The United States started out with just a bunch of small colonies and has expanded to a wide stripe through the continent of North America. It has lethal deserts, raging rivers, giant mountain ranges, and endless landscapes. It contains ancient lakes, some of the Earth's fault lines, and volcanoes.
This amount of land that the US holds makes for fascinating geographical finds. The government of the United States, along with private companies, have changed the way the United States looks. Can you show us what you know about the geography of the US?
In what state is the grand Canyon located?
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The Indianapolis 500 is held in which state?
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Which of the states is known as "The First State"?
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Which state borders Oregon's southern border?
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Which state is so well-known for their potatoes that they featured them on their license plate?
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What is the name of the body of water that border the East Coast of the US?
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What is the name of the body of water that border the West Coast of the US?
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In what state is the city of Minneapolis located in?
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Which river flows below the Hoover Dam?
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The slogan "First in Flight" is located on which state license plate?
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Which capital city has only 0.2% of its people living in it?
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Which US state has the most amount of coastline?
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What is the name of the river that is 2,320 miles long and begins in Lake Itasca in Minnesota, and finishes in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana?
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Which capital is home to the oldest capital building that is still used, and is also the home to the US Naval Academy?
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What is the name of the capital city that had to share its capital title with another city in the state of New Haven between 1701 and 1875?
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Which state is located farthest to the West?
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What is the name of the capital that is the 6th in its state after it being moved several times? Past capitals include San Jose and Monterey.
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What is the name of the mountain range located in the eastern United States?
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Which state capital has the smallest population?
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Which state capital has the largest population?
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What's the name of the US territory that's located just southeast of Miami, Florida?
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What is the name of the state that was admitted into the Union as the 23rd state?
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Which state was the 50th and last state to join the US?
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Which state capital was named most recently (1910), is located in the south west, and is known for its tornadoes?
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Which state has the most NFL teams?
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Which state is shaped this way?
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This capital has a pretty boring name but it sits on the list of the most common US place names.
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Mackinac Island is part of which state?
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This capital city is located right near Lake Tahoe and is known to coin collectors as the location of a US Mint that produced gold and silver coins off and on between 1870 and 1893. It is also the smallest Metropolitan Statistical Area in the whole country, with a population under 50,000.
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Which state is shaped this way?
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What is the name of the western state that shares a border with west Kansas, has the highest peak in the state at 14,440 feet, and lowest at 3,315 feet above sea level?
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Which state is shaped this way and is located in the Pacific Northwest?
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Stanford University is located in which state?
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Which state is shaped this way?
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What's the capital of Pennsylvania?
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What's the name of the state that famously has six national flags flying over its capital?
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Springfield is the capital of which state?
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Honeymoon Island State Park is in which state?
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Which state shares its southernmost border with Mexico?
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What's the name of this capital city that holds the record for being closest to another capital city (30 miles from Boston, MA)?
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"Live Free or Die" is the motto of which state?
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What's the name of this Midwestern state?
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This city has more rainy days than any other state and is the 22nd largest city in its state.
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This is Bismarck's capital building. What state is it located in?
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Which state has the pelican as its state bird?
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Where did the pilgrims land in 1620?
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Which state is shaped this way?
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Which state has the smallest population (below 600,000), yet has the second-highest elevation standing at 6,700 feet?
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Which state is located right above Oklahoma?
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Which State is this?
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Which State flag is this?
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