Facts about USA 1. Newark, NJ is the car theft capital of USA (and the world). 2. Akron, OH is the rubber capital of USA (and the world). 3. New Jersey is ranked number 1 for the most densely populated state in USA. 4. Green Mountains National Park in Vermont is named after Vermont's meaning in French. 5. Minnesota is called the land with 10,000 lakes and it has 11,842 lakes! That means that about every 10 miles or less you will run into a lake, even in the city! 6.New York City's old name is New Amsterdam. 7.1000 people move to Florida each day. 8. Thomas Edison is from Milan, Ohio, not New Jersey. 9. Adirondack Park has towns in it. 10.The Finger Lakes has 10 lakes, not 5.
USA Facts Part 1 1. Which U.S. capital city, a trade center for agricultural products form the northwest end of U.S, is home to the Basque Museum? (Boise) 2. Name the U.S. state that is dominated by the Bitterroot Range along it's border with Montana and is drained chiefly by the Snake River. (Idaho) 3. Name the capital city of the U.S. state located to the south of Wisconsin and bordered by Kentucky and Missouri. (Springfield) 4. Name the U.S. city that is nicknamed the "Windy City". (Chicago) 5. The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial and George Rogers Clark National Historic Park are major landmarks in which U.S. State? (Indiana) 6. Which U.S. state is located between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers and borders Wisconsin and South Dakota? (Iowa) 7. Dodge City, the cowboy capital, is an important tourist attraction in which state that is one of the leading producers of wheat in the nation? (Kansas) 8. Name the Midwestern City situated near the confluence of the Raccoon River and a river the same name as the city? (Des Moines) 9. Which city on the White River, home to the Motor Speedway, is the largest city in a U.S. state bordering Michigan and Ohio? (Indianapolis) 10. Which city is known for a major fire in 1871 that destroyed most of the place? (Chicago) 11. Which is Missouri's largest city- Kansas City or St. Louis? (Kansas City) 12. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is located in which state in the Great Plains? (Kansas) 13. Mammoth Cave National Park and the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site are major tourist attractions in Kentucky, nicknamed the what state? (The Bluegrass State) 14. Which capital city of a U.S. state is located on an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona? (Madison) 15. Montgomery is near the confluence of the Coosa and which other river? (Tallapoosa River) 16. Which U.S. state has rich deposits of coal and iron ore in the northern part of the state in the Appalachian Mountains? (Alabama) 17. Which capital city is located on the Pearl River? (Jackson)
USA 1. 1. Name the largest city in Connecticut? (Bridgeport) 2. Which south lies south of Connecticut? (Long Island Sound) 3. Which Peak in the Taconic Range is the highest point in Connecticut, and lies on the MA border? (Mount Frissell) 4. The Elizabeth Islands lay south of Buzzards Bay in which state? (Massachussetts) 5. Basketball was invented by a gym teacher in which city that is the largest city on the banks of the Connecticut River? (Springfield, MA) 6. Burlington, the largest city in Vermont, is on the shores of which lake? (Lake Champlain) 7, Lake Champlain is drained by the Richelieu River into which river? (St. Lawrence River) 8. The International Tennis Hall of Fame and the Breakers Mansion, once owned by the prominent Vanderbilt family are both located in Newport, Rhode Island. This city is on which island, the largest island in Narragansett Bay? (Aquidneck Island) 9. Brown University, an Ivy League School, is located in Providence. This city is located at the head of which bay? (Narragansett Bay) 10. Which river flowing through Concord, Manchester, and Nashua in New Hampshire and Lowell in Massachussetts flows into the Atlantic Ocean? (Merrimack River) 11. Dartmouth College is another Ivy League School in which state that is bordered by Massachussetts to the south and contains the famous Franconia Notch State Park? (New Hampshire) 12. Boston is on the banks of which river? (Charles River) 13. What is the main international airport of Boston? (Logan International Airport) 14. Which city in Middlesex County, located across the Charles River from Boston is named after a city in the United Kingdom and is home to both Harvard University and the Massachussetts Institution of Technology? (Cambridge) 15. Which mountain in the White Mountains is the highest point in New England? (Mount Washington) 16. Which city on the north shore of Massachussetts was an important colonial port and was home to the famous witchcraft trials of 1692? (Salem) 17. The Kennebec River, which flows through Augusta, flows out of which lake that is the largest lake in both Maine as well as in New England? (Moosehead Lake) 18. The Longfellow Mountains, a part of the Appalachians, is located in which state? (Maine) 19. Which New England State is the only state to border one other state? (Maine) 20. The highest point in Maine is also the starting point of the Appalachian Trail, which runs all the way to Springer Mountain in Georgia. Name this mountain? (Mount Katahdin) 21. Cadillac Mountain, the town of Bar Harbor, and most of Acadia National Park are located on which island, the 6th largest island in the US, the largest in New England, and the 2nd largest island on the Eastern Seaboard after Long Island? (Mount Desert Island) 22. Which promontory in Lubec, Maine is the easternmost point in the contiguous US and is separated from New Brunswick by a channel? (West Quoddy Head) 23. Which island in Maine, site of an early attempt of French Colonization is located on the border of Maine and New Brunswick and is an international historic site? (Saint Croix Island) 24. Portland, a city of about 66 thousand, is the largest city in Maine and is on the shore of which bay? (Casco Bay) 25. Which New England city is the least populous state capital in the United States? (Montepelier) 26. Mount Mansfield, the highest point in the Green Mountains, is located in which US state? (Vermont)
USA Facts Part 2 1. The Tennessee River and which other river is part of Alabama's chief river system? (The Tombigbee River) 2. Washington Island is located in which peninsula in Wisconsin? (The Door Peninsula) 3. Juneau, Alaska's chief seaport and capital, is located on which channel? (The Gatineau Channel) 4. The Ozark Plateau and which minor mountain range is located near Little Rock, Arkansas? (Ouachita Mountains) 5. Death Valley, California is located near which desert in southeast California? (Mojave Desert) 6. Mt. Elbert is located in which mountain range? (Sawatch Mountain Range) 7. Mt. McKinley is also know by which name? (Denali) 8. Mt. Washington is located in which mountain range? (White Mountains) 9. The Kittatinny Mountains is located in which three US states? (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York) 10. What is the Principal mountain range in New York state? (The Adirondacks)
USA Facts Part 3 1. Oklahoma City is located on which river? (The North Canadian River) 2. Name the highest peak in Oregon. (Mt. Hood) 3. Name the mountain range that Oregon's highest peak, Mt. Hood, is located on. (Cascade Range) 4. Which mountain range in Oregon runs parallel to the Pacific Ocean? (Coast Mountains) 5. Name the valley that is located between the Coast and Cascade Ranges. (Oregon's Willamette Valley) 6. The US Anderson Air Force is located in one of USA's Pacific territories. Name this territory. (Guam) 7. Name Hawaii's second largest ethnic group after Japanese. (Filipino) 8. Name the nickname of North Carolina. (The Tar Heel State) 9. Which major city is located on the border of Arkansas and Texas? (Texarkana) 10. Name the city in Florida that has the John F. Kennedy Space Center. (Cape Canaveral)
Facts about USA
ReplyDelete1. Newark, NJ is the car theft capital of USA (and the world).
2. Akron, OH is the rubber capital of USA (and the world).
3. New Jersey is ranked number 1 for the most densely populated state in USA.
4. Green Mountains National Park in Vermont is named after Vermont's meaning in French.
5. Minnesota is called the land with 10,000 lakes and it has 11,842 lakes! That means that about every 10 miles or less you will run into a lake, even in the city!
6.New York City's old name is New Amsterdam.
7.1000 people move to Florida each day.
8. Thomas Edison is from Milan, Ohio, not New Jersey.
9. Adirondack Park has towns in it.
10.The Finger Lakes has 10 lakes, not 5.
USA Facts Part 1
ReplyDelete1. Which U.S. capital city, a trade center for agricultural products form the northwest end of U.S, is home to the Basque Museum? (Boise)
2. Name the U.S. state that is dominated by the Bitterroot Range along it's border with Montana and is drained chiefly by the Snake River. (Idaho)
3. Name the capital city of the U.S. state located to the south of Wisconsin and bordered by Kentucky and Missouri. (Springfield)
4. Name the U.S. city that is nicknamed the "Windy City". (Chicago)
5. The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial and George Rogers Clark National Historic Park are major landmarks in which U.S. State? (Indiana)
6. Which U.S. state is located between the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers and borders Wisconsin and South Dakota? (Iowa)
7. Dodge City, the cowboy capital, is an important tourist attraction in which state that is one of the leading producers of wheat in the nation? (Kansas)
8. Name the Midwestern City situated near the confluence of the Raccoon River and a river the same name as the city? (Des Moines)
9. Which city on the White River, home to the Motor Speedway, is the largest city in a U.S. state bordering Michigan and Ohio? (Indianapolis)
10. Which city is known for a major fire in 1871 that destroyed most of the place? (Chicago)
11. Which is Missouri's largest city- Kansas City or St. Louis? (Kansas City)
12. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is located in which state in the Great Plains? (Kansas)
13. Mammoth Cave National Park and the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site are major tourist attractions in Kentucky, nicknamed the what state? (The Bluegrass State)
14. Which capital city of a U.S. state is located on an isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona? (Madison)
15. Montgomery is near the confluence of the Coosa and which other river? (Tallapoosa River)
16. Which U.S. state has rich deposits of coal and iron ore in the northern part of the state in the Appalachian Mountains? (Alabama)
17. Which capital city is located on the Pearl River? (Jackson)
USA
ReplyDelete1. 1. Name the largest city in Connecticut? (Bridgeport)
2. Which south lies south of Connecticut? (Long Island Sound)
3. Which Peak in the Taconic Range is the highest point in Connecticut, and lies on the MA border? (Mount Frissell)
4. The Elizabeth Islands lay south of Buzzards Bay in which state? (Massachussetts)
5. Basketball was invented by a gym teacher in which city that is the largest city on the banks of the Connecticut River? (Springfield, MA)
6. Burlington, the largest city in Vermont, is on the shores of which lake? (Lake Champlain)
7, Lake Champlain is drained by the Richelieu River into which river? (St. Lawrence River)
8. The International Tennis Hall of Fame and the Breakers Mansion, once owned by the prominent Vanderbilt family are both located in Newport, Rhode Island. This city is on which island, the largest island in Narragansett Bay? (Aquidneck Island)
9. Brown University, an Ivy League School, is located in Providence. This city is located at the head of which bay? (Narragansett Bay)
10. Which river flowing through Concord, Manchester, and Nashua in New Hampshire and Lowell in Massachussetts flows into the Atlantic Ocean? (Merrimack River)
11. Dartmouth College is another Ivy League School in which state that is bordered by Massachussetts to the south and contains the famous Franconia Notch State Park? (New Hampshire)
12. Boston is on the banks of which river? (Charles River)
13. What is the main international airport of Boston? (Logan International Airport)
14. Which city in Middlesex County, located across the Charles River from Boston is named after a city in the United Kingdom and is home to both Harvard University and the Massachussetts Institution of Technology? (Cambridge)
15. Which mountain in the White Mountains is the highest point in New England? (Mount Washington)
16. Which city on the north shore of Massachussetts was an important colonial port and was home to the famous witchcraft trials of 1692? (Salem)
17. The Kennebec River, which flows through Augusta, flows out of which lake that is the largest lake in both Maine as well as in New England? (Moosehead Lake)
18. The Longfellow Mountains, a part of the Appalachians, is located in which state? (Maine)
19. Which New England State is the only state to border one other state? (Maine)
20. The highest point in Maine is also the starting point of the Appalachian Trail, which runs all the way to Springer Mountain in Georgia. Name this mountain? (Mount Katahdin)
21. Cadillac Mountain, the town of Bar Harbor, and most of Acadia National Park are located on which island, the 6th largest island in the US, the largest in New England, and the 2nd largest island on the Eastern Seaboard after Long Island? (Mount Desert Island)
22. Which promontory in Lubec, Maine is the easternmost point in the contiguous US and is separated from New Brunswick by a channel? (West Quoddy Head)
23. Which island in Maine, site of an early attempt of French Colonization is located on the border of Maine and New Brunswick and is an international historic site? (Saint Croix Island)
24. Portland, a city of about 66 thousand, is the largest city in Maine and is on the shore of which bay? (Casco Bay)
25. Which New England city is the least populous state capital in the United States? (Montepelier)
26. Mount Mansfield, the highest point in the Green Mountains, is located in which US state? (Vermont)
USA Facts Part 2
ReplyDelete1. The Tennessee River and which other river is part of Alabama's chief river system? (The Tombigbee River)
2. Washington Island is located in which peninsula in Wisconsin? (The Door Peninsula)
3. Juneau, Alaska's chief seaport and capital, is located on which channel? (The Gatineau Channel)
4. The Ozark Plateau and which minor mountain range is located near Little Rock, Arkansas? (Ouachita Mountains)
5. Death Valley, California is located near which desert in southeast California? (Mojave Desert)
6. Mt. Elbert is located in which mountain range? (Sawatch Mountain Range)
7. Mt. McKinley is also know by which name? (Denali)
8. Mt. Washington is located in which mountain range? (White Mountains)
9. The Kittatinny Mountains is located in which three US states? (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York)
10. What is the Principal mountain range in New York state? (The Adirondacks)
USA Facts Part 3
ReplyDelete1. Oklahoma City is located on which river? (The North Canadian River)
2. Name the highest peak in Oregon. (Mt. Hood)
3. Name the mountain range that Oregon's highest peak, Mt. Hood, is located on. (Cascade Range)
4. Which mountain range in Oregon runs parallel to the Pacific Ocean? (Coast Mountains)
5. Name the valley that is located between the Coast and Cascade Ranges. (Oregon's Willamette Valley)
6. The US Anderson Air Force is located in one of USA's Pacific territories. Name this territory. (Guam)
7. Name Hawaii's second largest ethnic group after Japanese. (Filipino)
8. Name the nickname of North Carolina. (The Tar Heel State)
9. Which major city is located on the border of Arkansas and Texas? (Texarkana)
10. Name the city in Florida that has the John F. Kennedy Space Center. (Cape Canaveral)
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