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Regions of US States

For each region, name the US state in which it is primarily located.
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Last updated: December 13, 2019
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First submittedApril 1, 2013
Times taken29,747
Average score45.8%
Rating4.20
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Region
State
Long Island
New York
Puget Sound
Washington
The Big Island
Hawaii
Research Triangle
North Carolina
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
The Keys
Florida
Brazos Valley
Texas
Region
State
Black Hills
South Dakota
Outer Banks
North Carolina
Lower Peninsula
Michigan
Central Valley
California
Kenai Peninsula
Alaska
Inland Empire
California
The Poconos
Pennsylvania
Space Coast
Florida
Region
State
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Bluegrass Region
Kentucky
Acadiana
Louisiana
Skylands
New Jersey
Finger Lakes
New York
Door Peninsula
Wisconsin
Green Mountains
Vermont
Tidewater
Virginia
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Level 61
May 11, 2013
Didn't realise you could use a state more than once- would have helped if I'd read the instructions. But then again maybe not as I didn't recognise that many and only scored 5!
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Level 34
May 13, 2013
i hate quizzes where a state is used more than once. spread out the love
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Level 15
May 14, 2013
Haha I knew Puget Sound from Owl City's song Hello Seattle :P
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Level 48
May 14, 2013
Being from NJ I just want to say that "Skylands" is more a region made up by the tourism bureau. The Pine Barrens would be one more fitting for NJ.
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Level 78
Nov 4, 2015
Agreed. I grew up in New Jersey (about 10 miles south of what is apparently defined as "the Skylands", in fact) and literally the only time I ever saw that term was in a tourism brochure at a "visitor center". The Pine Barrens would definitely be a better choice, as that's a term for a region that people in New Jersey actually use.
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Level 78
Sep 23, 2019
Figured I'd reply again since this quiz rolled back around for me after 4 years, and the "Skylands" clue is still there. I wanted to emphasize again that "Skylands" was made up by some tourism bureau (usually accompanied by pictures of hot air balloons) to try to market some parts of northern New Jersey, and literally no one who lives there (or anywhere) actually uses the term, as can be seen by the number of replies here. The tiny percentage of people who actually got that answer are likely just those who looked it up online. "Pine Barrens" or even "Meadowlands" would be a much more reasonable answer... they're not necessarily super-widely known, but at least people who live in New Jersey or the surrounding area, or who are just general geography nerds, might have some reasonable chance of getting it.
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Level 88
Dec 10, 2019
Skylands is the area of New Jersey where you can actually drive with a tree canopy over you alongside steep embankments and river gorges.

You know, the only part of New Jersey where the sky is nearly blotted out of view. Stupid marketers.

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Level 84
Mar 5, 2017
Have lived most of my life in NJ and have known of the Pine Barrens (and it's most famous mythical inhabitant, the Jersey Devil....hence the name of the professional hockey team) since the mid-70s. I never heard of the Skylands region until this year. And I've now LIVED in the Skylands region for nearly 20 years. Pine Barrens >>>> Skylands. Not. Even. Close.
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Level 86
May 29, 2018
New Jersey did not sound like the kind of state that would have a region called "Skylands." I guessed literally every state west of the Mississippi before that.
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Level 73
Jun 18, 2018
Agreed, I tried at least 40 states before I tried New Jersey for Skylands.
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Level 72
Jul 29, 2019
If they had used the Pine Barrens I would have gotten it. There

is a great episode of the sopranos with Christopher and Paulie in the Pine Barrens

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Level 59
Feb 23, 2021
agreed. I grew up in NJ and got that one wrong b/c I've never even heard of it. Granted, I left NJ back in the early 90s but my dad still lived there until a few years ago. I've lived in both South Jersey and North (and no, there is no such thing as Central Jersey) and never heard of Skylands, ever.
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Level 60
Apr 16, 2023
Trenton, Princeton are Central Jersey. Never heard of Skylands. 23/24.
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Level 61
Jan 25, 2014
I grew up in New Jersey and I've never heard of "Skylands."
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Level 64
Apr 22, 2014
21/24 :)
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Level 77
Jul 7, 2014
The spelling of that stupid state... I *KNEW* the picture.
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Level 73
Sep 13, 2014
"Skylands" should be "the Highlands" for NJ. Or even better, change it to the Pine Barrens, as suggested above.
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Level 42
Dec 29, 2014
Never heard of the Northeast Kingdom, but NC feels the love for the Outer Banks and RTP. Great quiz!
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Level 76
Jul 1, 2015
North Idaho is also known as the Inland Empire. It was actually the name of our football conference at Coeur d' Alene High School.
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Level 10
Jul 10, 2015
The first one was obvious for me because I live there
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Level 39
Aug 11, 2015
Never heard of Skylands for New Jersey. I don't even know what it would stand for. I eventually got it, but that was just through guessing and working my way through the map of the U.S. as I knew all the others. As others suggested, I think the Pine Barrens would be more appropriate. Nice quiz otherwise.
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Level 78
Nov 4, 2015
Agreed. I grew up in New Jersey (about 10 miles south of what is apparently defined as "the Skylands", in fact) and literally the only time I ever saw that term was in a tourism brochure at a "visitor center". The Pine Barrens would definitely be a better choice, as that's a term for a region that people in New Jersey actually use.
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Level 84
Oct 27, 2015
Kinda picky on the spelling of Massachusetts.
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Level 68
May 23, 2017
Missed 3, two were California. Actually starting typing it but second guessed myself
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Level 71
Oct 3, 2017
Could you walk the boundary of the USA Mainland? try this quiz...here it is
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Level 38
Oct 31, 2017
No love for the Green Giant of Connecticut?

The mountain/hilly range that's covered in trees.

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Level 35
May 16, 2018
The skylands has got to be one of the most obscure regions to have come up with. I was born and raised in the skylands and I barely even know what it is.
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Level 73
Jul 12, 2019
Dude, I lived in California all my life and I've never heard of Inland Empire. Maybe it's a Southern Californian thing.
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Level 66
Jul 29, 2019
Yes. It is area east of Los Angeles that includes parts of San Bernardino/Riverside County etc...
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Level 78
Sep 23, 2019
Weird. I've lived 3000 miles away on the east coast my whole life, and I've heard of it. :-)
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Level 65
Jul 29, 2019
Inland Empire mentioned :D

More people live here than in Oregon or Panama!

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Level 89
Jun 14, 2020
Cool, nice pic of Pigeon Key and the 7 Mile Bridges. That was a scary drive on the old bridge, held my breath every time when there was a oncoming bus or rig.
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Level 46
Oct 22, 2020
I was going to make a SVG map quiz that i would name Regions of the United States but I still dont understand how to do it. I dont understand how SVGs work. Maybe you can make a quiz like that. (by regions, I mean Basin and Ridge, Coastal Range, Interior Lowlands, etc.)
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Level 77
Jun 23, 2021
There's a Central Valley region in New York as well.
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Level 72
Oct 13, 2023
The one in California is way more infamous.
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Level 34
Jun 25, 2021
20/24. Great quiz, thank you from The Poconos!
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Level 74
Jul 12, 2023
A good and tricky option would be the sandhills region of Nebraska