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Name the State
This is a quiz of how states were given their names.
Quiz ID:
#392
Fun:
(1.97)
Difficulty:
(2.65)
Category:
Geography
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United States
Created By:
aresII
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#1 The Spanish word for "colored red" is the name of this state.
Your Answer:
1 word, 8 letters.
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#2 What state means "flowery Easter"?
Hawaii
Arizona
Florida
Idaho
None of the above
#3 "Homeland" is the meaning of which state?
Connecticut
Ohio
Iowa
Hawaii
#4 Indiana was so named by settlers because, at the time, the region was heavily populated by Native Americans, or "Indians".
True
False
#5 What does "Ohio" mean?
Great river
Fine river
Good river
All of the above
None of the above
#6 This state means "snow clad".
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Nevada
#7 This state's name means "upper" or "higher".
Your Answer:
1 word, 4 letters.
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#8 Which state means "south wind people"?
Illinois
Kansas
Arkansas
Nebraska
#9 What is the Spanish name for the territory north of the Rio Grande?
Your Answer:
2 words, 11 letters. There is also an alternate answer.
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#10 Missouri means "broad water".
True
False
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