So you think you know the 50 states

[malaise]

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/quiz/2014/oct/31/us-america-travel-quiz

[a kennedy]

1. This was a great little test.....thanks for posting....

12 out of a possible 14

Woah there cowboy! You're so smart you're making us look stupid

[malaise]

2. Same here

I guessed four of them - got #3 and #8 wrong

12 out of a possible 14

Woah there cowboy! You're so smart you're making us look stupid

Congratulations! You beat the average score of 9 for this quiz

[dixiegrrrrl]

26. I missed the Disney castle and the sculpture.

But otherwise....

fun quiz

[malaise]

30. Got those right

Saw a photo of the sculpture before. Guessed the other one

[zipplewrath]

41. Not Disney

That's not the Disney (Cinderella's) castle. That's the Harry Potter place at Universal.

[dixiegrrrrl]

47. ohhhh...double miss!!!!!

I shoulda recognized Hogwarts...jeez

[daleanime]

3. There seems to be a trend here.....

[davidpdx]

7. I remember the show

The Streets of San Francisco. I was just a kid when it was on, but I remember it. As for Starbucks, I grew up in the Pacific NW so if I didn't know that one it would be bad.

Edit: took the show title out of the reply just in case someone didn't want to see it for the quiz

[davidpdx]

5. 13 out of 14

I got the longest river in the US wrong.

[malaise]

11. I learned that the hard way years ago

They're close

[malaise]

13. Watching Jeopardy is good for any US quiz n/t

[smirkymonkey]

61. I got the same score and the same question wrong!

Who knew?

[davidpdx]

69. I suck at geographical questions

The only reason I got the one with that shiny statue right is because I happened to watch The Crazy Ones last year and it had shots of Chicago.

[JustAnotherGen]

6. I'm average

9 out of 14. How do you see which ones you got wrong? I think I got that Castle wrong - I put CA after first putting New England.

ETA - I figured out how to get the answers.

Really? Florida? Where?

[malaise]

9. Click show correct answers

I guessed Florida

[Orangepeel]

29. I assumed

It was Disneyworld

[JustAnotherGen]

39. I was initially thinking

Thousand Islands (there's a new 'old' castle up there) or somewhere up in the Redwood Forest. Haven't been to the Redwoods in years but the image at that special 'light' that in my childhood memories only exists in California.

[Seeking Serenity]

33. Harry Potter World

Or whatever it's called. That's "Hogwarts"

[JustAnotherGen]

37. Ohhhhhhh

I wouldn't know that - it would never dawn on me to go to a theme park.

[MerryBlooms]

8. 13 out of a possible 14

Woah there cowboy! You're so smart you're making us look stupid

The average is 9 of 14, which is higher than the usual posted civic tests.

Fun quiz, thanks.

[malaise]

18. Which # did you get wrong? n/t

[MerryBlooms]

21. Longest US river. :/ oops.

[cyberswede]

50. Me too.

Both the correct answer and the one I guessed border my state, too.

[FSogol]

10. 13 out of 14. Only got the Michael Douglas one wrong. n/t

[malaise]

12. I knew that one

Saw the show not movie

[davidpdx]

15. I'm a bit surprised I remember that, I was a kid then

I guess there is some part of my brain left for worthless trivia.

[malaise]

17. Well I knew the answer

but thought it was a movie since I'd seen it so long ago.

[FLPanhandle]

14. 11 out of 14

Learned something about the Missouri River though.

[malaise]

16. I'm betting DUers all have #14 correct

with a little knowledge and by process of elimination.

[liberal N proud]

19. Wish it would have told me which one I missed 13 - 14

I think it was the highest peak, not sure.

[malaise]

45. You could have checked your answers

Try again

[Blue_In_AK]

58. Which we call Denali, by the way.

We've been fighting with the senators from Ohio for decades to get the name changed.

[liberal N proud]

62. When I retook the quiz, I realized it was not the tallest peak but the other reference to Alaska

And I knew the answer, just did a little mind fart.


BTW, I live in Ohio, and agree with you. Denali is so much better name than a dead Pres.

[Youdontwantthetruth]

20. 14 out of 14!

No surprise

[malaise]

22. I'd have been very surprised if I got 14 out of 14

since I guessed four.

[Youdontwantthetruth]

23. I get around...been to lots of places and see lots of things, I also know a whole bunch of stuff too

[Nye Bevan]

24. I also got the river question wrong.

[malaise]

25. That may be the hardest question

easy to get that one wrong.

[Mr Dixon]

27. cool

11 out of 14 Not bad

[malaise]

59. Yes indeed

Mr Dixon

[Orangepeel]

28. Dammit! Extraterrestrial Highway *ought* to be

In New Mexico!

[malaise]

31. Ha

You too

[GeorgeGist]

32. I thought 'Nevada Hwy 375' pasted on the sign was a clue.

[malaise]

36. Hahahahahha

I did not see that

[Orangepeel]

53. Hah! I didn't read closely. I just thought "Roswell" and clicked

[WinkyDink]

35. It got me!

[WinkyDink]

34. 11/14.

[truebluegreen]

38. Aced it.

Always thought it was unfair that the Mississippi was named that: usually (always?) the longer river keeps the title when there is a confluence.

[Brother Buzz]

40. Oh, the longest, not the largest river....

and who knew there is a chromium plated bankers heart in Seattle.

12 out of 14.

[Bluenorthwest]

48. That's in Chicago's Millinium Park, it's called Cloud Gate and it is by artist Anish Kapoor

Made of stainless steel.

[bikebloke]

42. 12 out of 14

[IcyPeas]

43. 10 out of 14 - that was fun. /eom

[malaise]

44. It was - one of those nice ones

DUers are so smart

[Go Vols]

46. 13 out of a possible 14

Missed the Disney one.

[City Lights]

49. 13 out of 14.

The longest river tripped me up.

[KamaAina]

51. #10 EPIC FAIL.

Jaws, at least the book, was set on Long Island.

[LiberalElite]

52. the extraterrestrial highway has a BIG hint in it -

(I got 11 out of 14)

[malaise]

54. We missed it

[LiberalElite]

55. The road sign shows a symbol of the state of Nevada nt

[malaise]

56. It also has the state's name

above the 375

[Blue_In_AK]

57. 12 of 14

which isn't too bad for someone who hasn't been east of the Mississippi since 1980.

[malaise]

60. Most excellent

[elias49]

63. 11 of 14. Haha! Missed 1600 Pa Ave

Thought it was a trick question and said 1 Washington St. DOH!

[malaise]

64. That was the easiest one

LOL

[elias49]

65. No kidding. nt

[Louisiana1976]

67. Good quiz! I got 11 out of 14.

[malaise]

68. I hope you got the

gumbo