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Intriguing US State Names
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"The United States of America" is, linguistically speaking, a boring name. But most of the US States have very intriguing names. Check how much you know about the origin of 12 states names.
Question 1:
Which state name means "the object towards which the action of the sea is directed"?
California
Hawaii
Florida
Alaska
Question 2:
Which state name doesn't refer to a king or a queen?
Virginia
Louisiana
Vermont
North Carolina
Question 3:
What is the meaning of "Indiana"?
Land of the Indians
"She speaks normally" in Algonquian
"Cloudy water" in Dakota language
"Enemy" in Apache plains dialect
Question 4:
Which state name is not color-related?
Oklahoma
California
Vermont
Colorado
Question 5:
What is the origin of the name "Delaware"?
It means "shore of whales" in Algonquian.
The state was named after Lord de la Warr who traveled the Delaware River in 1610.
It comes from the Spanish phrase "de l'avaros" (roughly: "of the misers")
This is the name of the Native American tribe that used to live there.
Question 6:
Which state name means "great river"?
Colorado
Missouri
Ohio
Mississippi
Question 7:
What does "Nevada" mean?
mountain
snow-covered
desert
land
Question 8:
Which state was named in honor of a non-English royalty?
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
Louisiana
Question 9:
The name of which US state means "beautiful"?
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Oregon
Question 10:
What does "Dakota" mean?
Enemy
White face
Ally
Red face
Question 11:
Which language is the source of most US states names?
Spanish
Sioux
Algonquian
English
Question 12:
The Dutch played an important role in colonizing the East Coast of the United States. But only one state name is derived from Dutch. Which one?
New York
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Maine
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