U.S. Geography Trivia Questions
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Bayamon, established in 1772, is a suburb of which capital city of a U.S. commonwealth?
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san juan, puerto rico
In which state are the cities of Boulder City, Winnemucca, and Henderson located?
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nevada
Which state has Mount Sunflower as its highest point?
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kansas
Which state in the U.S. is home to St. Albans, known for its maple festival?
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vermont
What U.S. state is known as the 'Palmetto State' with the Low Country in the east and the Up Country in the west?
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south carolina
What is Kentucky officially designated as, rather than a state, which it shares with three other members of the union?
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commonwealth
Through which lake does the Kissimmee River eventually empty?
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lake okeechobee
In which U.S. state is Coeur d'Alene Lake located, known for its popular resort area?
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idaho
In which state is Mount Washington, the highest peak in New England's Presidential Range, located?
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new hampshire
In which state are the towns of Dixon, Metropolis, and Decatur located?
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illinois
What is the largest city in New England that is located north of Boston and situated in New Hampshire?
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manchester
What is the name of the 113-mile sand bar along Texas' Gulf Coast that is the state's largest island?
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padre island
What mountain range along the North Carolina-Tennessee border contains the highest motor road east of the Mississippi?
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great smoky mountains
Which island is connected to Miami via the Rickenbacker Causeway along with Virginia Key?
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key biscayne
In which mountain range is Springfield, Missouri the most populous city?
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ozarks
Which U.S. state received its name from Rev. Allen Wright, a Choctaw Indian, and means 'red people' in Choctaw?
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oklahoma
In which U.S. state is Captiva Island, where legend says pirate Jose Gaspar kept his female captives?
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florida
In which
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tennessee
What state, known as the 'Mountain State,' has the highest mean elevation of any state east of the Mississippi River?
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west virginia
In which U.S. state can you find the Huey P. Long Bridge, one of the world's longest railroad bridges, located in Metairie?
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louisiana
Which state's border with New Brunswick was fixed by the 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty?
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maine
Which foothill plateau in the U.S., reaching its greatest extent in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, shares its name with an Italian region?
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piedmont
What is the name of the 6,684-foot peak in western North Carolina that is the highest point in the U.S. east of the Mississippi River?
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mount mitchell
In which U.S. state would you find the counties of Prince George, Prince William, and Powhatan?
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virginia
What is the island that hosts the southernmost city in the lower 48 states?
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key west
Which Middle Atlantic state is the most densely populated and has over 50,000 people in each of its 21 counties?
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new jersey
In which U.S. state do descendants of Jean Laffite's men live on Grand Isle, just off its coast?
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louisiana
In which state was the 1905 treaty ending the Russo-Japanese war signed?
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new hampshire
In which U.S. state are both the Army's Field Artillery Center and Geronimo's grave located at Fort Sill?
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oklahoma
On which Indian reservation can you see the remarkable sandstone formations of Monument Valley?
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navajo
In which state is Tulane University, the largest privately run institution of higher learning, located?
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louisiana
Which U.S. state, known as the 'Treasure State,' is home to the large Flathead Lake, one of the largest natural lakes west of the Mississippi?
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montana
What is the name of the northernmost cape in the U.S., located north of its northernmost town?
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point barrow
What is the name of the bay, an arm of the Atlantic, that almost bisects Rhode Island?
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narragansett bay
What state does the longest covered bridge in the U.S. connect Windsor, Vermont with?
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new hampshire
What Southern city has a newspaper called Herald that prints an additional newspaper in Spanish?
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miami
What is the name of the conservationist for whom the huge lake created by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River is named?
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john wesley powell
In which state, located to the south of Michigan, can you find the city named Michigan City?
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indiana
In which U.S. state is the 256-acre botanical garden located on the grounds of Clemson University?
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south carolina
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