North America Trivia

1. Vacaville, Spanish for "Cow Town", is located in what US state?

From Quiz Cow Places in North America

Answer: California

Vacaville is located north of Sacramento and northeast of San Francisco. The area was first settled by Mexican farmers in 1842 and the city was incorporated in 1892. The city is home to several biotech research firms, as well as one of California's larger correctional facilities.

From Quiz Round the World With Team Red. Stage 2

Answer: Bay of Smoke

The remote island of Iceland has a unique landscape. It is sits in a very northerly position in the Atlantic ocean and at 64 degrees north the capital is the most northerly capital in the world. The landscape is quite barren with few trees and a rocky volcanic landscape. Geothermal energy is the main energy source for electricity and heating the 350 000 people who live on the island, with a third in Reykjavik. The name comprises two Icelandic words for 'bay' and 'smoke' reflecting its coastal position and its volcanic activity. (Question and I.I. by 1nn1)

From Quiz To the Left of Toronto

Answer: Ontario

The province of Ontario makes up around 38% of Canada's population. Quebec province was second in population at around 23%. As far as total area of land and freshwater, Ontario is the fourth largest in Canada. Nunavut is the largest territory.

From Quiz Cold Hard Facts

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.

From Quiz No Man Is An Island: North American Edition

Answer: San Francisco Bay

First charted by Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala in 1775, he named it "La Isla de los Alcatraces" or "The Island of the Pelicans". Al Capone and George 'Machine Gun' Kelly both served time here.

From Quiz North America: Part 1

Answer: Guatemala City

Guatemala City is divided into 22 distinct zones. It has a land area of 1,905 km squared.

From Quiz Around the Globe: North America

Answer: Antigua and Barbuda

The capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda is St John's. With a 2010 population of 85,632, the nation is mostly made up of people of West African, British, and Portuguese descent.

From Quiz How High I Am

Answer: 5,280 feet

Put away your silly GPS-with-altimeter. It's the Mile High City. Period. Got it? Good. Despite the undulating terrain, Denver is actually down on the plains. The Great Plains slowly rise up as you travel west of the Mississippi to the point where even the flat land is a mile above sea level.

From Quiz North American Cities

Answer: Norfolk/Virginia Beach

Williamsburg, Virginia is a tourist town 45 minutes away from Norfolk. Baltimore and Philadelphia are large cities north of the general area of the Bridge-Tunnel.

From Quiz Top 10 Cities in North America

Answer: Chicago

O'Hare International Airport is one of the busiest in the world. Frank Lloyd Wright was actually born in Wisconsin, but is famous for the Robie House and Bach House in Chicago. The Flamingo Statue was designed by Alexander Calder. It can be pink or orange depending on the sunlight. It is in front of the Art Institute of Chicago.

From Quiz North American Extremes

Answer: Barrow, Alaska (Utqiagvik)

Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, Alaska, at 71 18' N 156 46' W is the most Northern settlement on the North American continent. It is relatively large for the Arctic, inhabited by more than 4000 people (2006). It is located on the oil-rich North Slope region of Alaska. Murchison Promontory, on the Boothia peninsula in the North-West Territories (71.59'55" N 94.32'45"W), is the northernmost point of the continent (further than Point Barrow by 64 km).

From Quiz The Thousand Islands

Answer: St. Lawrence River

The St. Lawrence Seaway is the route by which ocean-going vessels reach the Great Lakes. From shore, you can watch a wide variety of cargo ships from many countries pass by.

From Quiz Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Answer: Newfoundland and Labrador

At its closest point, the island of Miquelon is 25 kilometers from Newfoundland.

From Quiz Anchovies' North American Geography 101

Answer: Crater Lake

Crater Lake's deepest point is 1,949 feet. It's also the 7th deepest lake in the world. This question was created by borishanchovy from the United States.

From Quiz Great Greenland

Answer: 56,000

Greenland is made up mostly of Greenlanders (88%), and Danish residents (12%).

From Quiz North American Geography Bee

Answer: Rockies

The Rockies start around Alaska and go to Mexico.

From Quiz Northern America

Answer: Godthab & Godthaab

Modern Nuuk (Godthab) dates from 1721, when the Norwegian missionary Hans Egede founded a colony near the site of Vesterbygden, a 10th-century Norse settlement. About 13,000 people live in Nuuk (Godthab).

From Quiz My Apartment on the Escarpment

Answer: 4

The Niagara Escarpment is a ridge of land in the northern part of the US/southern part of Canada. The ridge is fairly prominent in many places that it runs, but is less noticeable in others. It runs mostly east-west through from New York and continues through Ontario in Canada, then back into the US in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois. It is over 1600 km (994 miles) in length.

From Quiz Cow Places in North America

Answer: Newfoundland and Labrador

Cow Head is a fairly small town on the northwest coast of Newfoundland. It is known for its white sandy beaches and an annual theater festival. It also contains the Dr Henry Payne Community Museum, and has a notable lighthouse. From Saint John's, it is roughly an eight hour drive across the entire island to get to Cow Head. Take the Trans Canada Highway to Deer Lake, then head north on Highway 430.

From Quiz Round the World with Team Red. Stage 3

Answer: El Paso

El Paso used to be known as the Six-Shooter Capital due to its association with lawlessness and the Wild West, but became known as Sun City due to it having an average of 302 days of sun every year. The Plaza Hotel used to be a Hilton Hotel and, in an incredible stroke of poor fortune, construction started just nineteen days before the Great Depression in 1929. However, the hotel was completed in 1930 and then sold on in 1963 when it became known as the Plaza Hotel. El Paso's use of Mountain Standard Time goes back to 1921, and differs from most Texas cities which use Central Standard Time. El Paso have been resistant to legislation and other attempts to force conformity, citing potential economic disruption and its more western location as being reasons to remain in Mountain Standard Time. Question created by Malik24

From Quiz Round the World With Team Red. Stage 2

Answer: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Known officially as the Halifax Regional Municipality it is the capital of Nova Scotia and a major economic center of the Maritime Provinces. It was the first permanent European settlement in the region of the Halifax peninsula. The Acadia is the only ship still afloat to have survived the Halifax Explosion. The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is the oldest and largest maritime museum in Canada. The Acadia was retired in 1969 and in 1976 designated a National Historic Site. It remained at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography until 1982 when it was moved and became part of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

From Quiz To the Left of Toronto

Answer: Michigan

Due west of Toronto, after crossing Lake Huron, you would land in the central region of Michigan's lower peninsula. Michigan is made up of two peninsulas, called upper and lower. The peninsulas are connected by the Mackinac Bridge.

From Quiz Cold Hard Facts

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.

From Quiz North America: Part 1

Answer: Haiti

Haiti and the Dominican Republic are found in the Caribbean. Haiti was hit by a massive, devastating earthquake in January of 2010. Hispaniola is known for its tropical climate.

From Quiz Around the Globe: North America

Answer: Greenland

Greenland is the least densely populated country in the world. Greenlanders are known for being relatively religious in contrast to the other Nordic people. The major religion of the nation is Lutheranism. The capital and largest city is Nuuk.

From Quiz How High I Am

Answer: Britton Hill, Florida

The others are all pretty low too, but low-land and Florida pretty much go hand in hand. A very large portion of Florida, such as the Everglades, is actually right at sea level. Woodall Mountain, Mississippi rises to 806 feet. Elbright Azimuth, Delaware sits down at 448 feet. Driskill Mountin, Louisiana is 535 feet.

From Quiz Touring Greenland

Answer: Fjords

The Greenlandic fjords, more commonly associated with the Scandinavian nation of Norway, are U-shaped valleys that are found where the incredible uninterrupted expanse of ice meets the coastline and the chilled waters of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.

From Quiz Top 10 Cities in North America

Answer: Havana

Havana has over 2.3 million people. Playa del Este is one of the most popular beaches in Cuba. Fidel Castro took control of Cuba in 1959. La Habana Vieja is the Old Town.

From Quiz North American Extremes

Answer: Denali

At 6,194 m (20,322 ft), Denali's summit is the highest point in North America. It is located in Alaska, part of the Alaskan Mountain Range. Most of the top mountains in North America are part of the Alaskan Mountain Range or the nearby St. Elias Mountain Range. The summit of Denali, due to its extreme elevation and latitude, experiences very low temperatures and pressures. In fact, a thermometer left on the summit recorded -100 degrees F at one point (date unknown). Denali was called Mt McKinley for decades but officially became known as Denali in 2015.

From Quiz Anchovies' North American Geography 101

Answer: Reversing Falls

The Reversing Falls are created by a cluster of rapids and underwater ledges in the Saint John River, which is connected to the Bay of Fundy. The Ocean Tides enter through the Bay of Fundy with such force that when the tides reach a higher elevation than the river it causes the river to reverse its natural flow. When this happens the Reversing Falls are created. This question was created by jojanne1974 from Canada.

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