States with Amnesia Trivia Quiz

Answer: Oregon

The Oregon shield is on one side and a beaver is on the other side.
Oregon became a state on Valentine's Day (February 14) in 1859. Crater Lake, located in Oregon, is the deepest lake in the United States and the ninth deepest lake in the world. The American beaver that brought trappers to the state also gave the state the nickname of Beaver State.

Answer: Maryland

Maryland was referred to as the Old Line State by George Washington. He referred to the state as such in honor of the troops who fought during the Revolutionary War. After Maryland was accused of not having a prohibition law, a Maryland newspaper editor suggested the state should be known as the Free State. Baltimore, Maryland was the site of the first railroad station built in 1830. Maryland became the seventh state to join the union on April 28, 1788.

Answer: Indiana

Congress passed the resolution for the Indiana territory in 1800. When the Indians moved or were forcibly moved from the area, Indiana retained the same name. On December 11, 1816, Indiana became the nineteenth state to enter the union.

Answer: New York

New York became the eleventh state of the union on July 26, 1788. The English took over the state from the Dutch and named New York after the Duke of York, James II. The world's oldest cattle ranch is in Montauk, NY.

Answer: Ohio

Although Ohio was granted statehood in 1803, it was not officially granted statehood until 1953 due to a bill oversight. The Ohio River borders Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, and Indiana. The name Ohio comes from the Iroquois word meaning "large".

Answer: Mississippi

Mississippi became the twentieth state in December 1817. It is known as the Magnolia state. Mississippi became the first state to have a successful heart transplant surgery conducted at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The Missouri River is the longest river in the United States with a length of 2540 miles.

It empties into the Mississippi River, the second longest river in the United States.

Answer: Maine

Maine joined as the twenty-third state of the union on March 23, 1820. Its official tree is the white pine. Over 90% of the state is covered in forest and 3,500 miles of coastline. Mainers are the first people to see the sun rise in the United States.

Answer: Idaho

Idaho was a word made up by George Willing. The state became the forty-third state to join the union on July 3, 1890.

Answer: Georgia

Georgia produces over two billion pounds of peanuts a year and holds the record for the world's largest peach cobbler. Georgia became the fourth state to enter the union on January 2, 1788.

Answer: Tennessee

Tennessee became the sixteenth state to join the union in June of 1796. An Indian village called Tanasqui took residence in the area now known as Tennessee, which is where the name may have originated. In 1750, Governor James Glen of South Carolina gave the state the official name of Tennessee.