50 States Jeopardy

Capitals

Famous Firsts/Inventions

State Nickname

Famous Celebrities

National Parks

100

What is the capital of New Jersey

A. Newark

B. Camden

C. Bound Brook

D. Trenton

100

What State came up with Taylor Ham/Pork Roll?

A. New York

B. New Jersey

C. Delaware

D. Massachusetts

B. New Jersey

100

What state nickname is known for the Garden State

A. New York

B. Iowa

C. Vermont

D. New Jersey

100

What state is Lebron James from

A. California

B. New York

C. Illinois

D. Ohio

100

What State has the Grand Canyon

A. Montana

B. Arizona

C. Nevada

D. Utah

B. Arizona

200

What is the Capital of California

A. Los Angeles

B. San Franciso

C. Sacramento

D. San Diego

C. Sacramento

200

What State came up with the Telephone/Basketball

A. Indiana

B. Missouri

C. Massachusetts

D. New York

C. Massachusetts

Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in Boston (1876); James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield (1891).

200

Known for its rich agricultural heritage and state flower, which state carries the nickname 'The Peach State'?

A. Alabama

B. Georgia

C. Florida

D. South Carolina

B. Georgia

200

What State is Dolly Parton From

A. Texas

B. Oklahoma

C. Tennessee

D. Georgia

200

What State has Yellowstone National Park?

A. Washington

B. Oregon

C. South Dakota

D. Wyoming

300

What is the Capital of Kentucky?

A. Lexington

B. Louisville

C. Frankfurt

D. Pikeville

C. Frankfurt

300

What State came up with the Modern Skyscraper

A. New York

B. California

C. Texas

D. Illinois

The Home Insurance Building in Chicago (1885) was the first tall building supported by a structural steel frame.

300

Which Southern state is traditionally nicknamed 'The Volunteer State' due to the prominent role played by local soldiers during the War of 1812?

A. Tennessee

B. Arkansas

C. Kentucky

D. North Carolina

A. Tennessee

300

What State is Bruce Springsteen from

A. New York

B. Pennsylvania

C. New Jersey

D. Massachusetts

C. New Jersey

300

What State has Mount Rainier National Park?

A. Oregon

B. Montana

C. Washington

D. Idaho

C. Washington

400

What is the Capital of South Dakota?

A. Pierre

B. Sioux Falls

C. Rapid City

D. Aberdeen

A. Pierre

400

What State had the First Electronic Computer

A. Pennsylvania

B. Texas

C. California

D. Florida

A. Pennsylvania

400

Which state is historically nicknamed 'The Gem State' due to a word falsely claimed by mining lobbyist George M. Willing to be a Native American phrase meaning 'gem of the mountains'?

A. Idaho

B. Oregon

C. Montana

D. New Mexico

A. Idaho

400

What State is Stephen King From?

A. New Hampshire

B. Maine

C. Pennsylvania

D. Vermont

B. Maine

400

What State has Dry Tortugas National Park

A. Louisiana

B. Texas

C. California

D. Florida

500

What is the Capital of Washington?

A. Olympia

B. Tacoma

C. Seattle

D. Spokana

A. Olympia

500

What State had the First Commercial Telephone Exchange?

A. Nebraska

B. Michigan

C. California

D. Connecticut

Established in New Haven in 1878, featuring the world's first phone book.

500

Which Midwestern state carries the well-known moniker 'The Show-Me State'?

A. Iowa

B. Nebraska

C. Kansas

D. Missouri

500

What State is Johnny Deep From?

A. California

B. Lousiana

C. New York

D. Kentucky

500

What State has Great Basin National Park

A. Montana

B. Michigan

C. New Jersey

D. Nevada