Statistics for Tricky U.S. Geography

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What is the most populous island?	Long Island	81%
Apart from Honolulu, what is the southernmost state capital?	Austin	74%
What country is due east of Boston?	Spain	72%
Of the cities with population of 100,000 or more, three share the same name. What is that name?	Springfield	65%
What state is triply landlocked?	Nebraska	60%
What state has no straight line segments on its outline?	Hawaii	58%
Apart from Alaska, what is the tallest state (North to South distance)?	Texas	54%
What is the most populous city which touches the Mississippi River?	Memphis	46%
What is the most common name for a county?	Washington	44%
What is the largest lake located entirely in the US?	Lake Michigan	40%
What state is farthest from Alaska (at their closest points)?	Rhode Island	38%
What is the highest state capital by average elevation?	Santa Fe	38%
What state has a postal code comprised of only vowels?	Iowa	36%
Apart from New York and Chicago, what city has the most skyscrapers?	Miami	35%
What is the lowest state by average elevation?	Delaware	34%
What is the northernmost city with population of at least one million?	Chicago	31%
Apart from Alaska, what state has the lowest record high temperature?	Hawaii	24%
Apart from English, Spanish, and Chinese; what is the most spoken language?	Tagalog	20%
Apart from New York, what is the most populous city which touches the Atlantic Ocean?	Jacksonville	19%
What state has the least water area?	West Virginia	4%