If you love trivia and the United States of America, your mind probably contains a random assortment of odd, interesting and useful (or useless) information about the 50 U.S. states, from Alabama to Wyoming.
You may be able to impress your friends at trivia night by spitting out fun facts about the states and answering questions like:
- What is the southernmost northern state?
- Which state is home to an active diamond mine?
- In which state is it illegal to eat fried chicken with a fork?
- What state is known as the “Crossroads of America”?
- Which U.S. state is flatter than a pancake?
- Which state has the longest coastline?
If you can rattle off the answers to these questions or at least make an educated guess, here’s some good news: Learning trivia offers mental wellness benefits and may help keep your brain sharp. Getting a fact right or winning a trivia game can even give you a dopamine burst—a rush of happiness with no downsides.
That’s also true of brain teasers, which provide many cognitive and mental health benefits. Research shows brain teaser games improve attention and reduce stress. Brain games may also build new connections in your brain, improve your memory and even lead to mental gains that can help you with everyday tasks.
So why not combine these two beloved pastimes and try to solve our brain teaser, “Coded States”? In this puzzle, we’ve made a list of the names of eight U.S. states, replacing each consonant with an X and each vowel with an O. It’s up to you to study the list of states to figure out which coded line corresponds with which state.
If you can rattle off the names of the 50 states in alphabetical order faster than your grandkid, you should have no problem solving this puzzle.
Were you able to solve it? Click here to double check your answer.
Did you try the “Coded States” brain teaser? Drop a comment and let us know how you did and whether you’re also a trivia buff. Feel free to share your favorite fun or wacky fact about a U.S. state.
Yes I loved it even though I was only able to get four without looking and I can’t believe I didn’t remember that New Hampshire is a state lol
Keep ‘em coming
Tracy
Got all but Louisiana . 7 out of 8 States Coded names.
Good exercise for recall!
Great! I had to cheat and write down all the state names.
Got all except Connecticut. Started by looking for vowels. Entered Pennsylvania for Connecticut. Putting Y in with the vowels got me, very clever
Fun to stretch my brain muscle
Got them all in less than 5 minutes. I work on brain teasers daily to keep my brain sharp. Thanks. That was fun.
I got all 8!! didn’t take too long.
#1 could be Virginia as well as Montana.
Thought provoking and fun. Got them all !
This word game was fun to ‘crack’.
Got 7 out 8 right. I blame it on not enough morning coffee. 🙂
Yes, I loved trivia. I did like this State quiz. I got them all right. My teachers taught me well.
Fun, and tests your cognitive ability! Keep them coming! Oh, how about putting a crossword puzzle in your monthly newspaper. I like the one that is in each quarterly magazine.
Love all of the word games…. keep them coming!!