WONDER #1082: What Is the Smallest State?

Question 1 of 3

If you wanted to place a flag in the middle of every square mile of land in Rhode Island, how many flags would you need?

1. 1,524
2. 1,045
3. 1,545
4. 1,614

Question 2 of 3

Some people believe Rhode Island got its name from Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano, who believed the area looked like what Mediterranean island?

1. Isle of Rhodes
2. Crete
3. Rhodesia
4. Malta

Question 3 of 3

If you lived in Rhode Island, what’s the farthest you could get away from salt water?

1. 5 miles
2. 30 miles
3. 74 miles
4. 100 miles

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