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1. Rhode Island is neither a road nor an island, but which of the following is it?
2. Rhode Island may not be an island, but does it have any islands?
3. How many states does Rhode Island share a border with?
4. Which of the following bodies of water does NOT border along Rhode Island?
5. What is the name of the old bridge which spanned across the West passage of Narragansett Bay joining Conanicut Island to North Kingston on the mainland of Rhode Island?
6. Rhode Island was originally settled in 1636 by Roger Williams when he got land from the Narragansett and Pequot tribes. Why did he settle in Rhode Island?
7. Although Rhode Island is not a road, it has roads and highways too! What is the main Interstate Highway which runs diagonally through Rhode Island from the border with Connecticut and into Massachusetts?
8. Rhode Island is not an island, but the state nickname suggests that it could be. What is Rhode Island's nickname?
9. Rhode Island is neither a road nor an island, but Rhode Island wasn't the state's original name. What was the original, more fitting name of the state when it was first settled in 1636?
10. Rhode Island is neither a road nor an island, but it could have been named after an island. Where is the island of Rhodes which lent its name to the small state?
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