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The 50 State Quarters Quiz

Below is a series of questions about the 1999 through 2006 State Quarters
by the United States Mint.

For pictures of all the State Quarters (up to 2006) - click here.

If you want more help or information about the different states
or their quarter designs - click here.

Click here for more information on the Mint's State Quarter Program

See how many questions you can get right?

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1. Of the State Quarters listed, which Quarter has George Washington on both sides of the coin?

A - New Jersey   
B - New York   
C - Rhode Island   
D - Louisiana

2. Which State Quarter has a Minuteman soldier on it?

A - New York   
B - Georgia   
C - Massachusetts   
D - North Carolina

3. Which State Quarter has a Peach on it?

A - Kentucky   
B - South Carolina   
C - Georgia   
D - Connecticut

4. Of the State Quarters listed, which Quarter does NOT have the state outline on its quarter?

A - New York   
B - South Carolina   
C - Texas   
D - New Hampshire

5. Which State Quarter has four different dates on it?

A - Maryland   
B - Virginia   
C - Vermont   
D - Rhode Island

6. Which State Quarter has an astronaut on it?

A - Ohio   
B - New Jersey   
C - New York   
D - New Hampshire

Okay, the questions get a little tougher.

7. Of the State Quarters listed, which Three State Quarters have a boat on them?

A - New York, Connecticut, Maryland   
B - New Jersey, Virginia, Rhode Island   
C - Rhode Island, Connecticut, and South Carolina   
D - Virginia, Georgia, Tennesseee

8. Of the State Quarters listed, which Two Quarters have a horse on them?

A - Massachusetts and Delaware   
B - North Carolina and Maryland   
C - Delaware and Kentucky   
D - New York and South Carolina

9. Of the State Quarters listed, which Two Quarters have a tree on them?

A - Louisiana and Vermont   
B - Tennessee and Kentucky   
C - Maryland and Mississippi   
D - Connecticut and Vermont

10. Of the State Quarters listed, which Two Quarters have a plane on them?

A - North Carolina and Ohio   
B - Ohio and Mississippi   
C - Tennessee and Kentucky   
D - South Carolina and Rhode Island

11. Of the State Quarters listed, which Two Quarters have a musical instrument on them?

A - Maryland and Ohio   
B - Tennessee and Louisiana   
C - Georigia and Tennessee   
D - Virginia and Connecticut

12. Of the State Quarters listed, which Two State Quarters have a bird on them?

A - Virginia and Rhode Island   
B - Tennessee and Kentucky
C - South Carolina and Louisiana   
D - Connecticut and Maryland

13. Of the State Quarters listed, which Quarters has both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on it?

A - Virginia   
B - Pennsylvania
C - Illinois   
D - Kentucky

14. Which 2003 State Quarter has a lighthouse on it?

A - Illinois   
B - Kentucky
C - Arkansas   
D - Maine

15. Of the State Quarters listed, which two Quarters have a cow or oxen on them?

A - Nebraska and Wisconsin   
B - Kentucky and Delaware
C - Arkansas and Louisiana   
D - Mississppi and Texas

16. Of the State Quarters listed, which Quarter does NOT have the Sun in the background?

A - Nevada   
B - North Dakota
C - Nebraska   
D - Missouri

17. Of the State Quarters listed, which two Quarters have a buffalo or bison on them?

A - North Dakota and Kansas   
B - Kentucky and Delaware
C - Texas and Nebraska   
D - Tennessee and Iowa

18. Of the State Quarters listed, which Quarter does NOT have an animal somewhere on the coin?

A - California   
B - Florida
C - South Carolina   
D - Arkansas

19. Of the State Quarters listed, which Quarter is only one with flying birds in the background?

A - Texas   
B - Minnesota
C - Maine   
D - West Virginia

20. From 1999 - 2006, can you name ALL the quarters that have some kind of boat on them? (Hint there are in total of Eight. Look carefully!

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More questions will be added as new quarters are released.

More information on the Mint's State Quarter Program.

The 50 State Quarter Program is a 10-year coin program from the United States Mint. Every year, since 1999, the Mint has released 5 new state quarter designs. The quarters are being released in the order in which the colonies, and then states, entered the Union. The designs are usually released in January, March, May, August, and October, with a production time of 10 weeks per coin design. For mintage numbers (the number of quarters made) and more about each coin and state - click here or go to my Facts about the 50 States and click on the individual states.

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