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Which is the only state with a different design on the front and back of its flag?
- Tennessee - Oregon - Arizona |
Oregon
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Which was the first state to abolish capital punishment?
- Michigan - Florida - New Hampshire |
capital punishment, imposition of a penalty of death by the state.
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abolish - abschaffen
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To which state were the first slaves brought to America by a Dutch ship in 1619?
- North Carolina - Virginia - New York |
Virginia
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Which state was first to join the original 13 states?
- Utah - Vermont - South Carolina |
Vermont
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In which state was the first revolving restaurant established?
- Illinois - Pennsylvania - Washington |
Washington
A revolving restaurant was built atop the Seattle Space Needle in time for the 1962 World's Fair. |
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"The people rule" is the motto of which state?
- Arkansas - Missouri - Oregon |
Arkansas
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In which state was the first science museum established?
- South Carolina - Massachusetts - New York |
South Carolina
The museum was founded by the Charleston Library Society in 1773. |
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The Mountain Bluebird is the official bird of which state?
- Colorado - Idaho - Montana |
Idaho
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The first college to establish coeducation is located in which state?
- Connecticut - Virginia - Ohio |
Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, was the first college to establish coeducation in 1833. Oberlin College was also the first college to confer degrees on women in 1841.
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The flag of which state contains the family crests of the Calvert and Crossland families?
- California - North Dakota - Maryland |
Maryland
Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, founded Maryland as an English colony in 1634. |
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