1. Where is the US farm belt located? • Northeast
• West
• Midwest • Southeast
Answer:Answer:Midwest
2. What is the name of the main International Airport at New York? • Laguardia Airport
• John F. Kennedy Airport • Charles de Gaulle Airport
• Abraham Lincoln Airport
Answer:Answer:John F. Kennedy Airport
3. Which is the tallest active geyser in the world? • Waimangu
• Mount Pinatubo
• Giant in Yellowstone National Park • Krakatau
Answer:Answer:Giant in Yellowstone National Park A geyser is a spring from which steam and superheated water are ejected intermittently. Giant in Yellowstone National Park erupts at intervals varying from 7 days to 3 months, throwing a spire of 61 metres at a rate of 3.2 million litres per hour.
4. In which state is the Yellowstone National Park located? • Wyoming • North Dakota
• Colorado
• Nebraska
Answer:Answer:Wyoming Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming has about half of the approximately 800 active geysers of the world.
5. Which is the freshwater lake with the largest surface area in the world? • Lake Superior • Caspian Sea
• Lake Michigan
• Lake Erie
Answer:Answer:Lake Superior Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes, has 53600 sq. km. in USA and 28800 sq. km. in Canada.
6. Which town in Michigan is the biggest center for the manufacture of motor cars in the world? • Lincoln
• Detroit • Lansing
• Ann Arbor
Answer:Answer:Detroit
7. How many states are there in the United States of America? • 49
• 50 • 51
• 52
Answer:Answer:50 The Union originally consisted of 13 states, to which 7 were added later. Thirty other states, that were formerly territories, were also admitted into the Union as full states making up 50 states in all, apart from the District of Columbia.
8. In which state does the Snake River originate? • Idaho
• Wyoming • Iowa
• Colorado
Answer:Answer:Wyoming The Snake River rises in Wyoming and flows into Idaho. It is 1504 km long.
9. Which is the largest port in the world? • Diamond Harbor
• Baltimore Harbor
• San Francisco Harbor
• New York Harbor Answer:Answer:New York Harbor
10. Which city is known as the "Queen City of the Mississippi"? • Jackson
• Memphis
• Baton Rouge
• New Orleans Answer:Answer:New Orleans
11. Which is the largest city in the United States? • Los Angeles
• New York • Chicago
• San Francisco
Answer:Answer:New York
12. Which is the second largest city in the United States? • New York
• Chicago
• San Francisco
• Los Angeles Answer:Answer:Los Angeles
13. Which is the third largest city in the United States? • Chicago • Los Angeles
• New York
• San Francisco
Answer:Answer:Chicago
14. In which city is the Sears Tower located? • Los Angeles
• New York
• San Francisco
• Chicago Answer:Answer:Chicago
15. In which city of Florida is Disney World located? • Orlando • Tampa
• Miami
• Fort Lauderdale
Answer:Answer:Orlando Walt Disney World at Orlando comprises Magic Kingdom, EPCOT Center and Disney - MGM Studios Theme Park.
16. In which city of California is Sea World located? • Los Angeles
• San Francisco
• Santa Barbara
• San Diego Answer:Answer:San Diego In addition to San Diego (California), Sea World is also located at Orlando (Florida) and San Antonio (Texas).
17. Which is the largest city in New Mexico? • Santa Fe
• El Paso
• Albuquerque • Los Alamos
Answer:Answer:Albuquerque
18. Which is the "City of the Golden Gate"? • New York
• Washington D.C.
• St. Louis
• San Francisco Answer:Answer:San Francisco
19. Which is the "City of Magnificent Distances"? • Washington D.C. • Chicago
• New York
• San Francisco
Answer:Answer:Washington D.C.
20. What is the capital of the United States of America? • Chicago
• New York
• Washington D.C. • Philadelphia
Answer:Answer:Washington D.C.
21. Which is the "City of Skyscrapers"? • Los Angeles
• Chicago
• San Francisco
• New York Answer:Answer:New York
22. Which is the only state that is not on the North American continent? • Hawaii • Alaska
• Maine
• Montana
Answer:Answer:Hawaii
23. On which mountain are the faces of four U.S. Presidents carved? • Mount Rushmore • Mount McKinley
• Mount Pleasant
• Mount Vernon
Answer:Answer:Mount Rushmore The four U.S. Presidents carved are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.
24. Which is the smallest state in the USA? • Rhode Island • Delaware
• Hawaii
• Connecticut
Answer:Answer:Rhode Island Rhode Island is the smallest state with an area of 3139 sq. km., followed by Delaware with an area of 5294 sq. km.
25. Which is the largest state in the USA? • Texas
• California
• Montana
• Alaska Answer:Answer:Alaska Alaska is the largest state with an area of 1530700 sq. km.
26. Which state is referred to as the "Last Frontier"? • Texas
• Alaska • Vermont
• Montana
Answer:Answer:Alaska Alaska is the largest state with an area of 1530700 sq. km.
27. How many islands constitute the Hawaiian chain? • about 30
• about 103
• about 130 • about 310
Answer:Answer:about 130
28. Which is the smallest state in the Midwest? • Indiana • Iowa
• Missouri
• Illinois
Answer:Answer:Indiana Indiana has an area of 93719 sq. km.
29. Which river forms a natural border between the US and Mexico? • Red River
• Mississippi River
• Rio Grande • Gila River
Answer:Answer:Rio Grande
30. How many lakes comprise the Great Lakes? • 4
• 5 • 6
• 7
Answer:Answer:5 The Great Lakes are Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Ontario.
31. Which of the Great Lakes is the only one to lie entirely in the United States? • Lake Superior
• Lake Michigan • Lake Erie
• Lake Huron
Answer:Answer:Lake Michigan Lakes Superior, Ontario, Erie and Huron are shared by Canada and the USA.
32. Which is the highest mountain in North America? • Mount Morris
• Mount Pocono
• Mount McKinley • Mount Angel
Answer:Answer:Mount McKinley
33. Which is the highest peak in the Appalachian Mountains? • Mount Morris
• Mount Pocono
• Mount Mitchell • Mount Angel
Answer:Answer:Mount Mitchell
34. Which is the north-easternmost state in the USA? • Maine • New Hampshire
• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts
Answer:Answer:Maine
35. In which state is the Grand Canyon located? • Utah
• Colorado
• Nevada
• Arizona Answer:Answer:Arizona
36. Where does the Mississippi River start? • Appalachian Mountains
• Allegheny Mountains
• Cumberland Plateau
• Lake Itasca Answer:Answer:Lake Itasca
37. Which are the oldest mountains in North America? • Rocky Mountains
• Mackenzie Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains • Wasatch Mountains
Answer:Answer:Appalachian Mountains
38. Which river makes up part of the boundaries of ten American states? • Mississippi River • Red River
• Rio Grande
• Gila River
Answer:Answer:Mississippi River The Mississippi River makes up part of the boundaries of Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Mississippi.
39. What is the name of the lake formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River? • Lake Tahoe
• Lake Mead • Great Salt Lake
• Owens Lake
Answer:Answer:Lake Mead The Hoover Dam was originally known as the Boulder Dam.
40. Which two states are separate from the contiguous USA? • California and New York
• Alaska and Hawaii • Alaska and New York
• California and Hawaii
Answer:Answer:Alaska and Hawaii
41. What is the region of the Rocky Mountains that separates streams flowing into the Atlantic Ocean from those flowing into the Pacific Ocean called? • Great Wall
• Continental Divide • Atlantic Barrier
• Pacific Barrier
Answer:Answer:Continental Divide
