US state borders quiz

David Whitley,

The US has some strange borders between its states – some arbitrary straight lines, some bizarrely curving or following rivers. But can you work out which states border each other without looking at a map? Take this quiz to find out.

US state borders quiz

The US has some strange borders between its states – some arbitrary straight lines, some bizarrely curving or following rivers. But can you work out which states border each other without looking at a map? Take this quiz to find out.

1 / 10

Which US state borders Massachusetts, New York and New Hampshire?

2 / 10

Aside from Hawaii, what is the only other US state not to share a land border with another state?

3 / 10

Which US state borders Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota and North Dakota?

4 / 10

The Four Corners Monument marks the border of Colorado, Arizona, Utah and which other US state?

5 / 10

Aside from Indiana and Ohio, which other US state does Michigan share a land border with?

6 / 10

Which is the only US state to border both Arkansas and North Carolina?

7 / 10

The Delaware River forms the boundary between Delaware and which other US state?

8 / 10

The Sabine River forms most of the border between Louisiana and which other US state?

9 / 10

Which US state borders Oregon, Nevada and Arizona?

10 / 10

Virginia and which other US state have a land border with the District of Columbia?

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