States Starting with N
Directionally Challenged
Odd Facts
Capitals
Named After?
100
This state is North of Massachusetts. It is known as the "Live Free or Die" state, or the Granite State. Cities include Concord, Nashua, and Salem.
What is New Hampshire?
100
This state is the Northernmost state in the union. It borders Canada. It is 2 1/2 miles from Russia, and 500 miles from the continental US.
What is Alaska?
100
Dr. Martin Luther King and former president Jimmy Carter hail from this Southern state, known for its peanut and peach crops.
What is Georgia?
100
This is the capital of Hawaii.
What is Honolulu?
100
This state is the only one named after a president.
What is Washington?
200
This state is on the East Coast. It is home to Atlantic City, Cape May, and Trenton. It borders New York.
What is New Jersey?
200
This state is in the SouthEast tip of the US. It is a peninsula and a panhandle. It is The Sunshine State, and it is Georgia's neighbor to the South.
What is Florida?
200
This is one of the New England states, and a member of the 13 original colonies. Pilgrims landed there in 1620. The State Bird is the chickadee and the State Cookie is the chocolate chip cookie.
What is Massachusetts?
200
This is the capital of Alabama.
What is Montgomery?
200
This Southern state capital was named after a famous American (*not really), who is the King of Pop.
What is Jackson, Mississippi?
300
This is the Empire State. It is the home of The Statue of Liberty and The Big Apple. This state shares Niagara Falls with Canada.
What is New York?
300
This state was the 50th state in the union. It is located about 2,000 miles off the West Coast of the continental US. It is the Southernmost point of the US.
What is Hawaii?
300
This state is on the West Coast. It is the 3rd largest state. In this state, you would find Death Valley, and the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Carmel, where you cannot eat ice cream on the sidewalk.
What is California?
300
This is the capital of Alaska.
What is Juneau?
300
This state capital was named after our 16th president.
What is Lincoln, Nebraska?
400
This state is in the middle of the country. There are many cornfields and tornados. It's capital is Lincoln.
What is Nebraska?
400
These five states have directional words in their names. (North, West, East, South)
What are North and South Carolina, North and South Dakota, and West Virginia.
400
This state is at the NorthWesternmost point in the continental US. The Western part of the state enjoys mild temperatures and wet winters, and the Eastern part of the state, past the Cascade mountains, is dry and desertlike. This state is known for its apples, its lumber, and the city of Seattle.
What is Washington?
400
This is the capital of the US. It is home of many fantastic museums such as the Holocaust Museum and the Smithsonian. There are many monuments here in honor of famous Americans.
What is Washington, D.C.?
400
This state was named after a river, which was named after Baron De La Warr.
What is Delaware?
500
This state is in the SouthWest. It is known for its turquoise and silver jewelry. Some houses here are made of adobe, or mud, since there aren't a lot of trees. Its capital was the first capital city in the US.
What is New Mexico?
500
This state is in the NorthEasternmost point in the continental US. It is The Pine Tree State. This state is where the sun rises first in the US.
What is Maine?
500
This is the second largest state in the union. It is The Lone Star State. It borders Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. It is associated with cowboys, country music, and oil. The food here is spicy.
What is Texas?
500
This is the capital of Kansas. Kansas is in Tornado Alley. Dorothy lived in Kansas in The Wizard of Oz. Other Kansas cities include Wichita, Kansas City, and Overland Park.
What is Topeka?
500
The capital of the US was named after this president.
What is Washington, D.C.?