The United States of Extremes Trivia Quiz

Answer: Alaska

At just over 665,000 square miles (1,723,000 square kilometres), Alaska is more than twice the size of the second on the list, Texas.

The top ten is completed by California, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, and Wyoming.

Answer: Rhode Island

Rhode Island has an area of about 1,500 square miles (4,000 square kilometres).

The District of Columbia, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa and Guam are all smaller, without having State status.

Answer: Colorado

Okay, Colorado does not have America's highest peak (that is in Alaska) but it has the highest mean altitude.

Interestingly, while the ten highest summits in the USA are all in Alaska, Colorado has 29 of the highest 50 and 74 of the highest 100.

Colorado's mean elevation is 6,800 feet. For all of its high mountains, Alaska only comes in at number 15 in the list, 1,900 feet. [Source: netstate.com]

Answer: Delaware

While California has America's lowest point, in Death Valley, Delaware has the lowest mean elevation.

The highest point in Delaware is the Ebright Azimuth, which reaches 447.85 feet (136.50 m) above sea level. The mean elevation is 60 feet.

Answer: Florida

Based on state-wide average temperatures, Florida is the place to be year-round. It reaches 70.70 degrees Fahrenheit, 21.50 Celsius.

Hawaii has a higher mean winter temperature, and Louisiana a higher mean summer temperature.

The coldest, meanwhile, is Alaska. It averages 26.60 degrees Fahrenheit, -3.0 degrees Celsius year round.

Answer: Hawaii

Hawaii is the rainiest state in the US, with an average of 63.7 inches (1,618 millimetres) of rain a year.

The top ten for year-round raininess is completed by Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Connecticut & North Carolina (tie) and South Carolina.

Answer: Nevada

Nevada is the least rainy state in the US, with only 9.5 inches (241 mm) of rain each year.

For winter only, North Dakota is the place to go to avoid precipitation, while in summer head for California. Remember, although it never rains in Southern California - it pours, man it pours.

Answer: California

With about 38.33m people at the 2013 census, California was the most populous state in the USA.

California also had three of the top ten most populous cities, Los Angeles (2nd); San Diego (8th) and San Jose (10th) - US Census Bureau, 2010.

Making up the top ten States were:
2: Texas, 26.43m
3: New York, 19.65m
4: Florida, 19.55m
5: Illinois, 12.85m
6: Pennsylvania, 12.77m
7: Ohio, 11.57m
8: Georgia, 9.99m
9: Michigan, 9.89m
10: North Carolina, 9.44

Answer: Wyoming

The population in 2013 according to the US Census Board was 582,658.

Making up the bottom ten States were:
49: Vermont 626,630
48: North Dakota 723,393
47: Alaska 735,132
46: South Dakota 844,877
45: Delaware 925,749
44: Montana 1,015,165
43: Rhode Island 1,051,511
42: New Hampshire 1,323,459
41: Maine 1,328,302

Answer: New Jersey

New Jersey has 1,210 people per square mile, according to the US Cents Bureau.

Completing the top five are
2: Rhode Island (1,0122)
3: Massachusetts (871)
4: Connecticut (742)
5: Maryland (619).

And if you want to get far from the madding crowd, Alaska is the place to go. It has the lowest population density of any of the 50 states. With 1.3 people per square mile, you may have trouble getting a game of bridge.