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100

The Sunflower State

Kansas

100

This state holds the record for the highest weather temperature ever recorded. 

California

100

True or false:  Part of Kansas used to be part of Mexico?

True

100

Name the east and west neighboring (touching) states of Kansas

Missouri and Colorado

100

When does 8 + 5 = 1?

When you're measuring time. 8 am + 5 hrs = 1 pm

200

The Show-me state

Missouri

200

Which state has the highest percentage of alligators?

Loisiana

200

Which former US president grew up and started building his political career in Abilene Kansas?

Dwight D Eisenhower

200

Which states are Kansas' neighbors to the north and south?

Nebraska and Oklahoma

200

What is the average amount of time between human babies being born in the US?

4.9 seconds                                  8.6 seconds

11.1 seconds                              24.2 seconds

8.6 seconds

300

The Peach state

Georgia

300

Which state has the greatest percentage of crocodiles?

Florida (the only state with a crocodile population)

300

Not counting Texas, 5 other US states were, once upon a time, completely or almost completely, part of Mexico.  Name one of them for the regular point total, or 3 of them for double the point total.

California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico

300

Which state, shaped like a boot, neighbors Texas to the east?

Louisiana

300

According to the latest statistics, per capita, which US state leads the nation in birth rate?

South Dakota

400

The Bluegrass State

Kentucky

400

Which state historically has the hottest summers?

Tie between Texas and Louisiana

400

This Kansas city was split right down the middle, with the north half being in the US, while the south half was in Mexico.

Dodge City

400

Which state neighbors Washington to the south and California to the north?

Oregon

400

How many contiguous United States landmasses would it take to fill our Sun's volume?

630,000                                  1,840,500

21,200,000                              82,000,000

82,000,000

500

The Garden State

New Jersery

500

Historically, which state gets the greatest amount of snowfall each year?

Alaska

500

This US state has the most unstable ground and is therefore most susceptible to sinkholes.

Florida

500

Along the states on the southern coast, from west to east, the states are Texas, Louisiana, neighbor, Alabama, Georgia.  Who is the neighbor state in the middle?

Mississippi

500

This was the first music video ever played on MTV.

For double points, provide the month, day and year that MTV went on the air.

Video Killed the Radio Star

August 1, 1981

600

The Keystone State

Pennsylvania

600

This state has the most mountain ranges

Nevada

600

This state has the deepest hole in the earth in the US, either natural or man-made

Oklahoma (a man-made hole 6 miles deep)

600

Name one of the neighbor states that sits on top of Florida's north border.

Alabama or Georgia

600

At the equator, the widest part of the earth, how fast does the earth rotate on its axis in miles per hour?

1000 mph

700

The Palmetto State

South Carolina

700

Which state has the highest per capita income

Connecticut

700

The US bought this from an Empire in 1867 and paid only 2ยข per acre for it

Alaska

700

Indiana is sandwiched in between two states.  Which state is its east neighbor and which is its west neighbor?

Ohio and Illinois

700

What is the average speed of the earth's orbit around the sun?

25000 mph                          42000mph

48000 mph                          67000mph

67000mph

800

The Yellowhammer State

Alabama

800

Which state in the past, 1995 - 1999, had roads and highways with no speed limit?

Montana

800

If you stood on top of The Four Corners monument, you would be in 4 states at once. Name one of them for regular point total, or 3 of them for double point total.

Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado & Utah

800

Name one of the two states whose borders touch the greatest number of other neighboring states.

Tennessee or Missouri

800

According to the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA), what is the speed of sound in miles per hour?

761 mph