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1. Which state was named by Captain John Mason of Plymouth Council for a county in England?
2. Which state's name means 'large hill place'?
3. Which state's name means 'snow-clad' in Spanish?
4. What state name is from the Russian version of the Aleutian word 'alakshak' meaning 'peninsular'?
5. Which state's name is taken from the French words for 'green' and 'mountain'?
6. What state was named by Sir Walter Raleigh in honor of Queen Elizabeth I of England?
7. Which state was named after Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I of England?
8. Which state name is from the Sioux word meaning 'friend' or 'ally'?
9. What state is named after the first president of the United States?
10. Which state's name is from the Latin or Spanish for 'mountainous'?
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