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Question 1: What state is shaped like a mitten?
A) Ohio
B) Wisconsin
C) Michigan
D) Illinois
Explanation: Michigan’s Lower Peninsula resembles a mitten.
Question 2: Where is Disney World located?
A) California
B) Nevada
C) Florida
D) Texas
Explanation: Disney World is in Orlando, Florida.
Question 3: Which U.S. state is known for potatoes?
A) Kansas
B) Idaho
C) Maine
D) Wisconsin
Explanation: Idaho is famous for its potato farms.
Question 4: What U.S. state has a panhandle and beaches?
A) Texas
B) Florida
C) Georgia
D) Arizona
Explanation: Florida's panhandle reaches into the Gulf of Mexico.
Question 5: What state has the city of Anchorage?
A) Hawaii
B) Montana
C) Alaska
D) Oregon
Explanation: Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city.
Question 6: Which river flows into the Gulf of Mexico?
A) Amazon
B) Mississippi
C) Nile
D) Colorado
Explanation: The Mississippi River ends in the Gulf of Mexico.
Question 7: What state is famous for the Rocky Mountains?
A) Oklahoma
B) Colorado
C) Illinois
D) Kentucky
Explanation: Colorado is home to the Rockies.
Question 8: What’s the state abbreviation for Arizona?
A) AR
B) AZ
C) AL
D) AK
Explanation: AZ is the official two-letter abbreviation for Arizona.
Question 9: Where is the Everglades National Park?
A) California
B) Louisiana
C) Texas
D) Florida
Explanation: The Everglades are a unique wetland in southern Florida.
Question 10: What U.S. state starts with “Z”?
A) Zero
B) None
C) Zion
D) Zanesville
Explanation: There is no U.S. state that starts with the letter Z.
Question 11: What is the capital of California?
A) Los Angeles
B) San Francisco
C) Sacramento
D) San Diego
Explanation: Sacramento is the state capital, not the larger cities like LA or SF.
Question 12: Which state is known as “The Sunshine State”?
A) California
B) Arizona
C) Texas
D) Florida
Explanation: Florida earned this nickname due to its warm and sunny climate.
Question 13: What is the capital of Texas?
A) Dallas
B) Houston
C) Austin
D) San Antonio
Explanation: Austin is the capital, although other cities are more populous.
Question 14: Which U.S. state is the northernmost?
A) Montana
B) Washington
C) North Dakota
D) Alaska
Explanation: Alaska extends far into the Arctic Circle, making it the northernmost.
Question 15: What U.S. state has the most people?
A) New York
B) Florida
C) California
D) Texas
Explanation: California has the largest population of any U.S. state.
Question 16: Where is the Grand Canyon located?
A) Utah
B) Arizona
C) Nevada
D) Colorado
Explanation: The Grand Canyon is one of Arizona's most famous natural landmarks.
Question 17: Which city is home to the Statue of Liberty?
A) Washington, D.C.
B) Philadelphia
C) New York City
D) Boston
Explanation: Located in New York Harbor, the statue was a gift from France.
Question 18: “What river is the longest in the U.S.?
A) Mississippi River
B) Ohio River
C) Colorado River
D) Missouri River
Explanation: The Missouri River is slightly longer than the Mississippi.
Question 19: Where would you find Mount Rushmore?
A) Wyoming
B) South Dakota
C) Colorado
D) North Dakota
Explanation: Mount Rushmore features presidents carved into a South Dakota mountain.
Question 20: What mountain range is in the eastern U.S.?
A) Rockies
B) Sierra Nevada
C) Cascades
D) Appalachians
Explanation: “Weird” means unusual or strange.
Question 21: Which state has the nickname “The Empire State”?
A) VirginiaPennsylvania
B) Pennsylvania
C) New York
D) New Jersey
Explanation: New York is known as the Empire State.
Question 22: What state is directly south of Georgia?
A) Florida
B) Alabama
C) Mississippi
D) South Carolina
Explanation: Florida is located just below Georgia.
Question 23: What region includes states like Maine and Vermont?
A) Midwest
B) Pacific Northwest
C) Deep South
D) New England
Explanation: New England includes northeastern states like Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts.
Question 24: Which U.S. state is made up of islands?
A) Rhode Island
B) California
C) Washington
D) Hawaii
Explanation: Hawaii is a group of volcanic islands in the Pacific.
Question 25: Which state borders the most other states?
A) Missouri
B) Texas
C) Tennessee
D) Illinois
Explanation: Tennessee touches 8 different states, tied with Missouri.
Question 26:Which city is known as “The Windy City”?
A) San Francisco
B) Detroit
C) Boston
D) Chicago
Explanation: Chicago earned this nickname due to political "hot air" and lake breezes.
Question 27: What is the largest city by population in the U.S.?
A) Los Angeles
B) Chicago
C) Houston
D) New York City
Explanation: NYC has the most people of any U.S. city.
Question 28: Where is the U.S. Capitol located?
A) Virginia
B) Maryland
C) Washington, D.C.
D) Pennsylvania
Explanation: Washington, D.C. is the nation’s capital, not part of any state.
Question 29: Las Vegas is famous for what?
A) Beaches
B) Mountains
C) Casinos and nightlife
D) Skiing
Explanation: Las Vegas is known for entertainment and casinos.
Question 30: Where is the Golden Gate Bridge?
A) Los Angeles
B) San Diego
C) Sacramento
D) San Francisco
Explanation: The Golden Gate Bridge spans the bay in San Francisco.
Question 31: Which Great Lake is the largest by surface area?
A) Lake Erie
B) Lake Michigan
C) Lake Ontario
D) Lake Superior
Explanation: Lake Superior is the largest and deepest of the Great Lakes.
Question 32: What is the tallest mountain in the U.S.?
A) Mount Rainier
B) Mount Hood
C) Denali (Mt. McKinley)
D) Mount Whitney
Explanation: Denali, in Alaska, is the tallest mountain in North America.
Question 33: Which desert is in the southwestern U.S.?
A) Sonoran
B) Gobi
C) Sahara
D) Atacama
Explanation: The Sonoran Desert stretches through Arizona and parts of California.
Question 34: Where is the Mississippi River’s source?
A) Missouri
B) Wisconsin
C) Iowa
D) Minnesota
Explanation: Lake Itasca in Minnesota is the river’s starting point.
Question 35: What state has the most active volcanoes?
A) Washington
B) Alaska
C) Hawaii
D) Oregon
Explanation: Alaska has more than 130 active and dormant volcanoes.
Question 36: Which two states are not connected to the mainland U.S.?
A) Florida and New York
B) Alaska and Hawaii
C) California and Texas
D) Maine and Washington
Explanation: Alaska is up near Canada; Hawaii is in the Pacific.
Question 37: Which state borders Canada and has the longest northern border?
A) North Dakota
B) Michigan
C) Montana
D) Alaska
Explanation: Alaska has the longest international border with Canada.
Question 38: Which state shares a border with Mexico?
A) Nevada
B) Arizona
C) Colorado
D) Utah
Explanation: Arizona is one of four U.S. states bordering Mexico.
Question 39: What U.S. state is farthest east?
A) Maine
B) Florida
C) New York
D) North Carolina
Explanation: Maine's easternmost point is the farthest east in the U.S.
Question 40: Which river forms part of the border between Texas and Mexico?
A) Missouri
B) Colorado
C) Mississippi
D) Rio Grande
Explanation: The Rio Grande River defines much of the Texas-Mexico border.
Question 41: What state is home to Yellowstone National Park?
A) Colorado
B) Montana
C) Wyoming
D) Utah
Explanation: Most of Yellowstone is located in Wyoming.
Question 42: Which U.S. state is nicknamed "The Last Frontier"?
A) North Dakota
B) Alaska
C) Montana
D) Oregon
Explanation: Alaska is still largely wilderness and earned this title.
Question 43: What U.S. state is famous for lobsters?
A) Washington
B) Maine
C) Oregon
D) Connecticut
Explanation: Maine is known for its delicious cold-water lobster.
Question 44: Which city is known for jazz music?
A) Nashville
B) Los Angeles
C) New Orleans
D) Boston
Explanation: New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz.
Question 45: What U.S. state grows the most corn?
A) Texas
B) Iowa
C) Nebraska
D) Kansas
Explanation: Iowa consistently leads in corn production.
Question 46: Where is the Liberty Bell located?
A) New York
B) Boston
C) Philadelphia
D) Washington, D.C.
Explanation: The Liberty Bell is a symbol of American independence in Philadelphia.
Question 47: What’s the smallest U.S. state by area?
A) Delaware
B) Rhode Island
C) Vermont
D) Connecticut
Explanation: Rhode Island is the smallest in land area.
Question 48: Which river runs through the Grand Canyon?
A) Missouri
B) Colorado
C) Snake
D) Columbia
Explanation: The Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon.
Question 49: What U.S. city is closest to Niagara Falls?
A) Boston
B) Buffalo
C) Cleveland
D) Pittsburgh
Explanation: Buffalo, New York is near the famous waterfalls.
Question 50: Which mountain range runs along the west coast?
A) Rockies
B) Cascades
C) Ozarks
D) Appalachians
Explanation: The Cascade Range is in Washington, Oregon, and California.
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