20 most populous American States in descending order (as of July 2008) Quiz by rockgolf

Can you name the 20 most populous American States in descending order (as of July 2008)?

created by rockgolf

Enter a most populous state in the box below
Correctly named most populous states will show up below
Answers MUST be guessed in order
This is a test of the "Hide next clue" format. I think the format has possibilities, like selecting from a narrow list. Let me know what you think.
Source: World Atlas.com
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Population	State
36,756,666?
24,326,974?
19,490,297?
18,328,340?
12,901,563?
12,448,279?
11,485,910?
10,003,422?
9,685,744?
9,222,414?

Population	State
8,682,661?
7,769,089?
6,549,224?
6,500,180?
6,497,967?
6,376,792?
6,214,888?
5,911,605?
5,633,597?
5,627,967?

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Most populous American states (July 2008) Quiz

by rockgolf

Created Feb 26, 2010 in Geography
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	Unidentifiedkiwi:	Feb 26th, 2010 at 20:49 GMT		4 points
	I agree that the new format has possibilities and that this quiz showcases it better than the one on the front page, but I really don't think that this is ideal for any existing quiz besides those "game show"-type quizzes that previously relied on bonus answers. I have no doubt that people will come up with great new ideas for this format (I'm racking my brain!) but I think it's useless to apply it to something like the Baby thing or this(I'm aware that this one is only a test).

	rockgolf:	Feb 26th, 2010 at 20:55 GMT		7 points
	I agree completely that it doesn't work on the "Baby" quiz, but it's a new quiz tool, and you can blame a hammer for not being a screwdriver. You just have to find the right use for the tool.

	cocky:	Feb 26th, 2010 at 20:57 GMT		2 points
	This is a better use of the new format.

	WCRoentgen:	Feb 26th, 2010 at 21:21 GMT		-2 points
	Good use of the new format. For a 5/5 rating, would like to see another minute added.

	rockgolf:	Feb 26th, 2010 at 21:27 GMT		1 point
	@Roentgen: Hmmm, if "shave off" time to make a quiz shorter, what's the opposite? Using plugs? Anyhoooo, as requested, moved up to 3 mins.

	triviahappy:	Feb 26th, 2010 at 22:06 GMT		11 points
	This is definitely a good use of the new format. The only thing I don't like about the new format even in a quiz like this that's appropriate for it, is the fact that you can't see the answers in the results even when you are done. Of course, that's nothing against you or this quiz, Rockgolf. That's just the nature of this format. But seeing the results was one of my favorite things about the sporcle quizzes. I had an opportunity to learn things, and many times I have been surprised with answers. And of course, I've had plenty of "Oh yeah, of course" moments. But we don't get that little bit of fun in this format. But it was a good quiz.

	rockgolf:	Feb 27th, 2010 at 12:05 GMT		10 points
	What's with the Hidden Clue format? Ahhh, I was wondering when you were going to ask. Yesterday, Sporcle, besides passing the 200 million games played milestone, introduced a new way of setting up puzzles. On the Game Info page, there's a new checkbox: "Answer in order and hide next clue". They used the front page "Million Dollar Baby" quiz to try the new format out and asked for opinions. The results were nearly unanimous thumbs down. The Edsel was more popular. New Coke was more popular. Leno at 10 was more popular. The "hidden clues" format was neck-and-neck with H1N1 when asked which you'd rather have. And for that kind of quiz, the people were right. Because once you hit a question for a phrase containing "baby" that you never heard of, GAME OVER. But I'm a tinkerer. I thought there must be some way that a puzzle like this could work. I came up with some ideas, and this is the first. I hope my game inspires you Sporclers to be creative and come up with better ideas that will work best with and only with the "hide next clue" feature. Ideally, a "hide next clue" game requires a set of questions where the next clue depends at least partially on the previous answer. Perhaps a word chain... So put on your thinking caps, fellow Sporclers, and come up with a better idea!

	zigra:	Feb 27th, 2010 at 13:26 GMT		2 points
	rockgolf - you are so funny! I still think I would prefer this as a "forced order" quiz in the vein of the "order in which the states entered the union" quiz. Certainly better than a cold pork sandwich served on a dirty ashtray.

	prefab:	Feb 27th, 2010 at 13:35 GMT		4 points
	Noble effort, but it still doesn't work for me, in part because most of these states have such similar population numbers. I'd much rather have the flexibility to type in "Ohio" into several different slots, until it pops up. I didn't like having to type in a bunch of states roughly the same size as Ohio, until I hit upon the right one and could move on.

	mybeaglebelle:	Feb 27th, 2010 at 14:51 GMT		7 points
	Source?

	kypzethdurron:	Feb 27th, 2010 at 15:09 GMT		-3 points
	I like this... I even more like the hiding-the-answers-once-finished. So that when you view the most guessed, you can't see the ones you didn't get. That'll really bug you when you can see you've only missed the one that is most guessed! :D

	Josh:	Feb 27th, 2010 at 17:41 GMT		9 points
	I think it's a shame that the answers stay hidden even when you click 'give up', because for me Sporcle has also been a great place to learn new stuff. With this type of quizzes that apect is unfortunately lost :(

	pablo2743:	Feb 27th, 2010 at 18:01 GMT		7 points
	why does it not tell you what the answers are after you give up, dumb as hell

	montylaw:	Feb 27th, 2010 at 22:53 GMT		4 points
	Strongly agree with Josh and prefab - how can I learn anything if I never find out the answers? That's a big part of the fun. Also prefer to be able to continue if I am stuck on one particular answer.

	kennyb:	Feb 28th, 2010 at 00:32 GMT		-2 points
	I like not seeing the answers when time is up, so I can try it again with just one more clue revealed. This is a great format for a quiz like this. The only suggestion I would have is change it from population to electoral votes. That is a more meaningful metric for most people (or at least one they are more likely to know).

	KingMoses3:	Feb 28th, 2010 at 00:38 GMT		-1 points
	this is the way to go. i like this format

	midlifecrisis:	Mar 1st, 2010 at 00:15 GMT		1 point
	I don't like the format at all.

	Julie:	Mar 1st, 2010 at 17:50 GMT		-2 points
	good format.

	Golden:	Mar 1st, 2010 at 22:37 GMT		-1 points
	Well done Rockgolf, another good use of this format.

	ricestillfumbled:	Mar 2nd, 2010 at 03:07 GMT		1 point
	awesome quiz...perfect amount of time actually makes it challenging I knew wisconsin was 20...i was guessing maryland 19 as time expired...so close

	Chocolatl:	Mar 2nd, 2010 at 05:53 GMT		1 point
	There are some kinds of quizzes for which this format works well. This isn't one of them. The point of a quiz like this should be learning, and this format makes learning more difficult.

	kontrolfreak66:	Mar 2nd, 2010 at 19:27 GMT		1 point
	This format has possibilities and I found it fits in this particular quiz just fine. Would it be possible to make it optional (meaning that the individual quiz taker can turn the function off if he/she so chooses)?

	percyjackson517:	Mar 6th, 2010 at 20:22 GMT		0 points
	we shouldnt hav 2 answer them in order, some of us just want 2 type in random states! IM 1 OF THEM!

	rockgolf:	Mar 7th, 2010 at 05:18 GMT		2 points
	@percy: You can still type in random states. It just may take longer to get a right answer. :)