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1
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What is the largest City in North America by population?

A

Mexico City

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Which state in the US is the most populated?

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California

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The two longest rivers in North America are said to be within one km of each other in length at 3767km and 3766km respectively. What is the name of these rivers?

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Missouri and Mississippi

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North America is home to the hottest place on earth. What is it called?

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Death Valley

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The highest mountain in North America has a summit elevation of 6190m above sea level?

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Denali or Mount McKinley

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Lake Huron is the second largest lake in North America by area. What is the largest?

A

Lake Superior

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7
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How Many islands make up the Caribbean?

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More than 700

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Which island is the largest in the Caribbean ?

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Hispaniola

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What is the name of the huge sculpture of the 4 presidents?

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Mount Rushmore National Monument

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What is the name of the fifth longest River in North American, which makes up a 2020km segment of the border between the United States and Mexico?

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The Rio Grand

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Which country is the largest by Area in North America?

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Canada

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12
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How many countries does North American consist of ?

A

23

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The smallest country in North America is Saint Kitts and Nevis. What is the population?

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54000

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14
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The continental Divide runs North to south of which Mountain range?

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The Rocky Mountains

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What is the name of the broad areas of the flatland which can be found West of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains, which is predominantly covered in grassland and prairies?

A

Great Plains

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16
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How many provinces is Canada divided into?

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10

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North America is home to one of the most important waterways in the World which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans? What is its name?

A

The Panama Canal

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18
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Death Valley’s Badwater basin in Furnace Creek, California, is the lowest elevation in North America . How many meters below sea level is it?

A

86 meters

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19
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What is the percentage of the North American population live in the USA?

A

57%

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20
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What percentage of Greenland is covered in Ice?

A

More than 80%

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21
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What is Canada’s largest province by area?

A

Quebec

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22
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Name Canada’s largest population by province?

A

Ontario

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23
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Which US state has the longest coastline at 106,000km?

A

Alaska

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24
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The Hoover Dam was built in an effort to stop flooding. In what river is the Hoover Dam located?

A

Colorado River

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North America is home to some of the youngest mountains on earth, with peaks only beginning to form a million years ago . What mountain range is it?

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The Cascade Mountains

26
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What percentage of the World’s freshwater do the Great Lakes Hold?

A

20%

27
Q

The Great Lakes are the largest freshwater system in the world. What are the names of the five lakes .

A

Superior,Huron , Michigan,Erie, Ontario

28
Q

Which State is the only one to be triple landlocked?

A

Nebraska

29
Q

What is the largest volcano in the US, which can be found in Hawaii?

A

Mauna Loa

30
Q

Which Canadian city is the largest by population?

A

Toronto

31
Q

North America has four desert regions, Great Basin Desert, and Sonoran Desert are two of the 4 . What are the the other Regions called?

A

Chihuahuan Desert and Mojave Desert

32
Q

Which of the following States has the most National Parks with 9?

A

California

33
Q

North America borders four major bodies of water, three which are oceans. Name two other bodies of water?

A

The pacific, Atlantic, Arctic and the Gulf of Mexico

34
Q

True or False. North America is the only continent with every Type of Climate?

A

True

35
Q

What is the colourful lights can be seen in the sky from Alaska?

A

The Northern lights

36
Q

What is the capital of Canada?

A

Ottawa

37
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The largest national park in Canada is so large that you fit the entire country of Switzerland inside it, but what is called?

A

Wood Buffalo National Park

38
Q

How many time zones is the US?

A

6

39
Q

Name the province where French is the official language?

A

Quebec

40
Q

San Francisco is home to what famous suspension Bridge?

A

Golden Gate Bridge

41
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Which Us park has some of the worlds most Active Geysers with over 500?

A

Yellow stone national park

42
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Copper Canyon is located in which Mexican state?

A

Chihuahua

43
Q

How many States is Mexico divided into to?

A

31

44
Q

The unofficial capital of the US, New York, is well known by what Nick Name?

A

The big apple, the city that never sleeps, Gotham

45
Q

What are the volcanic plugs in Saint Lucia?

A

Pitons

46
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North America separates from Asia by which Strait?

A

The Bering Strait

47
Q

The World famous Niagara Falls is located between which two lakes?

A

Lake Erie and Lake Ontario

48
Q

Niagara Falls is made up of 3 Falls? What are the Falls?

A

Horse shoe Falls, the American Falls and the Bridal veil Falls

49
Q

What is the latest plateau in North America?

A

Colorado plateau

50
Q

Silicon valley is famous for its Software and computer industry but in which city would you find it?

A

San Francisco

51
Q

The American Museum of Natural History, the biggest museum in the world is located in which North American City?

A

New York

52
Q

As of 2023 What is the population of Panama?

A

4.5 million

53
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What states meet at the four corners Monument?

A

Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico

54
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What is the driest place in North America and how much rainfall do they get annually?

A

Death Valley, 5.6 cm

55
Q

The longest River in Canada is 3190km, what is the name?

A

Yukon River

56
Q

What is the capital of Cuba?

A

Havana

57
Q

An imaginary line Marks the Northern line of tropics and runs through North America.

A

The Tropic of Cancer

58
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By area , which is larger? Greenland or Mexico

A

Greenland 2.166 million km2 . Mexico is 1.973 million km 2

59
Q

What does North America rank in when it comes to population by Continent?

A

4th

60
Q

Where does the word America come from?

A

Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci

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