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The State of the States Trivia Quiz

Just silly little things about the US states.

A multiple-choice quiz by morrow. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
morrow

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
70,908

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
8896

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Question 1 of 10

1. The official State Vegetable of Georgia is a Vidalia Onion.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Ohio is the most populous State bordering a Great Lake.

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Ohio River forms the boundary between Indiana and Kentucky.

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Question 4 of 10

4. The U.S. city of Virgilina got it name by combining both Virginia and North Carolina.

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1998, Florida became the first state to do away with polling places, passing a law to conduct its elections by mail-in ballot.

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Question 6 of 10

6. There are only three states that are smaller in land mass than Hawaii, and they are New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Slavery was first made legal in the American colony of Virginia.

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Question 8 of 10

8. In Nevada there is a lonely stretch of road called the Extraterrestrial Highway.

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1856, Maine passed the first Prohibition Law in the USA.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Oregon was the first state in 1887 to recognize Labor Day as a legal holiday.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The official State Vegetable of Georgia is a Vidalia Onion.

Answer: true

Some say that they are sweet and mild in flavor, but I have had them a time or two and thought they were the hottest onion that I have ever had.

2. Ohio is the most populous State bordering a Great Lake.

Answer: False

Actually it is New York which borders Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

3. The Ohio River forms the boundary between Indiana and Kentucky.

Answer: True

It also borders Ohio of course.

4. The U.S. city of Virgilina got it name by combining both Virginia and North Carolina.

Answer: True

They decided this because of its location, it is in Virginia but on the border with North Carolina.

5. In 1998, Florida became the first state to do away with polling places, passing a law to conduct its elections by mail-in ballot.

Answer: False

No, it was Oregon, although after all the stuff that happened in Florida with the 2000 presidential race, it would not shock me a bit if they did not follow in Oregon's footsteps.

6. There are only three states that are smaller in land mass than Hawaii, and they are New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.

Answer: False

They would be Rhode Island, Delaware and Connecticut.

7. Slavery was first made legal in the American colony of Virginia.

Answer: False

Actually it was Massachusetts in 1641, Connecticut in 1650, and in Virginia in 1661.

8. In Nevada there is a lonely stretch of road called the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Answer: True

It is a 100 mile section of Nevada State Highway 375 between Crystal Springs and Warm Springs. It runs just a few miles east of Nellis Air Force Base, where it is rumored that debris from a crashed flying saucer and the bodies of its alien occupants were taken in the 1950s.

9. In 1856, Maine passed the first Prohibition Law in the USA.

Answer: False

The date was actually 1851. However, twelve other states then followed by passing similar laws banning the sale and consumption of intoxicating beverages.

10. Oregon was the first state in 1887 to recognize Labor Day as a legal holiday.

Answer: False

It was Colorado in March.

Source: Author morrow

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