U.S. State Superlatives #1

Should have highest and lowest IQ's per state

I guessed Texas for most tornadoes because recently, there was a storm that had 9 tornadoes

Everything's bigger in Texas.

Which is likely why it has the most tornadoes - much larger area.

wait what no Virginia well I guess we are just to average but I can say that we probably have the most data centers out of all the states

oh wait we have the most presidents born on our soil

oh and I was wrong about the data centers

There are two "Peanut Capitals of the World" in Virginia. I pass by one on my way to school everyday. The other one is the next county over. So I feel like Virginia produces the most peanuts. Peanuts are growing right in front of my house as I'm typing!!!

I think when most people think of peanuts in the US, they think of Georgia, which is the top state producer. Look it up and Virginia is about 8th.

Also, can you add most presidents? The Virginians need a topic they can call their own

Seriously? People actually pronounce the 's' at the end of Arkansas?

Or is it Colorado? I used to pronounce what comes after Co like "Laredo", and most people in my country still do.

I am surprised Nebraska wasn't number one for corn.

GDP per Capita... l

Advantageous state laws for corporations registered there (and you don't have to be based in the state to be registered). Delaware and Nevada are the two I've heard most often.

It's a tax heaven basically.

haven

Yep. Another minute would be about right.

Yes, I could have figured out a few more with another minute.

Then it becomes less of a figuring out exercise than one of a scattergun approach

That "natural disaster deaths" category was a downer...

Nearly 2000 people died after Hurricane Katrina.

sorry the quizquestion ruined your day...

I'm going to try to move to Utah just cause I saw this:P

Definitely should have gotten highest median home prices and highest population over 65! Both seemed totally obvious in retrospect.

Many of these could be answered using a little common sense, although I had no idea about New Jersey. I wanted to smack myself for missing the most homeless answer. It would make sense as it is also the state with the highest home prices. This was a great quiz.

Yes, I got them all this time, including those two, the Catholics one, and the youngest average age- the latter I was thinking maybe Mormons are having many more babies than the average American. Though my first few guesses were southern border states thinking that there are more young immigrants and their families there.

I had no idea about any of them, so common sense is all I could use. So pretty happy I got 7 right. I have no idea about american states.

but going on that common sense thing i find it weird that the bear one is so low, alaska was the first one I thought of ( and like one of 5 I know where it is haha, florida, california, washington, newyork (though it took me years to realize that is a state too, of washington I ve allways known, i often still doubt if it is true haha. Ow yea and texas) cause well i allways imagine it is somewhat comparable to canada. Other one i did get but was extremely low was lousiana. Katrina has gotten sooo much new coverage (more than any natural disaster in the world, atleast by my impression, which obviously depends how often I had the tv on in the respective periods. But it definately was a lot

ANyway, rambling and typing grammatically awfull sentences, my mind is not working yet, not sure if it is too early or the fever...

I think the Christmas tsunami of 2004 probably beats out Katrina for most news coverage of a natural disaster. Other contenders might include the tsunami that hit Japan and resulting Fukushima disaster, the earthquake in Haiti, the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull, and... if pandemics count as natural disasters then COVID-19 easily beats all of those.

Some of these were very surprising - like Hawaii as the state where the most people are homeless. But I guess if you're homeless, Hawaii is a pretty good place to be.

Texas: if the tornadoes don't kill you, the state government will

Massachusetts has the most Catholics?! That is really surprising! Considering that this says Massachusetts is tied for last for most religious states.

Well they do have a lot of Irish descent there.

I spelled Massachusetts wrong at least 5 times for the Catholic question, and then I proceeded to type every state in the country...

I thought this was quite easy. I feel being a Canadian probably helped more than being American, as we know a lot of the stereotypes of each state and don't over think it.

I finished with 54 seconds left.

"Youngest state" is also the state with "least alcohol consumption"! Bit of an oxymoron!

Also I think Mormons is the answer to both of those questions.

I like the correlation between 'Most Homeless' & 'Highest Home Prices' .... that's a good way to keep the homeless 'homeless.

If you think you know your way around the USA try walking around it on this quiz.........here it is

QM: Are you sure about Massachusetts? I know that seems like a given, but Rhode Island has actually been the most Catholic state, percentage-wise, for as long as I can remember. If our northern neighbor has finally edged us out, it must be a very recent thing!