How many USA states you can name?

[Dash865 49]

What state do you live in? I know I missed Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Maine, and Arkansas, but I can't think of what else I missed at the top of my head. Anything else?

Oklahoma

 

 

Yes.  California is a state.  It is #1 in population and #3 in land area.

The Socialist Republic of Kalifornia 

[Fishy Stick 7,537]

Well I can name 7

 

Alabama

 

Texas

 

Alaksa

 

Hawaii

 

New York

 

North Dakota

 

South Dakota

 

Not too bad for an Australian right?

Edited October 16, 2014 by Sir Snapp

[Princess Derpy 672]

Seeing as I am American, ('MURICA) I'm entirely confident that I can name all 50 states.

[mars 4,861]

 

Well I can name 7

 

Alabama

 

Texas

 

Alaksa

 

Hawaii

 

New York

 

North Dakota

 

South Dakota

 

Not too bad for an Australian right?

 

 

CALIFORNIA. Hello?? Hollywood, Disneyland, San Francisco, Beverly Hills, LA? How could you forget best state?

 

Okay, as an American, it'll be sad if I don't know this:

 

 

 

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

Colorado

California

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts 

And now I forgot the song. ...Uh...

Missouri

Nebraska

North Dakota

Oregon

South Dakota

New York

Washington

Virginia

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Mississippi

Wyoming

Tennessee 

West Virginia

Utah

New Jersey

New Mexico

Montana

New Hampshire

North Carolina

South Carolina

Texas

Nevada

Ohio

Michigan

Wisconsin

uh.. Uh...

 

Vermont...

Yeah I give up.

 

[lomk 20,663]

I can name them all in alphabetical order because of a song I learned when I was in the 4th grade. I used to know all the capitals off the top of my head too but it's been too long since I've recited it. 

 

In fact, I was able to find it! When I am met with this challenge, I usually kinda sing this song starting at about 45 seconds in.

 

 

I used to also study maps and watch the weather all the time when I was younger. I really wanted to pursue a career in meteorology when I was a kid. Meteorology was my backup plan when I was in college in case the pharmaceuticals, computer engineering, automotive engineering, or accounting thing didn't work out lol 

Edited October 16, 2014 by Space Woona

[ghostfacekiller39 23,857]

Hell Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico, Arizona, Florida, California, Georgia, Nevada, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Massachusetts, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Hawaii, Alaska, New Jersey...I think that's all of them.

[lomk 20,663]

@@Dash865, OKLAHOMA BRONIES UNITE!!!!  

Hell Texas

 

That was a running joke with my old band director when I used to play jazz. He'd talk about OU-Texas but he always called Texas Hell

[Phoenix Flair 332]

Apparently 43.  Or was that 44?

 

Alabama
Arkansas
Alaska
Conneticut
California

Utah
North Carolina
South Carolina
New Mexico
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Washington DC
Vermont
Rhode Island
Maine
Kansas
Nebraska
Tennessee
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Nevada
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Idaho
Oregon
Colorado
Arizona

Hawaii

 

I didn't name the state that I live in.  I am an idiot.  *the most pitiable of face palms*

[Dash865 49]

@@Dash865, OKLAHOMA BRONIES UNITE!!!!

 

WORMS! OK for life! (sadly lol)

[Wolf General Alpha 636]

Well I live in North Carolina, in a town where things seem boring. When I went to Elementary School, they were making sure that we learned the names of all of the states. Heck, they even taught us a song that helps us remember the names. 

That song is still stuck in my head after all of those years.....which is about 5-6 years right now. It gets annoying, but it does help us remember. 

[Alex Z 848]

Here's what I can name:

New York

Pennsylvania

Maryland

Florida

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

New Mexico

California

Nevada

Texas

Rhode Island

Massachusetts

Hawaii

Kentucky

Ohio

That's all I can name at the top of my head

Edited October 16, 2014 by CrazyMrLunaDash

[Wingnut 6,733]

This is a fun topic and I'm surprised at how knowledgeable some of our non-American members are about US states.  I can easily name all US states and Canadian provinces.  But for counties beyond those two...I get stumped pretty quick.   

 

One thing I've often wondered...why does Japan call their political subdivisions "prefectures" instead of states or provinces?   

[Washougal_Otaku 1,020]

This is a fun topic and I'm surprised at how knowledgeable some of our non-American members are about US states.  I can easily name all US states and Canadian provinces.  But for counties beyond those two...I get stumped pretty quick. 

 

One thing I've often wondered...why does Japan call their political subdivisions "prefectures" instead of states or provinces? 

 

...what about the Canadian territories?

 

First, let's evaluate the difference between states and provinces.  Provinces have always meant what they mean now.  States used to be synonymous with nations and countries.  It was actually thanks to the US that this changed, and it was intended to be a message to all of the colonies about the importance of unity and a message to England that we are strong enough together to earn our freedom.

 

Now, as for prefectures vs. provinces... I found something that I'll just copy and paste here.  It was found here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=95662

 

"I lived in Japan and speak no-longer-fluent Japanese; anyone who lives there can name much more bizarre translations than these. The Japanese word - acutally words - is a mess called "to-do-fu-ken," which is even more unwieldy than it sounds. (Tokyo is the only "to," better translated as "metropolis" since it combines city and prefectural government, Hokkaido is a "do," which sort of corresponds to "circuit" and reflects its 19th-century frontier status, Osaka and Kyoto are "fu," which is sort of like a "to" only I think some local divisions have more autonomy, and the rest are "ken," honest-to-god-I'm-not-making-this-up . One of my Japanese coworkers at the prefectural board of education told me that modern "ken" have somewhat more independence than a French départment but less than a U.S. state.)

 

"IIRC When Japan went through an intense political modernization in the 1870s, it based its local administrative system on that of France. For whatever reason the government (probably the notoriously pedantic Ministry of Education) chose the word "prefecture" rather than "department." WAG: it was to avoid confusion with "department" in the sense we in America use it, for Cabinet ministries.

 

"Similarly, for many years Japan translated its national assembly (kokkai) as the Diet, which just seemed bizarre. It made sense when I learned that the early constitution under which the kokkai first appeared was based on Germany - where Diet of Worms is not only for Tweety. Lately the media seem to be using Parliament, a much more accurate reflection of Japan's postwar government system."

Edited October 17, 2014 by Washougal_Otaku

[Wyzecat 350]

I can name all of them. I had to learn them in elementary school.

 

Also, I somehow managed to get into the GeoBee.

[Guest90210 3,567]

I opened up a blank map and tried to name as many states as I could without cheating. I missed 4 states, lol

 

I used this map,

 

 

In the spoiler below are my results,

 

 

 

Edited November 30, 2014 by Rivendare

[Kapitan zur See Hans (Daz) 883]

Allow me to write down each one I say and I could name all 50, might take me a minute on a few to recall them, though if we were talking capitols I would instantly fail, I can't remember those well.

[Celtore 2,769]

Alaska, Illinois, south Carolina, north Carolina, Florida, California, Ohio, Texas, Colorado, Oregon, new York, Pennsylvania.

 

12... Considering I'm a Canadian, that's not bad. It was hard enough to memorize our few provinces, territories and capitals let alone your 51 states

[PROJECT: Simon 3,953]

New York. One. Wow. I'm ashamed.. 

[Lisa 5,552]

All I know are a couple

 

Texas

Minnesota

Alabama

Alaska

California

Hawaii

Massachusetts 

Georgia

New York

Florida

Connecticut

 

and..

that's it

 

By the way, I'm from Australia. :s

Edited November 26, 2014 by Colour

[epzik8 91]

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kenntucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, new Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

 

I know all 50 states off the top of my head and all of their capitals too. And no I did not have to look at any of the other posts.

[Kapitan zur See Hans (Daz) 883]

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kenntucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, new Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

 

I know all 50 states off the top of my head and all of their capitals too. And no I did not have to look at any of the other posts.

Ach, you spelled my state wrong, how dare you

 

Kentucky* there lol(sorry, had to say so)

[HunterTSN 1,444]

I'm fairly certain I can name and place all of them, sometimes I might forget a few in the midwest confused just because they affect my life so little (and all look alike), but if you give me enough time I can sort them out.

[CC_Maud_Pie 6,431]

I can name all of them. Even in alphabetical order sometimes.

[Twisted Cyclone 🚓 6,221]

I can name all 50 states. I also know the Canadian provinces and Australian states and territories.

[Envy 6,004]

I could probably get the vast majority of them. But I'm not too bothered.