US Geography

Question 1

Great Lakes from west to east

Answer 1

SMH EO!

Question 2

Which Great Lake is the only one entirely within the US?

Answer 2

Lake Michigan

Question 3

The Great Lakes connect to which river to form a shipping route to the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 3

St Lawrence River

Question 4

Which Great Lake is the smallest and at the lowest elevation?

Answer 4

Lake Ontario

Question 5

Which Great Lake is the largest fresh water lake by surface area in the world? Also the highest in elevation and deepest of the five

Answer 5

Lake Superior

Question 6

A resort area located in northeast New York

Answer 6

Adirondack Mountains

Question 7

Near Cleveland, the heart of the US rubber industry

Answer 7

Akron

Question 8

Bordered by Yukon, Canada to the east. The 49th state admitted in 1959

Answer 8

Alaska

Question 9

Volcanic islands located off of western Alaska

Answer 9

Aleutian Islands

Question 10

The western part of the Appalachian Mountains. Runs from northern Pennsylvania to southwest Virginia

Answer 10

Allegheny Mountains

Question 11

Location of US naval academy

Answer 11

Annapolis, Maryland

Question 12

The major coal mining region of the US and very impoverished

Answer 12

Appalachia

Question 13

Runs from the valley of the St Lawrence River to the Gulf of Mexico

Answer 13

Appalachian Mountains

Question 14

Which city was the inspiration for the street names in monopoly?

Answer 14

Atlantic City

Question 15

Who founded a colony in Maryland that became the largest city in the state?

Answer 15

Lord Baltimore

Question 16

The location of the Massachusetts capitol building

Answer 16

Beacon Hill

Question 17

A mountain chain in western Massachusetts

Answer 17

The Berkshires

Question 18

Which city is called the Pittsburgh of the south due to its production of steel and iron?

Answer 18

Birmingham

Question 19

Located in southwest South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. A sacred place for the Sioux. White settlement led to the battle of Little Bighorn in 1874

Answer 19

Black Hills

Question 20

Part of the Appalachian Mountains from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia

Answer 20

Blue Ridge Mountains

Question 21

Located on Lake Erie and the Niagara River

Answer 21

Buffalo

Question 22

Formerly Cape Kennedy, home of the JFK Space Center

Answer 22

Cape Canaveral

Question 23

A promontory island off the coast of North Carolina between the Atlantic Ocean and Pamlico Sound. Nicknamed the “Graveyard of the Atlantic”

Answer 23

Cape Hatteras

Question 24

A volcanic chain from British Colombia to northern California

Answer 24

The Cascades

Question 25

The designer of Central Park, ground of the US Capitol, Biltmore, and the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago

Answer 25

Olmsted

Question 26

City named for the wife of King George III

Answer 26

Charlotte

Question 27

Located on the Atlantic Ocean in Maryland and Virginia

Answer 27

Chesapeake Bay

Question 28

Called the "Windy City" because of the 1893 expo. Also known as "Second City" and "Hog butcher of the world." Downtown area is called the Loop because of the El train running around it

Answer 28

Chicago

Question 29

An Ohio city located on the Ohio River

Answer 29

Cincinatti

Question 30

The largest city located on Lake Erie

Answer 30

Cleveland

Question 31

This river carved the Grand Canyon, also the site of the Hoover Dam

Answer 31

Colorado River

Question 32

Runs from British Columbia through to Washington and Oregon. Known for salmon, the Bonneville dam, and the Coulee dam

Answer 32

Columbia River

Question 33

An area that settlers used to pass through the Cumberland mountains to move west

Answer 33

Cumberland Gap

Question 34

The lowest point in North America, 282 feet below sea level

Answer 34

Death Valley

Question 35

States that seceded the Union before the firing on Fort Sumter

Answer 35

Deep South States

Question 36

Established by acts of Congress in 1790 and 1791 on a site chosen by George Washington

Answer 36

Washington DC

Question 37

The avenue that separates the east side of Manhattan from the west

Answer 37

5th Avenue

Question 38

Grassland prairies that extend from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba in Canada down through to Texas. Called the "Dust Bowl" in the 1930s due to the topsoil depletion

Answer 38

Great Plains

Question 39

The largest body of salt water in North America

Answer 39

Great Salt Lake

Question 40

A mountain range in the Appalachians, runs north to south in Vermont and gave the state its name

Answer 40

Green Mountains

Question 41

The black upsurge of literature, music, and theater

Answer 41

Harlem Renaissance

Question 42

The center of the US insurance industry

Answer 42

Hartford, Connecticut

Question 43

The 50th state that joined in 1959

Answer 43

Hawaii

Question 44

The beginning of the Sante Fe Trail in western Missouri

Answer 44

Independence

Question 45

A nickname due to the fighting between those who supported the state being free vs slavery

Answer 45

"Bleeding Kansas"

Question 46

City located at the junction of the Kansas and Missouri rivers

Answer 46

Kansas City

Question 47

In 1957, troops were sent there to enforce "Brown vs Board of Education" ruling that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Protect 9 students integrating into Central High School

Answer 47

Little Rock

Question 48

Riots that took place in 1965 LA due to racism and discrimination. Sparked when Marquette Frye was pulled over by local police

Answer 48

Watts Riots

Question 49

A summer resort island southeast of Massachusetts

Answer 49

Martha's Vineyard

Question 50

Part of the boundary between Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia that was surveyed and established in the 1760s

Answer 50

Mason Dixon Line

Question 51

Flows from Montana and joins the Mississippi River near St Louis

Answer 51

Missouri River

Question 52

The low barren mountains and valleys located in southern California

Answer 52

Mojave Desert

Question 53

The range featuring Mount McKinley, highest peak in North America

Answer 53

Alaska Range

Question 54

Which 4 presidents are on Mount Rushmore?

Answer 54

Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Lincoln

Question 55

The highest point in Washington state and part of the "Decade Volcanos" list

Answer 55

Mount Rainier

Question 56

Erupted in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity

Answer 56

Mount Saint Helens

Question 57

The home of George Washington located in northeast Virginia overlooking the Potomac River

Answer 57

Mount Vernon

Question 58

Located in the Sierra Nevadas in eastern California, this is the highest peak in the contiguous US

Answer 58

Mount Whitney

Question 59

A resort island off of Cape Code, known for the whaling industry

Answer 59

Nantucket

Question 60

The location of Yale

Answer 60

New Haven

Question 61

In 1815, Jackson repulsed the British. He hadn't received word yet that the Treaty of Ghent had ended the War of 1812

Answer 61

Battle of New Orleans

Question 62

A resort city in southeast Rhode Island, center of yachting in the US

Answer 62

Newport

Question 63

Runs from Pittsburgh to the Mississippi River

Answer 63

Ohio River

Question 64

From Missouri to Columbia River before railroads were built

Answer 64

Oregon Trail

Question 65

What are the three pacific islands held by the US?

Answer 65

Caroline, Marshall, and Marianas (Guam)

Question 66

Sandstone formations in northeast Arizona

Answer 66

Painted Desert

Question 67

A mountain in high central Colorado in the front range

Answer 67

Pike's Peak

Question 68

Founded by Roger Williams after being exiled from Massachusetts

Answer 68

Providence

Question 69

The capital of the Confederate states during the Civil War

Answer 69

Richmond, VA

Question 70

A river running from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico which creates a border bewtween the US and Mexico

Answer 70

Rio Grande

Question 71

Located in central California, an agriculturally important area where Fresno is the largest city

Answer 71

San Joaquin Valley

Question 72

A resort city in eastern New York known for spas and horse racing

Answer 72

Saratoga Springs

Question 73

Located in northern Virginia between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains

Answer 73

Shenandoah Valley

Question 74

Formed by the Holston and French Broad rivers, enters the Ohio River in western Kentucky

Answer 74

Tennessee River

Question 75

The state named for Queen Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen"

Answer 75

Virginia

Question 76

A village in New York where the military academy is located. Defended by Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War

Answer 76

West Point

Question 77

A forested range in New Hampshire with Mount Washington being the highest point

Answer 77

White Mountains

Question 78

The 1st national park in the US

Answer 78

Yellowstone

Question 79

A place in California known for dramatic rock formations and waterfalls

Answer 79

Yosemite

Question 80

Which military base is known as the home of the United States Air Force Academy?

Answer 80

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Question 81

Which U.S. military base is located in Japan and is known for its strategic importance in the Asia-Pacific region?

Answer 81

Yokota Air Base

Question 82

Which military base is the primary center for training and deploying Army forces in the U.S.?

Answer 82

Fort Benning, Georgia

Question 83

Which military installation is known as the home of the U.S. Marine Corps?

Answer 83

Marine Corps Base Quantico