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100
The most important resource in the Midwest
What is soil?
100
Most of the Midwest is covered by this kind of land
What are flat, grassy plains?
100
Midwest winters bring these storms with heavy snow and freezing winds
What are blizzards?
100
The biggest city in the Midwest
What is Chicago?
100
A classic Chicago-style pizza with a crust up to 3 inches tall at the edge
What is deep dish pizza?
200
Much of this product produced in the Midwest region is used to make cars and trucks
What is steel?
200
Most major cities in the Midwest formed near these
What are waterways?
200
Underground shelters that protect people from a tornado
What are storm shelters?
200
A center for moving goods and people
What is a transportation hub?
200
Both Kansas City and St. Louis are famous for this kind of food
What is barbecue?
300
The Midwest region's nickname
What is "America's Breadbasket"?
300
Rivers and canals connect these to the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
What are the Great Lakes?
300
The season of tornadoes in the Midwest
What is spring?
300
This Midwest landmark hosts 520 stores, 50 restaurants, 14 movie theaters, and an amusement park
What is the Mall of America?
300
A small shelter which helps keep ice-fishermen out of the wind and blowing snow
What is an ice shanty?
400
This crop can be used in ice cream, glue, soap, and paint
What is corn?
400
The two main areas of plains in the Midwest
What are the Central and Great Plains?
400
This part of the Midwest is named for its many tornadoes
What is Tornado Alley?
400
This Midwest capital city is home to the Gateway Arch
What is Saint Louis, Missouri?
400
These two kinds of music were invented in the Midwest region
What are rock & roll music and Motown music?
500
The Midwest region's three main areas or belts
What are the Corn Belt, the Wheat Belt, and the Dairy Belt?
500
Dry areas of the Great Plains that are useless for farming and many other human purposes
What are the Badlands?
500
Millions of these animals once lived on the Great Plains before hunters killed most of them for their skins
What are bison?
500
This Midwest state is home to Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial
What is South Dakota?
500
This type of water sport was invented in Minnesota in 1922
What is water skiing?