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Minnesota and Ohio
Is mostly covered by forest
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Was the birthplace of at least three U.S. Presidents
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California and Washington
Has the headquarters of a company worth > $1 trillion
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Is one of the 10 largest states by area
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Its capital city starts with S
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California: Apple, Facebook, Google. Washington: Amazon, Microsoft.
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Nevada and North Dakota
Doesn't border the ocean
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Is a top-5 crude oil producing state
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New Mexico and Wyoming
Capital city has an elevation over 1000 meters
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Has voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections
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Is one of the "Four Corner" states
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Arizona and Georgia
Has a desert climate in part of the state
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Its capital city is also its largest city
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Two Nobel Peace Prize winners were born there
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Idaho and Vermont
The population has doubled since 1980
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Was once an independent country
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Mississippi and Tennessee
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Maryland and Oklahoma
Has lost population since the year 2000
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Was a member of the Confederate States
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South Carolina and West Virginia
Charleston is one of its 5 biggest cities
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Is a major coal mining state
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Is on the Atlantic Ocean
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Charleston is actually the largest city in both states
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Missouri and Utah
Has hosted the Olympic Games
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Is on the Mississippi River
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Is in the Rocky Mountains
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St. Louis: 1904. Salt Lake City: 2002.
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Alaska and Arizona
Became a state after 1900
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Had a 9.0 earthquake in the 20th century
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Its largest city has a name ending in X
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Arizona became a state in 1912. Alaska became a state in 1959.
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Louisiana and Michigan
A major auto company is based there
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Is majority African-American
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Its largest city was founded by the French
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13.
Arkansas and Connecticut
Is one of the 5 richest states by per-capita income
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One of the letters in the name is silent
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14.
Alabama and Florida
Is less than 50 miles away from a different country
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Its largest city starts with J
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15.
California and Wisconsin
Has a Disney theme park
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Is a top-5 cheese producing state
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Its capital is named for a U.S. President
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Thanks for the quiz :)
It required a process of elimination for a number of the questions and that ultimately led me to the correct answers.