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 were released celebrating the states of Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire and Virginia. The first quarter issued in 2001 celebrates the state of New York; next, there will be a quarter celebrating North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont and Kentucky. New quarters will be issued every year until 2008. As of January 2001, the newest quarter in circulation was the New York quarter.

The Ohio quarter will be the second quarter to be launched in 2002. Click here for a quiz about the state of Ohio.


  • Click here if you'd like to read more about the US Mint 50 State Quarter Program.


    ... the Wright brothers developed their 1903 flier in Dayton, Ohio?

    That's the location of the U.S. Air Force Museum. If you want to find more about the museum, you can check: http://www.atomictourist.com/afm.htm



    • 1) The state of Ohio takes its name from the Ohio River.

    That's true.
    That's false. The Ohio River takes its name from the state.

    2) The word Ohio is derived from an Iroquois word meaning ________________.
    dirty or tricky waters
    treacherous or dangerous waters
    great or beautiful river
    long and winding river

    3) Ohio is popularly nicknamed the Buckeye State because of the many _________ settlers saw when they first arrived in the area.
    Buckeye birds
    Buckeye trees
    Buckeye flowers
    Buckeye deer

    4) Because Ohio was the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren G. Harding the state of Ohio was nicknamed ____________.
    Mother of Modern Presidents
    Land of Modern Presidents
    Home of Modern Presidents
    Birthplace of Modern Presidents

    5) What's the capital of Ohio?
    Cleveland
    Columbus
    Springfield
    Cincinnati

    6) Why is Cleveland important?
    Because it is the capital
    Because it is the largest city in the state
    Because it is the heart of the largest metropolitan area in Ohio
    Because it is the oldest city in the state

    7) Where is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame located?
    In Cleveland.
    In Columbus.
    In Cincinnati.
    The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not in Ohio.

    8) In Ohio (as well as Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia), the state bird is the _________________.
    Bald eagle
    American robin
    Mountain bluebird
    Bluebird


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