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True or false: Denali National Park was first established in Wyoming in 1903.
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True or false: Arizona The produces enough cotton each year to make two T-shirts for every American
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True or false: If California were a country, it would have the eighth-largest economy in the world, beating out Italy, Russia, and India.
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True or false: Oregon was first granted statehood on February 14, 1859.
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True or false: The very first phone book was published in New Haven, Connecticut in February 1878, containing just 50 names.
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True or false: The remains of an 15,000 -year-old human civilization were found buried in a peat bog in Florida.
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True or false: Hawaii is the only state covered entirely by its own time zone, Hawaii-Aleutian, also doesn’t observe daylight saving.
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True or false: In 1887, engineers in Illinois began to reverse the flow of the Chicago River to stop pollution from contaminating the city’s water supply.
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True or false: Maryland the wealthiest state in the country, as measured by median household income.
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True or false: From 1951 to 2000, a swath of land in Nevada was used for hundreds of nuclear weapons tests.
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True or false: In New Hampshire, the state’s license plates—bearing the slogan “Live Free or Die”—are made by prison inmates.
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True or false: The state of Pennsylvania's name is spelled "Pensylvania" on the Liberty Bell.
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Based on the results of this quiz, you're a bit of a state history flop. While you may know the basics when it comes to several of the most prominent US states, many of these details left you feeling a bit befuddled. Worry not, what matters is that you gave this quiz your all and left having learned something new.
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Based on the results of this quiz, you are state history dynamic! You know your state history in a way that few Americans actually do. Whether we're talking state facts or state firsts, you know your stuff.
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Based on the results of this quiz, you are a true state history ace! It's obvious that you've got a keen mind for history, especially when it comes to the individual states. Not every historical fact is cut and dry, but you managed to pass this quiz with flying colors!
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You may think you know your state history better than most, but how expansive is your knowledge compared to most Americans? Embark on this quiz and discover just how state history savvy you truly are!
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True or false: Denali National Park was first established in Wyoming in 1903.
True
False
2
True or false: Arizona The produces enough cotton each year to make two T-shirts for every American
True
False
3
True or false: If California were a country, it would have the eighth-largest economy in the world, beating out Italy, Russia, and India.
True
False
4
True or false: Oregon was first granted statehood on February 14, 1859.
True
False
5
True or false: The very first phone book was published in New Haven, Connecticut in February 1878, containing just 50 names.
True
False
6
True or false: The remains of an 15,000 -year-old human civilization were found buried in a peat bog in Florida.
True
False
7
True or false: Hawaii is the only state covered entirely by its own time zone, Hawaii-Aleutian, also doesn’t observe daylight saving.
True
False
8
True or false: In 1887, engineers in Illinois began to reverse the flow of the Chicago River to stop pollution from contaminating the city’s water supply.
True
False
9
True or false: Maryland the wealthiest state in the country, as measured by median household income.
True
False
10
True or false: From 1951 to 2000, a swath of land in Nevada was used for hundreds of nuclear weapons tests.
True
False
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True or false: In New Hampshire, the state’s license plates—bearing the slogan “Live Free or Die”—are made by prison inmates.
True
False
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True or false: The state of Pennsylvania's name is spelled "Pensylvania" on the Liberty Bell.
True
False
