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#Q LFD2 was banned in Australia.
^ True
A False
B True
#Q One of the remnants of this states former status as a possession of France is the fact that it was named after a French king.
^ Louisiana
A Oklahoma
B Florida
C Louisiana
D Georgia
#Q No state has as many different species of mammals as this one. The average square mile of land contains 1.4 elk, 1.4 pronghorn antelope, and 3.3 deer.
^ Montana
A Nebraska
B Nevada
C Colorado
D Montana
#Q Arizona became the 48th state on February 14, 1912.
^ True
A False
B True
#Q The largest lake in this state is Lake Okeechobee. The state is also home to one of the two naturally round lakes in the world.
^ Florida
A Hawaii
B Tennessee
C Florida
D Alabama
#Q One of the following pairs (state - its capital) is wrong.
^ North Dakota - Fargo
A Kentucky - Frankfort
B Kansas - Topeka
C Maine - Augusta
D North Dakota - Fargo
#Q The 3rd Monday in April is Patriots Day - a legal holiday in this state.
^ Massachusetts
A California
B Washington
C Oregon
D Massachusetts
#Q Francis Drake was 66 years old at his inauguration and the oldest governor of this state.
^ Iowa
A Nevada
B Ohio
C Minnesota
D Iowa
#Q What is the state capital of Washington?
^ Olympia
A Olympia
B Seattle
C Walla Walla
D Spokane
#Q What is the state capital of Oregon?
^ Salem
A Bend
B Portland
C Eugene
D Salem
#Q What is the state capital of California?
^ Sacramento
A Sacramento
B Los Angeles
C San Diego
D San Francisco
#Q What is the state capital of Idaho?
^ Boise
A Boise
B Idaho Falls
C Pocatello
D Coeur DAlene
#Q What is the state capital of Nevada?
^ Carson City
A Reno
B Las vegas
C Carson City
D Austin
#Q What is the state capital of Utah?
^ Salt Lake city
A Cedar City
B Provo
C Price
D Salt Lake city
#Q What is the state capital of Arizona?
^ Phoenix
A Phoenix
B Kingman
C Tucson
D Flagstaff
#Q What is the state capital of Alaska?
^ Juneau
A Kodiak
B Juneau
C Anchorage
D Fairbanks
#Q During World War II, this country was able to successfully defend its freedom and resist invasions by the Soviet Union - despite some loss of territory. It joined the European Union in 1995.
^ Finland
A Poland
B Czech Republic
C Finland
D Lituania
#Q This country shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.
^ Brazil
A Colombia
B Argentina
C Bolivia
D Brazil
#Q After gaining its independence in 1991, it has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics.
^ Belarus
A Ukraine
B Latvia
C Bulgaria
D Belarus
#Q It was once the center of power for an empire. Occupied by the allies in 1945, a state treaty ended its occupation in 1955 and recognized its independence.
^ Austria
A Belgium
B Denmark
C Austria
D Hungary
#Q This country is home to the northernmost capital in mainland Europe?
^ Finland
A Sweden
B Denmark
C Finland
D United Kingdom
#Q It is the sixth largest country and home of The Doctor breeze.
^ Australia
A Ukraine
B Canada
C Australia
D United Kingdom
#Q Its three-year-old Socialist government was overthrown in 1973 by a dictatorial military regime led by Augusto Pinochet.
^ Chile
A Peru
B Paraguay
C Chile
D Uruguay
#Q This country dominates the Aegian Sea and possesses an archipelago of about 2,000 islands.
^ Greece
A Italy
B Cyprus
C Greece
D Turkey
#Q This country controls the Sinai Peninsula. Following the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869, it became an important world transportation hub.
^ Egypt
A Thailand
B Egypt
C Hong Kong
D Libya
#Q This countrys national holidays include:
- Independence Day, 10 December (date of independence from Spain, 1898)
- 20 May (independence from US administration, 1902)
- Rebellion Day 26 July (1953)
^ Cuba
A Palestine
B Mexico
C Cuba
D Chile
#Q The first American capital. It has a nick name coined by musicians - it means to play the big time.
^ New York
A Washington D.C.
B New York
C Boston
D San Francisco
#Q The cable cars of this city are the only mobile National Monument.
^ San Francisco
A Oklahoma
B San Francisco
C Nevada
D Los Angeles
#Q When broken down into kanji, the name of this capital city means “east” and “capital”.
^ Tokyo
A Nagoya
B Osaka
C Kyoto
D Tokyo
#Q The Seine river divides this city into the Rive Droite (French for Right Bank) north of the river and the Rive Gauche (French for Left Bank) south of the river.
^ Paris
A Lille
B Lyon
C Marseille
D Paris
#Q This city situated south of China is made up of 230 islands, Lantau Island being the largest.
^ Hong Kong
A Taipei
B Peking
C Shanghai
D Hong Kong
#Q This city is the only one located on two continents.
^ Istanbul
A Kadis
B Istanbul
C Tanjer
D Athens
#Q In the devilish year of 1666 a great fire occured in this European capital city. Half of it burned down.
^ London
A Rome
B Paris
C Vienna
D London
#Q One of this citys most prominent landmarks is the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate). It once marked the boundary between East and West Germany.
^ Berlin
A Berlin
B Munchen
C Frankfurt
D Bonn
#Q This city is famous for its water-channel traffic. It has been designated a World Heritage Site.
^ Venice
A Barri
B Naples
C Venice
D Rome
#Q This Peruvian city is stuck between the desert and the sea. It is also known as “The City of the Kings”.
^ Lima
A Trujillo
B Cuzco
C Chimbote
D Lima
#Q Which of these U.S. states is not a Four Corners state?
^ Wyoming
A New Mexico
B Utah
C Colorado
D Wyoming
#Q The Appalachian Trail divides two states as it makes its trek through Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Name the states it divides.
^ North Carolina and Tennessee.
A New Hampshire and Maine.
B North Carolina and Tennessee.
C West Virginia and Maryland.
D Georgia and Alabama.
#Q Is the state of North Carolina south of the Mason - Dixon line?
^ Yes
A Yes
B No
#Q Sullivan street (in Sullivan County) serves as the state line, running east and west, effectively bi-locating this town in two states. Name the city and the two states.
^ Bristol, Tennessee, Virginia
A Memphis, Tennessee, Arkansas
B Bristol, Tennessee, Virginia
C Latham, Maryland, Pennsylvania
D Nogales, Arizona, New Mexico
#Q The town of San Ysidro is located in what state, near what border?
^ California, near the border with Mexico.
A California, near the border with Mexico.
B Washington, near the border with Oregon
C California, near the border with Arizona
D Iowa, near the border with Missouri
#Q The border between Georgia and Mississippi is also a time zone boundary.
^ False
A True
B False
#Q Although Angel Falls bear the notion of something angelic, the phenomenon is named after Jimmy Angel, a barnstorming pilot from Missouri, who has become a modern legend.
^ Venezuela
A Argentina
B Venezuela
C Panama
D Equador
#Q Mount Fuji is a nearly perfectly shaped volcano. It has been worshipped as a sacred mountain.
^ Japan
A Thailand
B China
C Japan
D Malaysia
#Q Mount Everest was formed some 50 million years ago. It rises a few meters each year because of geological forces. On the border between which two countries is this mount situated?
^ China and Nepal
A Sumatra and China
B Thailand and Nepal
C China and Nepal
D Nepal and India
#Q From forest to desert, the Grand Canyon has the most extreme nature climate.
^ USA
A Mexico
B Canada
C USA
D Brazil
#Q Through thousands of years in existence, Niagara Falls has been eroding at a rate of 4 feet (1.5 meters) per year.
^ Canada
A Mexico
B Equador
C Canada
D Argentina
#Q The name of mount Kilimanjaro comes from Swahili and means the mountain that glitters.
^ Tanzania
A Tanzania
B Zimbabwe
C Uruguai
D Zambia
#Q The Great Barrier Reef consists of many colonies of corals. That is why it is sometimes referred to as the largest living animal in the world.
^ Australia
A Armenia
B Australia
C Austria
D Anrgentina
#Q Krakatoa volcano caused the most violent volcanic eruption recorded in worlds history. In 1883, it destroyed 75 % of the territory of its island.
^ Indonesia
A Thailand
B Malaysia
C Indonesia
D Surinam
#Q Local Batonga people had named Victoria Falls Mosi-Oa-Tunya, which stands for “the smoke that thunders”.
^ Zimbabwe
A Malawi
B Zimbabwe
C Mozambique
D Namibia
#Q The scientific name for the Northern Lights phenomenon is “Aurora Borealis. They are often mistaken for UFOs. Where do they happen?
^ In the northern part of our planet
A In the southern part of our planet
B On the Equator
C In Newfoundlend
D In the northern part of our planet
#Q Nicknamed the Grand Canyon State, it entered the Union on Feb 14, 1912.
^ Arizona
A Utah
B Nevada
C New Mexico
D Arizona
#Q This US state, nicknamed The Sunshine State, is famous with its beaches and theme parks.
^ Florida
A Texas
B California
C Georgia
D Florida
#Q Nicknamed the Treasure State, this western US state is fourth largest in area.
^ Montana
A Nevada
B Oregon
C Montana
D California
#Q Nicknamed the Ocean State, it is the smallest US state.
^ Rhode Island
A Hawaii
B Delaware
C New Hampshire
D Rhode Island
#Q The Beehive State requested admission to the Union in 1849 under the name Deseret. After polygamous marriage practices were discontinued, it was finally admitted in 1896, under what name?
^ Utah
A Arizona
B Colorado
C South Dakota
D Utah
#Q Nicknamed the Green Mountain State, this eastern US state was admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791.
^ Vermont
A Vermont
B Pennsylvania
C Connecticut
D Delaware
#Q Nicknamed The Buckeye State, it is the birthplace many former US presidents, including Ulysses S. Grant.
^ Ohio
A Nebraska
B Iowa
C Ohio
D Indiana
#Q This US state, known as the Equality State, is home of Devils Tower, featured in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
^ Wyoming
A North Dakota
B Wyoming
C Idaho
D Washington
#Q Home on the Range is the state song of this US mid-western state, known as The Sunflower State.
^ Kansas
A Kansas
B Nebraska
C Indiana
D Illinois
#Q This Bluegrass State hosts a famous horserace in Louisville, and is the birthplace of President Abraham Lincoln.
^ Kentucky
A Kentucky
B Kansas
C Nebraska
D Illinois
#Q This volcano, featured in a short 1933 Academy Award-winning movie, is located near the Indonesian island of Rakata, in the Sunda Strait.
^ Krakatoa
A Ruapehu
B Krakatoa
C Kilauea
D Pinatubo
#Q Located in Tanzania, it is Africas highest mountain.
^ Mount Kilimanjaro
A Mount Kenya
B Maromokotro
C Mount Kilimanjaro
D Ras Dascian
#Q One of the most intriguing attractions of Venice is Ponte dei Sospiri, which means this in English.
^ The Bridge of Sighs
A The River of Tears
B The Bridge of Sighs
C The Street of Sorrow
D The House of Death
#Q If you think you can see the Statue of Liberty only in New York City, think again! I went to this huge European city and saw it right there, standing near the Grenelle Bridge and looking towards the Atlantic Ocean, facing its larger sister in New York Harbor.
^ Paris
A Paris
B Madrid
C London
D Barcelona
#Q When I visited this lonely continent I was so moved by the spherical-sectioned shells of the opera house in this city.
^ Sydney
A Sydney
B Melbourne
C Brisbane
D Adelaide
#Q Madrid is the largest city and capital of this country, whose the most valuable natural resource is the soil - nearly one-third of the land is suitable for cultivation.
^ Spain
A Spain
B Portugal
C Argentina
D Brazil
#Q Bern is the capital of this country, where most rivers are not suitable for navigation due to their great falls and swift currents.
^ Switzerland
A Denmark
B Sweden
C Finland
D Switzerland
#Q Ulaan Baator is the capital of this sparsely populated country, where domesticated animals outnumber people.
^ Mongolia
A Chile
B Brazil
C Mongolia
D Uruguay
#Q This country’s capital, Sucre, is nicknamed “the white city†because most of the colonial buildings in the city centre are white.
^ Bolivia
A Bolivia
B Pakistan
C Honduras
D Kenya
#Q This country is about the size of California but has about one -sixth of its population. Its capital city is Asunción.
^ Paraguay
A Cuba
B Paraguay
C Peru
D Honduras
#Q Vientiane is the capital of this country, which has more than 50 ethnic groups, divided into three broad categories.
^ Laos
A North Korea
B Vietnam
C Laos
D Cambodia
#Q Phnom Penh is the capital of this country, whose official language is Khmer.
^ Cambodia
A Cambodia
B South Vietnam
C Laos
D North Vietnam
#Q Vienna is the capital of this landlocked country, which became a member of the European Union in 1995.
^ Austria
A Australia
B Belgium
C Austria
D Germany
#Q Montevideo is the capital of this second smallest country in South America, after Suriname.
^ Uruguay
A Paraguay
B Bolivia
C Chile
D Uruguay
#Q Caracas is the capital of this country, a Spanish colony for more than 300 years, before it declared its independence in the early 19th century.
^ Venezuela
A Peru
B Columbia
C Venezuela
D Chile
#Q Prince Henry the Navigator contributed to the Great Geographical Discoveries by leading all Portuguese expeditions.
^ False
A True
B False
#Q In 1488, a bold captain named Bartholomew Diaz gave the name Cape of Storms to the most southern African tip. However, the Portuguese King altered the name to this.
^ Cape of Good Hope
A Cape Cod Bay
B Cape of Breakers
C Cape of Good Hope
D Cape of South Africa
#Q With the aid of Queen Isabella of Spain, Christopher Columbus set off in 1492 using three tiny ships. One of these ships was not part of the expedition.
^ The Victoria
A The Santa Maria
B The Pinta
C The Victoria
D The Nina
#Q Which of the following pairs (explorer - region he discovered) is not correct?
^ Cabral - Uruguay
A Cortez - Mexico
B Pizarro - Peru
C Cabral - Uruguay
D Vespucci - Argentina
#Q None of these could be found in Europe before the Great Geographical Discoveries:
Potatoes, chocolate, cocoa, quinine, tobacco, cabbage, cane-sugar, furs, whale oil, indigo, tea, coffee, porcelain, and cotton silks .
^ False
A True
B False
#Q The Great Geographical Discoveries led to the spreading of colonialism and imperialism and even exploitation.
^ True
A True
B False
#Q How did the political life in England, Spain and France change as a result of the geographical discoveries?
^ They turned into strong monarchies with rich and autocratic monarchs
A Peasants rebelled and took over
B The political life did not change significantly
C They were weakened because their armies were spread thin on other continents
D They turned into strong monarchies with rich and autocratic monarchs
#Q Which of the following was not a cause of the Great Geographical Discoveries?
^ The Portuguese King thought his admirals would dethrone him and he wanted to send them away.
A The Portuguese King thought his admirals would dethrone him and he wanted to send them away.
B Many new inventions like the compass helped the sailors a lot.
C The Turks controlled the land route to India. That forced the Western countries to seek alternative routes.
D Western monarchs along with the Pope wanted to spread their influence through converting the newly discovered nations to Christianity.
#Q Trenton is the capital of this eastern state.
^ New Jersey
A Maryland
B New York
C New Jersey
D Connecticut
#Q Juneau is the capital of this last frontier state.
^ Alaska
A Utah
B Alaska
C California
D Nevada
#Q Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492, and is rewarded with this midwestern state naming its capital after him.
^ Ohio
A North Carolina
B South Carolina
C Ohio
D Georgia
#Q Helena is this Rocky Mountain states capital.
^ Montana
A Nevada
B California
C Wyoming
D Montana
#Q Richmond is the capital of this state where many US presidents were born.
^ Virginia
A Maryland
B Virginia
C West Virginia
D Delaware
#Q The capital of this diverse northwestern state is Salem.
^ Oregon
A Massachusetts
B Oregon
C New Hampshire
D Washington
#Q This state, which houses one of the largest cities in the world, has Albany as its capital.
^ New York
A New York
B New Mexico
C Georgia
D Minnesota
#Q Jefferson City serves as the capital of this Midwestern state.
^ Missouri
A Texas
B California
C Missouri
D Florida
#Q The capital of this southern state is also known as music city.
^ Tennessee
A Delaware
B Tennessee
C Kentucky
D Georgia
#Q Carson City is the capital of this Battle Born State.
^ Nevada
A Arizona
B Nevada
C California
D Utah
#Q Tallahassee is situated on the panhandle of this southern state and serves as its capital.
^ Florida
A Pennsylvania
B Florida
C North Dakota
D California
#Q If you are in Sacramento, the capital of this western state, you are within a days drive to beautiful beaches, high mountains with famous national parks, and one of the deepest, most picturesque lakes in the world.
^ California
A Arizona
B California
C Utah
D Washington
#Q Austin is the capital of this US state which once existed as an independent republic.
^ Texas
A Texas
B Maine
C Georgia
D South Carolina
#Q This northeast state has Augusta as its capital.
^ Maine
A New Hampshire
B Maine
C Pennsylvania
D Vermont
#Q This southern state has many beaches, an incredible fort from the revolutionary war, and Columbia as its capital.
^ South Carolina
A South Carolina
B Ohio
C Illinois
D North Carolina
#Q This midwestern state has Madison as its capital.
^ Wisconsin
A Wisconsin
B Indiana
C Kentucky
D Illinois
#Q Salt Lake City, known for the salty, barren desert lake to the west of the city, was founded by mormons and is the capital of this geographically diverse state.
^ Utah
A Utah
B South Dakota
C Nevada
D North Dakota
#Q This eastern state with rich history has Annapolis as its capital.
^ Maryland
A Maryland
B New Mexico
C New Jersey
D Virginia
#Q Springfield is the capital of this midwestern state.
^ Illinois
A Kentucky
B Missouri
C Illinois
D Ohio
#Q Only this one of the seven wonders of the world survived the trials of time and is open to visitors.
^ Great Pyramid of Giza
A Colossus of Rhodes
B Statue of Zeus at Olympia
C Great Pyramid of Giza
D Lighthouse of Alexandria
#Q A wonder of the ancient world was built on the territory of all of these modern-day countries, but one. Which is the odd one?
^ Syria
A Iraq
B Syria
C Egypt
D Turkey
#Q In what century was the original version of the Seven Wonders of the World list created by Antipater of Sidon?
^ 2nd century BC
A 6th century BC
B 2nd century BC
C 7th century AD
D 3th century AD
#Q The Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was built approximately how long ago?
^ 4500 years ago
A 1000 years ago
B 2000 years ago
C 700 years ago
D 4500 years ago
#Q According to legends, what was the purpose of the most mysterious of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World -- The Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
^ Comfort a rulers wife
A Resemble the Heavens
B Please the gods
C Comfort a rulers wife
D Provide a place of solace and recreation for the rulers
#Q The Statue of Zeus, a Wonder of the Ancient World created in the ancient city of Olympia in 435 BC, was made primarily of what material?
^ Ivory
A Copper
B Gold
C Marble
D Ivory
#Q Built in honor of the Greek goddess Artemis, the Temple of Artemis was an enormous architectural construction for its time. In Greek mythology, Artemis is the goddes of what?
^ Hunt and the moon
A Wisdom, strategy, and war
B Beauty and Love
C Plague, beauty, light, healing, colonists, medicine
D Hunt and the moon
#Q Like the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Mausoleum of Maussollos is the burial place of an ancient ruler - king Mausollos of Caria. Who conceived the idea of building this ancient wonder of the world?
^ Maussolloss sister
A Maussolloss best friend and advisor
B Maussolloss son
C Maussolloss sister
D Maussolloss brother
#Q The Colossus of Rhodes was a giant statue, erected at the Greek island Rhodes harbor in 3rd century BC. Which ancient Greek god did the statue depict?
^ Helios
A Ares
B Helios
C Zeus
D Eurus
#Q The Lighthouse of Alexandria, the only one of the Seven Wonders, which had a practical use in addition to architectural elegance, included this remarkable device that astonishes even modern researchers.
^ A huge mirror
A A huge mirror
B A telescope
C A heavy catapult
D A windsock
#Q Over 125 million people of more than 250 ethnic groups share the territory of this African country. This constitutes 1/5 of the population of the entire continent.
^ Nigeria
A Nigeria
B Egypt
C Zaire
D South Africa
#Q There is a vending machine for every 23 of the almost 130 million people that live in this country.
^ Japan
A China
B Singapore
C Japan
D Korea
#Q Dhaka, formerly Dacca, is the capital and largest city of this country with over 140 million citizens. Families there are large, unfortunately so is infant mortality.
^ Bangladesh
A Ecuador
B Pakistan
C Nauru
D Bangladesh
#Q This home to 144 million spans 11 time zones and its territory takes up 1/8th of the entire Earth surface.
^ Russia
A Australia
B Canada
C USA
D Russia
#Q Islam, Christianity and Hinduism all coexist in this country of 160 million.
^ Pakistan
A Bangladesh
B Pakistan
C Iran
D Iraq
#Q About 75% of the 185 million citizens of this country live in the cities. The largest city is Sao Paulo with a population of 16 million.
^ Brazil
A Peru
B Brazil
C Bolivia
D Argentina
#Q Constituted of 17,508 islands this country gives home to about 240 million. Its tropical rain forest accounts for 10% of the worlds rain forests.
^ Indonesia
A Bali
B Singapore
C Malaysia
D Indonesia
#Q It is home of almost 300 million. There were millions of buffaloes before the first settlers arrived, but urbanization has been a factor in their decrease.
^ USA
A Canada
B Mexico
C Australia
D USA
#Q The first medical school, Ayurveda was founded in this populous country.
^ India
A Israel
B India
C Pakistan
D China
#Q This is the most populated country in the world - 1.3 billion people live there. The native language, Mandarin, is most widely spoken, with 885 million speakers.
^ China
A Japan
B India
C China
D South Korea
#Q The famous Bull Run is held in this Spanish city.
^ Pamplona
A Valencia
B Pamplona
C Cordoba
D Barcelona
#Q This American city used to be called El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de (blank) de Porciuncula.
^ Los Angeles
A Las Vegas
B New York
C Los Angeles
D Kansas
#Q This East European capital city is famous for its wide, tree-lined boulevards and glorious Belle Epoque buildings. Some call it Little Paris because of these buildings.
^ Bucharest, Romania
A Belgrade, Serbia
B Sofia, Bulgaria
C Athens, Greece
D Bucharest, Romania
#Q The famous Forbidden City located in this Chinese city.
^ Beijing
A Fujian
B Beijing
C Guangdong
D Yunnan
#Q This Indian city was the capital of Mogul sovereigns from 1526 to 1658. Its most notable building is the Taj Mahal.
^ Agra
A Agra
B Varanasi
C Mumbay
D Jaipur
#Q Indian city again. This one, founded in 1727 AD is known as The Pink City and is often visited by honeymooners.
^ Jaipur
A Delhi
B Jaipur
C Bengal
D Agra
#Q In close proximity to this Italian city are the famous ruins of Pompeii, which once was a thriving town for wealthy Romans. The city of Pompeii was destroyed in the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
^ Naples
A Bologna
B Venice
C Naples
D Rome
#Q This city is famous for the fact, that a living goddess dwells there. She is a young girl by the name of Kumari, believed to have appeared in the 18th century.
^ Katmandu
A Tansen
B Kurari
C Pokhara
D Katmandu
#Q The name of this 5th largest city in North America originates from a Mohawk word, meaning where there are trees standing in the water.
^ Toronto
A Toronto
B Quebec
C Montreal
D Ottawa
#Q The name of this city means the capital in the native language. It is the capital of South Korea.
^ Seoul
A Seoul
B Taegu
C Taejeon
D Pusan
#Q This state, officially nicknamed The Golden State, is situated in the southern half of the west coast of the USA.
^ California
A Florida
B Utah
C California
D Miami
#Q This mid-Atlantic state is called The First State due to the fact that it was the first to ratify the US Constitution.
^ Delaware
A Columbia
B Georgia
C Maine
D Delaware
#Q Widely known for huge gambling and the legalization of gambling industry, this states official nickname is The Silver State.
^ Nevada
A Kansas
B Nevada
C Florida
D Alaska
#Q Due to its natural beauty and relative wilderness, this Southern state is called The Natural State.
^ Arkansas
A Arkansas
B Alabama
C Alaska
D Arizona
#Q This state of the New England region of the United States has the nicknames Pine Tree State and Vacationland.
^ Maine
A Michigan
B Maryland
C Massachusetts
D Maine
#Q Which Southern state of the United States has a nickname The Magnolia State and a name that is the same as that of a big river?
^ Mississippi
A South Dakota
B Mississippi
C South Carolina
D Colorado
#Q This state, located in the mid-Atlantic region of the USA, has a capital called Trenton and is usually nicknamed The Garden State.
^ New Jersey
A Wyoming
B New Jersey
C Rhode Island
D Maine
#Q Nicknamed after the international park located in it, this state is often called The Peace Garden State.
^ North Dakota
A North Dakota
B Oregon
C South Dakota
D Tennessee
#Q What is the real name of the Evergreen State, situated in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
^ Washington
A Pennsylvania
B New Jersey
C Massachusetts
D Washington
#Q This small Mountain Sate is located in the region of Appalachia in the Eastern parts of the USA.
^ West Virginia
A New Jersey
B Pennsylvania
C East Virginia
D West Virginia
#Q This country, a victor in both World War I and World War II is the largest West European nation.