50 States and Capitals Match Up Part 4 Quiz

Answer: California

California has changed since the Gold Rush. In 1846 it was conquered from Mexico at the conclusion of the Mexican American War. In 1906, 1989, and 1994 earthquakes hit the state and destroyed parts of Los Angeles and San Francisco. San Francisco was the hardest hit because it stands right at the center of the San Andreas Fault where the plate that is North America meets the ocean. Twice San Francisco was destroyed by it and they rebuilt and since 1989 spaghetti bowl interchanges and viaducts are banned in the state and the Bay Bridge, the Rafael Bridge, the Haywood Bridge, and the Dumbarton Bridge have been replaced or are going to be replaced as the cantilever has been banned in the state because a large section of the Bay Bridge collapsed in 1989, and four decks on the Bay Bridge and the Cyprus Viaduct also collapsed killing divers. Los Angeles is home of the movie industry and every film ever made was made here. Los Angeles is also home of the largest port in the United States The Intermodel Container Transfer Facility ICTF at Long Beach which is entirely located on Terminal Island and is connected to the mainland by four bridges. San Diego is home of the Pacific Fleet with all the ships docked at North Island Naval Station.

The capital, Sacramento, is home to Roseville Yard which is the largest rail yard on the west coast. Not far from the yard on I Street in Sacramento is where it all began in 1862 when Southern Pacific broke ground and started their trek east to Utah beginning construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. California is home of 9 national parks and is home of Mount Whitney which is the high point and Death Valley which is the low point. The Napa Valley from Oakland to Eureka produces wine and beer. The state also produces fruit.

Answer: Minnesota

Minnesota has two of the Great Lakes in it and there are 10,000 lakes in this state giving it its nickname. St Paul is the state's capital. Most of the iron ore that is used in the steel mills comes from here and it forms the first loop of the Rust Belt. Minnesota is also above the 48th parallel which means it is extremely cold in winter.

Answer: Oregon

When the pioneers came here in 1846 they knew it was a great place to live. The Columbia and the Snake rivers make up the largest watershed in the western United States. Boats go up and down this river from the Tri Cities to Portland. The eastern half is mostly farmland but everything else is woodlands and logging is Oregon's chief industry.

Answer: Kansas

Good old Kansas with its flat lands and and fields was founded early in 1854. when it was founded. The first industry in Kansas was cattle, but when Dodge City was shot up, cattle was banned in the state and the Earps, Bat Masterson, and Hickok had a hard time taming it. Kansas sits in Tornado Alley and 15 of the deadliest twisters destroyed the cities of Hays, Greensburg, Wichita, and destroyed homes around Lawrence and Dodge City. Topeka despite being the place where BNSF was founded is also famous for Brown vs Board of Education a Supreme Court case that ruled against segregation. Wichita is home of the US aircraft industry with plants belonging to Boeing, Cessna, Beechcraft, Airbus, Learjet, Raytheon, ans Spirit Aerospace located here.

Answer: West Virginia

West Virginia is in the center of the Appalachians and is the heart of Coal Country with 92% of all the coal coming from here. Another practice that is done in this state, but still banned is bootlegging with most of the stills located in the woods. The New River Gorge has the fourth longest arch bridge in the United States this is one of many arches where BASE jumping is allowed without a permit.

Answer: Nevada

Nevada became a state in the Civil War and to fund it they started looking for gold. Gold was struck in Carson City in 1850 and everyone flocked to the territory and the Comstock Lode one of them was Mark Twain. Reno is right up the road and rivals Vegas in gambling. Vegas is the largest city and has 200 churches, 300 wards and branches, 40 wedding chapels, and one LDS temple.

The state railroad museum is in Boulder and has the locomotives and cars they used to build Hoover Dam and Lake Mead which are near by. Nevada is the only state where flying over the interior will get you shot down.

There are 200 military bases, all in the interior, and flight over this area is restricted because all of them border Area 51. The ET Highway goes right through it and attracts conspiracy theorists and UFO hunters. Nevada also has the longest road in the nation with Highway 50 and the longest freeway in the nation Interstate 80 where there is no rest stop for 200 miles.

Answer: Nebraska

Nebraska has come a long way since the Homestead Acts. It fought twisters, survived Locust Armageddon, and lived through the Dust Bowl all to deliver us our corn and the meat. Six of the nations butcher houses are based in Omaha chief among them are JBS, Conagra, and Tyson. Omaha is home of Union Pacific which started west in 1862 to build the Transcontinental Railroad. North Platte is home to the largest yard in the world - Bailey Yard where 10,000 trains are made each day. Lincoln, the state capital, is the only capital to have a single house of government.

Answer: Colorado

You better not get altitude sickness here because Colorado is 16,000 Feet Above Sea Level. Denver the capital is known as the Mile High City and is where all of our coins are made. Gold was struck here 1862 and a mint was opened a year later. Since that day Denver Mint has been pounding out the coins and if you see a coin with the letter D on the side it was struck in Denver. Colorado Springs is home of the United States Air Force Academy better known as Air Force School.

This is where our pilots earn their wings before they board their jets.

Not far from it under Cheyenne Mountain and Peterson Air Force Base is NORAD which has the job of protecting America to make sure our enemies do not destroy us.

Answer: North Dakota

North Dakota is one place you can find peace and Teddy found it when he camped on the Badlands in 1885. Years later when he became president the Northern Badlands and his cabin became a national park and are named after him. This state also has more Scandinavians then the rest of the nation and most of them live on the prairie and in Bismarck.

The state is very windy and has oil fields and wind farms but winters are harsh and it is extremely cold up there.

Answer: South Dakota

South Dakota is in the middle of the Black Hills. To the west is the Powder River Basin which has large coal fields and to the east are woodlands. In the middle where South Dakota is is the richest farmland and mountains in the country. Mount Rushmore is South Dakota's signature landmark Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Lincoln look down on a tree lined plaza filled with the flags from every 50 states.