Mixed-Up U.S. States

by Michael Oksa

(originally published January 14, 2001)

How many of these mixed-up U.S. can you figure out? The answers are at the bottom of the page, you may have to scroll down to see them. Remember, the number of words in a puzzle does not always match the answer (ignore any punctuation,also). EXAMPLE: I'm our sis = Missouri

1) a snow thing

2) eel award

3) African oil

4) rhino saddle

5) coal door

6) must stash case

7) ark and tooth

8) snip any navel

9) snake bar

10) load fir

11) I'm a sonnet

12) Laotian chorus

13) I'm aching

14) no anchor trail

15) sewing trivia



ANSWERS BELOW



GOOD LUCK



1) Washington

2) Delaware

3) California

4) Rhode Island

5) Colorado

6) Massachusetts

7) North Dakota

8) Pennsylvania

9) Nebraska

10) Florida

11) Minnesota

12) South Carolina

13) Michigan

14) North Carolina

15) West Virginia



How many were you able to get? Just look at the chart below to see how you compare.

15-13 correct: M.G. (Master of Geography)
12-10 correct: Geography whiz
9-7 correct : Good job
6-4 correct : you need to brush up a bit
3-1 correct : Better luck next time
0 correct : What were you thinking of anyway?

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