there are no buildings in new york that are nearly 1 mile tall

Level 85

Nov 10, 2024

What are you talking about? There are 46 peaks in the Adirondacks alone that are over 3800 feet tall. Tallest building in NY is 1776 feet.

Level 68

Sep 9, 2021

Kind of impressive that Illinois is hundreds of miles inland and still doesn't have a point higher than the height of the Sears Tower.

Level 79

Nov 10, 2024

Many inland areas are not mountainous.

Level 66

Sep 30, 2021

Quizmaster - I'm curious of your documented source for "that is within visual range of a foreign country that it doesn't share a land border with." I'm assuming that you're saying that Florida can see the Bahamas, but under what conditions?

Level 76

Sep 30, 2021

Because there are no qualifications listed, the quiz is asking for any country that can be seen anywhere in the United States.

Level 75

Jan 9, 2022

I liked this quiz, very happy with my 19/20 score and looking forward to the next states quiz.

Level 82

Sep 13, 2022

Love the hint for the Delmarva Peninsula question, wouldn't have got it otherwise.

Level 48

Apr 15, 2023

I thought Alaska bordered Russia by an island

Level 52

May 10, 2023

2 miles apart

Level 57

Aug 5, 2023

Oregon has the MLS team Portland Timbers. Is the MLS counted as a "major league"?

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Aug 5, 2023

Level 39

Mar 22, 2024

Why not? It literally stands for 'Major League Soccer'. It isn't in the 'big 4', and makes a bit less money, but viewership and attendance is right up there with other sports, often viewership is higher than that of the NHL, say.

Level 82

Nov 10, 2024

The NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL are the premier leagues in their sports on the planet; that's why they're in the Big 4. MLS is a major league in North America, but unlike the other 4, it's a minor league in the international context. Calling MLS a major league just depends on the context and preference.

NHL viewership is also suppressed by having 7 Canadian teams that don't count for ratings.

Level 84

Nov 10, 2024

No? When I was living in Portland the Timbers certainly felt like a "major" team given the enthusiastic fan base.

Level 58

Aug 6, 2023

Need to clarify that it is largest city by population. Columbia, SC is the largest city by area.

Level 76

Nov 10, 2024

We cannot seriously be at this level of pedantism

Level 21

Nov 1, 2024

The tallest "mountain" in Florida is Britton Hill.

Level 82

Nov 10, 2024

Saying Ohio and Pennsylvania don't border Canada is questionable. Usually, lakes and rivers are counted as "land" borders. Otherwise, you would be saying that two states don't border if they're across a river, which just seems ridiculous.

Level 85

Nov 10, 2024

Rivers yes. Lakes, no. Does Illinois border Michigan state?

Level 73

Nov 10, 2024

For Florida is Bahamas?

Level 72

Nov 10, 2024

Yes. You can't spot Cuba from Key West

Level 77

Nov 11, 2024

Rouge, Baton?

Level 87

Nov 11, 2024

Del-Mar-Va.... Never thought of it that way.

Level 75

Nov 11, 2024

Louisiana has national parks! At least two: Jean Lafitte National Preserve and Jazz National Park in New Orleans. And the only link I can make with South Carolina in the biggest city/biggest city category is that you mistakenly accept Columbia for Columbus, OH.

Level 56

Nov 11, 2024

Is it not Charleston SC and Charleston WV?

Level 82

Nov 11, 2024

I feel like it should be the Delmarvi peninsula, considering the pattern the first two components are making.

Level 86

Nov 12, 2024

It's based on the traditional abbreviations of the states, not the initial letters. The US Postal Service kinda screwed it up when they went with two letter abbreviations for everything, although it still works for Virginia.

Level 64

Nov 11, 2024

"Highest point" should really be used rather than "highest mountain".

Level 43

Jan 13, 2025

a small part of missouri's eastern border is on the des moines river.