U.S. States Trivia VIII

U.S. STATES TRIVIA VIII

71) How many nuclear weapons tests were conducted in Nevada between 1951 and 1992?

Nevada was the primary testing location of American nuclear devices from 1951 to 1992. During that time, 928 nuclear tests were performed at the Nevada Test Site just 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Of those, 828 were underground

72) Arkansas has the only _______ in the United States.

ACTIVE DIAMOND MINE UNDERGROUND LAKE TARANTULA FARM DOG COLLAR MUSEUM

Although millions of carats of diamonds are consumed each year in the United States, very few are domestically produced. The only active diamond mine in the country is the Crater of Diamonds Mine near Murfreesboro, Arkansas. The mine is a dig-for-fee operation maintained by the Crater of Diamonds State Park. Collectors pay a fee of a few dollars per day to prospect and can keep any diamonds they find.

73) How many letters are in the Hawaiian alphabet?

9 21 17 13

There are only thirteen letters in the Hawaiian alphabet. There are five vowels: a, e, i, o, and u, and eight consonants: h, k, l, m, n, p, w, and the 'okina, which is a glottal stop similar to the sound between the syllables of "oh-oh." In print, the correct mark for designating an 'okina is the single open quote mark.

74) What is the state motto of New Hampshire?

"IN GOD WE TRUST""LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE""WISDOM, JUSTICE, MODERATION""LIVE FREE OR DIE"

Its license plates carry the state motto: "Live Free or Die".

75) Maine produces more ______ than any other state.

CHERRIES NATURAL GAS LOBSTERS OYSTERS

More than 80 percent of America's lobsters are hauled in from Maine.

76) Montana is known as ______.

"THE GATEWAY TO THE WEST""ALMOST HEAVEN""BIG SKY COUNTRY""THE COYOTE STATE"

The legend "Big Sky Country" appeared on Montana license plates from 1967 to 1975, a reference to the unobstructed skyline in the state, which seems to overwhelm the sparse landscape at times.

77) What South Dakota mountains were sacred to the Sioux people?

CHALK HILLS CATSKILL MOUNTAINS BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS BLACK HILLS

Both the Sioux and Cheyenne believed the Black Hills were the axis mundi, or sacred center of the world. The conflict over control of the region sparked the Black Hills War, also known as the Great Sioux War, the last major Indian War on the Great Plains. Following the defeat of the Lakota and their Cheyenne and Arapaho allies in 1876, the United States took control of the Black Hills. Despite their defeat, the Lakota never accepted the validity of the U.S. appropriation.

78) What did legislators try to change North Dakota's name to in 1947?

JEFFERSON DAKOTA SUPERIOR ABSAROKA

An attempt to drop the word North from the state name was defeated by the 1947 Legislative Assembly. Again in 1989 the Legislature rejected two resolutions intended to rename the state Dakota.

79) How many U.S. states does Texas share a border with?

5 6 3 4

Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, and New Mexico to the west.

80) Washington is the only state _______.

WITHOUT A STATE PARK WITH TWO PENINSULAS NAMED FOR A U.S. PRESIDENT THAT'S OFFICIALLY BILINGUAL

Twenty-four presidents have U.S. counties or county equivalents named after them, but only George Washington has a state named in his honor.