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U.S. State Superlatives #2

For each category, name the U.S. state that ranks either #1 or #2.
Answer must correspond to highlighted box
Some states used more than once
Capital city population refers to the city proper population
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Last updated: June 18, 2021
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First submittedApril 3, 2017
Times taken27,221
Average score65.0%
Rating4.46
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Category
State
Shortest name
Iowa | Ohio | Utah
Lowest population
Wyoming | Vermont
Highest average elevation
Colorado | Wyoming
Highest capital city population
Arizona | Texas
Lowest capital city population
Vermont | South Dakota
Highest Amish population
Pennsylvania | Ohio
Most recent date of statehood
Hawaii | Alaska
Most other states bordered
Missouri | Tennessee
Highest % African-American
Mississippi | Louisiana
Highest % of land owned by the
federal government
Nevada | Utah
Lowest rate of obesity
(CDC, 2018)
Colorado | Hawaii
Category
State
Lowest average elevation
Delaware | Florida
Highest % Hispanic
New Mexico | Texas
Highest maize production
Iowa | Illinois
Highest milk production
California | Wisconsin
Highest coal production
Wyoming | West Virginia
Greatest population loss
since peak
New York | Illinois
Highest population growth
since 1960
Nevada | Arizona
Most tornadoes per square mile
1961–1990 [source]
Oklahoma | Iowa
Highest % of workers in the
manufacturing sector
Indiana | Michigan
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Level 71
Apr 3, 2017
Domination station right here.
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Level 69
Apr 11, 2017
Could use a bit more time on this one.
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Level 80
Jun 12, 2017
I'm a Canadian and finished with 26 seconds to go!
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Level 42
Jul 4, 2017
0:02 on my first try. From Denmark if anyone cares.
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Level 84
Jul 4, 2017
Impressive! If I were to take a quiz on Denmark, unless all of the answers were Copenhagen, the Little Mermaid or Daniel Agger, I'd be in trouble. :-)
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Level 66
Jul 10, 2017
Or the great Victor Borge if anyone else remembers.
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Level 79
May 4, 2021
Or Hans Christian Andersen!
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Level 75
Jun 28, 2021
Lego
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Level 68
Jul 4, 2017
Nice quiz! Got 100% after apparently getting like 75 a while back
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Level 86
Dec 19, 2018
49 of the 50 tallest mountains in the U.S. are in those 3 most elevated states.
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Level 77
Sep 19, 2021
I'd have done better if I'd read "most tornadoes" rather than "most tomatoes".
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Level 75
Sep 19, 2021
The population growth question should probably say "rate" or "percentage" or something like that. I tried California, Texas, Florida, and then switched gears.
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Level 90
Sep 20, 2021
Lowest and Highest capital city questions threw me for quite a loop didn't understand why Denver and Annapolis weren't being taken. Then I realized I was missing the last word, POPULATION not ELEVATION.
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Level 66
Sep 22, 2021
I tried Santa Fe first thinking elevation then Phoenix and it took that even though they want the state not the capital city.
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Level 60
Nov 11, 2021
Yes brain. That famous high elevation state, Denver. What is wrong with me?

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