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States that Beat California

For each selected category, name any of the U.S. states that ranks higher than California.
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First submittedSeptember 29, 2019
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Average score75.0%
Rating4.55
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Rank
Clue
States
3
Largest area
Alaska | Texas
10
Lowest average precipitation
Nevada | Arizona | Utah | New Mexico |
Wyoming | Colorado | North Dakota |
Montana | South Dakota
2
Highest house prices
Hawaii
4
Busiest airport
Georgia | Texas | Colorado
3
Highest percent Hispanic residents
New Mexico | Texas
4
Oldest national park
Wyoming | Montana | Idaho
2
Most golf courses
Florida
5
Highest median income
New Jersey | Maryland | Massachusetts | Hawaii
2
Highest maximum elevation
Alaska
3
Most international visitors
New York | Florida
5
Lowest % Donald Trump voters in 2020
Vermont | Maryland | Massachusetts | Hawaii
7
Highest percent Catholic
Rhode Island | Massachusetts | New Jersey |
New Mexico | Connecticut | New York
2
Most 7.0 earthquakes since 1900
Alaska
5
Earliest date of statehood west of the
Mississippi River
Missouri | Arkansas | Texas | Iowa
2
Most population loss since the 2020 census
New York
2
Highest percent Asian residents
Hawaii
4
Lowest obesity rate
Colorado | Hawaii | Massachusetts
2
Most horses
Texas
2
Most cheese production
Wisconsin
5 (t)
Longest name
(among states with a one-word name)
Massachusetts | Pennsylvania | Mississippi |
Connecticut
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32 Comments
TheLastFish
+5
Level 70
Oct 5, 2019
I have not expected that New England is the catholic hotspot of the USA. Should not highly correlate the percentage of hispanics and the percentage of catholics?!
communisteggplant
+25
Level 74
Oct 5, 2019
I suspect you haven't been around too many New England cities if you don't think Irish, Italian, and/or Hispanic immigrants have had a formative role in urban demographics.
TheLastFish
+12
Level 70
Oct 13, 2019
I obviously underestimated the impact and distribution of the catholic, Europe-based immigrants.
wiifly
+2
Level 60
Nov 14, 2019
Well it is literally called New ENGLAND, but mostly it's because it was part of the original 13 colonies of the UK so it was more heavily influenced by that then states like California, which were part of the US later than states like New York. Idk about New Mexico though, probably something to do with the Spanish mission system?
Djilas
+6
Level 84
Feb 26, 2025
England wasn't Catholic though when they colonized north America
Freestatebear
+2
Level 86
Feb 27, 2025
That fact caused many in the Catholic minority to "relocate" to other shores. My home state of Maryland was originally founded as a haven for English Catholics.
Arp2600
+10
Level 88
Oct 15, 2019
Irish was my first though, thus Massachusetts ^^.
luxint
+12
Level 66
Nov 14, 2019
Good quiz but very unusually tight on the timing, Should be 4mins imo
JudgeRudy
+4
Level 67
Nov 14, 2019
It was tight, but I was able to squeeze in Washington computer programmers at the last second for a 5/5.
tomwinkler95
+5
Level 72
Nov 14, 2019
still too little time to think about each question i think
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 74
Dec 29, 2022
Yeah I just ran out of time. I wasn't guessing dozens of states for each question either.
wollkj
+2
Level 59
Nov 14, 2019
Really cool quiz, do this for more states if you get a chance.
tee111
+4
Level 69
Nov 14, 2019
There are several others; just search "states that beat" and you'll find them. : )
ducklingpanda1245
+2
Level 55
Sep 3, 2020
Good quiz, but needs more time.
DonTheLamplighter
+4
Level 86
Nov 13, 2020
Yep, ran out of time. I was shocked when I noticed the timer was down under :10. Another minutes seems like a good idea.
Yeoryios
+1
Level 72
Mar 25, 2022
California has more championships than Massachusetts. Lakers and Celtics are tied, but Warriors have won like 5 in California so California has more.
ethanc
+2
Level 70
Dec 25, 2022
Five of the Lakers’ championships were in Minnesota, but I agree that the states are tied overall at 17 with the Warriors’ 2022 win.
Sucker4aquiz
+2
Level 73
Jan 2, 2023
you have no chance to finish this quiz if you are from outside the US, way too little time - at least another 2 minutes is required
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jan 2, 2023
Added a minute to bring it up to the standard 4 minutes.
bossch1ck
+3
Level 69
Jan 2, 2023
Hawaii has the lowest obesity rate? Not believing that for a second.
Klaas47
+11
Level 68
Jan 2, 2023
Not everyone looks like Israel Kamikaweole on Hawaii
Laosmouse
+3
Level 44
Jan 2, 2023
I was thinking the same. In any obesity country quiz, it's dominated by Pacific island nations. Then suddenly Hawaii is the least obese state in America? Strange.

Also strange is that when you move over to East Asia you suddenly find the least obese populations again. I guess there's a lot of biological/cultural differences there I'm just not privy to.

Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Oct 6, 2023
It's not a mystery when you consider that the population of Hawaii is plurality East Asian.

Native Hawaiians are probably more likely to be obese, but make up only about 11% of the population.

MallardQuack
+6
Level 53
Sep 6, 2023
Typing Hawaii or Texas on each question sure helps a lot
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Feb 26, 2025
And New York.
TyyneKoskinen
+1
Level 56
Dec 13, 2024
Just my two cents but I feel like Illinois should be included in the last question. Statehood was attained in 1818 and they do have land west of the Mississippi (Kaskaskia, Randolph county), even though that land was to the east of the river in 1818.
david2013
+1
Level 86
Feb 26, 2025
Excellent catch on Kaskaskia. Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi can make the same claim. So west of the river at the time of statehood or today?
Philippelebel
+1
Level 70
Feb 27, 2025
Louisiana (statehood 1812) is almost entirely west of the Mississippi.
catie09
+4
Level 85
Feb 26, 2025
Wisconsin's last?!? I'm very disappointed in the Jetpunk community.
fuanacdc
+1
Level 87
Feb 26, 2025
I feel as if this was just a Massachusetts typing quiz with some other questions peppered in.
zakatan
+1
Level 65
Mar 11, 2025
Shouldn't Texas be the answer to all these questions?
AllenY
+1
Level 68
May 11, 2025
what does (t) mean in the last answer?
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