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Villes Et Etats Des Etats-Unis (Posted on 2022-03-05) Difficulty: 2 of 5
The following queries relate to cities and states of United States.
  1. There is precisely 1 state that has NO straight line borders. Identify the state.
  2. Name all the cities and the concerned states where the first letter of the name of the capital city is the same as the first letter of the state.
  3. Which state is bordered by a maximum number of neighboring states?
  4. Which state has the longest coastline in the US?
  5. Which state's name has 4 consecutive consonants in it?
  6. Which is the ONLY US city whose name can be spelled completely with vowels?
  7. Which is the only US state that borders on precisely one state?
  8. Which states have coastline access to the Pacific Ocean?
  9. Name the only US city to celebrate Halloween on October 30 instead of October 31.
  10. How many states have a shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean without considering the Gulf of Mexico? What would be the total count if coastal states having a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico are also considered?
  11. Of the lower(contiguous) 48 states, which state has the longest border with Canada?
  12. Which state has the northernmost point in the 48 contiguous states?
** A border which is formed by a line of latitude or qualifies as "straight" even though it is slightly curved
*** A space does NOT constitute a letter.

No Solution Yet Submitted by K Sengupta    
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re(2): soln | Comment 4 of 8 |
(In reply to re: soln by Charlie)

But what about New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Georgia?  I'd even include Connecticut, as the Long Island Sound is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean.

Right - of course. I was doing a speed thing with google for the answers and accidentally grabbed the USDA definition of the Atlantic Coast, which is oddly limited to a subset of states:

I have not a little embarrassment, since I grew up swimming in the Atlantic on some shores I omitted! 
Live and learn. :>)

Edited on March 6, 2022, 10:13 am
  Posted by Steven Lord on 2022-03-06 02:56:18

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