# US States Quiz

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-quiz/268307>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 9, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-quiz/268307 "2004-10-09T01:18:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Merkwurdigliebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-quiz/268307/61 "2004-10-13T03:53:24Z")

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> [@Odinoneeye](#):
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> Another two…
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> What is the largest state east of the Mississippi?
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> What is the smallest state west of the Mississippi? (not including Hawaii)

Okay, just a little guessing here (looking at the map!)

largest state east of the MS…

I’d say either Michigan, Florida, or Illinois, but my final answer is Michigan (you know that little peninsula is kinda big.)

smallest state west of the MS

gotta be either Iowa or Louisianna. I’ll go with Louisianna.

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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-quiz/268307/62 "2004-10-13T15:02:56Z")

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BTW, re: made-up names – “California” as a name for the geographic region (predating the USA) was borrowed from the fictional place name of an island in the 16th-century Spanish novel _Las Sergas de Esplandián_.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-quiz/268307/63 "2004-10-13T15:25:01Z")

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This thread not being confusing enough, let me throw in another question: Which state has a population density closest to the national average?

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**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-quiz/268307/64 "2004-10-13T17:01:21Z")

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> [@bup](#):
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> What state contains the higest point east of the Mississippi River?

Mt. Washington in New Hampshire?

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**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-states-quiz/268307/65 "2004-10-13T17:29:48Z")

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> [@Yeticus Rex](#):
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> Mt. Washington in New Hampshire?

Close (in height), but no.

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