| Name a US state that ... | Example State |
| Has borders with exactly 2 states | |
| Contains the letter 'X' | |
| Is exactly two syllables | |
| Borders any of the Great Lakes | |
| Has four different vowels | |
| Begins and ends with the same letter | |
| Is represented by one House member | |
| Borders a state beginning with the same letter | |
| Begins with the same letter as its capital | |
| Is one of the 'Four Corners' states | |
| Is one word and longer than 10 letters | |
| Contains a compass direction | |
| Is one of the original 13 colonies | |
| Is at least part in the Pacific time zone | |
| Has a red, white & blue flag | |