US state names quiz

David Whitley,

I could say this quiz tests your knowledge of US states, but really it doesn’t. None of the clues have anything to do with geography or travel – you just have to work out which state name fits the bill. This quiz should get you to ten US states, but via film, music, cartoons, wordplay and tennis…

US state names quiz

I could say this quiz tests your knowledge of US states, but really it doesn’t. None of the clues have anything to do with geography or travel – you just have to work out which state name fits the bill. This quiz should get you to ten US states, but via film, music, cartoons, wordplay and tennis…

1 / 10

What US state connects the name of Keanu Reeves’ character in Point Break, a dance music duo who had a 1992 hit with Something Good and one of Normandy’s D-Day landing beaches?

2 / 10

Which US state’s name is an anagram of the nickname for a fan of Arsenal Football Club?

3 / 10

Which US state’s name connects a Scottish pop rock band, the baddie in Superted and a maker of scientific calculators?

4 / 10

Which US state’s name connects a British winner of Wimbledon and the author of Mrs Dalloway?

5 / 10

Which US state’s name links David Tennant’s actor wife, a musical midnight train and a former Soviet republic?

6 / 10

Which US state is the primary setting for Stranger Things, and gives its name to a famous movie archaeologist?

7 / 10

Which US state might be a theme park based around the singer of Family Affair, the creator of Frankenstein and a nursery rhyme contrarian?

8 / 10

Which US state name connects characters played by Al Pacino and Miley Cyrus?

9 / 10

What is the only letter not to appear in the name of a US state?

10 / 10

Which US state name links the Wizards basketball team and the star of Man On Fire?

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The average score is 94%

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