Mock USA test
What is the capital of Maine?
Augusta
What is the capital of New Hampshire?
Concord
What is the capital of Vermont?
Montpelier
What is the capital of Connecticut?
Hartford
What is the capital of New York?
Albany
What is the capital of New Jersey?
Trenton
What is th capital of North Carolina?
Raleigh
What is the Capital of South Carolina?
Columbia
What is the capital of Kentucky?
Frankfort
what is the capital of California?
Sacramento
What is the capital of Florida?
Tallahassee
What is the capital of Louisiana?
Baton Rouge
What is the capital of Texas?
Austin
what is the capital of New Mexico?
Santa Fe
What is the capital of Arizona?
Phoenix
what is the capital of Hawaii?
Honolulu
what is the capital of Colorado?
Denver
What is the capital of Oregon?
Salem
What is the capital of Washington?
Olympia
What is the capital of Alaska?
Juneau
In which state can you find the White Mountains?
New Hampshire
In which state can you find the Green Mountains?
Vermont
In which state can you find Poconos mountains?
Pennsylvania
In which state can you find Catskill mountain?
New York
In which state can you find Alleghenies mountain?
West Virginia
In which state can you find Berkshires mountains?
western Massachusetts
In which state can you find Adirondacks mountain?
northeastern New York
What is the hottest and lowest point in the US?
Death Valley, California
what is he highest point in the USA?
Mt. Denali, Alaska
What is classified as "The Great One? and what was it formerly called?
Mt. Denali and was formerly known as Mt. McKinley
What is the largest lake in the USA which is also shared with Canada?
Lake Superior
what is the largest lake solely within USA?
Lake Michigan
What is the largest salt water lake in the US?
The Great Salt Lake, Utah
What is the northernmost point in the US?
Point Barrow, Alaska
What is the Southernmost place in the US?
South Cape Point, Hawaii
What group of people were fabled to first arrive at the South Point, Hawaii and what were they called over time?
The Tahitians and they were later called Hawaiians
What is the harshest polar location in Alaska and how many residents live there?
the Barrow area and approximately 4,500 residents
What is the westernmost point in the US?
Cape Wrangell, Attu Island, Alaska
What is the westernmost Aleutian Island?
Attu Island (nearly 1,770kms from the Alaskan mainland)
What is Attu home to?
A small number of U.S. Coastguard personnel
What is Attu famous for?
Occupied by the Japanese in June 1942 and site of the bloodiest fight during WWII
What is the Easternmost point in the US?
West Quoddy Head, Maine
Who signed the order in 1806 authorizing the construction of a lighthouse at West Quoddy?
Thomas Jefferson
What did the lighthouse assist at Quoddy Narrows?
It guided ships through Quoddy Narrows between the US and Canada until 1858 when replaced by the current tower and keeper's house
What are three major airlines in the US?
Alaska, Jetblue, American, Virgin America, Southwest, United, Delta,
what are the major international gateways in the US?
New York, Los Angeles/San Francisco, Miami
What is the most visited attraction in the US?
Times Square, New York
How many visitors visit Times Square annually?
42+ million visitors
Where is Times Square located and what's its nickname?
Located at the intersection of Broadway & Seventh Avenue and is nicknamed the "Crossroads of the World"
What is the 2nd most visited attraction in the US?
Central Park
What is the most visited national park in the US?
Great Smokey Mountain National Park, Tennessee (12.5 million visitors)
What is the 2nd visited national park in the US with 6 million visitors?
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
What is the 3rd most visited national park in the US with 4.7 million visitors?
Rocky Mountains National Park, Colorado
What is the 4th most visited national park in the US w/ 4.5 million visitors?
Zion National Park, Utah
What is the 5th most visited national park in the US with 4.5 million visitors?
Yosemite National Park, California
What is the first national park in the US and highly regarded as the first national park in the world?
Yellowstone National Park, mostly in Wyoming but spreads to parts of Idaho & Montana
What is the eighth largest national park in the US with 4 million visitors?
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Where is Old Faithful located and what is it?
It is located in the Yellowstone National Park and one of nearly 500 geysers that park rangers can predict its eruptions regularly about every 90 minutes.
How many national parks exceeding 1 million acres in area is in the US?
12 national parks, 7 of them found in Alaska
What is the largest national park in the US?
Wrangell-St. Elias, Alaska (8.3 million acres)
What is the 5th largest national park in the US?
Death Valley National Park, California (3.3 million acres)
What are the 6 states of New England?
Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachussetts, Vermont
What is Boston classified as and where is it?
Is classified as "The City of Firsts" and is in Massacchussets
Where is the 1st public library and public park located?
Boston, Massachussets
What is the first public park in Boston called?
Boston Common
Where is the Quincy Market and Fanueil Hall located?
Boston, Massachussetts
When was the Quincy Market and Fanueil Hall built?
1742
When was the Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall remodeled?
1805
What is the Quincey Market & Faneuil hall well known for?
Shopping, eating and entertainment
What is the Freedom trail?
2.5 mile of walking trail that connects 16 historic sites
Where is the Freedom Trail located?
Boston, Massachussetts
What is the Salem Witch Museum?
It's a museum in Salem, Massachussettsbased on actual documents of the witch trials
What is Salem famous for?
Salem is famous for the Salem Witch Trials of 1692
Where is Harvard University located?
Cambridge, Massachussets
What is the oldest university in the US and when was it established?
Harvard University and was established in 1636
Where is Cape Cod and what ship dropped anchor near the tip on November 21, 1620?
Cape Cod is in Massachussetts and it was the Mayflower
Where is Plymouth Rock located?
Pilgrim Memorial State Park, Massachussetts
What is Plymouth Rock?
A rock where the Pilgrim fathers first stepped after disembarking the Mayflower ship.
How many visitors cisit Plymouth Rock annually?
1 million visitors
What is Cape Cod?
Penninsula connected to the mainland by 2 bridges & home to the Cape Cod National Seashore
Where is Cape Cod located?
Massachussetts
What is Provincetown's nickname?
P-town
What is Provincetown well known for?
Its beaches, harbors, artists, tourist industry and well known for welcoming the LGBT+ community
Which presidential family has a summer home in Hyannis Port?
The Kennedy Family
Where is Hyannis Port located?
Cape Cod, Massachussetts
Where is Martha's Vineyard located and famous for?
Massachussetts and for it's beautiful scenery
Where is Nantucket Island located?
30 miles south from Cape Cod, Massachussetts
Where is Berkshire Hills located and famous for?
Berkshires, Massachussets and a year round destination
What is the highest peak in New England and what is it notorious for?
Mt. Washington and well known for its erratic weather
Where is Mt. Washington located?
New Hampshire
Where was the highest wind ever observed by man (231 miles per hour)?
Mt. Washington Observatory
What is the White Mountains known for?
Many hiking trails and ski resorts
What state has no sales tax?
New Hampshire
Maple Syrup and dairy products come from which New England state?
Vermont
What is the French term for the Green Mountains and who named them?
Verd Mont and named by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain
What is the Long Trail?
438km hiking trail located along the Green Mountains along the length of the state.
What is the oldest long distance trail in the US and when was it constructed?
The Long Trail and was built between 1910 and 1930
What are the popular ski areas in Vermont?
Stowe and Killington
What is the oldest covered bridge (1820) in Vermont?
Pulp Mill Covered Bridge
How many covered bridges in Vermont?
100+ covered bridges