USA Geography Trivia

1. What is the largest island in the Great Salt Lake?

From Quiz Great Places in America

Answer: Antelope Island

Antelope Island is a 42 square mile island located in the southeastern part of The Great Salt Lake, not too far from Salt Lake City. Even though it is connected to the mainland by a causeway, it is still considered an island. Since 1982, the island has been a Utah State Park. It is a popular tourist spot, with large beaches where people can wade in the lake.

From Quiz I've Been Everywhere (US Edition)

Answer: Nevada

Winnemucca is the county seat of Humboldt County, Nevada. It is named for Chief Winnemucca of the Northern Paiute tribe. It is possible that the highway along which the narrator was walking was either Interstate 80 or US Route 95, which intersect in Winnemucca. Alternately the narrator could have taken the train to Winnemucca since the Central Pacific Railroad reached the city by 1868. Mining is an important feature of the Winnemucca economy. "I've Been Everywhere" was originally written in 1959 by Australian country singer Geoff Mack with lyrics referencing Australian geography. US country singer Hank Snow wrote new lyrics for the song in 1962 referencing North American Geography. Several artists--including Johnny Cash--have covered various versions of the song. The lyrics have been rewritten multiple times to reference particular countries including Great Britain and New Zealand. In the version of the song this quiz is using, the driver of the semi offers the narrator a ride: "If you're goin' to Winnemucca, Mack with me you can ride And so I climbed into the cab and then I settled down inside"

From Quiz US Towns with Colors in their Names

Answer: Alabama

Red Bay, Alabama, has about 3,100 residents. The residents have a park, an official birding trail, and three city-maintained storm shelters. What more could you ask for?

From Quiz The United States Is A Colorful Country

Answer: Minnesota and North Dakota

This 550 mile river flows into Manitoba and empties into Lake Winnipeg. The Red River of the South forms part of the border between Texas and Oklahoma. Fargo is the largest city in North Dakota.

From Quiz Come State With Us

Answer: Honolulu

Honolulu is Hawaii's southernmost city and capital. Hawaii is known as the Aloha State.

From Quiz Regions of the USA

Answer: Vermont

Champ is supposedly lurking in Lake Champlain, Vermont. The legend goes back to the Native American tribe the Abenaki who informed French explorers about the lake monster. Capitalizing on the myth, the local Minor League Baseball team is called The Vermont Lake Monsters. Lake Champlain is the sixth largest interior body of water in the USA.

From Quiz A Thousand Miles From Alabama To Georgia

Answer: French

Not only was Mobile settled by the French, they also proclaimed it to be the capital of French-controlled Louisiana. Later both the English and the Spanish laid claim to the city, but it did not become a part of the U.S. until 1813 when West Florida was annexed into the US. In 1861, with the advent of the War Between the States, Alabama once again left the fold of the Union states. It was finally readmitted to the United States in 1865, after Union troops caused it to surrender to the martial forces of the North.

From Quiz State the Facts

Answer: Denali, Alaska

Denali (aka Mt. McKinley) is the highest point in the U.S. at 6,194 meters (20,237 feet) above sea level. Its huge peak towers 17,000 feet above the surrounding plain, making it generally accepted as the largest base-to-summit mountain on Earth entirely above sea level. The native name translates as "The Great One". Americans named it after President McKinley from Ohio, who was elected with Rockefeller money to prevent Teddy Roosevelt and his party from breaking up the industrial monopolies with anti-trust legislation.

From Quiz Painting the United States

Answer: red wine

Red Mountain is a part of Yakima Valley, an area famous for its apples. Red Mountain is an American Viticultural Area on which grapes have been grown since the 1970s. The grapes and the wines produced from them gives Red Mountain its acclaim. The actual name Red Mountain comes from neither the grapes grown there nor the apples in the region; it comes from the drooping brome grass which grows there and turns the mountain red during the spring.

From Quiz Trivia from around the 50 States

Answer: West Virginia

Indiana is actually bordered by four states: Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky. West Virginia lies further to the east.

From Quiz What A Strange State You're In! Part 2

Answer: Illinois

Watch your ELBOW when we play GOLF. My neighbor has FIFTY ACRES over there in GOOFY RIDGE, but most of it's a DOG WALK that takes a HALF DAY to cover. My wife, KATY DID it one day, but she has more ENERGY than I do. It's NORMAL round these parts to be in LOVE. Watch that CHICKEN BRISTLE when Herman MUNSTER says, "BOOS!" Des Plaines, IL had the first McDonald's restaurant built by Ray Kroc in 1955.

From Quiz The Fifty States

Answer: North Carolina

James K. Polk was born November 2, 1795 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He served as president of the United States from 1845-1849, and was the 11th president. Andrew Johnson was born December 29, 1808 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He served as president of the United States from 1865-1869 and was the 17th president.

From Quiz The States (A-G)

Answer: 67

Alabama has 67 counties. Based on the 2005 census, the biggest county in Alabama by population was Jefferson County, which had 657,229 people.

From Quiz USA States

Answer: Arkansas

Missouri borders Arkansas to the south and Iowa to the north. Colorado and Minnesota do not border Missouri.

From Quiz States By The County

Answer: Nebraska

Nebraska also has a number of other counties named after famous Americans. Webster County is named after Daniel Webster. Sherman County was named for Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. Greeley County got its name for Horace Greeley. Franklin County is named after Benjamin Franklin. Finally, Hamilton County was named for Alexander Hamilton.

From Quiz Which State Are You In?

Answer: Wyoming

The capital Cheyenne is in Laramie County. The city of Laramie is actually in Albany County. Wyoming is home of the first national park, the first national forest, and the first national monument.

From Quiz A Hippie Geography Lesson

Answer: San Francisco

In the summer of 1967, up to 100,000 young people flocked to the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco in search of an alternative to the conventional lifestyle, politics, and morality of what they saw as a bankrupt establishment.

From Quiz States and Similarly Sized Nations 3

Answer: Kyrgyzstan

Nebraska is 77,421 square miles and Kyrgyzstan is 77,181 square miles.

From Quiz State Names, Borders, and Maps

Answer: Texas

Texas is the second largest state landwise. The first is Alaska and the third is California. Other states that border Texas are Arkansas and Louisiana.

From Quiz States Alphabetically

Answer: 4

They are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and Arkansas.

From Quiz The USA - Which State?

Answer: Eight

Eight - Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri and Montana.

From Quiz The U.S. of A.

Answer: Minnesota & MN & Minn

At the Mall of America, they have Camp Snoopy, an amusement park dedicated to Charles Shultz's comic strip, 'Peanuts'.

From Quiz State Capitols

Answer: Ohio

Ohio has been home to eight Presidents, earning it the nickname 'Mother of Presidents'.

From Quiz Where Would You Be If

Answer: Manassas, VA

The Battles of Bull Run are also known as the Battles of Manassas. The reason they have different names is because the North and South each had their own way of naming places.

From Quiz Geography of the United States

Answer: Mississippi and Missouri

St. Louis is also home to the Gateway Arch and was once known as the Gateway to the West.

From Quiz US State Neighbors

Answer: Maine

It only borders New Hampshire.

From Quiz States: 2 By 2

Answer: Alaska & Hawaii

From Quiz Great Places in America

Answer: Nevada

Great Basin National Park houses Great Basin Desert in eastern Nevada. The desert is located between the Sierra Nevada and Wasatch mountains, Lehman Caves, which are part of the National Park, have been protected since 1922, The National Park was created in 1986, It is noted for its bristlecone pines, some of the world's oldest living organisms. The park is well known for its flora and fauna, especially evergreens.

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