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  1st state, December 7, 1787 2nd state, December 12, 1787 3rd state, December 18, 1787 4th state, January 2, 1788 5th state, January 9, 1788 6th state, February 6, 1788  
7th state, April 28, 1788 8th state, May 23, 1788 9th state, June 21, 1788 10th state, June 25, 1788 11th state, July 26, 1788
  12th state, November 21, 1789 13th state, May 29, 1790 14th state, March 4, 1791 15th state, June 1, 1792 16th state, June 1, 1796 17th state, March 1, 1803  
18th state, April 30, 1812 19th state, December 11, 1816 20th state, December 10, 1817 21st state, December 3, 1818 22nd state, December 14, 1819
  23rd state, March 15, 1820 24th state, August 10, 1821 25th state, June 15, 1836 26th state, January 26, 1837 27th state, March 3, 1845 28th state, December 29, 1845  
29th state, December 28, 1846 30th state, May 29, 1848 31st state, September 9, 1850 32nd state, May 11, 1858 33rd state, February 14, 1859
  34th state, January 29, 1861 35th state, June 20, 1863 36th state, October 31, 1864 37th state, March 1, 1867 38th state, August 1, 1876 39th state, November 2, 1889
40th state, November 2, 1889 41st state, November 8, 1889 42nd state, November 11, 1889 43rd state, July 3, 1890 44th state, July 10, 1890
  45th state, January 4, 1896 46th state, November 16, 1907 47th state, January 6, 1912 48th state, February 14, 1912 49th state, January 3, 1959 50th state, August 21, 1959  
Question Mark There are ten states with more than one word in their common title. 4 of them start with "New". What are the other 6? Which state has the longest official title?
Question Mark Which state meets each of the following desrciptions: · farthest North? · farthest South? · farthest West? · farthest East?
Question Mark Name three states that were independent countries prior to petitioning Congress to join the Union. Were any states ever carved out of existing states?
Question Mark One territory, upon application for statehood, had chosen the name "Columbia." This was hurriedly revised when it was pointed out this might cause confusion with the District of Columbia national capitol region. Which state was that?
Question Mark Which five states have capital cities whose names begin with the letter "a"? Which two letters of the alphabet begin more state capital city names than "a"? Which two letters of the alphabet begin more state names than any others? Which five letters of the alphabet do not begin any state names or state capital city names?
Question Mark Other than those cities which have the word "city" in their title, how many U.S. state capital cities have more than one word names?
Question Mark Name all the state capital cities whose names begin with the same letter as the state name.
Question Mark Can you name the four state capital cities which are named for U.S. Presidents?
Question Mark Which state has provided more U.S. Presidents than any other?
Question Mark Which other states have sent more than one man to occupy the White House?
Question Mark Name all U.S. Presidents who did not complete a term to which they were elected, for one reason or another.
Question Mark How many times has a U.S. President been impeached?
Question Mark Which U.S. Presidents have been related to other office holders of the White House?

Back to Previous       For other fun, read over the text of the Declaration of Independence, review the words to our nation anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, pore over the insights of the Constitution of the United States or see the Pledge of Allegiance and pick up a few flag care tips. You can read a discussion of each state's flag and listing of their mottos here.