| 1. States whose name begins with the letter M |
| 2. States that were part of the Louisiana Purchase |
| 3. States that are bigger than all their neighbors |
| 4. States that border exactly 5 other states |
| 5. States that do not contain a National Park |
| 6. States whose name ends in the letter A |
| 7. States that voted differently in the Electoral College since 2000 |
| 8. States that contain some land at least one mile above sea level |
| 9. States whose boundaries are not determined by rivers or coastline |
| 10. States in which at least one U.S. President was born |
| 11. States whose postal abbreviation contains the letter N |
| 12. States whose capital city is the largest city in the state |
| 13. States which are more than half federal land |
| 14. States whose names contain exactly 8 letters |
| 15. States with no state income tax |
| 16. States containing more than 10 million people |
| 17. States containing a school in the Big 10 Athletic Conference |
| 18. States that contain part of Interstate 80 |
| 19. States with no coastline |
| 20. States that were named after people |
| 21. States that became states sometime in the 1860's |
| 22. States whose names contain the letter Y |
| 23. States that border or contain the continental divide |
| 24. States that were part of the Confederate States of America |
| 25. States that have hosted the Olympics |
| 26. States where felons cannot vote |
| 27. States whose names are two words |
| 28. States which at least partially drain into the Mississippi River |
| 29. States that are officially Commonwealths |
| 30. States where you can be tried as an adult at 17 years of age |