Capitals
The Great Lakes
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Miscellaneous
100

The capital of Illinois.

What is Springfield?

100

The Erie Canal connects Lake Erie with this river.

What is The Hudson River?

100

The Sears Tower, the tallest building in the UnitedStates, is located in this state.                 Bonus: Name the city. 

What is Illinois?



100

This state is considered the dairy capital of the U.S.

What is Nebraska?

100

These Plains are rich with soil for growing corn and wheat.

Bonus: True or false: The Central Plains are part of the Great Plains. 

What are the Central Plains?


True

200

The capitals of Indiana and Ohio.

What are Indianapolis and Columbus?

200

The largest of the Great Lakes and the largest freshwater lake in the world  

Bonus Which state is on its western border?

What is Lake Superior?

What is Minnesota?

200

 Mount Rushmore is located in this state.

What is South Dakota?

200

This state is known as the ”wheat capital of the world

What is Kansas?

200

This city is the most populated in the Midwest.
Bonus:  It is located in this state.

What is Chicago?

What is Illinois?

300

The capitals of North and South Dakota.

What are Bismarck and Pierre?

300

The five Great Lakes.

Bonus: This Great Lake is The only one located completely in the United States.  

What are Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Erie.

Lake Michigan

300

This state is the car capital of the U.S.

What is Michigan?

300

This state grows nearly one half of the nation’s corn.

What is Iowa?

300

These states make up tornado alley.

What are Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma?

400

  The capitals of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan?

What are Madison, St. Paul, and Lansing?

400

A water elevator.

What is a lock?

400

This state is the ‘Gateway to the West.”  Lewis and Clarke also began their expedition here.

What is Missouri?

400

This state grows more sunflowers than any other state.

What is North Dakota?

400

These Midwest states border Canada.

What are Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and North Dakota?

500

The capitals of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa.

What are Topeka, Jefferson City, Lincoln and Des Moines? 

500

The Soo Locks connect these two Great Lakes. 

Bonus: This resource is transported on 1000 foot freighters through the Soo Locks.  

What are Lakes Superior and Huron?

What is iron ore?

500

 The Mississippi River begins in this state. 

What is Minnesota?

500

The Corn Belt also produces much of this resource.
These four states produce 50% of the corn in the U.S.  

What are pigs?

What are Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Minnesota?

500

The first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, was born in this state.

What is Ohio?