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What are the US States?

The United States is a federal republic of 50 states, each with its own constitution, governor, legislature and courts, sharing power with the federal government in Washington, D.C. The first 13 states were the former British colonies that declared independence in 1776 and ratified the Constitution between 1787 and 1790. Vermont became the 14th state in 1791. As the country expanded westward through the Louisiana Purchase, the annexation of Texas and land taken from Mexico in 1848, new territories were organised and admitted as states once their populations grew, following the process set out in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Alaska and Hawaii were the last to join, both in 1959.

Current quiz contains 50 states. You will be randomly asked 30 of them: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Interesting facts about the USA:

  • Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States. Its depth is 594m.
  • Four Corners Monument is a unique monument where 4 states intersect at once: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado.
  • In the US there is no official state language.
  • The United States invented the internet. In the very begining it was called ARPANET.
  • Washington, D.C. is not the first capital of the US. Its first capital was New York City.
  • Wabash, Indiana was the first electrically-lit city in the world.
  • The Statue of Liberty was donated by France in 1884.
  • Harvard is the first university in the United States. It was founded in 1636.
  • The Pentagon is the largest administrative building in the world.