STATE NICKNAMES
WHICH STATE IS NAMED THE PRAIRIE STATE DUE TO THE VAST GRASSLANDS THAT ONCE COVERED THE MAINLY FLAT STATE?
NORTH CAROLINA OR ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS
THE OLDEST KNOWN PINE TREE IS MORE THAN 4,700 YEARS OLD. BRISTLECONE PINES GROW IN THE GREAT BASIS AND ROCKY MOUNTAINS ON WHICH CONTINENT?
NORTH AMERICA
THE HARRIET BEECHER STOWE AND MYSTIC SEAPORT ARE POPULAR TOURIST SITES IN WHICH NORTHEASTERN STATE?
NORTH DAKOTA OR CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT
WHICH COUNTRY IS NOT ON THE IBERIAN PENINSULA?
SPAIN
QATAR
PORTUGAL
QATAR
HAWAIIAN HONEYCREEPERS ARE AMONG THE BIRDS YOU MIGHT ENCOUNTER AT A NATIONAL PARK IN HAWAII CHARACTERIZED BY WHAT ERUPTIVE FEATURES?
AVALANCHES OR VOLCANOES
VOLCANOES
WHICH STATE'S NICKNAME OF THE OLD LINE STATE LIKELY STEMS FROM THE BRAVERY ITS TROOPS SHOWED DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR?
MARYLAND OR UTAH
MARYLAND
IT TAKES 65 TONS ON PAINT TO COVER THE EIFFEL TOWER. THIS LANDMARK IS LOCATED IN PARIS, FRANCE, ON WHICH CONTINENT?
EUROPE
THE FOUR CORNERS MONUMENT MARKS THAT MEETING POINT OF FOUR WESTERN STATES, INCLUDING WHICH STATE?
UTAH OR TENNESSEE
UTAH
WHICH COUNTRY DOES NOT BORDER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA?
MOROCCO
FRANCE
BELGIUM
BELGIUM
THE VAST NORTH MAINE WOODS ARE MADE UP OF LARGELY FIRS AND CEDARS, TYPES OF WHAT EVERGREEN TREE?
CONIFER OR MOSS
CONIFER
WHICH SOUTHEASTERN STATE IS NICKNAMED THE PEACH STATE DUE ITS MANY PEACH TREES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PEACH CROPS TO THE ECONOMY?
NEW YORK OR GEORGIA
A SAVANNA ELEPHANT'S DAILY AMOUNT OF DUNG CONTAINS MORE THATN 3,000 SEEDS. SAVANA ELEPHANTS CAN BE FOUND IN NAMIBIA AND MOZAMBIQUE ON WHICH CONTINENT?
AFRICA
THE YAKIMA RIVER, A TRIBUTARY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER, THROUGH WHICH NORTHWESTERN STATE?
OHIO OR WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON
COTE D'IVOIRE
BRAZIL
ICELAND
ICELAND
A LONG-RUNNING STUDY HAS EXAMINED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MOOSE POPULATION OF MICHIGAN'S ISLE ROYALE, AND WHAT ANIMALS THAT PREY ON THEM?
PUMAS OR WOLVES
WOLVES
WHICH STATE IS KNOWN AS THE MOUNT RUSHMORE STATE BECAUSE LARGE SCULPTURES OF FOUR PRESIDENTS ARE CARVED INTO A NAMESAKE MOUNTAINSIDE THERE?
SOUTH DAKOTA OR MINNESOTA
SOUTH DAKOTA
A VOLCANO IN ITALY HAS BEEN ERUPTING FOR 2,000 YEARS. THIS VOLCANO, CALLED STROMBOLI, IS LOCATED IN AN ARM OF THE MEDITERREAN SEA OFF THE COAST OF WHICH CONTINENT?
EUROPE
OIL PRODUCTION IS AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN WHICH GULF COAST STATE?
LOUISIANA OR MASSACHUSETTS
LOUISIANA
CHILE
TURKMENISTAN
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
TURKMENISTAN
CONSERVATION EFFORTS HELPED CREATE GREEN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST IN VERMONT TO SAVE THE AREA FROM WHAT THREAT?
UNREGULATED LOGGING OR ILLEGAL POACHING
UNREGULATED LOGGING
WHICH STATE IS KNOWN AS THE GRAND CANYON STATE BECAUSE THE GRAND CANYON IS LOCATED IN ITS NORTHERN PART?
ARIZONA OR NEBRASKA
ARIZONA
THERE ARE VOLCANOES INSIDE GLACIERS. SOME OF THESE SUBGLACIAL VOLCANOES ARE LOCATED IN ELLSWORTH LAND AND MARIE BYRD ON WHICH CONTINENT?
ANTARCTICA
TO ENJOY A TOUR OF THE CREAMERY IN TILLAMOOK, YOU WOULD TRAVEL WEST FROM PORTLAND IN WHICH PACIFIC STATE?
OREGON OR MARYLAND
OREGON
WHICH COUNTRY DOES NOT EXPERIENCE FREQUENT POWERFUL EARTHQUAKES?
ESTONIA
EL SALVADOR
IRAN
ESTONIA
NIGHTHAWKS AND BLACK BEARS ARE AMONG THE RESIDENTS OF MAINE'S BAXTER STATE PARK, THE NORTHERN TERMINUS OF WHICH HIKING TRAIL?
APPALACHIAN TRAIL OR SANTA FE TRAIL
APPALACHIAN TRAIL