The Mercury News Weekend

Super quiz

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Subject:

WE GET LETTERS: USA

(e.g., Which state is last alphabetic­ally? Answer: Wyoming.)

Freshman level

1. Name the two U.S. presidents with 10-letter surnames. 2. Name two presidenti­al surnames ending with “-ton.”

Graduate level

3. Name three state names that contain three or more “a” s. 4. Name four presidenti­al surnames ending with “-son.”

Ph.D. level

5. A state name using only letters in “The United States” (as often as used). 6. State capital name using only letters in “The United States” (as often as used).

Answers:

1. George Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower. 2. Washington, Clinton. 3. Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas. 4. Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Harrison, Johnson, Wilson. 5. Utah (Indiana and Tennessee need repeats). 6. Austin.

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