GEOGRAPHY QUIZ NO. 90 LIVING IN AMERICA
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:05 pm1 What is the most populous city in Alaska?
ANCHORAGE
2 Which city is nicknamed the Alamo City?
SAN ANTONIO
3 Which city’s cable cars were named as America’s first mobile museum?
SAN FRANCISCO
4 The USA’s oldest university, Harvard, is located in which state?
MASSACHUSETTS
5 What is the official state fruit of Georgia?
PEACH
6 Which city is home to the famed Kronk boxing gymnasium?
DETROIT
7 The US Medal of Honor depicts which mythological goddess?
MINERVA
8 In which park is the Old Faithful geyser, a popular tourist attraction?
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
9 What animal provides the state nickname of Oregon?
BEAVER
10 Which city has hosted an annual marathon since 1897?
BOSTON
11 What is the state capital of Colorado?
DENVER
12 Which two states are mentioned in the lyrics of the Beatles hit Get Back?
ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA
13 What is known as The House that Ruth Built?
YANKEE STADIUM
14 MO is the zip code for which state?
MISOURI
15 What is New York’s largest borough by area?
QUEENS
16 What is the oldest state in the USA?
DELAWARE
17 What is the only letter of the alphabet not to feature in the name of a state in the USA?
Q
18 Which state capital of the USA has the longest name?
JEFFERSON CITY
19 What is the official state bird of the smallest state of the USA?
RHODE ISLAND RED
20 Who was Jimmy Carter’s vice president?
WALTER MONDALE
21 What is the USA’s most populous state?
CALIFORNIA
22 Which politician penned the autobiography My American Journey?
COLIN POWELL
23 Jacksonville is the largest city in which state?
FLORIDA
24 Which major US city was formerly called Fort Dearborn?
CHICAGO
25 Which city was once known as the Town of the Queen of the Angel?
LOS ANGELES
26 Which Nevada city is known as the Divorce Capital of the World?
RENO
27 What is the most populous city in Texas?
HOUSTON
28 Which state’s name translates into English as “red people”?
OKLAHOMA
29 Which four states of the USA all meet at one geographical point?
UTAH - COLORADO - NEW MEXICO - ARIZONA
30 How many states of the USA contain a compass point in their name and name them?
5 / NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA - NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA - WEST VIRGINIA
ANCHORAGE
2 Which city is nicknamed the Alamo City?
SAN ANTONIO
3 Which city’s cable cars were named as America’s first mobile museum?
SAN FRANCISCO
4 The USA’s oldest university, Harvard, is located in which state?
MASSACHUSETTS
5 What is the official state fruit of Georgia?
PEACH
6 Which city is home to the famed Kronk boxing gymnasium?
DETROIT
7 The US Medal of Honor depicts which mythological goddess?
MINERVA
8 In which park is the Old Faithful geyser, a popular tourist attraction?
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
9 What animal provides the state nickname of Oregon?
BEAVER
10 Which city has hosted an annual marathon since 1897?
BOSTON
11 What is the state capital of Colorado?
DENVER
12 Which two states are mentioned in the lyrics of the Beatles hit Get Back?
ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA
13 What is known as The House that Ruth Built?
YANKEE STADIUM
14 MO is the zip code for which state?
MISOURI
15 What is New York’s largest borough by area?
QUEENS
16 What is the oldest state in the USA?
DELAWARE
17 What is the only letter of the alphabet not to feature in the name of a state in the USA?
Q
18 Which state capital of the USA has the longest name?
JEFFERSON CITY
19 What is the official state bird of the smallest state of the USA?
RHODE ISLAND RED
20 Who was Jimmy Carter’s vice president?
WALTER MONDALE
21 What is the USA’s most populous state?
CALIFORNIA
22 Which politician penned the autobiography My American Journey?
COLIN POWELL
23 Jacksonville is the largest city in which state?
FLORIDA
24 Which major US city was formerly called Fort Dearborn?
CHICAGO
25 Which city was once known as the Town of the Queen of the Angel?
LOS ANGELES
26 Which Nevada city is known as the Divorce Capital of the World?
RENO
27 What is the most populous city in Texas?
HOUSTON
28 Which state’s name translates into English as “red people”?
OKLAHOMA
29 Which four states of the USA all meet at one geographical point?
UTAH - COLORADO - NEW MEXICO - ARIZONA
30 How many states of the USA contain a compass point in their name and name them?
5 / NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA - NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA - WEST VIRGINIA
