About the States
Which state is located west of the Mississippi River—Maryland or Colorado?
Colorado
Which state is a major producer of grapefruit in the U.S.—Florida or Montana?
Florida
If the presidents’ faces on Mount Rushmore had bodies, they would stand 46 stories tall. Mount Rushmore is located in the Black Hills, southwest of Rapid City in which state—Texas or South Dakota?
South Dakota
The Yellow River empties into the Bo Hai [BOH-HI] Sea near the Shandong [shawn-dong] Peninsula on which continent?
Asia
Which country does not border the Black Sea—Bulgaria, Denmark, or Turkey?
Denmark
Which state has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico—Alabama or New Hampshire?
Alabama
Which state borders Oklahoma—Missouri or Connecticut?
Missouri
The world’s largest ball of stamps weighs 600 pounds—it’s as heavy as two giant pandas. This giant ball of stamps is in a visitor center west of Omaha in which Great Plains state—Nebraska or New Hampshire?
Nebraska
The Nile River flows through the cities of Khartoum [kar-TOOM] and Cairo on which Continent?
Africa
Which country does not include part of the Andes Mountains—Chile, Ecuador, or Paraguay?
Paraguay
Gary, once a major steel-producing center, is on Lake Michigan in which state—Rhode Island or Indiana?
Indiana
Denali, the highest peak in North America, is located in which state—Alaska or Minnesota?
Alaska
Rainbow Bridge, one of the world’s longest natural arches, is almost as long as a football field. Rainbow Bridge is located on the Colorado Plateau and was formed by water running off Navajo [NAV-uh-hoh] Mountain near the border with Arizona in which state—Washington or Utah?
Utah
The Seine [SAYN] River flows into the English Channel at the city of Le Havre [le-HAH-vruh] on which continent?
Europe
Which country does not include part of the Himalaya—Nepal, India, or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan
Which state is closer to the Mississippi River—Washington or North Dakota?
North Dakota
Nine Yankee baseball stadiums could fit inside the Mall of America. It’s weird but it’s true! The Mall of America is just south of Minneapolis [min-ee-AP-uh-lis] in which state that borders Wisconsin—Pennsylvania or Minnesota?
Minnesota
The Ganges [GAN-jeez] River, sacred to Hindus, flows through the cities of Haridwar [HAR-ih-DWAR] and Varanasi [veh-RAH-nah-SEE] on which continent?
Asia
The headwaters of the Sénégal [SEN-ih-gawl] River originate in Guinea and flow northwest toward the Atlantic Ocean on which continent?
Africa
Which country is not a major producer of corn—Argentina, Yemen, or Mexico?
Yemen
The bark near the base of some giant sequoia trees can grow up to two feet thick. Giant sequoia trees can be found in which state that borders Washington—Oregon or North Dakota?
Oregon
You can dig for diamonds and keep what you find at Crater of Diamonds State Park. Crater of Diamonds State Park is located south of Ouachita [WAH-shee-tah] National Forest in what state that borders Mississippi—Arkansas or North Dakota?
Arkansas
The Murray River flows into Lake Alexandrina near the city of Adelaide on which continent?
Australia
The city of Manaus [mah-NOWS], Brazil, is located on the Rio Negro on which continent?
South America
Which country does not border Brazil—Bolivia, Chile, or Suriname?
Chile