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The Only Remaining U.S. State . . .

For each box, enter the only state that fits the description excluding states that have already appeared on the quiz.
Quiz by cornflakesfu
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Last updated: May 20, 2022
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First submittedDecember 26, 2018
Times taken35,526
Average score58.0%
Rating4.95
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The only remaining state that ....
State
is bigger than Mongolia
Alaska
has more people than Canada
California
has a megacity
(urban area > 10 million)
New York
gets less than 10" of rain annually
Nevada
is less than 1/500 the size of another state (by land area)
Rhode Island
was visited by Europeans before the
start of the Protestant Reformation
Florida
is home to a trillion dollar company
Washington
has a mountain peak over 14,000 feet
Colorado
has the majority of its population
living on islands
Hawaii
touches the Pacific
Oregon
has multiple urban areas
over 5 million people
Texas
was an independent country prior
to joining the U.S.
Vermont
has more than 5,000 miles of coastline
Louisiana
is more than 1/3 Hispanic
New Mexico
borders Mexico
Arizona
has more than 3 national parks
Utah
has Portland as its biggest city
Maine
became a state in the 20th century
Oklahoma
is bigger than Gabon
Montana
was the birthplace of more
than 20 astronauts
Ohio
has more than 20% of people with
French ancestry
New Hampshire
has the same first and last letters
Alabama
touches the Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
is the birthplace of > 5 presidents
Virginia
has "New" in its name
New Jersey
The only remaining state that ....
State
has a bigger population than
any state it borders
Illinois
has a largest city starting with P
Pennsylvania
has 3 urban areas with a
population > 1 million
North Carolina
Benjamin Franklin lived in
Massachusetts
is more than 25% water by area
Michigan
has a population over 10 million
Georgia
is part of New England
Connecticut
is smaller than Rwanda
Delaware
has at least one NBA, NHL,
NFL, and MLB team
Minnesota
has > 20% of its land administered
by the U.S. Forest Service
Idaho
borders Canada
North Dakota
is more than 5% Native American
South Dakota
has a population less than 1 million
Wyoming
with no cities proper over 100,000
West Virginia
has a smaller population than
every state it borders
South Carolina
was one of the original 13 colonies
Maryland
starts with M
Missouri
is on the Appalachian Trail
Tennessee
was part of the Confederacy
Arkansas
became a state in the 18th century
Kentucky
has a star on its flag
Indiana
touches a Great Lake
Wisconsin
lies on the Mississippi River
Iowa
has > 75 tornadoes per year
Kansas
is a state
Nebraska
+5
Level 72
Dec 28, 2018
Nice!
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Level 85
Jan 5, 2019
It seems to me that there's a good chance that Michigan's population exceeds 10 million as of now (Jan 2019), since it allegedly was less than 5000 people short in July 2018 and allegedly gained over 75,000 people from July 2017 to July 2018.
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Level 86
Jan 5, 2019
Very likely, yes. I was going to say I'd wait for the numbers to be updated in Wikipedia before worrying about it, but it was an easy fix, so I went ahead and made it now.
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Level 88
Aug 10, 2019
Fun, thank you!
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Level 37
Mar 31, 2022
Ditto. This is my favorite quiz on the site. Very creative.
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Level 75
Sep 28, 2020
Cool quiz, really nice idea!
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Level 86
Sep 30, 2020
Now with SVG map! Thanks, Jetpunk, for making it easy for lazy people like me!
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Level 53
Mar 22, 2022
Great quiz- Nothing special about Nebraska... It's just simply a state
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Level 45
Jun 30, 2022
Here is a video with 10 interesting facts about Nebraska:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&ab_channel=RickAstley

Just copy and paste the link.

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Level 72
Mar 27, 2023
"ab_channel=RickAstley"

Subtle.

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Level 75
May 23, 2023
Ah yes, definitely would never fall for that
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Level 80
Sep 11, 2022
Bruh, you know it says Rick Astley in the url, right?
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Level 70
Apr 16, 2021
Rhode Island was the hardest one!
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Level 86
May 3, 2021
Indeed, but you don't have to answer in order, and it's much easier to get when comes the "New England" question.
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Level 45
Jan 23, 2022
Inded good isr
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Level 71
May 3, 2021
Great quiz! Apparently poor Nebraska is the most boring state out there.
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Level 73
May 6, 2021
It really is. Absolutely nothing to see once you get past Lincoln.
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Level 28
Jun 22, 2021
And people say we’re boring...
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Level 87
Aug 3, 2021
What about "Carhenge" in Alliance? It's like Stonehenge -- with cars!
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Level 60
Jun 12, 2022
On I-80, going from east to west? Yeah.
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Level 76
May 3, 2021
Whew, a toughie
+3
Level 95
May 4, 2021
Super-fun! Thank you!
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Level 66
Jun 2, 2021
Amazing quiz, hope it's featured soon!
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Level 74
Jun 3, 2021
Got them all with 0:42 left. Pretty close. Great quiz! I love it! Nominated!
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Level 68
Jul 31, 2021
Fun! Nominated.
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Level 84
Aug 1, 2021
LOL @ the most notable thing about Nebraska being that it is a state.
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Level 88
Aug 2, 2021
Perfect summary of Nebraska.
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Level 77
Aug 3, 2021
LOL "Is a state"

Personally, i think the time is a little long. I had 4:37 left. I think that's plenty of time to just spam a bunch of states rather than trying to get them.

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Level 92
Aug 5, 2021
Nebraska "is a state" is barely worse than Missouri "starts with an M".
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Level 42
Aug 21, 2021
Missouri's could be improved, if Tennessee is moved before it, then Missouri is the only remaining state to border 8 other states
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Level 45
Jun 30, 2022
Nebraska, along with Maine, are the only two states where the electoral votes are split into two districts. Additionally, its capital is named after a US president. It's the only US state to be triply landlocked, if Canadian provinces are accounted for. Other than that, I don't think there's anything else particularly special about Nebraska.
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Level 79
Aug 4, 2021
I got them all in the end, but having to scroll between the clues and the map was troublesome.
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Level 71
Aug 6, 2021
Really nice quiz
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Level 81
Aug 8, 2021
good...anybody from Massachusetts??
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Level 56
Aug 10, 2021
When I got to more populous than any state bordering it, Pennsylvania was also a valid answer, as NY had been selected.
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Level 86
Aug 10, 2021
The clue is "has a bigger population than any state it borders," not "has a bigger population than any UNSELECTED state it borders."
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Level 85
Aug 14, 2021
Isn't Indiana smaller than every state it borders?
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Level 86
Aug 14, 2021
Hmm . . . I believe the intent of this clue was to be "by population" rather than "by area," though if that is the case then the clue is poorly worded. I will take a look at this when I get a chance.
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Level 86
Aug 14, 2021
Rechecked and confirmed that the clue works as written "by population" (though not, as cpgatbyu points out, "by area"). I will adjust the wording of the clue, though I'm not sure what the policy is on editing quizzes so soon after they are put on the main page.
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Level 66
Aug 14, 2021
Neat quiz
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Level 28
Aug 14, 2021
surely florida and texas have coastline > 500miles
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Level 63
Aug 14, 2021
The idea is that the answer is the only one among states that haven't been used as answers yet. Otherwise there's a lot of states that would work for many of the questions (for example, Nebraska isn't the only state that is a state.)
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Level 43
Aug 14, 2021
Really? I thought that of the 50 states, Nebraska was the only state
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Level 64
Feb 10, 2022
Is nebraska even a state tho? Like, has anyone ever been to nebraska just to check?
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Level 62
Aug 14, 2021
Great quiz but needed more time, a little slow on the uptake
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Level 82
Aug 14, 2021
"Nebraska: It's a State" ... something to put on their license plates and travel brochures.
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Level 72
Aug 14, 2021
Certainly better than its existing slogan: "It's not for everyone."
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Level 67
Aug 14, 2021
I've lived in Vermont my whole life. I did not know it was ever is own country.
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Level 48
Aug 15, 2021
New Jersey now has a population that is more than 10% Asian so the stat for Hawaii should be shifted upwards a bit since NJ comes after Hawaii in this quiz.
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Level 86
Aug 15, 2021
Is this based on the latest census numbers? Do you have a source?
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Level 70
Aug 26, 2021
census.gov says that 10.0% of the New Jersey population is Asian
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Level 66
Aug 15, 2021
Excellent quiz!
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Level 71
Aug 16, 2021
Twice, I selected Louisiana, not having selected it before, but it would not accept it as touching the Gulf of Mexico, nor as lying on the Mississippi River.
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Level 86
Aug 16, 2021
The "only remaining" element of the quiz applies to the order the clues appear in, not the order in which you fill them in.
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Level 86
Aug 26, 2021
Update (pending approval): fixed issues with "is more than 10% Asian-American" (replaced with a different clue) and "is smaller than every state it borders" (improved ambiguous wording).
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Level 66
Nov 15, 2021
Good ol' Nebraska.

"Is a state."

I suppose that's about the most interesting thing about it...

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Level 68
Dec 2, 2021
Can you do one for the Caribbean sovereign countries please
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Level 46
Jan 22, 2022
I wrote Rhode Island so many times
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Level 76
Mar 11, 2022
maybe i'm overthinking it but how exactly are we defining a silent letter? by my reckoning maine for example has two, as the i and e are not pronounced - leave them out and it sounds the same. or illinois - the second l and final s both seem silent to me?
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Level 67
May 19, 2022
This would all be solved by moving this question to later in the quiz.
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Level 60
Apr 30, 2022
wow, actually never thought of Nebraska as a state, haha!
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Level 45
Jun 30, 2022
Lol, 67% of people got "Nebraska is a state" wrong. Like, how can you not know that Nebraska is a state!
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Level 49
Jan 18, 2024
They didn’t make it to the end in time, so they had a bunch of states left.
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Level 49
Sep 8, 2022
Why did they have to do Nebraska like that
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Level 75
May 23, 2023
Nebraska: just a state man
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Level 66
Jul 28, 2023
The most elaborate burn for the State of Nebraska... great quiz.