North American Animals
What is the most dangerous animal in North America?
The grizzly bear
What is the most widespread cactus?
The prickly pear
What is the hottest and driest part of North America?
Death Valley
Which famous Shoshone guided Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
Sacagawea
What is the most famous geyser in Yellowstone National Park?
Old Faithful
What is the wild sheep of North America?
The bighorn
What is the largest cactus in the world?
The saguaro
What is the deepest lake in the United States?
Crater Lake
Which famous Apache resisted the settlement of the Southwest until he surrendered and was exiled to Fort Pickens in Pensacola, Florida?
Geronimo
What is the largest saltwater lake in North America?
Great Salt Lake
What is a relative of the antelope that has hose-like suction cups?
Mountain goat
What is the world's oldest known living tree?
The bristlecone pine
What is the deepest canyon in the United States?
Hells Canyon
Who was the most famous leader of the Nez Perce?
Chief Joseph
What is the largest flowing river into the Pacific Ocean from North America?
The Columbia River
What is the most widely distributed carnivore in the New World?
Mountain lion
Which Indian tribe became famous as breeders of the Appaloosa horse?
The Nez Perce
What is the highest waterfall in North America?
Yosemite Falls
Which Indian tribe is famous for its skill in weaving rugs?
The Navajo
What is the longest mountain chain on Earth?
The Cordilleran Chain
What is the most poisonous lizard found in the North American desert?
Gila monster
Which Indian tribe lived in multi-room houses cut into solid rock?
Pueblo
What is the largest desert area in North America?
The Great Basin Desert
Which peaceful group of Indians were farmers and taught “everything in moderation — no excess, no waste”?
The Pueblo
What is the highest peak in the United States south of Alaska?
Mount Whitney
What is the largest land bird in North America?
The California condor
Which Indian tribe lives near the bottom of the Grand Canyon?
The Havasupai
What is the highest peak in the Rockies?
Mount Elbert
Which missionary to the Cayuse was martyred for Christ?
Marcus Whitman
What is the largest high-altitude lake in North America?
Yellowstone Lake