Geography Quiz

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

Question #1: In what state is Three Mile Island and what is its importance? #1
 A). State of New York. Site of New York's largest island
 B). State of Pennsylvania - Site of the first US nuclear accident.
C). State of Massachusetts - Site of the first man-made island .

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Question #2: What are the French speaking Acadians of Louisiana called? #2
A).Cajuns
B).Frenchmen
C).Parisians

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Question #3:In seeking longitude, which direction are you traveling? #3,
A).East or West
B).North or South
C).North or West

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Question #4: What are the cardinal points on a map? #4
A).N, E,S, and W
B).N and S
C).E and W

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Question #5: If you lived in North America, in which ocean would you find lobsters? #5,
A).Atlantic Ocean
B).Canadian Ocean
C).Pacific Ocean

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Question #6: What popular vacation spot was once called the Sandwich Islands? #6
A).The Hawaiian Islands
B).The Bahamas
C).Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket

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Question #7: If you were standing on the "Four Corners",what state would you enter if you go northeast? #7
A).Arizona
B).Colorado
C).Utah

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Question #8: When is "Hail to the Chief", a musical composition,often played? #8,
A).When a business executive enters the office
B). When the Vice President enters the oval office
C). When the US President enters a meeting.

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Question #9: Which is the only Great Lake completely within the United States? #9
A).Lake Michigan
B).Lake Erie
C).Lake Huron

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Question #10: In which state is the geographical center of the 48 contiguous states? #10
A).Arkansas
B).Kansas
C).Missouri

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Question #11: Name the 33rd US President.#11
A). Roosevelt
B). Cleveland
C). Truman

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Question #12: The Appalachian Trail is the longest continuous trail in the world! In which two states does it begin and end? #12
A).Maine and Georgia
B).Massachusetts and Alabama
C).California and Colorado

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Question #13: Which state was the first to give women equal status to vote. #13
A).Pennsylvania
B).Delaware
C).Wyoming

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Question #14: Where part of the US is most famous for finding fossils of prehistoric animals?#14
A).Hills of West Virginia
B).Arizona
C).Badlands of South Dakota

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Question #15: The roadrunner is the state bird of which state of the US? #15
A).Utah
B).Kansas
C).New Mexico

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Question #16: Which state contains the geographic center of NORTH AMERICA?#16
A).Minnesota
B).South Dakota
C).North Dakota

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Question #17: Where is the United States' only diamond mine? #17
A).Alaska
B).Arkansas
C).Texas

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Question #18: During a presidential election, how many electoral votes does the state of Iowa get?#18
A).Six
B).Seven
C).Five

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Question #19: This body of water is one of the largest freshwater lakes within the US. It sits surrounded by a large swampy area called the Everglades. Name this body of water. #19
A).Lake Kissimmee
B).Lake Florida
C).Lake Okeechobee

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Question #20: This state has the most caves of any state in addition to the most undergound streams and rivers. Name the state. #20
A).Tennessee
B).Kentucky
C).Pennsylvania