Ultimate U.S. States Challenge

Arizona

The Grand Canyon in Arizona is 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and over a mile deep!

Delaware

Delaware earned the nickname 'The First State' by ratifying the Constitution on December 7, 1787

Alaska

Alaska's coastline is longer than all other U.S. states combined, stretching over 33,000 miles!

Austin

Austin has been Texas's capital since 1839 and is known as the 'Live Music Capital of the World'

Hawaii

Hawaii's Kona Coffee is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, grown on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa

South Dakota

Mount Rushmore took 14 years to complete (1927-1941) and features faces 60 feet high

Rhode Island

Rhode Island could fit into Alaska 425 times! It's only 1,545 square miles in total area

Florida

Florida averages 237 days of sunshine per year and is the only state that has a tropical climate

Georgia

Ironically, California now produces more peaches than Georgia, but Georgia's peach history dates back to the 18th century

California

The General Sherman Tree in California is the largest living tree by volume, standing 275 feet tall and over 2,000 years old

Hawaii

Hawaii became the 50th state on August 21, 1959, about 7 months after Alaska joined

Albany

Albany has been New York's capital since 1797 and is one of the oldest surviving settlements from the original colonies

Nevada

Nevada earned this nickname due to the silver rush of the 1800s, particularly around the Comstock Lode discovery in 1859

Alaska

Alaska's Aleutian Islands cross the 180th meridian, making it both the westernmost and easternmost state

New Hampshire

This famous motto was written by General John Stark, New Hampshire's most famous Revolutionary War hero