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Quiz about Road Trip Across the USA
Quiz about Road Trip Across the USA

Road Trip Across the U.S.A. Trivia Quiz


Our family is on a US road trip, and we seem to have lost our map. Can you help us determine where we are based upon the local features we see?

A multiple-choice quiz by rebapitt. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
rebapitt
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
367,013
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
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Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Hey mom, what's that?" The children point to what looks like a massive beach, but wait a minute...there are no oceans anywhere near this state. The Bonneville Salt Flats are a great complement to the Great Salt Lake, though. Where are we? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Wow! Look at those giants!" The children exclaim as we pass through the Redwood National Forest. Here we can visit the chandelier tree, also known as the drive-through tree. Or we can go on an adventure through the forest, admiring the tallest trees in the world. Where are we? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Look at that giant hole in the ground! What is that, mommy?" My children ask as they point to the Grand Canyon from the North Rim. We decide to drive to the South Rim, hike down through the Grand Canyon, and admire the many layers of rock. Tomorrow we will go water skiing in Lake Mead and take a tour of Hoover Dam. What two states will we visit during our journey through this amazing place? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "Look, mommy, it's a giant party!" My daughter can't wait to get out of the car and start dancing about and gathering beads from the Mardi Gras festival going on. We can still see damage from when Hurricane Katrina hit this area. The damage, however, did not ruin the true beauty of the south. The accent of the locals is truly a cultural experience in N'awlins. Where are we? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. As we travel through the Blue Ridge Mountains, we pass by Monticello, Ash-Lawn Highland, and Montpelier, homes to Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and James Madison respectively. "Mommy look at that pretty gazebo," point out the children. The tour guide informs us that the "gazebo" is actually the refrigerator of Dolly Madison, where a very deep hole in the ground was used to keep food and drinks cold. Where are we? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "Mom, I'm definitely attending Yale for college," says my oldest son after touring one of the nation's elite Ivy League universities. We enjoyed the Gothic revival architecture that adorned the centuries-old halls, however my son felt they could have fixed their sidewalks so he didn't face plant in front of all the geniuses running about campus. Where are we? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Mommy, thank you for bringing us here. I thought we'd never get out of that busy city," whined my middle son as we strolled into the biggest green area of this major city. Quite a different scene than Times Square. We visited the Navy Terrace while listening to a capella singers. We walked along the "Central" part of this park and listened to a bongo player and a saxophone player. We waited our turn to take pictures atop the "Imagine" memorial for John Lennon and my daughter loved "Strawberry Fields". Where are we? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "Mommy can we ride on one of those?" ask the children as we near a paddle wheel riverboat along the Mississippi River. "How about we soak our feet in the river?" I ask them trying to avoid a costly ride down the mighty Mississippi. My plan works and the children are satisfied watching the riverboats go downstream and wading in the river off the shore in Memphis. If we did take a riverboat along the entire Mississippi River, which state would we NOT pass by or through? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Flying to our next destination, we get off the plane and are greeted with a friendly "Aloha" and given leis upon arrival to our hotel. The children cannot wait to get to Waikiki Beach in Oahu to go surfing, but I prefer the beautiful waterfalls awaiting us in Kauai. Where are we? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. For our last destination we are happily warming up by the fireplace in our cabin while it snows outside in the beautiful Jackson Hole Resort. Once we finish our snow skiing trip, we will head north to the Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park where we will see geysers shooting up water. Where are we? Hint





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1. "Hey mom, what's that?" The children point to what looks like a massive beach, but wait a minute...there are no oceans anywhere near this state. The Bonneville Salt Flats are a great complement to the Great Salt Lake, though. Where are we?

Answer: Utah

The Bonneville Salt Flats are located between the Bonneville Speedway and the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The salt lies over the ground just like sand does on a beach, and it almost looks like snow on the ground. When the salt gets wet, though, it resembles gray clay.
2. "Wow! Look at those giants!" The children exclaim as we pass through the Redwood National Forest. Here we can visit the chandelier tree, also known as the drive-through tree. Or we can go on an adventure through the forest, admiring the tallest trees in the world. Where are we?

Answer: California

The tallest tree in the world is a Redwood known as Hyperion. It is located in northern California. When measured in 2006, it was found to be 379 feet tall. Many Redwoods are around 300 feet tall. There are three subspecies of Redwoods: the Sequoia, the Sequoiadendron, and the Metasequoia.

The first two are found in California and Oregon, USA, while the Metasequoia is located in China.
3. "Look at that giant hole in the ground! What is that, mommy?" My children ask as they point to the Grand Canyon from the North Rim. We decide to drive to the South Rim, hike down through the Grand Canyon, and admire the many layers of rock. Tomorrow we will go water skiing in Lake Mead and take a tour of Hoover Dam. What two states will we visit during our journey through this amazing place?

Answer: Nevada and Arizona

The Grand Canyon is made up of ten main layers of sediments which are: kaibab limestone, toroweap formation, coconino sandstone, hermit shale, supai group, redwall limestone, mauv limestone, bright angel shale, tapeats sandstone, and vishnu schist. Those ten layers are further divided into subcategories. Hoover Dam, aka Boulder Dam, is located in Arizona and Nevada.

The Hoover Dam utilizes the Colorado River for hydroelectric power. Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States. It was created by the building of the Hoover Dam, and water is supplied by the Colorado River.

It spans both Arizona and Nevada.
4. "Look, mommy, it's a giant party!" My daughter can't wait to get out of the car and start dancing about and gathering beads from the Mardi Gras festival going on. We can still see damage from when Hurricane Katrina hit this area. The damage, however, did not ruin the true beauty of the south. The accent of the locals is truly a cultural experience in N'awlins. Where are we?

Answer: Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana is famous for its Mardi Gras festivals, as well as the disastrous Hurricane Katrina that displaced thousands of people from their homes for many months. Louisiana has a unique culture, and is known for its Cajun influence, the Blues, bluegrass and jazz. Louisiana is also known for its bayous.
5. As we travel through the Blue Ridge Mountains, we pass by Monticello, Ash-Lawn Highland, and Montpelier, homes to Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and James Madison respectively. "Mommy look at that pretty gazebo," point out the children. The tour guide informs us that the "gazebo" is actually the refrigerator of Dolly Madison, where a very deep hole in the ground was used to keep food and drinks cold. Where are we?

Answer: Virginia

"Virginia is for lovers" is the state tourism slogan. It is home to many early US presidents. In August 2011, our family and nanny were scared to death when our home began rattling and shaking. We found out that we had just been in the second largest earthquake to ever hit Virginia, a 5.8 that actually cracked the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
6. "Mom, I'm definitely attending Yale for college," says my oldest son after touring one of the nation's elite Ivy League universities. We enjoyed the Gothic revival architecture that adorned the centuries-old halls, however my son felt they could have fixed their sidewalks so he didn't face plant in front of all the geniuses running about campus. Where are we?

Answer: Connecticut

Yale was the second Ivy League university, and was founded in 1701. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Connecticut is a part of the region known as New England. To get away from all the hustle and bustle of the cities, one can drive upstate to Black Rock State Park and camp or stay in a cabin.
7. "Mommy, thank you for bringing us here. I thought we'd never get out of that busy city," whined my middle son as we strolled into the biggest green area of this major city. Quite a different scene than Times Square. We visited the Navy Terrace while listening to a capella singers. We walked along the "Central" part of this park and listened to a bongo player and a saxophone player. We waited our turn to take pictures atop the "Imagine" memorial for John Lennon and my daughter loved "Strawberry Fields". Where are we?

Answer: New York

Central Park is located on 843 acres in Manhattan. People from around the world visit the famous park. It is truly the place to escape when visiting New York City. New York is most famous for New York City, including its boroughs: the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island.
8. "Mommy can we ride on one of those?" ask the children as we near a paddle wheel riverboat along the Mississippi River. "How about we soak our feet in the river?" I ask them trying to avoid a costly ride down the mighty Mississippi. My plan works and the children are satisfied watching the riverboats go downstream and wading in the river off the shore in Memphis. If we did take a riverboat along the entire Mississippi River, which state would we NOT pass by or through?

Answer: Nebraska

The mighty Mississippi River passes by or through ten states, from south to north: Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812, seismic rating between 7.5 and 7.7 according to USGS, temporarily reversed the flow of the Mississippi River.
9. Flying to our next destination, we get off the plane and are greeted with a friendly "Aloha" and given leis upon arrival to our hotel. The children cannot wait to get to Waikiki Beach in Oahu to go surfing, but I prefer the beautiful waterfalls awaiting us in Kauai. Where are we?

Answer: Hawaii

Hawaii is made up of six active volcano islands: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Hawaii Island. Kauai is the oldest of the set of islands, but Maui is the favorite destination of Hawaiians according to "Conde Nast Traveler".
10. For our last destination we are happily warming up by the fireplace in our cabin while it snows outside in the beautiful Jackson Hole Resort. Once we finish our snow skiing trip, we will head north to the Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park where we will see geysers shooting up water. Where are we?

Answer: Wyoming

The Teton range is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains that runs through Wyoming. Yellowstone is most famous for the geyser "Old Faithful". Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is considered one of the top places to snow ski in the United States according to "Forbes" magazine.
Source: Author rebapitt

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