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Fifty US States in One Minute

Nearly impossible to get 100%, but see how many states you can type in 60 seconds.
Quiz by Quizmaster
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Last updated: September 1, 2018
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First submittedDecember 12, 2011
Times taken2,704,072
Average score42.0%
Rating4.31
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State
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
State
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
State
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
State
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
State
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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Level 51
Mar 10, 2018
I got 50 and I'm just a one week old fetus.
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Level 65
Mar 23, 2018
I got them all, and I'm only my grandmother's egg.
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Level 44
Nov 21, 2023
These comments are out of pocket
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Level 31
Mar 12, 2018
i got 61 and i died three weeks ago
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Level 65
Mar 23, 2018
It took me so many times, but after hours of practice I finally got all 50. What a waste of time.
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Level 54
Apr 13, 2018
60%... I make too many typos :(
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Level 16
Apr 30, 2018
I kept trying to get some bragging rights but I got 21 3 times in a row. And even with that number I still cant drink
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Level 24
May 5, 2018
It's "only" 57 WPM, yet it's so hard. xD

First try I got 38, second I got 44. I mean, I did this quiz before, but I decided to try again and this is what I got.

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Level 4
May 30, 2018
I did awful on this one type too slow
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Level 60
Jun 21, 2018
According to my stats, I have taken this test literally 92 times over the past 5 years... and today I FINALLY got all 50!!! With three seconds to spare!!! Woohoo!
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Level 55
Jul 9, 2018
26, thanks a lot typos
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Level 9
Jul 15, 2018
You'd think that memorizing them in alphabetical order would help, but nope
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Level 5
Jul 24, 2018
Finished 50/50 with 0:03 remaining. No cheating.
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Level 52
Aug 9, 2018
Not of fan of these. Granted, you have to know your states, but this is a speed typing test, not a knowledge test. Just my opinion...
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Level 50
Aug 9, 2018
It is a speed test, but there is another quiz where you name the states, but with more time, so I think this one is good for those who enjoy the challenge (like me).
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Level 67
Aug 11, 2018
Just can't seem to get past 37
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Level 64
Oct 1, 2018
Beat it with 2:00 remaning
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Level 45
Nov 16, 2018
Got 34/50. Beat 94.2% people, finally got 5/5 points
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Level 73
Nov 26, 2018
I'd like to pat myself on the back for getting all 50 with 4 seconds left, meaning I typed them all in 56 seconds.
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Level 68
Dec 19, 2018
Helpful tip: Start with Washington. You can type the "was" with your left hand as you press start with your right. Then move your hand over as you are typing, and go NW->SW->MW->SE->NE
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Level 22
Dec 21, 2018
Got all 50 of them. Not to brag.
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Level 38
Nov 9, 2023
to brag.
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Level 37
Dec 30, 2018
easy, got them all with 59 seconds left, jeeez create a challenge XD
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Level 57
Dec 31, 2018
After playing this quiz 157 times along three weeks I finally reached the 50 states in 57 seconds. I'm really proud of myself. Happy 2019 everyone!
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Level 49
Jan 8, 2019
8 seconds left is my highest, and I'm 12.
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Level 49
Jan 11, 2019
14 seconds left this time! I'm only 13!
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Level 37
Jan 15, 2019
I can only get 27
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Level 48
Jan 25, 2019
Well 37 beats 97% of people so that's good enough I guess
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Level 45
Feb 15, 2019
all with .3 seconds to spare first try! not bad for a third grader.
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Level 36
Mar 24, 2019
You got all of them? I only got 18 and i'm in 6th grade. You should be very proud of yourself.
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Level 55
Feb 15, 2019
I got all of them with 4 seconds left, but I was using a really good keyboard, plus it was like my 170th time taking this quiz. ;)
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Level 53
Feb 21, 2019
I got all 50 with 5 seconds left but it took me a lot of practice. Lots of fun
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Level 40
Mar 3, 2019
30/50 - I'll keep trying. Easier if you look at the answers you've already typed in rather than the map
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Level 49
Mar 8, 2019
Tried! At least I got 32/50. (: Usually a pretty fast typer, but, not today. (:
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Level 66
Mar 11, 2019
I had to restart the quiz a couple times because I have this bad tendency to accidentally miss the G in Washington when I try to type it quickly. Best score I've managed so far is 47/50, leaving the "direction" states (North/South Dakota/Carolina, West Virginia) til last.
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Level 20
May 2, 2019
50/50 with 0:57 left
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Level 45
May 2, 2019
50 with 7 seconds left wow, it took a lot of attempts
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Level 27
Jun 16, 2019
i misspronounced Tteenneessee
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Level 30
Jun 21, 2019
On the 10th try I finally got 100% with 2 seconds left.

Phew!

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Level 25
Jul 3, 2019
This is so hard but fun! The highest I got was 40.
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Level 75
Sep 10, 2019
I got 35 by using my mental map and going west to east without think whether or not the state had a long or short name
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Level 38
Sep 25, 2019
Didn't get New York.
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Level 47
Sep 27, 2019
The first time I tried this I got 40 of them. Continued trying it and my score only went down lol, I got 37 the next try then only 33 on my third try. This quiz is all mental(and typing speed obviously).
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Level 20
Oct 22, 2019
50 seconds for Pennsylvania, 10 seconds for the rest
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Level 28
Nov 6, 2019
As a Mexican I got 23
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Level 75
Nov 8, 2019
I did the alphabetically and got 38 on my first and second tries. Rhode Island messed me up both times. If you make any typos, you are pretty much screwed. I ended up typing "soudh thakota"
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Level 33
Nov 14, 2019
GoTTa geT thOsE 5 PoiNtS...
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Level 78
Dec 2, 2019
FINALLY got them all with 4 seconds left!!!
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Level 68
Mar 3, 2020
haha nice. you've been at it for a long time
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Level 78
Dec 4, 2020
Thanques!
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Level 40
Jan 22, 2020
Jesus.... really cant give any mercy when it comes to the time (or earning the badge?)
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Level 66
Jan 31, 2020
Got a new record, 50 states in 44 seconds
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Level 67
Feb 4, 2020
nice
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Level 55
Mar 31, 2020
How?! That's great!
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Level 66
Jul 10, 2020
40 seconds now :)
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Level 67
Feb 4, 2020
34.
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Level 68
Mar 8, 2020
got 34. for some reason every single time my hands decided to type Massachusetts and i waisted like 15 seconds on it in every try
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Level 56
Mar 12, 2020
Finally after hundreds of times, I did it.
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Level 55
Mar 31, 2020
wow!
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Level 56
Mar 31, 2020
32
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Level 59
Apr 1, 2020
finally.... 100%
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Level 77
Apr 14, 2020
Got it on my try with 8 seconds left... phew! I thought I would make it with 16 seconds and 5 states left, but those included Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island... yikes...
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Level 57
Apr 21, 2020
1 sec left, 50th try, copy by ctrl+c some hard-to-type state, like Massachusetts and just press ctrl+v and you have +1 free state
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Level 53
Apr 23, 2020
30
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Level 35
Apr 24, 2020
it took me like, 30 tries and now my wrist hurt but I GOT IT with 5 secs left
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Level 37
May 21, 2020
Quizmaster, Can you please make the 1 minute a bit easier. Words like North Dakota, South Dakota, North Carolina, South Carolina, Rhode Island. These states take a bit long to spell. Try to make it like N. Dakota or S. Dakota or Rhode I. Thanks, UltraEl1te
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Level 49
Jun 9, 2020
Man this is fast. I have to type faster than Kal hitting the 'reply' button when he reads the comments section.
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Level 55
Jun 15, 2020
Lol.
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Level 46
Jun 18, 2020
7 seconds left on my very first try lol. Good thing I'm a fast typist.
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Level 70
Aug 17, 2020
100%
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Level 48
Aug 28, 2020
100% :))) With 3 seconds left. So proud of myself!!!
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Level 36
Sep 8, 2020
God, I keep getting 49, don't know if I'll ever get them all
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Level 67
Oct 5, 2020
human brain: start with the small states,

monkey brain: hehe minnesota

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Level 69
Dec 4, 2020
At least you monkey brain goes Minnesota. Mine goes Massachusetts.
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Level 49
Oct 31, 2020
I always forget Nebraska and Minnesota!
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Level 75
Nov 14, 2020
I recommend copying "northcarolina" and pasting it in immediately. Also you can use type-ins "ilinois", "massachusets", "minesota", "misisipi", "misuri", "pensylvania", "tenesee". I was able to get 100% with 1 second left with some typos using this method.
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Level 36
Nov 18, 2020
Took me 52 seconds, very tough overall
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Level 62
Nov 18, 2020
Finally!!! After 50 tries I got 50/50 with 2 seconds remaining! I typed all the full names and had Rhode Island copied (I always jumble up that spelling when I am going fast), and then my strategy was to copy Rhode Island the millisecond the timer started and then start on the west coast with Washington and then get the west coast and wind through the Midwest, move on to the South, work my way through the Mid-Atlantic, and finish off in New England.
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Level 70
Dec 4, 2020
i had a good roll going on and managed to get 46/50, if i didn't stumble on West Virginia i coulda gotten 48. i also forgot Hawaii tryna get all the continental ones
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Level 75
Dec 4, 2020
I've tried this quiz probably 50+ times in the last two years (I always take it when I see it). Today is my first time taking it while I was at work...and I got it with four seconds to spare! Maybe I did so well because I was stressed my boss would see me doing nerd things when I was supposed to be working (hahah).
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Level 40
Dec 4, 2020
Darn it! I got 48 after half an hour of typing.
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Level 57
Dec 4, 2020
I got 39 on first try, there's no way I'm getting all of them
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Level 66
Dec 5, 2020
I can verbally say all the states in 16 seconds but typing the best I've done is 43 in one minute.
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Level 53
Dec 11, 2020
41/50
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Level 25
Dec 27, 2020
Done in 47 seconds: https://youtu.be/XhskobX-NQY
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Level 2
Dec 30, 2020
J'ai tapé Californie, Floride et cela n'a pas fonctionné.... la moitié des noms des états que j'ai tapés (sans faute, j'ai vérifié) n'a pas été validée.
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Level 45
Jan 17, 2021
After hours of trying I finally got 30/50 for the 1 minute badge
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Level 49
Jan 31, 2021
Got them all untimed. Don't want to cheat with YouTube so will plod on. I am improving
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Level 21
Feb 8, 2021
I'm in the fetus and I got 49/50 ez clap
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Level 49
Feb 9, 2021
My best is 22 seconds left if anybody beats that you got my respect
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Level 51
Feb 10, 2021
Spent few minutes on this, and got'em all with 9 seconds left.
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Level 19
Feb 10, 2021
i get them all by doing the song. Alabama alaska arizona arkansas california colorado(etc)
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Level 64
Feb 12, 2021
100% with 0:03 remaining
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Level 44
Mar 11, 2021
0:57 is my best time.
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Level 51
Mar 18, 2021
0:02 left is mine!
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Level 70
Mar 20, 2021
I'm sad that I got 22 more in one minute in the countries of the world 1 minute sprint quiz and I have lived in US my entire life.
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Level 46
Apr 5, 2021
I finally got them all with 0:01 remaining, I typed Hawaii so fast!
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Level 55
Apr 8, 2021
I can type fast enough but I can't think fast enough
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Level 28
Apr 11, 2021
Same lol
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Level 57
Apr 9, 2021
I thought "shortest states" and instantly put Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Level 28
Apr 11, 2021
I managed to guess them all second try. Wanna know my secret? Anyone can do it.

See the square button when you press the start quiz button? Press that, then you get the quiz untimed.

Easy quiz, ngl.

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Level 57
Apr 12, 2021
Yeah but that doesn't get you points or the satisfaction of doing it.
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Level 16
Apr 27, 2021
are you from tenessee? cos you're the only ten i see ;)
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Level 68
May 1, 2021
45/50... I think I'll stop here, not sure I can type fast enough for the last few
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Level 25
May 5, 2021
I'm Indian and 9 and I got 27/50
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Level 43
May 6, 2021
I got 41
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Level 53
May 12, 2021
44/50 I can do it
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Level 37
May 13, 2021
i knew all of them but spelling massachusetts and pennslyvania took some time up anmd i am a slow typer.
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Level 33
May 26, 2021
48 im 14 years old
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Level 43
May 4, 2023
Nobody cares
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Level 67
May 27, 2021
37
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Level 28
Jun 15, 2021
It Says: you need to get at least 30 to progress to the one minute badge! Me: gets 29
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Level 28
Jun 15, 2021
I TRY TO GET 30 but during my 3 tries 27,29,28
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Level 51
Jun 30, 2021
38 is the max i could reach......

There should be a 1.5 minute version somewhere

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Level 41
Jul 16, 2021
If I got 67 in countries of the world in one minute, there is a chance I get all 50.
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Level 51
Jul 28, 2021
I got to 44. If I only had 10 sec more!!!
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Level 43
Oct 15, 2021
43 lol
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Level 39
Oct 18, 2021
28
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Level 35
Oct 18, 2021
100% in 44 seconds
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Level 54
Nov 8, 2021
I average about 70wpm and managed to barely get a 40/50. I finally got the 5 points so I'm pretty happy with that.
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Level 68
Nov 9, 2021
46 I'm so close
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Level 25
Nov 18, 2021
Speed demon right here
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Level 23
Nov 21, 2021
I got 43/50 and i am from The United Arab Emirates
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Level 49
Dec 16, 2021
I kinda feel like an anti-american, i live in the US but i know more about random central asian countries than my own states.
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Level 49
Dec 22, 2021
oh my god I FINALLY got enough for the badge
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Level 54
Dec 23, 2021
Finally after so long I finished all 50 with 1s left. My best on the regular quiz is 58s so I really had to push it.
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Level 31
Jan 3, 2022
Just saying I’m a 1 year old alien born on Jupiter and I got 51 on this quiz in 3 secs! Beat that #1
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Level 24
Jan 14, 2022
Got 35/ 50 :(
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Level 27
Jan 17, 2022
BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO connecticut and new hampshire ihy
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Level 27
Jan 17, 2022
EVERYTHING EXCEPT RHODE ISLAND AND I WAS AT THE RHODE ISL- AND TIME RAN OUT THIS IS SO RAGE INDICUING
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Level 42
Jan 21, 2022
Finally did it after getting 46/50 like 5 times in a row yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
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Level 86
Feb 4, 2022
I don't think there's anything harder than spelling Massachusetts and Connecticut while in a time crunch
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Level 55
Feb 23, 2022
And Mississippi.
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Level 26
Feb 25, 2022
how about mississippi?
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Level 59
May 13, 2022
Not too hard to spell, just a waste of time.
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Level 26
Feb 25, 2022
don't judge me I don't live in the USA, I got 18
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Level 19
Feb 27, 2022
I only got 4 😢
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Level 64
Feb 27, 2022
More like miss-spell 20-ish states in 60 seconds lol.
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Level 44
Mar 1, 2022
I keep doing Missouri bruh
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Level 32
Mar 20, 2022
I don't know why, but randomly I put Rhode Island. I had like two seconds left and my brain could only think "Hey, Rhode Island sound like the shortest and best state to do!" I mean seriously dude I still had Iowa left and I put gosh darn Rhode Island? The human brain can be wacky sometimes. Anyways, to whomever is reading this have a fantastic rest of your day, or go to bed as soon as you can.
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Level 67
Mar 30, 2022
I have been knocking off my goals slowly over the past few months.

30, 35, 40, today finally hit 41! Next up 42!

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Level 40
Apr 14, 2022
I've made a system that allows me to get 37 states. Omitted Mississippi, Conneticut, North and South Dakota, North and South Carolina, Louisiana, New Jersey, New Hampshire, pennsylvania, West Virginia, Massechusetts. Focusing on every other state. Might add New Jersey, Mississippi, and New Hampshire to get an even 40.
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Level 36
Apr 19, 2022
I have taken this test too many times to count and keep getting 49! I cannot for the life of me type Connecticut out in time.
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Level 56
May 2, 2022
how are any of these people in the comments going to expect anyone to believe them when they say they typed 50 letter combinations with about 500 characters total in less than 10 seconds.
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Level 56
May 2, 2022
got them all with six seconds left! helps if you go in alphabetical order
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Level 24
May 3, 2022
i got 50 first try but these comments are making me feel like i cheated lol
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Level 22
May 5, 2022
Got 49/50 my third try. I was so close to 50 but I only got "South Carol" in before my time ran out. Sad
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Level 47
May 10, 2022
I really should be doing my actual U.S. History homework instead of this, but I'm so close! 48/50!
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Level 29
May 20, 2022
49 first try 😢
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Level 65
Jul 30, 2022
😃😐😐
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Level 86
Jun 27, 2022
Finally...

Did it in 53 seconds

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Level 27
Jul 20, 2022
Imagine this, but all 196 countries in one minute.
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Level 27
Jul 20, 2022
Shortcuts and tips in alphabetical presentation:

1. Connecticut (spell it with 'connect' and 'icut' in mind)

2. Illinois - ilinois

3. Louisiana - luisiana

4. Minnesota - minesota

5. Mississippi - misisipi

6. Missouri - misuri

7. New Hampshire - nh

8. New Jersey - nj

9. Pennsylvania - pensylvania

10. Tennesee - tenesee

Finally, it will help to practice alphabetically. A systematic attack aids muscle memory.

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Level 76
Aug 5, 2022
Please do not ACTUALLY omit letters from state names for the sole purpose of doing well on this quiz. NH and NJ are helpful, though, but weird that they are accepted at all.
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Level 57
Nov 5, 2022
NYC also works for New York for some reason.
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Level 59
Jan 4, 2023
That is because an official JetPunk type in for New York (city), is NYC, and the city shares the same name with the state.
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Level 65
Jul 30, 2022
Got 34/50 like most others
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Level 55
Sep 3, 2022
It's definitely possible to get all 50. It is really, really helpful to know the states in alphabetical order prior to taking the quiz, which I did. There are several U.S. state songs (the one I used was called "Fifty States that Rhyme") on YouTube. If you listen to one of them and get it stuck in your head, it makes the quiz much easier to complete in a specific, fixed order. It took me a while to get past 44 states, but I finally got all 50. Using some of the U.S. state type-ins can definitely be a massive time saver -- NH for New Hampshire and NJ for New Jersey. You can also - albeit sneakily -- type NYC to fill in New York, as this is a standard type-in on JetPunk quizzes.
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Level 31
Sep 5, 2022
you can also type "mississippi" as "misisipi"
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Level 59
Sep 28, 2022
after 110 tries i finally achieved 50/50
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Level 34
Oct 25, 2022
My heart is in my throat, I had severely messed up north carolina, but luckily finished with 7 seconds left!
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Level 50
Oct 29, 2022
You scored 33/50 = 66%

This beats or equals 91.8% of test takers

The average score is 21

Your high score is 33

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Level 32
Nov 2, 2022
did it in 45 seconds
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Level 28
Dec 1, 2022
31 on my first try and then 35 is my high score
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Level 63
Dec 4, 2022
I got 45 out of 50
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Level 63
Dec 11, 2022
I got 48/50.
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Level 32
Jan 27, 2023
43 not bad
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Level 67
Feb 2, 2023
Indeed
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Level 67
Feb 2, 2023
New record of 40
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Level 59
Feb 3, 2023
40 seconds nice
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Level 43
Feb 27, 2023
WOOOOO!!! I GOT ALL 50 WITH ONLY 1 SECOND REMAINING
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Level 20
Mar 10, 2023
49/50. 1 letter away from typing Connecticut. I want to die.
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Level 94
Mar 16, 2023
Looks like the threshold for 5 points has gone up. Somehow I was able to get 38, which seems to meet that requirement. Please don't let it need to be more than that in the future!!
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Level 25
Mar 25, 2023
why r u struggling guys, i did it 2nd try
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Level 31
Mar 31, 2023
Why do I have to live here, West Virginia...
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Level 22
Apr 22, 2023
49 first try
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Level 22
Apr 22, 2023
50/50 third try
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Level 40
May 4, 2023
Holy God. Took me nearly an hour but I did it. 0 seconds left somehow. My fingers are done in for the rest of the day.
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Level 63
May 12, 2023
50/50 with seven seconds left.
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Level 59
May 16, 2023
47
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Level 59
May 16, 2023
I spelled Wyoming wrong -_-
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Level 59
May 16, 2023
YESSSS
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Level 67
May 19, 2023
I was typing them super fast and then Mississippi took me like over 10 seconds and messed me up smh
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Level 67
May 19, 2023
41
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Level 52
May 19, 2023
Finished with one second to spare
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Level 59
May 31, 2023
finished with five seconds to spare
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Level 67
Aug 4, 2023
Impressive
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Level 51
Jun 8, 2023
I've been trying to get the one minute badge, but I just can't type fast enough.
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Level 20
Jun 14, 2023
My best was only 23/50
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Level 67
Aug 4, 2023
New high score of 43
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Level 28
Aug 29, 2023
Best score is 41 so far - with Massachusetts >:)
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Level 24
Sep 5, 2023
25 on my first try with massachusetts, by the way im not even teenage yet, maybe i will but currently its september 2023
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Level 33
Sep 6, 2023
FIFTY SEVEN SECONDS!
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Level 22
Sep 18, 2023
For some reason, I just can’t get past 43. It is so agonizingly close.
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Level 20
Sep 22, 2023
Why change the time limit?
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Level 46
Oct 5, 2023
This quiz is like beating my head in just to get 30 for the bage
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Level 50
Oct 11, 2023
Got 44/50
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Level 67
Oct 12, 2023
47 let's go
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Level 21
Oct 26, 2023
This quiz is wicked.

its impossible

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Level 55
Nov 8, 2023
got it in exactly one minute my hands are literally shaking
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Level 44
Nov 10, 2023
I got 36/50 which beat 94.8% of people; I was so close to five points.
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Level 25
Dec 1, 2023
OH MY GOSH!!! I GOT 50 !! I've been trying for like years to beat it... my previous best was 44. 0:59,,, buzzer beater