Western States

Tall mountains, wide deserts, and island shores: how well do you know the American West? These quizzes roam the western states, each with its own trivia round.

Western States Trivia

Each quiz centers on a single state, from Alaska and Arizona to California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. You will tackle fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and true or false questions about capitals, nicknames, famous natives, and natural wonders. You will learn that the shopping cart was invented in Oklahoma, that the first word spoken from the moon was the name of a Texas city, and that Hawaii is the only state to grow coffee commercially.

These sets sit at an intermediate level and make a wide-ranging region easy to explore, where desert states that skip Daylight Saving sit alongside island shores and high mountain peaks. With a quiz for each state, you can wander the map at your own pace, and each quiz pairs capitals and nicknames with the natural wonders and oddities that define the West.

Did You Know?

Nevada's nickname does not match its biggest export. Despite being called the Silver State, it actually leads the country in gold production, an irony that surprises almost everyone.

Alaska's state flag has a remarkable origin. It was designed by Bennie Benson when he was just 13 years old, making it one of the very few flags created by a child.

How the Quizzes Work

Each quiz is short, about five minutes, and you can repeat any of the 14 sets whenever you want a state's facts to stick. Moving one state at a time makes the largest region in the country feel manageable, and there is always another round of surprises waiting. Ready to explore the West? Explore these interactive geography quizzes and choose a state.