United States

State Facts

100

How many states make up the United States?

50

200

Which state is located the furthest west? (This state is also the southernmost state)

Hawai'i

300

Which state is the located the furthest north?

Alaska

400

Which oceans border the United States?

Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

500

How many states are part of the conterminous United States?

48

Capitals

100

What's the capital of the United States?

Washington, D.C.

200

What is the capital of Virginia?

Richmond

300

What is the capital of Florida?

Tallahassee

400

What is the capital of Texas?

Austin

500

Lansing is the capital of __________ and Detroit is its largest city.

Michigan

Geography

100

What is the largest state?

Alaska

200

What is the smallest state?

Rhode Island

300

The United States is the ____ largest country.

3rd/4th when you count overseas territories

400

Which state is south of Nebraska and north of Oklahoma?

Kansas

500

The second largest state is...

Texas

Physical Geography

100

This state is on a peninsula.

Florida

200

This very long river cuts north to south through the United States.

The Mississippi River

300

How many Great Lakes are there?

Five

400

The Colorado River began to cut a channel through layers of rock and very slowly created the ______________.

Grand Canyon

500

What's the largest Great Lake?

Lake Superior

Miscellaneous

100

Who was the first president of the United States?

George Washington

200

Which state has the highest population?

California 

300

Who was the first American to walk on the moon?

Neil Armstrong (1969)

400

Which bird almost became the national bird of the United States instead of the bald eagle?

Turkey

500

Name one United States Territory.

Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, and American Samoa