China
This black and white ursus mainly eats bamboo and does not hibernate
What is the the Giant Panda?
Florida has this nickname because of its warm climate and frequent sunny days
What is the Sunshine State?
This New York landmark, a gift from France dedicated in 1886, stands at 305 feet from the the ground to the torch
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This city is Maryland’s largest and is home to the Inner Harbor and the National Aquarium
What is Baltimore?
These towering trees, among the tallest living things on Earth, grow naturally along Northern California’s foggy coast and share their name with a national and state park complex
What are the coastal redwoods?
This enormous public square in Beijing—the largest city square in the world— is designed to hold a million people
What is Tiananmen Square?
This Florida hot spot is known for South Beach, Art Deco architecture, and a vibrant nightlife
What is Miami?
Because seawater pushes upstream, this river is actually a tidal estuary for much of its length, not a purely freshwater river
What is the Hudson River?
Maryland’s capital city, known for its colonial architecture, is also the home of the U.S. Naval Academy
What is Annapolis?
This former federal prison sits on an island in San Francisco Bay and once held inmates like Al Capone before closing in 1963
What is Alcatraz?
This is the name of the famous ancient trade route that linked China with the Middle East and Europe
What is the Silk Road?
Located on Florida’s Space Coast, this facility on Merritt Island is famous for the Vehicle Assembly Building and launch pads like 39A and 39B
What is the Kennedy Space Center?
Founded in 1865 in Ithaca, this Ivy League university is known for its renowned College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the phrase “any person… any study”
What is Cornell University?
This famous writer of “The House of Usher” lived in Baltimore, Maryland, and is buried there at Westminster Hall and Burying Ground
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Completed in 1913, the Los Angeles aqueduct, which carried water from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles and helped fuel the city’s rapid growth, was built by this man
Who is William Mulholland?
This sprawling fortification, built and rebuilt over centuries to help defend China’s northern borders, stretches for thousands of miles and includes famous sections like Badaling and Mutianyu.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This national park in South Florida is famous for alligators, sawgrass marshes, and its unique “river of grass” ecosystem
What are the Everglades?
This mountain range in upstate New York contains the state’s highest peak, Mount Marcy
What are the Adirondacks?
This enormous bay, famous for blue crabs and seafood, separates Maryland’s Eastern Shore from the rest of the state
What is Chesapeake Bay?
This is the name of the boundary where the Pacific Plate and North American Plate meet, running across much of California
What is the San Andreas Fault?
Under the “one country, two systems” framework, this Chinese special administrative region has long maintained its own legal system and currency, and it returned from British rule in 1997
What is Hong Kong?
This southernmost city in the continental U.S. is famous for Duval Street, pastel conch houses, and nightly sunset celebrations at Mallory Square
What is Key West?
This New York city’s revitalized waterfront includes Canalside, and its NFL team plays in nearby Orchard Park
What is Buffalo?
During the War of 1812, the defense of Baltimore's Fort McHenry inspired this poem that would later become a national anthem
What is the "Star Spangled Banner"?
Often called the “Father of the National Parks,” this naturalist helped inspire the creation of Yosemite National Park and co-founded the Sierra Club
Who is John Muir?