The United States Mint 50 States Quarter Program

In 1999, the US Mint issued quarters celebrating the first five states to join the union: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut. In 2000, five new quarters will be released celebrating the states of Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New

Hampshire and Virginia. The first quarter to be issued in 2001 will celebrate New York, then there will be a quarter celebrating North Carolina and Rhode Island. New quarters will

Test your grammar and general knowledge with this quiz about the state of Rhode Island.
be issued every year until 2008. As of September 2000, the newest quarter in circulation was the New Hampshire quarter.

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Did you know that...

... the official name of Rhode Island is the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations?



1. The capital of of Rhode Island is

Providence
Newport
Warwick
Pawtucket

2. What's the largest city in Rhode Island?
Pawtucket
Cranston
Warwick
Providence

3. What is Rhode Island's official nickname?
The Constitution State
The Empire State
The Ocean State
The Old Line State

4. What is Rhode Island's most common nickname?
The Island State
Little Rhody
Little Island
The Ocean State

5. Rhode Island was the ____________ of the 13 original colonies to declare its independence from great Britain.
First
Second
Twelfth
Last

6. Rhode Island was the _____________ of the 13 original colonies to ratify the Constitution.
First
Second
Twelfth
Last

7. Rhode Island is ________________ state of the Union.
The smaller
A smaller
Smallest
The smallest

8. It is the second _____________ populated state.
Most densely
More densely
Most dense
More dense

9. It is one of the most highly industrialized states.
Most high
More high
Most highly
More highly

10. The name Rhode Island is ______________ because most of the state is part of the North American mainland.
a parody
a paradox
a charade
a truism


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