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Rules & what counts
Click the States on the Map — Rules & What Counts
We name a state, you click it on the US map. No typing, no spelling — just whether you actually know your Vermont from your New Hampshire.
The Northeast is this mode's final boss: the small states come thick and fast, and a confident wrong click costs your flawless run.
How to play
The state to find is shown at the top — click it on the map to score it.
Wrong clicks are remembered, so aim for a clean 50-for-50 run.
States come in random order; zoom in for the crowded Northeast. Give up at any time to reveal the rest.
What counts in this quiz
All 50 states are clickable — none are reduced to circles, though Rhode Island will test your aim.
What's not included — and why
Washington, D.C. is not on the map as an answer — it's a federal district under Congress's direct authority, not a state, despite having more residents than Wyoming.
The five inhabited US territories — Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands — are excluded because they're US soil but have never been granted statehood.
Good to know
Alaska, the largest state, was purchased from Russia in 1867 — and Rhode Island, the smallest, would fit inside it more than 400 times.
Delaware earned its "First State" nickname by ratifying the Constitution in 1787, ahead of everyone else.
Virginia has produced eight US presidents — more than any other state — while Ohio claims seven as its birthplace.
Wyoming is home to Yellowstone, established in 1872 as the world's first national park.