Viewpoints from a Homeschool Dad
Nov. 23, 2005
QUIZ: THE U.S. STATE CHALLENGE

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OK, here's the challenge...  If you know an answer (or answers) to any of the following ten clues/questions, then post the question number and your answer as a comment.

 

YOU MAY USE THE COMMENT SECTION TO SEE THE ANSWERS OF OTHERS BEFORE YOU POST!!!  But, please avoid using maps or text books.  You may post as often as you like...  The geography champion will be the first to post ALL ten correct answers

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1.  For MOST of the Civil War, I was the home to the Confederate capital.

 

2.  At the beginning of the Civil War, this state's capital was CORYDON.

 

3.  Helen Keller was born in this state!  She's featured on its new quarter.

 

4.  I border New Hampshire and New York.

 

5.  I became a state on January 3rd, 1959.

 

6.  I border North Dakota and Iowa.

 

7.  Officially, this state was the first one to join the Union.

 

8.  The Mason-Dixon line runs along my NORTHERN border.

 

9.  I border Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky.

 

10.  I am sometimes called the "EVERGREEN" state.

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Please share the answers you know with everyone else in the comment section.  Can anyone go 10 for 10?

 


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Dec. 1, 2005 - Untitled Comment

Posted by jayfromcleveland


Joel, wow you've been active lately. If my experience is any indication, the novelty wears off after a while. Good quiz! Here's my guesses off the top of my head:

1. VA
2. ?
3. AL
4. VT
5. AK
6. MN
7. DE
8. MD
9. WV
10. ?


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Dec. 1, 2005 - Great Job!

Posted by JoelKing


Jay, you got them all right! I just noticed #6 had two answers: MN and SD.


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