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This Weekend Genius Challenge is short but sweet. We’re looking for a specific answer to the question below. While there are likely multiple answers to this particular query, only one will match ours. If you’re the lucky first to do so, you’ll win a T-shirt of your choice from the mental floss store. The question:
California has four, Texas has three, Florida has two, and New York has one. What are they?
Answer by commenting below. Only one guess per person. Please include what style/size of T-shirt you’d like in your response. The winning answer will be revealed on Monday morning. Good luck!
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What are NBA teams?
California-Sacramento Kings
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Texas-San Antonio Spurs
Dallas Mavericks
Houston Rockets
Florida-Orlando Magic
Miami Heat
New York-NY Knicks
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posted by Kate on 12-1-2007 at 8:57 am
senators
posted by craig Dunkel on 12-1-2007 at 9:05 am
Ex-Presidents.
posted by Matt Reed on 12-1-2007 at 9:09 am
Basketball teams
XL Pluto - revolve in peace
posted by Tom OConnor on 12-1-2007 at 9:09 am
Large amusement or theme parks
posted by Alice on 12-1-2007 at 9:11 am
Major Zoos
XL Scurvy
posted by tyler on 12-1-2007 at 9:17 am
NBA teams
Womens XL Idioms
posted by Carole on 12-1-2007 at 9:23 am
Teams in the NBA
Scurvy, L
posted by David on 12-1-2007 at 9:28 am
Crap! It took me too long to research :-(
posted by David on 12-1-2007 at 9:29 am
Major climate zones
World Physics Society Family Reunion XL
posted by Jeannie on 12-1-2007 at 9:43 am
I think it’s syllables if you pronounce the state using that state’s accent:
Cal-i-for-nya
Tex-ah-us
Flor-duhh
Nawk
(I’m from New york so I’m allowed to poke fun at us…)
:-)
posted by Eric Luper on 12-1-2007 at 9:53 am
cities over 1 million population X-Large!
posted by Mark on 12-1-2007 at 10:28 am
Four,three,two,and one functioning brain - based upon the total intellectual capacity of the entire populations of each of these States.
posted by Cynicum Scribelius on 12-1-2007 at 10:42 am
Cities in the 15 most populous.
Rhesus M XL
posted by Brandon on 12-1-2007 at 11:20 am
senators
(M)
posted by Ragazza Bella on 12-1-2007 at 11:45 am
NBA Teams
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posted by Charles Keller on 12-1-2007 at 12:09 pm
National Parks
Rhesus men’s L
posted by Johnny Cat on 12-1-2007 at 12:23 pm
This isn’t the right answer, but it is very interesting:
California has four, Texas has three, Florida has two, and New York has one. What are they?
Different vowels in the names of their capital cities?
New York’s capital is Albany, with 1 vowel, a, in it.
Florida’s capital is Tallahassee, with 2 different vowels, a and e, in it.
Texas’ capital is Austin, with 3 different vowels, a, u and i, in it.
California’s capital, Sacramento, has ….uh, oh… only 3 different vowels, a, e and o, in it.
I told you it wasn’t the right answer.
posted by gmsc on 12-1-2007 at 1:27 pm
Cities where interstate highways intersect.
Pluto
posted by Charles on 12-1-2007 at 1:32 pm
nuclear power plants
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posted by michael on 12-1-2007 at 1:36 pm
International Airports
Scurvy L
posted by Jbrailer on 12-1-2007 at 1:39 pm
Old boyfriends of mine.
posted by Miss Cellania on 12-1-2007 at 1:57 pm
Wine countries.
I don’t know… it sounded different.
Women’s Easy as Pi meduim.
posted by ErinM on 12-1-2007 at 2:49 pm
Baldwin brothers?
4xl - I’d like to have a tent please
posted by Johan on 12-1-2007 at 3:06 pm
Time zones
Size - XL
posted by Nishant on 12-1-2007 at 3:10 pm
Electoral college votes?
XL Easy as Pi
posted by Tamara on 12-1-2007 at 3:26 pm
gun-related state laws ;)
posted by liz on 12-1-2007 at 3:43 pm
Subway systems?
Medium. Alfred Noble.
posted by Dev on 12-1-2007 at 3:51 pm
Boy, I thought it was NBA teams too… How about number of major seaports in these states?
Marx: Sharing is Caring, XL please
posted by TomH on 12-1-2007 at 3:53 pm
Candidates in the 2008 election. (Hillary is not exactly native to New York).
Scurvy small
posted by Allison on 12-1-2007 at 4:25 pm
Largest cities?
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posted by Marta on 12-1-2007 at 4:26 pm
The difference is the amount of death chambers. California having the most down to New York which only has one.
posted by Luigi on 12-1-2007 at 6:32 pm
I know mine isn’t right either, but…
Major tourist cities.
CA - LA, Hollywood, San Diego, San Fran.
Texas - Houston, Austin, Dallas ( and maybe SP Island, but I’m not sure that counts )
Florida - Miami , Orlando
New York - NYC
posted by Renee on 12-1-2007 at 6:47 pm
Vowels minus one.
posted by Marco McClean on 12-1-2007 at 7:52 pm
Number of illegal hispanic immigrants trying to get welfare payments.
posted by Luis on 12-1-2007 at 8:24 pm
Cities in the list of top 20 largest metropolitan areas in the US?
California: LA, San Francisco, Riverside, San Diego
Texas: Dallas, Houston, San Antonio
Florida: Tallahassee, Miami
New York: NYC
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posted by Isaias Torres on 12-1-2007 at 11:06 pm
NBA teams
2XL shirt
posted by David Schroer on 12-1-2007 at 11:50 pm
major rivers
idioms - L
posted by mescan on 12-2-2007 at 12:01 am
Corners (in the state boundary outlines).
Entropy, Women’s Medium please.
posted by Stacy on 12-2-2007 at 4:33 am
major islands in an ocean?
posted by chris on 12-2-2007 at 6:11 am
beaches
rhesus shirt, small
posted by Korin on 12-2-2007 at 11:50 am
I’ll say, women in the U.S. Congress
Pavlov XXL
posted by Randy MacDonald on 12-2-2007 at 3:57 pm
IQ Points?
Rhesus- XXL
posted by Scott on 12-2-2007 at 6:55 pm
National Basketball Association
posted by Suzanne on 12-2-2007 at 8:54 pm
nba teams
california:
golden state warriors
la clippers
la lakers
sacramento kings
texas:
dallas mavericks
houston rockets
san antonio spurs
florida:
miami heat
orlando magic
new york:
new york nicks
beethoven, XXL
posted by julie caday on 12-3-2007 at 12:01 am
NBA teams.
posted by Michael on 12-3-2007 at 1:13 am
train lines.
posted by Sydney on 12-3-2007 at 1:51 am
Cities over one million people.
posted by Blair on 12-3-2007 at 8:57 am
Maximum Security Prisons?
posted by JaneM on 12-4-2007 at 11:42 am