Q 01/05

Which state is carved into 254 counties, far more than any other American state?

A) California

B) Kentucky

C) Texas

D) Missouri

Answer · why

C) Texas

Texas counties range from Rockwall, at 149 square miles, to Brewster, more than 40 times larger at 6,192.

Q 02/05

Which state calls its counties parishes, a term dating back to French and Spanish colonial rule?

A) Louisiana

B) Mississippi

C) Alabama

D) Florida

Answer · why

A) Louisiana

Louisiana has 64 parishes, and 38 of them are still governed by a council with the unusual name of police jury.

Q 03/05

Which county name covers both Disneyland in California and most of Walt Disney World in Florida?

A) Citrus

B) Osceola

C) Lake

D) Orange

Answer · why

D) Orange

Orange County in California got Disneyland in 1955, and its Florida namesake followed with Walt Disney World in 1971. A corner of the Florida resort s...

Q 04/05

Which state is divided into boroughs instead of counties, plus one vast Unorganized Borough?

A) Hawaii

B) Alaska

C) Montana

D) Pennsylvania

Answer · why

B) Alaska

Alaska's Unorganized Borough takes in nearly half the state yet has no county-style government of its own, so the state runs most of it directly.

Q 05/05

Which island forms New York County, the most densely populated county in the United States?

A) Manhattan

B) Staten Island

C) Long Island

D) Roosevelt Island

Answer · why

A) Manhattan

Manhattan squeezes about 1.7 million residents into less than 23 square miles, which also makes New York County the smallest county by area in its sta...