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They Almost Border

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : United States : They Almost Border

Introduction:
"These states come within 50 miles of each other, but don't quite border each other."


1. What two states, on opposite sides of The Continental Divide in the northwest US, come within 50 miles of each other?
    Wyoming & Oregon
    Oregon & Montana
    Washington & Montana
    Wyoming & Washington


2. What two states touch at a point, but by definition, do not border each other?
    Answer: (Two state names or postal abbreviations; no "and" or punctuation)


3. Which two states bordered each other before the American Civil War, but now only come within 18 miles of each other?
    Pennsylvania & Virginia
    Maryland & Delaware
    Virginia & Maryland
    Delaware & Pennsylvania


4. Which two states, which have borders made by the Mississippi River, only come within 33 miles of each other?
    Tennessee & Arkansas
    Illinois & Tennessee
    Minnesota & Illinois
    Iowa & Kentucky


5. Which two states that were among the first five admitted to the Union come within 11 miles of each other?
    New Jersey & Connecticut
    Delaware & Pennsylvania
    Pennsylvania & New Jersey
    Connecticut & Delaware


6. Which two states, one of which has its name as the last part of the second, are separated by about 34 miles?
    Answer: (Two state names or postal codes; no "and" between)


7. Which two states (historically part of the territory of Texas) currently come only within 34 miles of Texas?
    New Mexico & Colorado
    Kansas & Wyoming
    Colorado & Kansas
    Wyoming & New Mexico


8. Which states, 50 miles apart, are separated by the northeast corner of Texas?
    Oklahoma & Louisiana
    Arkansas & Oklahoma
    Louisiana & Arkansas
    Oklahoma & New Mexico


9. Which Pennsylvania county separates Ohio and New York by about 40 miles?
    Allegheny
    Erie
    Warren
    Crawford


10. Which two states, once part of the same state, are separated by about 15 miles of New Hampshire?
    Maine & Vermont
    Rhode Island & Massachusetts
    Vermont & Rhode Island
    Massachusetts & Maine


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