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WorksheetsWhere does the 50 States Got their Names
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is the name of the Spanish Explorer who named Florida?
Ferdinand Magellan
Juan Ponce de Leon
King Philips
Juan de Onate
What does Florida mean?
Feast of the Flowers
Feast of Vegetables
Grand Feast
Feast of the Feast
Is California named after a fictional island inhabited by female warriors?
TRUE
FALSE
What does Nevada mean?
Snow Cone
Snow white
Snow-covered mountain
Snowy city
The Colorado River was named by Spanish travelers who called it colorado or _________--colored mountain
green-colored mountain
white-colored mountain
blue-colored mountain
red-colored mountain
Montana means
river
ocean
mountain
forest
"Nuevo Mexico" is the Spanish word for New Mexico
TRUE
FALSE
What does Arizona mean?
a good oak
small spring
river water
a good fortune
Virginia was named in honor of ... and sometimes called Virgin Queen
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen of Queens
The state of New York was named after the Duke of York and the future King of England
James Dyne
James Ingram
James Taylor
James Stuart
Maryland was named in honor of Queen _______, wife of King Charles I
Henrietta Maria
Maria Maria
Maria Clara
Sta Maria
Is Delaware got its name from the Delaware River and Delaware Bay?
TRUE
FALSE
Is Carolina comes from the Latin word " Philips"?
TRUE
FALSE
Pennsylvania was granted the land to...
William Penn
Penn Sylvia
Penny
Penny Via
Georgia got its name after King George
I of Great Britain
II of Great Britain
III of Great Britain
IV of Great Britain
Washington was named after the first President of the United States
Washington DC
George Washington
King George
King Philip
Was New Jersey named after Jersey, the largest island in British Channel
TRUE
FALSE
Vermont comes from the French word
Blue Mountain
Green Mountain
Yellow Mountain
Red Mountain
Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River
TRUE
FALSE
Ohio means
Great Sea
Great Wall
Great River
Great Ocean
Why do you think Arkansas and Illinois pronounce differently?
(a)
Michigan means
big bike
big lake
big mountain
big river
Texas means
Allies
Enemy
Frienemy
War
Nebraska comes from a native Omaha word "flat water"
TRUE
FALSE
Indiana word means
land of Indians
land of the Spanish
land of the French
mainland
Name at least 15 states in 3 minutes
(a)
