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Medium US States Trivia Questions
The medium questions from our us states set, 14 of them, each with the answer and an explanation below the game.
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The medium band moves into less obvious capitals such as Frankfort, Pierre and Salem, along with mottos, state flowers and birds, and the admission of Texas and Alaska. Most tables get around half of them.
14 medium us states trivia questions with answers
Frankfort is the capital of which state?
Answer: Kentucky Louisville and Lexington are both far larger cities.
Which state is known as the Show-Me State?
Answer: Missouri The phrase suggests a stubborn insistence on proof rather than talk.
Most of Yellowstone National Park lies within which state?
Answer: Wyoming Small slivers of the park extend into Montana and Idaho.
Which state's motto is Live Free or Die?
Answer: New Hampshire The words come from a toast written by a Revolutionary War general in 1809.
Which state joined the Union in 1845 as the twenty-eighth state?
Answer: Texas It had spent the previous nine years as an independent republic.
The Bay State is a nickname for which state?
Answer: Massachusetts It refers to Massachusetts Bay, around which the original colony was settled.
The greater roadrunner is the official state bird of which state?
Answer: New Mexico Most states pick a songbird; New Mexico chose a fast-running desert cuckoo.
Pierre is the capital of which state?
Answer: South Dakota It is one of the least populous state capitals in the country.
Death Valley lies mostly within which state?
Answer: California A small eastern portion of the national park crosses into Nevada.
The Peach State is a nickname for which state?
Answer: Georgia The peach appears on the state's licence plates and its quarter.
The sunflower is the official state flower of which state?
Answer: Kansas It was adopted in 1903 and also appears on the state flag.
Which state was admitted as the forty-ninth state?
Answer: Alaska Alaska joined in January 1959, ahead of Hawaii later the same year.
Salem is the capital of which state?
Answer: Oregon Portland is much bigger, but the legislature meets in Salem.
The American alligator is the official state reptile of which state?
Answer: Florida Louisiana chose it too, but as the state reptile it belongs to Florida.
Answer key
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Wyoming
- New Hampshire
- Texas
- Massachusetts
- New Mexico
- South Dakota
- California
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Alaska
- Oregon
- Florida
How to play
- Pick a mode: multiple choice, true or false, a 60-second sprint, or the daily quiz.
- Answer with a tap, or press 1 to 4 on a keyboard. The right answer appears straight away with a line explaining it.
- Finish the round to see your score, copy the result grid, and step up a difficulty.
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