Midwest States Quiz

1. Which state is part of the Census-defined Midwest?

2. Which Midwestern state borders Lake Superior but does not border Lake Michigan?

3. Which state uses the postal abbreviation “MI”?

4. Which pair of Midwestern states does not share a border?

5. Which Midwestern state shares a border with both Michigan and Kentucky?

6. You drive west from Ohio into Illinois using a route that passes through just one state between them. Which state do you cross?

7. A Midwestern state borders Canada, Iowa, and Lake Superior. Which state fits all three clues?

8. Which list contains all five states in the Census Bureau’s East North Central division?

9. Which state belongs to the West North Central division rather than the East North Central division?

10. A capitals tour visits Des Moines, Lincoln, and Topeka in that order. Which three states does the tour cross?

11. Which Midwestern state is immediately north of Kansas and has Lincoln as its capital?

12. Which Midwestern state has shoreline on both Lake Erie and Lake Michigan?

13. A state shares borders with Iowa, Missouri, and Kentucky. Which state is it?

14. Which state-and-capital pairing is correct?

15. How many states are included in the Midwest region under the U.S. Census Bureau’s standard definition?

16. At the Quad Cities, a traveler crossing the Mississippi River westward from Illinois enters which state?