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Grade 5 Iowa
Iowa comes from the French word for prairie.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Arkansas
The French named Arkansas after the Algonquian name for the Quapaw tribe.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Alaska
The Russians named Alaska after the Aleut word for island.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Colorado
Meaning colored red, the Spanish named Colorado after the red silt in the Colorado River.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Nebraska
Nebraska's name means "ocean of grass" in the Otoe language.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Indiana
Indiana means "land of the Indians".
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Virginia
Virginia was named after Virginia, Queen of England.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Mississippi
What does Mississippi mean in Ojibwe?
  1. big fish
  2. river delta
  3. great river
  4. land of willows
Grade 5 Maryland
Maryland was named after which English queen?
  1. Mary Tudor
  2. Maria Theresa
  3. Henrietta Maria
  4. Marie Antoinette
Grade 5 Massachusetts
The Wampanoag phrase meaning "at the great little mountain" gave which state its name?
  1. Idaho
  2. Vermont
  3. Connecticut
  4. Massachusetts
Grade 5 Kentucky
The name of                 probably means "on the prairie" in an Iroquoian language.
  1. Ohio
  2. Indiana
  3. Michigan
  4. Kentucky
Grade 5 Minnesota
Minnesota means "land of 10,000 lakes" in the Dakota language.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 New Mexico
The Spanish gave the land north of the Aztecs, who were members of the Mexica tribe, the name New Mexico
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Michigan
The name Michigan comes from the Ojibwe word for "big lake".
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 California
It is unknown where the name of California comes from.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Connecticut
The name Connecticut comes from the Iroquois word for oak trees.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Maine
The name of Maine comes form the Spanish province of Main.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Missouri
Missouri means "those with dugout canoes" in Ojibwe.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Idaho
Claiming it meant "gem of the mountain" in a Shoshone language, the name Idaho was actually made up by doctor, prospector, and lobbyist George M. Willing.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 West Virginia
The name Wisconsin comes from an Algonquin word for badgers.
  1. True
  2. False
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