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1. Which U.S. New England state is named after a group of Native Americans whose name means "near the great hill" or "at the little big hill" or "at the range of hills"?
2. Which U.S. state, where two major rivers meet, is named after a native tribe whose name means "those with dugout canoes"?
3. Which U.S. state name comes from the Choctaw for "red people", referring to all Native Americans?
4. Which U.S. state's name is the Spanish for the color of its major river, which carries heavy silt down from the mountains?
5. Spanish again: Which U.S. state name means "Flowery Land"?
6. Which U.S. state on the Great Lakes has a native name meaning "large water"?
7. Which large U.S. state's name is derived from the Caddo Native American language word for "friend"?
8. Which U.S. State is supposedly named for a European queen, but also may be named for a religious figure?
9. The meaning of many US state names have been lost. Which U.S. state had myths, later debunked, that its name meant "dark and bloody ground" or was a combination of the words "turkey" and "cane"?
10. One Native American tribe has two U.S. states named after it - which two?
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