State Borders
Texas is touched by Mexico and what 4 states?
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana
What river runs through the Grand Canyon in Arizona?
Colorado River
What state has more lakes than any other state?
Florida, there are 30,000 lakes of all sizes
In what southern city is the historic known as the French Quarter?
New Orleans, Louisiana
In what state is "The National Cowboy Hall of Fame?
Oklahoma
What states border Mexico?
Texas, Arizona, California, and New Mexico
What 4 states and their capitals start with the same letter?
Honolulu Hawaii, Oklahoma City Oklahoma,
Dover Delaware, and Indianapolis Indiana
What is the longest river in the US?
The Mississippi River (2,348 miles)
In what town in Arizona was the famous "Gunfight at The OK Corral"?
Tombstone, Arizona
In what state are the White Mountains?
New Hampshire
Name the 6 states that touch Pennsylvania
Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware
Name 5 state capitals that start with the letter A
Austin, Texas - Albany, New York - Annapolis, Maryland - Atlanta, Georgia - and Augusta, Maine
What is tthe largest desert in the US?
The Mojave Desert in California
Where did the famous "Tea Party" occur in 1773?
Boston, Massachusetts (in Boston Harbor)
What state is nicknamed the "Show Me State?
Missouri
Name the 5 states that touch Nevada
California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona
Name the 5 Great Lakes
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior
What state farms more land than any other state?
Texas
The U.S. Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate troops opened fire on what fort in South Carolina?
Fort Sumter (in the harbor of Charleston)
In which U.S. harbor does the Statue of Liberty stand?
New York
What 2 states each border on 8 other states?
Missouri and Tennessee
The Surprise attack on what naval base spurred U.S. involvement in WWII?
Pearl Harbor (in Hawaiian Islands on December 7, 1941
Name the 4 faces on Mt. Rushmore
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt