Can you name the US States named after Individuals? by TomLaz

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Eponymous States Quiz

by TomLaz

Created Jan 11, 2010 in Geography
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	WadeGarrett:	Jan 11th, 2010 at 17:01 GMT	4 points
	Good quiz ... I think California should be a bonus answer, though, since its namesake is fictional.

	dan144556:	Jan 11th, 2010 at 17:05 GMT	7 points
	New Jersey was named after the island of Jersey, not after some Middle Ages Viking. I'm not disputing that that's where the name comes from, I'm just saying that the colonists didn't have that in mind when naming it. I don't think it should count.

	JeroAdmi:	Jan 11th, 2010 at 20:57 GMT	3 points
	Agree with dan144556

	flixuk:	Jan 11th, 2010 at 22:49 GMT	6 points
	perhaps D.C. as bonus (after Columbus)?

	TomLaz:	Jan 12th, 2010 at 17:55 GMT	0 points
	Hi I made this game. New Jersey is, I'll admit, pretty tenuous. I'll seriously consider removing it or making it a bonus if a consensus builds. I'll probably make California a bonus if someone can give a good reason why fictional ones shouldn't count fully. DC is not a State, and adding non-states is a bridge too far, even for a bonus. How's the time? I figure the current 14 secs per answer is fair, given that people are free to guess States at random.

	conradmcmasters:	Mar 2nd, 2010 at 01:54 GMT	2 points
	Too much time and also, you gotta uncheck "Accept last word only in answers"

	WeaselKing1000:	Oct 6th, 2010 at 06:10 GMT	1 point
	I don't agree with New Jersey being included, but I'm pretty ambivalent about California. Maybe make it a bonus. Also, if the answers are meant to be appearing in alphabetical order then I think it's a little off. Otherwise, interesting quiz! :)