American Geography Trivia Question and Answers
1.
Which U.S. state is known as the "Sunshine State"?
Answer:
Florida.
2.
What river is the longest in the United States?
Answer:
Missouri River.
3.
Which U.S. state is the Grand Canyon located in?
Answer:
Arizona.
4.
What is the smallest U.S. state by area?
Answer:
Rhode Island.
5.
Which U.S. state is home to Mount Rushmore?
Answer:
South Dakota.
6.
What is the largest U.S. state by area?
Answer:
Alaska.
7.
Which city is known as the "Big Apple"?
Answer:
New York City.
8.
The Great Lakes are located on the border between the U.S. and which country?
Answer:
Canada.
9.
Which state has the most national parks?
Answer:
California.
10.
What is the longest river in North America?
Answer:
Missouri River.
11.
Which U.S. state is known for its potatoes?
Answer:
Idaho.
12.
What is the capital of California?
Answer:
Sacramento.
13.
What mountain range runs along the eastern United States?
Answer:
Appalachian Mountains.
14.
What U.S. state is known as the "Aloha State"?
Answer:
Hawaii.
15.
Which city is known as the "Windy City"?
Answer:
Chicago.
16.
What is the largest desert in North America?
Answer:
Great Basin Desert.
17.
Which state is famous for the Space Needle?
Answer:
Washington.
18.
What is the currency of the United States?
Answer:
U.S. Dollar.
19.
Which ocean is to the west of the United States?
Answer:
Pacific Ocean.
20.
Which state is known for its historic Battle of Gettysburg?
Answer:
Pennsylvania.
21.
What is the capital of Texas?
Answer:
Austin.
22.
Which river separates Texas from Mexico?
Answer:
Rio Grande.
23.
What U.S. state is the only one that grows coffee commercially?
Answer:
Hawaii.
24.
Which U.S. territory is located in the Caribbean?
Answer:
Puerto Rico.
25.
What national park is known for Old Faithful geyser?
Answer:
Yellowstone National Park.
26.
Which state is referred to as the "Lone Star State"?
Answer:
Texas.
27.
Where is the famous Hollywood sign located?
Answer:
California.
28.
What is the capital of New York?
Answer:
Albany.
29.
Which state has the nickname "The Beaver State"?
Answer:
Oregon.
30.
What is the highest point in the contiguous United States?
Answer:
Mount Whitney in California.
31.
In which state can you find the largest ball of twine?
Answer:
Kansas.
32.
Which state is known for the historic Route 66?
Answer:
Illinois.
33.
What U.S. state is known for the “Pine Tree State”?
Answer:
Maine.
34.
Which U.S. city is known as the birthplace of jazz?
Answer:
New Orleans, Louisiana.
35.
What mountain range runs through Montana and Wyoming?
Answer:
Rocky Mountains.
36.
What U.S. state is famous for its redwood trees?
Answer:
California.
37.
Which U.S. state is surrounded by water on three sides?
Answer:
Florida.
38.
What is the capital of Alaska?
Answer:
Juneau.
39.
Which U.S. state has the most volcanically active land?
Answer:
Hawaii.
40.
Which U.S. state is home to the Everglades?
Answer:
Florida.
41.
What major U.S. city is located at the crossroads of America?
Answer:
Kansas City.
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