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Quiz about Cold Hard Facts
Quiz about Cold Hard Facts

Cold Hard Facts Trivia Quiz


Sometimes you feel like you are on the BORDER-line of understanding what you need. These are just the cold hard facts about North American borders.

A multiple-choice quiz by mordsith. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
mordsith
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
355,642
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
2468
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. How many US states border the Atlantic Ocean? (Hint: you can think long and hard; just don't take a fortnight.) Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Five US states border the Gulf of Mexico. From east to west they are: Florida, Alabama, ____, Louisiana, and Texas. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these is the correct quartet of US states that border Mexico? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. How many US states border the Pacific Ocean? (Hint: when you get this right, we can celebrate with a hi-__.) Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How many US states border the Great Lakes? (Hint: the number of days in a week according to the Beatles.) Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Thirteen US states border Canada. From east to west, they are: Maine, New Hampshire, ___, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio , Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, ___, Idaho, Washington, and ___. Fill in the blanks. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. There is one Canadian province and/or territory that borders the Pacific Ocean. Which is it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. There is only one Canadian province that borders the Great Lakes. It is also home of the Canadian capital. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. There are eight Canadian provinces and/or territories that border the US. From east to west, they are: New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, ___, Saskatchewan, ____, British Columbia, and Yukon Territory. Which two are missing? (Hint: they both have NHL hockey franchises in their capitals.) Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. How many Canadian provinces and/or territories border the Atlantic Ocean? (Hint: the number of days God worked before he rested, according to the Bible.) Hint





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1. How many US states border the Atlantic Ocean? (Hint: you can think long and hard; just don't take a fortnight.)

Answer: 14

The US states bordering the Atlantic Ocean from north to south are: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
2. Five US states border the Gulf of Mexico. From east to west they are: Florida, Alabama, ____, Louisiana, and Texas.

Answer: Mississippi

Known as the Magnolia State, Mississippi is one of three states to have a capital named after a president. In this case, the president is Andrew Jackson, the seventh US President.
3. Which of these is the correct quartet of US states that border Mexico?

Answer: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California

These four US states border six Mexican states. The Mexican states are Sonora, Baja California, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas.
4. How many US states border the Pacific Ocean? (Hint: when you get this right, we can celebrate with a hi-__.)

Answer: 5

The US states that border the Pacific Ocean from north to south are: Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii. The Pacific is the largest of the oceans.
5. How many US states border the Great Lakes? (Hint: the number of days in a week according to the Beatles.)

Answer: 8

From west to east, the US states that border the Great Lakes are: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The Great Lakes are freshwater lakes.
6. Thirteen US states border Canada. From east to west, they are: Maine, New Hampshire, ___, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio , Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, ___, Idaho, Washington, and ___. Fill in the blanks.

Answer: Vermont, Montana, Alaska

Historically, these three US states (Vermont, Montana, and Alaska) have been among the least populated US states. A lot of cold and trees, I guess.
7. There is one Canadian province and/or territory that borders the Pacific Ocean. Which is it?

Answer: British Columbia

British Columbia borders the Pacific Ocean; Alberta; Yukon Territory; Northwest Territory; and the United States (Alaska, Washington, Idaho, and Montana).
8. There is only one Canadian province that borders the Great Lakes. It is also home of the Canadian capital.

Answer: Ontario

The US has eight states that border the Great Lakes, but the Canadians only need one province to get the job done! The Canadian capital is Ottawa, which is located in Ontario.
9. There are eight Canadian provinces and/or territories that border the US. From east to west, they are: New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, ___, Saskatchewan, ____, British Columbia, and Yukon Territory. Which two are missing? (Hint: they both have NHL hockey franchises in their capitals.)

Answer: Manitoba and Alberta

Thank goodness they brought some teams back to Canada! Alberta and Manitoba are two of Canada's three "prairie provinces" (the third is Saskatchewan).
10. How many Canadian provinces and/or territories border the Atlantic Ocean? (Hint: the number of days God worked before he rested, according to the Bible.)

Answer: 6

The Canadian provinces that border the Atlantic Ocean are: Newfoundland & Labrador, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The bordering territory is Nunavut.

It is an interesting little geographic phenomenon that Canada and the USA have smaller states/provinces on their respective east coasts than their west coasts.
Source: Author mordsith

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