{ "QUIZ3": { "-xmlns:xsi": "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance", "ENTRY": [ { "ID": "1", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The orange blossom is the state flower of which state?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "VA", "INCORRECT2": "OH", "INCORRECT3": "PA", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/HONG0034jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "2", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where might you find this flowing lava?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "IA", "INCORRECT2": "CT", "INCORRECT3": "SD", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/288005jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "3", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What city does the Golden Gate Bridge lead to?", "CORRECT": "San Francisco", "INCORRECT1": "Los Angles", "INCORRECT2": "Raleigh, North Carolina", "INCORRECT3": "Hudson River", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/288027jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "4", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where might you see this in the fall?", "CORRECT": "MA", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "LA", "INCORRECT3": "AZ", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/fall-color-3jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "5", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What famous waterfalls on the US-Canada border are split in two by Goat Island?", "CORRECT": "Niagara Falls", "INCORRECT1": "Angel Falls", "INCORRECT2": "Multnomah Falls", "INCORRECT3": "Bridal Veil Falls", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/551048jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "6", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the Gateway Arch, which marks the beginning of the Oregon Trail?", "CORRECT": "MO", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "TN", "INCORRECT3": "MO", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/632031jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "7", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What building is this?", "CORRECT": "Where congress meets", "INCORRECT1": "the Supreme Court", "INCORRECT2": "Department of Defense", "INCORRECT3": "Smithsonian Institute", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/632044jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "8", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "These bridges lead to Manhattan Island. What city is this?", "CORRECT": "New York City", "INCORRECT1": "Chicago", "INCORRECT2": "Los Angeles", "INCORRECT3": "Houston", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/632047jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "9", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was this picture taken?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "NV", "INCORRECT3": "IL", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/632051jt.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "Hollywood stars \"Walk of Fame\"" }, { "ID": "10", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where might you see this?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "PA", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/632058jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "11", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where would you find this bridge?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "NJ", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "OK", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/632082jt.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "Connecting the Florida keys" }, { "ID": "12", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where might you see an alligator?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "HI", "INCORRECT2": "NJ", "INCORRECT3": "OR", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/evergladesalligator.jpg" }, { "ID": "13", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where might you see this bear with a salmon?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "SC", "INCORRECT2": "MO", "INCORRECT3": "NV", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/bear-w-salmon2jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "14", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state is Cape Canaveral ?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "AK", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/c-canaveraljt.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "Cape Canaveral, Florida, which was renamed Cape Kennedy, and later switched back to Canaveral" }, { "ID": "15", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state did Native Americans build houses under cliffs?", "CORRECT": "CO", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "GA", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/cliffhousesjt.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "Built by Native Americans, houses were built under cliffs to make them safer from attack" }, { "ID": "16", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state might you find this?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "NE", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/desertjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "17", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state would you be likely to see this?", "CORRECT": "VT", "INCORRECT1": "AZ", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "CA", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/fall-color-3jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "18", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is this? (NASA picture from space)", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "WY", "INCORRECT3": "MO", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/florida2jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "19", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state would you be likely to see this Gila Monster?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "CT", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/Gila-monsterjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "20", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where is this? (NASA picture from space)", "CORRECT": "The Great Lakes", "INCORRECT1": "San Juan Islands", "INCORRECT2": "Louisiana", "INCORRECT3": "Barrier Islands", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/Great-lakesjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "21", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where would you see this sign?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "IL", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/Holywoodjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "22", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where might you meet this fellow?", "CORRECT": "MN", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "SC", "INCORRECT3": "OK", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/moosejt.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "Moose" }, { "ID": "23", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Who is the only president on Mount Rushmore wearing glasses?", "CORRECT": "Theodore Roosevelt", "INCORRECT1": "George Washington", "INCORRECT2": "John Kennedy", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/Rushmorejt.jpg" }, { "ID": "24", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where would you find this?", "CORRECT": "SD", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "CO", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/Rushmorejt.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "Mt Rushmore" }, { "ID": "25", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is this statue?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "KS", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/S-Libertyjt-1.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "Statue of Liberty" }, { "ID": "26", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where might you see a sea otter?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "NY", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/sea-otterjt_1.jpg" }, { "ID": "27", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which city is this?", "CORRECT": "Seattle", "INCORRECT1": "New York", "INCORRECT2": "Houston", "INCORRECT3": "Los Angeles", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/Seattlejt.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "Space needle" }, { "ID": "28", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The sunflower is the state flower of which state?", "CORRECT": "KS", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "NV", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/sunflowersjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "29", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state are you likely to find this?", "CORRECT": "OK", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "MN", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/tornadojt.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "Tornado" }, { "ID": "30", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "An erupting volcano in the Aleutian Islands—which state is this??", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "MD", "INCORRECT3": "HI", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/volcanojt.jpg" }, { "ID": "31", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The 42nd parallel North (42 degrees of latitude north of the equator) passes through the California/Oregon border. Which major city is on this same latitude ?", "CORRECT": "Chicago, Illinois", "INCORRECT1": "Austin, Texas", "INCORRECT2": "San Francisco, California", "INCORRECT3": "Portland, Maine" }, { "ID": "32", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the longest river system in North America ?", "CORRECT": "Mississippi/Missouri", "INCORRECT1": "Rio Grande", "INCORRECT2": "Columbia", "INCORRECT3": "Potomac" }, { "ID": "33", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What countries sold Alaska, Louisiana, and the Virgin Islands, respectively, to the US?", "CORRECT": "Russia, France, and Denmark", "INCORRECT1": "Netherlands, Russia, and Britain", "INCORRECT2": "Denmark, Britain, and Germany", "INCORRECT3": "Britain, Germany, and France" }, { "ID": "34", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has NO large cities (population over 100,000)?", "CORRECT": "VT", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "NM", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "35", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where is 0 degrees north latitude? (not in the US)?", "CORRECT": "Equator", "INCORRECT1": "At the north pole", "INCORRECT2": "New York City", "INCORRECT3": "Greenwich, England" }, { "ID": "36", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where is 0 degrees longitude, from where all latitudes are calculated? (not in the US)", "CORRECT": "Greenwich, England (near London)", "INCORRECT1": "Moscow, Russia", "INCORRECT2": "New York City", "INCORRECT3": "Barcelona, Spain" }, { "ID": "37", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many US states border the Great Lakes?", "CORRECT": "8", "INCORRECT1": "6", "INCORRECT2": "7", "INCORRECT3": "9", "EXPLANATION": "Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio" }, { "ID": "38", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the place that can have the greatest temperature range in a day?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "MN", "EXPLANATION": "Death Valley has the greatest temperature variation in a day" }, { "ID": "39", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Does Hawaii have typhoons?", "CORRECT": "Yes", "INCORRECT1": "No", "EXPLANATION": "In the western Pacific (and the rest of the US) they are called hurricanes" }, { "ID": "40", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Do you see the same stars in Brazil that you see in New York?", "CORRECT": "No", "INCORRECT1": "Yes" }, { "ID": "41", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Are glaciers fresh water or salt water?", "CORRECT": "Fresh", "INCORRECT1": "Salt" }, { "ID": "42", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the lowest point in the US?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "MD", "INCORRECT2": "HI", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "43", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Around the time of the Civil War a US citizen tried to make a Central American country a US state on the Southern side. Which country?", "CORRECT": "Nicaragua", "INCORRECT1": "Bahamas", "INCORRECT2": "Venezuela", "INCORRECT3": "Belize" }, { "ID": "44", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the line on a mountain above which there are no trees called?", "CORRECT": "The tree line", "INCORRECT1": "The Piedmont Line", "INCORRECT2": "Permafrost", "INCORRECT3": "The Continental Divide" }, { "ID": "45", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the highest point in the US?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "CO" }, { "ID": "46", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was part of the Louisiana purchase?", "CORRECT": "MT", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "NM", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "47", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the place with the most rainfall in the US?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "MS" }, { "ID": "48", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What does the Erie canal join?", "CORRECT": "Lake Erie and Hudson River", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Superior to Lake Huron", "INCORRECT2": "Hudson River to Atlantic Ocean", "INCORRECT3": "Hudson River to St Lawrence River" }, { "ID": "49", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the largest fresh water lake in the world?", "CORRECT": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT1": "Great Salt Lake", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Erie", "INCORRECT3": "Puget sound" }, { "ID": "50", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has the most earthquakes?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "VT" }, { "ID": "51", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The US is in which two hemispheres?", "CORRECT": "Northern hemisphere, Western hemisphere", "INCORRECT1": "Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere", "INCORRECT2": "Eastern hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere", "INCORRECT3": "Northern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere" }, { "ID": "52", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is Atchafalaya swamp?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "AZ" }, { "ID": "53", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the most tornadoes?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "KY", "INCORRECT2": "SC", "INCORRECT3": "OR" }, { "ID": "54", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where in the U.S. would you see both polar bears and penguins?", "CORRECT": "San Diego", "INCORRECT1": "Chicago", "INCORRECT2": "Washington, DC", "INCORRECT3": "St. Louis", "EXPLANATION": "In a zoo (all answers are right)" }, { "ID": "55", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the most tornadoes per square mile?", "CORRECT": "OK", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "56", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the long chain of islands off Florida called?", "CORRECT": "The Keys", "INCORRECT1": "Barrier Islands", "INCORRECT2": "Channel Islands", "INCORRECT3": "San Juan Islands" }, { "ID": "57", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has the tallest mountain in the world, as measured from its base? (be careful)", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "58", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How far is Puerto Rico from the mainland US?", "CORRECT": "A little over 1,000 miles", "INCORRECT1": "About 400 miles", "INCORRECT2": "Over 2000 miles", "INCORRECT3": "Under 200 miles" }, { "ID": "59", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Mt Mazama, a volcanic mountain, exploded around 7,700 years ago, forming Crater Lake. What state was this in?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "KY", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "60", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Major rivers in the US rarely run in what direction?", "CORRECT": "North", "INCORRECT1": "South", "INCORRECT2": "East", "INCORRECT3": "West" }, { "ID": "61", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of these states is the Grand Canyon?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "AK", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "62", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "It is summer and midday in Kansas. Where is it winter and midnight?", "CORRECT": "On a boat in the Indian Ocean", "INCORRECT1": "In Scotland", "INCORRECT2": "In Ghana, in Africa", "INCORRECT3": "In Mongolia" }, { "ID": "63", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state does the Mississippi River start?", "CORRECT": "MN", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "64", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the antipode of Illinois?", "CORRECT": "A spot in the Indian Ocean", "INCORRECT1": "In Germany", "INCORRECT2": "In the southern Pacific Ocean", "INCORRECT3": "In northern China" }, { "ID": "65", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is the closest to the equator?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "AZ" }, { "ID": "66", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What country sold the Louisiana Purchase to the US?", "CORRECT": "France", "INCORRECT1": "England", "INCORRECT2": "Spain", "INCORRECT3": "Portugal" }, { "ID": "67", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What kinds of mammals were in Hawaii before any people showed up?", "CORRECT": "Bats and seals", "INCORRECT1": "Pigs, chickens, mongooses", "INCORRECT2": "Seals, bats mongooses, pigs", "INCORRECT3": "Pigs, chickens, goats, mongooses", "EXPLANATION": "Animals that could fly or swim" }, { "ID": "68", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the deepest lake in the US?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "SD" }, { "ID": "69", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What two countries share the Great Lakes?", "CORRECT": "US and Canada", "INCORRECT1": "US and Mexico", "INCORRECT2": "Canada and Mexico", "INCORRECT3": "US and Russia" }, { "ID": "70", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many time zones are there in the United States?", "CORRECT": "Six", "INCORRECT1": "Four", "INCORRECT2": "Ten", "INCORRECT3": "Eight", "EXPLANATION": "Easter, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, Hawaiian" }, { "ID": "71", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state are the Ozark mountains?", "CORRECT": "AR", "INCORRECT1": "NE", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "72", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Before canals were built, how far inland could you go by boat from the Atlantic Coast?", "CORRECT": "To Lake Ontario by the St. Lawrence River", "INCORRECT1": "To Lake Erie by the Hudson River", "INCORRECT2": "To Lake Huron by the St. Lawrence river", "INCORRECT3": "You could not get as far as any of the Great Lakes" }, { "ID": "73", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is partly in the tropics?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "AK", "INCORRECT3": "LA" }, { "ID": "74", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The Cajuns, a French-speaking group in Canada, was forced to move to which area in what is now the US?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "KS" }, { "ID": "75", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is a part of the Four Corners?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "TN", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "76", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The place names along the Mississippi—Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; Dubuque, Iowa;, New Orleans—were originally named by whom?", "CORRECT": "French fur traders", "INCORRECT1": "Spanish soldiers", "INCORRECT2": "Russians", "INCORRECT3": "Mexican farmers" }, { "ID": "77", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is a part of Four Corners?", "CORRECT": "CO", "INCORRECT1": "IN", "INCORRECT2": "KY", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "78", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What formed, and continues to form, the state of Hawaii?", "CORRECT": "Volcanoes", "INCORRECT1": "Tornadoes", "INCORRECT2": "Hurricanes", "INCORRECT3": "Rain" }, { "ID": "79", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is a part of the four corners?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "80", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where did Sacajawea travel?", "CORRECT": "With Lewis and Clark to the Pacific", "INCORRECT1": "Along the Mississippi river", "INCORRECT2": "Along the Appalachian trail", "INCORRECT3": "To California during the gold rush" }, { "ID": "81", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is a part of the Four Corners?", "CORRECT": "UT", "INCORRECT1": "NC", "INCORRECT2": "IL", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "82", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What dyestuff became an important crop in Colonial times?", "CORRECT": "Indigo", "INCORRECT1": "Corn", "INCORRECT2": "Tobacco", "INCORRECT3": "Whiskey" }, { "ID": "83", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state is mostly a peninsula?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "SC", "INCORRECT3": "OR" }, { "ID": "84", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What do corn, pumpkins, tomatoes, and potatoes have in common?", "CORRECT": "New World foods", "INCORRECT1": "Staple foods of the Romans", "INCORRECT2": "Discovered by Captain Cook on his voyages", "INCORRECT3": "They are all yellow" }, { "ID": "85", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was once part of Mexico?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "TN", "INCORRECT3": "IA" }, { "ID": "86", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state consists entirely of islands?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "FL" }, { "ID": "87", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What valuable resource first attracted Europeans to the Pacific Northwest?", "CORRECT": "Furs", "INCORRECT1": "Gold", "INCORRECT2": "Farm land", "INCORRECT3": "Silver" }, { "ID": "88", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the longest chain of islands?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "HI", "INCORRECT2": "SC", "INCORRECT3": "FL" }, { "ID": "89", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "When the US acquired the states in the Pacific Northwest, what valuable item were they trying to acquire?", "CORRECT": "Furs", "INCORRECT1": "Timber", "INCORRECT2": "Gold", "INCORRECT3": "Wheat" }, { "ID": "90", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state was created entirely by volcanoes?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "91", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Why were there empty, cleared fields in Massachusetts when the Pilgrims landed there?", "CORRECT": "The Native Americans inhabitants had died from diseases brought by Europeans (probably fishermen)", "INCORRECT1": "The fields were clear because the soil would not support trees", "INCORRECT2": "The local Native Americans did not practice agriculture", "INCORRECT3": "Other European colonists had been there before them" }, { "ID": "92", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has had a volcanic eruption recently? (Recently means within the last 40 years)", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "IL" }, { "ID": "93", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Was the Oregon Trail first traveled (by Europeans) from East to West, or from West to East?", "CORRECT": "West to east", "INCORRECT1": "East to west", "EXPLANATION": "Americans were thrown out of Fort Vancouver by the British, and walked to St Louis" }, { "ID": "94", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has had a volcanic eruption recently?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "VT", "INCORRECT3": "SC" }, { "ID": "95", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Who sold Louisiana to the US?", "CORRECT": "France", "INCORRECT1": "Spain", "INCORRECT2": "Mexico", "INCORRECT3": "Russia" }, { "ID": "96", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has had a volcanic eruption recently? (Recently means within the last 40 years)", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "SD", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "WY" }, { "ID": "97", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What major waterfall is on the northern US border?", "CORRECT": "Niagara", "INCORRECT1": "Tacoma", "INCORRECT2": "Angel", "INCORRECT3": "Victoria" }, { "ID": "98", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states border the largest Gulf in the world?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "DE", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "99", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "On what river were steamboats common?", "CORRECT": "Mississippi", "INCORRECT1": "Columbia River", "INCORRECT2": "Cumberland River", "INCORRECT3": "Rio Grande" }, { "ID": "100", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "If you found yourself on Key Largo, in which state are you?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "SC", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "101", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How long is the South-eastern panhandle of Alaska (the islands and inlets on the west coast of North America) compared to the west Coast of Canada?", "CORRECT": "They are about equally long", "INCORRECT1": "The Alaska panhandle is much longer", "INCORRECT2": "The west coast of Canada is most of the west coast of North America", "INCORRECT3": "Canada has no coast on the Pacific" }, { "ID": "102", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "If you found yourself in the Petrified Forest, in which state are you?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "MO", "INCORRECT3": "WV" }, { "ID": "103", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What mountain trail goes from Pennsylvania through Georgia?", "CORRECT": "Appalachian trail", "INCORRECT1": "Bay Area Ridge Trail", "INCORRECT2": "Big Foot Trail", "INCORRECT3": "Buckeye Trail" }, { "ID": "104", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "If you found yourself standing by the tallest tree in the US, In which state are you?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "105", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which of these is an interstate highway that goes from Canada to Mexico in the western US?", "CORRECT": "Interstate-5", "INCORRECT1": "Route 66", "INCORRECT2": "Interstate-80", "INCORRECT3": "Lincoln Highway" }, { "ID": "106", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of these states do you find glaciers today?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "HI", "INCORRECT2": "ME", "INCORRECT3": "NE" }, { "ID": "107", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which Interstate highway goes from the East Coast to the West Coast ?", "CORRECT": "I-80", "INCORRECT1": "Route 66", "INCORRECT2": "Interstate-5", "INCORRECT3": "Interstate-1", "EXPLANATION": "From Teaneck, New Jersey near New York City to San Francisco." }, { "ID": "108", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state is easternmost in the US?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "HI", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "109", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What body of water does the Missouri river ultimately flow into?", "CORRECT": "Gulf of Mexico", "INCORRECT1": "Pacific Ocean", "INCORRECT2": "Atlantic Ocean", "INCORRECT3": "Gulf of California" }, { "ID": "110", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the western-most incorporated town in the contiguous 48 states?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "111", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "If a raindrop fell in Medford, Oregon, in what ocean would it end up?", "CORRECT": "Pacific Ocean", "INCORRECT1": "Atlantic Ocean", "INCORRECT2": "Gulf of Mexico", "INCORRECT3": "Arctic Ocean" }, { "ID": "112", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "If a raindrop fell in Independence, Missouri, in what ocean would it end up?", "CORRECT": "Gulf of Mexico", "INCORRECT1": "Pacific Ocean", "INCORRECT2": "South Atlantic", "INCORRECT3": "Arctic Ocean" }, { "ID": "113", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "You are in northernmost Alaska, on June 23rd. Where does the sun set?", "CORRECT": "It doesn't", "INCORRECT1": "To the west", "INCORRECT2": "Out over the Pacific Ocean , slightly to the south", "INCORRECT3": "To the north" }, { "ID": "114", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the name of the imaginary line between areas where rain ends up in the Pacific Ocean and where it ends up in the Atlantic Ocean?", "CORRECT": "Continental Divide", "INCORRECT1": "Continental Gap", "INCORRECT2": "Tree Line", "INCORRECT3": "Rocky Mountain Peak Trail" }, { "ID": "115", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "You are in northernmost Alaska, on December 23rd. Where does the sun rise?", "CORRECT": "It doesn't", "INCORRECT1": "To the south", "INCORRECT2": "To the north", "INCORRECT3": "It holds still in the sky" }, { "ID": "116", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Would the Continental Divide be on flat land or along mountain ridges?", "CORRECT": "Mountain Ridges", "INCORRECT1": "Flat land" }, { "ID": "117", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In the US, in general what direction does the weather move?", "CORRECT": "West to east", "INCORRECT1": "East to west", "INCORRECT2": "North to south" }, { "ID": "118", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The Cherokee Nation was forced to Oklahoma from their lands in which state along the Trail of Tears?", "CORRECT": "NC", "INCORRECT1": "MI", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "NH" }, { "ID": "119", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which city would you expect to be warmer in winter, Portland, Oregon or Cheyenne, Wyoming?", "CORRECT": "Portland", "INCORRECT1": "Cheyenne", "EXPLANATION": "Places near large bodies of water tend to be warmer in the winter" }, { "ID": "120", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state was the first permanent European settlement in the US by Europeans?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "MA", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "121", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "You are challenged to a race around the earth, along one of the latitudes of the earth. Each racer has to begin/end in their own country. In which state would you want to start?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "MA" }, { "ID": "122", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the highest recorded wind velocity ?", "CORRECT": "NH", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "CA", "EXPLANATION": "Mountain Washington in 1934—231 mph" }, { "ID": "123", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was a part of the Louisiana Purchase?", "CORRECT": "AR", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "OR" }, { "ID": "124", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What country that does NOT share a land border with the US is the closest to the US?", "CORRECT": "Russia", "INCORRECT1": "Iceland", "INCORRECT2": "Jamaica", "INCORRECT3": "Greenland" }, { "ID": "125", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the Great Salt Lake?", "CORRECT": "UT", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "SD", "INCORRECT3": "MS" }, { "ID": "126", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the Salton Sea?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "SD", "INCORRECT2": "UT", "INCORRECT3": "MN" }, { "ID": "127", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What pass through the Rocky Mountains did travelers use on the Oregon Trail?", "CORRECT": "South Pass", "INCORRECT1": "Cumberland Gap", "INCORRECT2": "Appalachian Gap", "INCORRECT3": "Chief Joseph Pass", "EXPLANATION": "In Wyoming" }, { "ID": "128", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the highest latitude in the US?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "ME", "INCORRECT3": "HI" }, { "ID": "129", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What river flows through the Grand Canyon?", "CORRECT": "Colorado River", "INCORRECT1": "Snake River", "INCORRECT2": "Potomac River", "INCORRECT3": "Columbia River" }, { "ID": "130", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the lowest latitude in the US?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "AK" }, { "ID": "131", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the lowest longitude in the US?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "132", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the highest longitude in the US?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "HI", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "133", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the deepest canyon, measured from top to bottom?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "UT", "EXPLANATION": "Hell's Canyon—its real name" }, { "ID": "134", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Does the US span between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle?", "CORRECT": "Yes", "INCORRECT1": "No" }, { "ID": "135", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the most coastline?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "136", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Do you generally find Deciduous forest or Evergreen forest as you go further north?", "CORRECT": "Evergreen", "INCORRECT1": "Deciduous" }, { "ID": "137", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Of the states with coastline, which state has the least?", "CORRECT": "NH", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "MD", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "138", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of these states would you be most likely to see the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)", "CORRECT": "VT", "INCORRECT1": "MS", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "NV", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/Northern-lightsjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "139", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the largest swamp in the US?", "CORRECT": "Atchafalaya Swamp", "INCORRECT1": "Great Dismal Swamp", "INCORRECT2": "Great Cypress Swamp", "INCORRECT3": "Green Swamp" }, { "ID": "140", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state was founded by the Quakers?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "NH", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "141", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the Pacific flyway?", "CORRECT": "Route of Migratory birds from Alaska to South America", "INCORRECT1": "Airline route from Seattle to Mexico", "INCORRECT2": "Butterfly hatching pattern", "INCORRECT3": "Patterns of bee's flight on the West Coast" }, { "ID": "142", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where in the US do you find a string of volcanic mountains?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "MO" }, { "ID": "143", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What snow-covered mountain in the US is climbed most frequently?", "CORRECT": "Mt. Hood", "INCORRECT1": "Mt McKinley", "INCORRECT2": "Pike's Peak", "INCORRECT3": "Mt Shasta" }, { "ID": "144", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which was the first Catholic colony in what is now the US?", "CORRECT": "MD", "INCORRECT1": "MA", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "145", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state in the contiguous US Is closest to the Equator?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "AZ", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "146", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What colony was founded by English Puritans?", "CORRECT": "MA", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "GA" }, { "ID": "147", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was the first tobacco plantation?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "IA", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "148", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state is closest to Asia?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "149", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is on the Mason-Dixon Line?", "CORRECT": "MD", "INCORRECT1": "SC", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "150", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state is closest to Europe?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "151", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state is closest to South America?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "HI", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "152", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What do Mount Rainier, Mt. Hood, and Mount St. Helens have in common?", "CORRECT": "They are all snow-covered volcanoes", "INCORRECT1": "They were all caused by movement of tectonic plates", "INCORRECT2": "They are part of mountain chains, of which they are the highest peaks", "INCORRECT3": "They are named after saints" }, { "ID": "153", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many time zones are there in the contiguous 48 states, not counting daylight savings time?", "CORRECT": "Four", "INCORRECT1": "Six", "INCORRECT2": "Two", "INCORRECT3": "Eight" }, { "ID": "154", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was referred to as \"Seward's Icebox\"?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "155", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is on the Mason-Dixon Line?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "UT", "INCORRECT3": "GA" }, { "ID": "156", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states were once part of Mexico?", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "NE", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "SD" }, { "ID": "157", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state did the Iroquois/Haudenosaunee live ?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "SC" }, { "ID": "158", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What was the last state, before Alaska and Hawaii, to be admitted to the US?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "159", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state has a border only with a foreign country?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "WA" }, { "ID": "160", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which present-day state broke off from the state of Virginia during the Civil War and joined the Union?", "CORRECT": "WV", "INCORRECT1": "KY", "INCORRECT2": "OH", "INCORRECT3": "MD" }, { "ID": "161", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has active volcanoes?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "MO" }, { "ID": "162", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state has no borders?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "AR", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "163", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has active volcanoes?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "NH", "INCORRECT3": "CO" }, { "ID": "164", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Why is it easier to sail along the East Coast of the US in winter than the West Coast?", "CORRECT": "The barrier islands provide protection from the open ocean and its storms", "INCORRECT1": "Stronger winds in the East", "INCORRECT2": "Fewer dangerous shoals in the East", "INCORRECT3": "More lighthouses on the East Coast" }, { "ID": "165", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Does the Tropic of Capricorn cross the US?", "CORRECT": "No", "INCORRECT1": "Yes" }, { "ID": "166", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What is the smallest state in the US?", "CORRECT": "RI", "INCORRECT1": "CT", "INCORRECT2": "DE", "INCORRECT3": "MD" }, { "ID": "167", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which is NOT one of the Great Lakes?", "CORRECT": "Lake Tahoe", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Michigan" }, { "ID": "168", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What is the largest state in the US?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "WY", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "169", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state capital is the furthest south?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "170", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of the contiguous US states has the largest Native American population?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "IA", "INCORRECT3": "ND" }, { "ID": "171", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What country did the US purchase Nebraska from?", "CORRECT": "France", "INCORRECT1": "Mexico", "INCORRECT2": "Britain", "INCORRECT3": "Spain" }, { "ID": "172", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states does NOT border Tennessee?", "CORRECT": "IL", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "MO", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "173", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What large city shares the name as a state, but is not in that state?", "CORRECT": "Kansas City", "INCORRECT1": "Indianapolis", "INCORRECT2": "Iowa City", "INCORRECT3": "Oklahoma City" }, { "ID": "174", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states does NOT border Missouri?", "CORRECT": "AL", "INCORRECT1": "NE", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "KS" }, { "ID": "175", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states have three sets of different repeated letters in its name?", "CORRECT": "TN", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "MS", "INCORRECT3": "MO" }, { "ID": "176", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state borders on only one other state?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "SC", "INCORRECT3": "DE" }, { "ID": "177", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Near what city do the Mississippi River and the Missouri flow together?", "CORRECT": "St. Louis, Missouri", "INCORRECT1": "New Orleans, Louisiana", "INCORRECT2": "Columbus, Ohio", "INCORRECT3": "Chicago, Illinois" }, { "ID": "178", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Near what city do the Mississippi River and the Ohio flow together?", "CORRECT": "Cairo, Illinois", "INCORRECT1": "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania", "INCORRECT2": "St. Louis, Missouri", "INCORRECT3": "Columbus, Ohio" }, { "ID": "179", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is on the largest gulf in the world?", "CORRECT": "AL", "INCORRECT1": "MD", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "180", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What is the driest state in the US?", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "SD", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "181", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the largest population?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "IL" }, { "ID": "182", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state is named after a Greek Island?", "CORRECT": "RI", "INCORRECT1": "CT", "INCORRECT2": "DE", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "183", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many US states border two and only two other states?", "CORRECT": "Five", "INCORRECT1": "Three", "INCORRECT2": "Two", "INCORRECT3": "Seven" }, { "ID": "184", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In the 48 contiguous states, are there more states east or west of the Mississippi river?", "CORRECT": "East of the Mississippi", "INCORRECT1": "West of the Mississippi", "INCORRECT2": "Equal number of states", "INCORRECT3": "South of the Mississippi river" }, { "ID": "185", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state of the contagious 48 has the most ocean coastline?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "ME", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "186", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Out of the 48 contiguous states, how many states border or contain the Mississippi River?", "CORRECT": "10", "INCORRECT1": "12", "INCORRECT2": "8", "INCORRECT3": "14" }, { "ID": "187", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state of the contiguous 48 has the most ocean coastline?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "LA" }, { "ID": "188", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many state names have three sets of double letters in their names?", "CORRECT": "Two", "INCORRECT1": "Three", "INCORRECT2": "One", "INCORRECT3": "Four", "EXPLANATION": "Tennessee and Mississippi" }, { "ID": "189", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is a perfect rectangles on a Mercator map?", "CORRECT": "WY", "INCORRECT1": "TN", "INCORRECT2": "UT", "INCORRECT3": "OR" }, { "ID": "190", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many US states border Mexico?", "CORRECT": "Four", "INCORRECT1": "Six", "INCORRECT2": "Three", "INCORRECT3": "Two" }, { "ID": "191", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Is the continental US longer alone its northern border with Canada or along its southern border with Mexico ?", "CORRECT": "The border with Canada", "INCORRECT1": "They are about the same", "INCORRECT2": "The border with Mexico" }, { "ID": "192", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many US states border Canada?", "CORRECT": "Ten", "INCORRECT1": "Nine", "INCORRECT2": "Twelve", "INCORRECT3": "Eight" }, { "ID": "193", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the name of both a canal and one of the Great Lakes?", "CORRECT": "Erie", "INCORRECT1": "Superior", "INCORRECT2": "Huron", "INCORRECT3": "Ontario" }, { "ID": "194", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many of the Great Lakes does the US-Canada border run through?", "CORRECT": "Four", "INCORRECT1": "Seven", "INCORRECT2": "Two", "INCORRECT3": "Six" }, { "ID": "195", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What do the names of Georgia, Washington, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and South Carolina have in common?", "CORRECT": "They are named after individual people", "INCORRECT1": "They end in vowels", "INCORRECT2": "They were parts of other states", "INCORRECT3": "They have major rivers", "EXPLANATION": "If Georgia had been founded by someone with a name other than Oglethorpe, would it have a different name?" }, { "ID": "196", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is Yellowstone National Park?", "CORRECT": "WY", "INCORRECT1": "IL", "INCORRECT2": "WI", "INCORRECT3": "NM" }, { "ID": "197", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state, (a territory at the time) declared itself a \"Confederate Territory\" and joined the Confederate States of America?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "IA", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "WY" }, { "ID": "198", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "For whom was the capital of North Carolina named?", "CORRECT": "Sir Walter Raleigh", "INCORRECT1": "Lord Baltimore", "INCORRECT2": "Thomas Jefferson", "INCORRECT3": "Charles II" }, { "ID": "199", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which of these mountains is substantially less high than it was in 1979?", "CORRECT": "Mt. St. Helens", "INCORRECT1": "Mt Hood", "INCORRECT2": "Green Mountains", "INCORRECT3": "Ozarks" }, { "ID": "200", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which US state goes the farthest west, and by longitude, the farthest east?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "201", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which of the Great Lakes is not on the United States Canadian border?", "CORRECT": "Lake Michigan", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Erie", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Huron" }, { "ID": "202", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Is it farther from north to south all along the west coast of the contiguous 48 states of the continental US, or along the east coast?", "CORRECT": "East Coast", "INCORRECT1": "West Coast" }, { "ID": "203", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Why did wagon trains and others heading west leave from Independence, Missouri?", "CORRECT": "It was the furthest point westward where steamboats could travel on the Missouri River", "INCORRECT1": "It had the best prices on goods needed on the Oregon trail", "INCORRECT2": "They manufactured wagons there", "INCORRECT3": "The Church of Latter Day Saints was centered there", "EXPLANATION": "The Missouri River and the Kansas river converge near Independence, Missouri" }, { "ID": "204", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What Great Lake shares a name with a Canadian province?", "CORRECT": "Ontario", "INCORRECT1": "Erie", "INCORRECT2": "Superior", "INCORRECT3": "Huron" }, { "ID": "205", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is Mount Rushmore?", "CORRECT": "SD", "INCORRECT1": "OH", "INCORRECT2": "AL", "INCORRECT3": "DE" }, { "ID": "206", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the largest island in the US?", "CORRECT": "The island of Hawai'i", "INCORRECT1": "Long Island", "INCORRECT2": "Key West", "INCORRECT3": "Kodiak Island" }, { "ID": "207", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What shape is the city of Washington, DC. ?", "CORRECT": "A square, with one open side", "INCORRECT1": "A circle", "INCORRECT2": "A star", "INCORRECT3": "An \"L\" shape" }, { "ID": "208", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state was the beginning of the Oregon Trail?", "CORRECT": "MO", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "209", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state was oil first discovered in the US? (careful)", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "SC", "INCORRECT2": "TN", "INCORRECT3": "OR" }, { "ID": "210", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has been an independent republic?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "NE", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "WI" }, { "ID": "211", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has a large lake in a volcanic caldera?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "RI", "INCORRECT3": "MS" }, { "ID": "212", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The Cumberland Gap is at the juncture of which three states?", "CORRECT": "Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee", "INCORRECT1": "Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama", "INCORRECT2": "New Mexico, Colorado, Texas", "INCORRECT3": "Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont" }, { "ID": "213", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is Alamogordo, where the first atomic bomb was tested?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "SD", "INCORRECT2": "PA", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "214", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has parishes, instead of counties? (Its law is based on the Napoleonic Code, not British Common Law)", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "NM", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "RI" }, { "ID": "215", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state began as the first Catholic colony in what is now the US?", "CORRECT": "MD", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "MA", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "216", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was the original capital of the Confederate States of America?", "CORRECT": "AL", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "SC", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "217", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Parts of which state of the contiguous US has the highest rainfall?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "DE", "INCORRECT2": "NV", "INCORRECT3": "OK" }, { "ID": "218", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is Yorktown, where General Cornwallis surrendered to end the Revolutionary war?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "KY", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "219", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was the last major battle of the War of 1812, which was fought after peace had been declared, but the news had not yet reached the city?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "MA", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "SD", "EXPLANATION": "Battle of New Orleans" }, { "ID": "220", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where, in 1579, did Sir Francis Drake land in the New World, a place he called New Albion?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "CT", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "221", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What string of Alaskan islands go into the Pacific?", "CORRECT": "Aleutian Islands", "INCORRECT1": "The Florida Keys", "INCORRECT2": "The Barrier Islands", "INCORRECT3": "The Bayou Islands" }, { "ID": "222", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What are the two furthest separated points in the 48 contiguous states of the US?", "CORRECT": "Point Arena, California to West Quoddy Head, Maine", "INCORRECT1": "Bellingham, Washington to Point Arena, California", "INCORRECT2": "Point Arena, California to Key West, Florida", "INCORRECT3": "Key West, Florida to West Quoddy Head, Maine" }, { "ID": "223", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state is the Tuskegee Institute, founded by Booker T. Washington?", "CORRECT": "AL", "INCORRECT1": "NE", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "NH" }, { "ID": "224", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of these states are the Blue Ridge Mountains?", "CORRECT": "NC", "INCORRECT1": "AR", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "WY" }, { "ID": "225", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Why are the Appalachians more rounded than the Rocky mountains?", "CORRECT": "Because they are older", "INCORRECT1": "The were never as spikey", "INCORRECT2": "They were caused by volcanoes", "INCORRECT3": "Because they are on the East coast" }, { "ID": "226", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In Point Barrow, Alaska at what time is the sunrise on December 22nd?", "CORRECT": "never", "INCORRECT1": "12:00 noon", "INCORRECT2": "0.25", "INCORRECT3": "12:00 midnight" }, { "ID": "227", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What island in the Pacific Ocean is midway between the US and Asia?", "CORRECT": "Midway Atoll", "INCORRECT1": "Hawai'i", "INCORRECT2": "Aleutian Islands", "INCORRECT3": "Long Island" }, { "ID": "228", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What time zone is Seattle in?", "CORRECT": "Pacific time", "INCORRECT1": "Eastern time", "INCORRECT2": "Mountain time", "INCORRECT3": "Central time" }, { "ID": "229", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What time zone is Washington, DC in?", "CORRECT": "Eastern time", "INCORRECT1": "Mountain time", "INCORRECT2": "Pacific time", "INCORRECT3": "Central time" }, { "ID": "230", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What time zone is Honolulu in?", "CORRECT": "Hawaii-Aleutian time zone", "INCORRECT1": "Mountain time", "INCORRECT2": "Eastern time", "INCORRECT3": "Central time" }, { "ID": "231", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where in the Americas did Christopher Columbus first land?", "CORRECT": "The Bahamas", "INCORRECT1": "Florida coast", "INCORRECT2": "Cuba", "INCORRECT3": "Island of Hispaniola" }, { "ID": "232", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many time zones are there in Kentucky?", "CORRECT": "2", "INCORRECT1": "4", "INCORRECT2": "1", "INCORRECT3": "5" }, { "ID": "233", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many time zones are there in Texas?", "CORRECT": "2", "INCORRECT1": "5", "INCORRECT2": "3", "INCORRECT3": "1" }, { "ID": "234", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What city in Colorado has its own glacier?", "CORRECT": "Boulder", "INCORRECT1": "Denver", "INCORRECT2": "Grand Junction", "INCORRECT3": "Gunnison", "EXPLANATION": "Arapahoe Glacier" }, { "ID": "235", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many time zones are there in Alaska?", "CORRECT": "2", "INCORRECT1": "4", "INCORRECT2": "5", "INCORRECT3": "6" }, { "ID": "236", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What large city in Canada shares Lake Ontario with Rochester, New York?", "CORRECT": "Toronto", "INCORRECT1": "Whitehorse", "INCORRECT2": "Ottawa", "INCORRECT3": "Victoria" }, { "ID": "237", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state has the world' largest collection of active geysers?", "CORRECT": "WY", "INCORRECT1": "MS", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "238", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Hernando Desoto was the first European to see this river.", "CORRECT": "Mississippi River", "INCORRECT1": "Potomac River", "INCORRECT2": "Cumberland River", "INCORRECT3": "Columbia River" }, { "ID": "239", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What Virgins include 3 saints?", "CORRECT": "The US Virgin islands", "INCORRECT1": "San Juan Islands", "INCORRECT2": "Barrier Islands", "INCORRECT3": "Florida Keys" }, { "ID": "240", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What kind of land were most of the pioneers on the Oregon Trail looking for?", "CORRECT": "Wooded valleys", "INCORRECT1": "Grassy plains", "INCORRECT2": "Volcanic mountains", "INCORRECT3": "Water meadows" }, { "ID": "241", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What river flows between Minneapolis, Minnesota and St. Paul, Minnesota?", "CORRECT": "Mississippi River", "INCORRECT1": "Cumberland River", "INCORRECT2": "Columbia River", "INCORRECT3": "Colorado River" }, { "ID": "242", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state is on the north side of Long Island Sound?", "CORRECT": "CT", "INCORRECT1": "VA", "INCORRECT2": "PA", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "243", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the US chocolate industry centered?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "OH", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "IN", "EXPLANATION": "Hershey, Pennsylvania" }, { "ID": "244", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Why was it called \"bleeding Kansas\"?", "CORRECT": "Fighting between Union and Southern sympathizers", "INCORRECT1": "Indian raids on White settlements", "INCORRECT2": "The high death rate from disease", "INCORRECT3": "Disputes between farmers and cattle ranchers over land" }, { "ID": "245", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What does it mean that Nebraska is triply-land-locked? (Lakes and rivers do not count)", "CORRECT": "Nebraska does not have a coast; none of the states bordering Nebraska has a coast; none of the states bordering those states has a coast.", "INCORRECT1": "Nebraska is surrounded by mountains", "INCORRECT2": "Nebraska had no way to transport farm products", "INCORRECT3": "There are no navigable rivers in Nebraska" }, { "ID": "246", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was covered by an ice sheet during the largest ice age of North America?", "CORRECT": "OH", "INCORRECT1": "VA", "INCORRECT2": "KY", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "247", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was covered with glaciers in the largest Ice Age?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "UT", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "KS" }, { "ID": "248", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was Mark Twin born and grew up, and set his books Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer?", "CORRECT": "MO", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "DE", "INCORRECT3": "SD" }, { "ID": "249", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which present-day state is Harpers Ferry, where John Brown tried to start an uprising to free the slaves?", "CORRECT": "WV", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "TN", "INCORRECT3": "AL" }, { "ID": "250", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "SC", "INCORRECT2": "NH", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "251", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was the Civil War battle of Gettysburg?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "VA", "INCORRECT2": "SC", "INCORRECT3": "NM" }, { "ID": "252", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was the Battle of Glorieta Pass in the Civil War, in which the Confederates hoped to break up the Union domination of the West ?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "SD", "INCORRECT3": "ND" }, { "ID": "253", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The Prime Meridian is in Greenwich, England, and it is 0 degrees longitude. New York City, across the Atlantic, is at 73.80w degrees longitude. What major US city would you expect to be at 87.37w degrees longitude?", "CORRECT": "Chicago", "INCORRECT1": "Seattle", "INCORRECT2": "Raleigh", "INCORRECT3": "Boston" }, { "ID": "254", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "How far east did the American bison range?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "SD", "INCORRECT2": "NV", "INCORRECT3": "OK" }, { "ID": "255", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state in the contiguous US would include a latitude of 27 degrees?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "MO", "INCORRECT3": "DE" }, { "ID": "256", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, England, and it is 0 degrees longitude. New York City, across the Atlantic, is at 73.80 degrees west longitude. What major city would you expect to be at 122.20 degrees west longitude?", "CORRECT": "Seattle, Washington", "INCORRECT1": "Chicago, Illinois", "INCORRECT2": "St Louis, Missouri", "INCORRECT3": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" }, { "ID": "257", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Near the harbor of which city was the \"Star-Spangled Banner\" written?", "CORRECT": "Baltimore", "INCORRECT1": "New York City", "INCORRECT2": "Atlanta", "INCORRECT3": "Philadelphia", "EXPLANATION": "Francis Scott Key wrote it on a British ship in Chesapeake Bay (where he was held captive) during the bombardment of Baltimore, War of 1812" }, { "ID": "258", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where is there a lake in an island in a fresh-water lake?", "CORRECT": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Ponchartrain", "INCORRECT2": "Great Salt Lake", "INCORRECT3": "Crater Lake", "EXPLANATION": "Manitoulin Island in lake Huron has a lake—Lake Manitou in the island." }, { "ID": "259", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the Erie Canal?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "260", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What did the Erie Canal connect?", "CORRECT": "Hudson River to Lake Erie", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Superior to Lake Huron", "INCORRECT2": "St. Lawrence River to Lake Ontario", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Erie to Lake Michigan" }, { "ID": "261", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state would you find the bristlecone pine (some live to almost 5,000 years)?", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "GA" }, { "ID": "262", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What directions do interstate highways with odd numbers typically go?", "CORRECT": "North—South", "INCORRECT1": "East—West" }, { "ID": "263", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which city is in the Mojave Desert?", "CORRECT": "Las Vegas", "INCORRECT1": "San Francisco", "INCORRECT2": "Denver", "INCORRECT3": "Chicago" }, { "ID": "264", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is bordered by both Mexico and New Mexico?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "AR" }, { "ID": "265", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is Mammoth Cave?", "CORRECT": "KY", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "VT", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "266", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state is the Cuyahoga River, which was once so polluted that it caught on fire?", "CORRECT": "OH", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "SC", "INCORRECT3": "NE" }, { "ID": "267", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island are boroughs (parts) of what city?", "CORRECT": "New York", "INCORRECT1": "Chicago", "INCORRECT2": "Miami", "INCORRECT3": "Los Angles" }, { "ID": "268", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What insect has been jokingly called \"the Alaskan state bird\"?", "CORRECT": "The mosquito", "INCORRECT1": "The locust", "INCORRECT2": "The bee", "INCORRECT3": "The Monarch Butterfly" }, { "ID": "269", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the Shenandoah Valley?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "270", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was the explosion of the first nuclear bomb?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "MS", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "DE", "EXPLANATION": "Alamogordo" }, { "ID": "271", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state is the majority of the population Mormon (Church of the Latter Day Saints)?", "CORRECT": "UT", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "272", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which was the last of the contiguous states to become a state?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "SD" }, { "ID": "273", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What was the last state to become a state?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "KY", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "274", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What do the state capitals Sacramento, Albany, Eugene, Olympia, Tallahassee, Juneau and Springfield have in common?", "CORRECT": "The largest city in state is much larger than capital", "INCORRECT1": "The state capital has been moved", "INCORRECT2": "The state capital is largest city in the state", "INCORRECT3": "The state capital is on the largest body of water in the state" }, { "ID": "275", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many time zones in Alaska?", "CORRECT": "2", "INCORRECT1": "1", "INCORRECT2": "5", "INCORRECT3": "6" }, { "ID": "276", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is bordered by two oceans?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "HI", "EXPLANATION": "The Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean" }, { "ID": "277", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has places with no night for part of the year?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "HI", "INCORRECT3": "FL" }, { "ID": "278", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has a variety of chicken for its state bird?", "CORRECT": "RI", "INCORRECT1": "NC", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "MT", "EXPLANATION": "Rhode Island Red" }, { "ID": "279", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Roger Williams was forced out of Massachusetts in 1636 because of his beliefs, including freedom of religion, separation of church and state, abolition of slavery, and equal treatment of Native Americans. He started a colony, which became which state?", "CORRECT": "RI", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "MA" }, { "ID": "280", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the brown pelican for its state bird?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "CO", "INCORRECT2": "MO", "INCORRECT3": "ND" }, { "ID": "281", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the Nene for its state bird?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "MI" }, { "ID": "282", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Most of the land area of the contiguous 48 states drains into which body of water?", "CORRECT": "Gulf of Mexico", "INCORRECT1": "Atlantic Ocean", "INCORRECT2": "Pacific Ocean", "INCORRECT3": "Arctic Ocean" }, { "ID": "283", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the Cactus Wren for its state bird?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "MI", "INCORRECT2": "WV", "INCORRECT3": "DE" }, { "ID": "284", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the Common Loon for its state bird?", "CORRECT": "MN", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "NE" }, { "ID": "285", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the California Gull for its state bird (not California)?", "CORRECT": "UT", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "CT", "INCORRECT3": "AL" }, { "ID": "286", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What major Wisconsin city is on Lake Michigan?", "CORRECT": "Milwaukee", "INCORRECT1": "Chicago", "INCORRECT2": "Madison", "INCORRECT3": "Lansing" }, { "ID": "287", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What are the six major islands that make up Hawaii?", "CORRECT": "Maui, Hawaii, Oahu, Kauai, Lanai, Molokai", "INCORRECT1": "Pike Island, Bear Island, Oak, Susie, Nicollet, Grey Cloud", "INCORRECT2": "Coney Island, Rikers, Ellis, Guvenors, Barren, Long Island", "INCORRECT3": "Anna Maria, Pine, Key West, Key Largo, Sanibel, Lido Key" }, { "ID": "288", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state is getting larger?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "VA", "INCORRECT2": "WY", "INCORRECT3": "WI" }, { "ID": "289", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of the contiguous 48 states would a senator need the fewest votes to get elected?", "CORRECT": "WY", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "IN", "INCORRECT3": "MO", "EXPLANATION": "Wyoming has the lowest population of any state, all of which have two senators." }, { "ID": "291", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is the \"sunniest\"?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "NH" }, { "ID": "292", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the Indian Blanket for its state wild flower?", "CORRECT": "OK", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "293", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which was the first state to grant women the right to vote?", "CORRECT": "WY", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "WI", "INCORRECT3": "CT" }, { "ID": "294", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where did the real Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie books) live as a child?", "CORRECT": "Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas", "INCORRECT1": "Indiana, Missouri. Texas", "INCORRECT2": "Ohio, Wyoming, New Mexico", "INCORRECT3": "West Virginia, Missouri, Utah" }, { "ID": "295", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?", "CORRECT": "Volcanic mountains in a ring around the Pacific", "INCORRECT1": "The area where most Pacific hurricanes start", "INCORRECT2": "The ring of mountains around Bikini Lagoon", "INCORRECT3": "The ring of mountains in north-eastern Asia where heavy winds originate" }, { "ID": "296", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where might you see a mountain goat?", "CORRECT": "ID", "INCORRECT1": "SC", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "297", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "If you go to your left, you are going south. If you go to your right, you are going south. If you go forward, you are going south, but there is a bear in your path. What color is the bear?", "CORRECT": "white", "INCORRECT1": "brown", "INCORRECT2": "black", "INCORRECT3": "grey" }, { "ID": "298", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the longest bridge over water in the US?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "CA", "EXPLANATION": "Lake Ponchartrain causeway" }, { "ID": "299", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the highest point in the contiguous US?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "WY" }, { "ID": "300", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "By longitude, what is the easternmost place in the US. (careful)?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "NC", "EXPLANATION": "Pochnoi Point, Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska" }, { "ID": "301", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "On average, which state has the area with the largest amount of snowfall in the US?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "VT", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "MT", "EXPLANATION": "Mt. Rainier, Washington" }, { "ID": "302", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What are the major US territories?", "CORRECT": "Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the Virgin Islands", "INCORRECT1": "Bermuda, the Virgin Islands, and Jamaica", "INCORRECT2": "Guam, Hawai'i, and the Virgin Islands", "INCORRECT3": "Jamaica, Cuba and Bermuda" }, { "ID": "303", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The highest and lowest points in North America are in the US—true or false?", "CORRECT": "True", "INCORRECT1": "false" }, { "ID": "304", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Does the US go from the Topics to the Arctic Circle?", "CORRECT": "Yes", "INCORRECT1": "No" }, { "ID": "305", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has a panhandle?", "CORRECT": "OK", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "MS", "INCORRECT3": "AR" }, { "ID": "306", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The land for Washington, D.C. was given by what state?", "CORRECT": "MD", "INCORRECT1": "DE", "INCORRECT2": "NJ", "INCORRECT3": "WV", "EXPLANATION": "Originally, Maryland and Virginia, but Virginia got theirs back" }, { "ID": "307", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which US city is the closest to Toronto, Canada?", "CORRECT": "Buffalo, New York", "INCORRECT1": "New York City", "INCORRECT2": "Seattle, Washington", "INCORRECT3": "St Paul, Minnesota" }, { "ID": "308", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the US side of Niagara Falls ?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "NH", "INCORRECT3": "MT", "EXPLANATION": "On the border of Ontario, Canada and New York" }, { "ID": "309", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Buffalo, New York and Cleveland, Ohio have what in common?", "CORRECT": "Both are on Lake Erie", "INCORRECT1": "Both are in New York", "INCORRECT2": "Both are on the Mississippi River", "INCORRECT3": "both were once capitals of their respective states" }, { "ID": "310", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin have what in common?", "CORRECT": "Both are on Lake Michigan", "INCORRECT1": "Both are in Wisconsin", "INCORRECT2": "Both are on Lake Eric", "INCORRECT3": "Both are state capitals" }, { "ID": "311", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is Mammoth Cave?", "CORRECT": "KY", "INCORRECT1": "NC", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "312", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where were both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis born?", "CORRECT": "KY", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "DE" }, { "ID": "313", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What erupts \"every 60-90 minutes\" at Yellowstone National Park?", "CORRECT": "Old Faithful Geyser", "INCORRECT1": "Beehive Geyser", "INCORRECT2": "Gases from Sour Creek Dome", "INCORRECT3": "Minor earthquakes" }, { "ID": "314", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Duluth, Minnesota is adjacent to which lake?", "CORRECT": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Erie", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Ontario", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Huron" }, { "ID": "315", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Going due east from Northern Maine, where are you?", "CORRECT": "New Brunswick", "INCORRECT1": "New York", "INCORRECT2": "Nova Scotia", "INCORRECT3": "Pacific Ocean" }, { "ID": "316", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the most casinos?", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "MS", "INCORRECT3": "NH" }, { "ID": "317", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which job sector is largest in Las Vegas ?", "CORRECT": "Leisure and hospitality", "INCORRECT1": "Government", "INCORRECT2": "Agriculture", "INCORRECT3": "Manufacturing" }, { "ID": "318", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired?", "CORRECT": "SC", "INCORRECT1": "DE", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "SC" }, { "ID": "319", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What would happen in Congress if Texas were to be split into 3 states?", "CORRECT": "Congress would have 4 more Senators but still 435 Representatives.", "INCORRECT1": "They would fight over who got the oil", "INCORRECT2": "No change in Congress", "INCORRECT3": "Part of Texas would still be the 2nd biggest state", "EXPLANATION": "This is not likely to happen" }, { "ID": "320", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Approximately what is the difference in latitude between the Washington state-Canada border and the Southern end of Alaska-Canada border?", "CORRECT": "6 degrees", "INCORRECT1": "20 degrees", "INCORRECT2": "50 degrees", "INCORRECT3": "2 degrees" }, { "ID": "321", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state do you need the most votes to become a US Senator?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "AL", "INCORRECT3": "NE", "EXPLANATION": "California has the largest population of al states." }, { "ID": "322", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the most US congressmen/congresswomen?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "323", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was founded by Lord Baltimore, largely as a haven for Catholics?", "CORRECT": "MD", "INCORRECT1": "VT", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "SC" }, { "ID": "324", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where did the early Pilgrims have a Thanksgiving for having survived the first year?", "CORRECT": "MA", "INCORRECT1": "OH", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "325", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What two states are within 100 miles (but do not touch) a foreign country, both of which countries were Communist during the Cold War?", "CORRECT": "Florida and Alaska", "INCORRECT1": "Texas and Arizona", "INCORRECT2": "Montana and Minnesota", "INCORRECT3": "Iowa and Nebraska" }, { "ID": "326", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state has the lowest highest elevation?", "CORRECT": "DE", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "327", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is famous for breeding and racing racehorses?", "CORRECT": "KY", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "IN", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "328", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the most common place name in the US?", "CORRECT": "Washington", "INCORRECT1": "Lincoln", "INCORRECT2": "Jefferson", "INCORRECT3": "Adams" }, { "ID": "329", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where was the riverboat Mark Twain piloted?", "CORRECT": "On the Mississippi River", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT2": "Platte River", "INCORRECT3": "North Carolina coast" }, { "ID": "330", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What US city was named for a British prime minister?", "CORRECT": "Pittsburgh", "INCORRECT1": "Seattle", "INCORRECT2": "Albuquerque", "INCORRECT3": "Chicago" }, { "ID": "331", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Why is Death Valley dry?", "CORRECT": "Rain shadow from Sierra Nevada mountains", "INCORRECT1": "Heavy winds keep soil dried out", "INCORRECT2": "Few plants so soil does not hold moisture", "INCORRECT3": "It's part of Mojave desert" }, { "ID": "332", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the largest lake in California, only part of which is in California?", "CORRECT": "Lake Tahoe", "INCORRECT1": "Great Salt Lake", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT3": "Crater Lake" }, { "ID": "333", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where did gangster Bugsy Siegel build the Flamingo Hotel in 1946? (not Florida)", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "HI", "EXPLANATION": "In Las Vegas" }, { "ID": "334", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What states contain Lake Tahoe?", "CORRECT": "California and Nevada", "INCORRECT1": "Oregon and Washington", "INCORRECT2": "Colorado and New Mexico", "INCORRECT3": "Missouri and Arkansas" }, { "ID": "335", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state capital has the most days annually of precipitation?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "ME", "INCORRECT3": "GA" }, { "ID": "336", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What was known as \"Seward's Icebox\"?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "VT", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "MI", "EXPLANATION": "He was Secretary of State at the time it was purchased from Russia" }, { "ID": "337", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the name of the notable rocky island in the San Francisco Bay, which used to be a prison?", "CORRECT": "Alcatraz", "INCORRECT1": "Long Island", "INCORRECT2": "Angel Island", "INCORRECT3": "Key West" }, { "ID": "338", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state's name begins but doesn't end with \"A\"?", "CORRECT": "AR", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "AZ", "INCORRECT3": "AK" }, { "ID": "339", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the \"Windy City\"; also called the \"City of Big Shoulders\"?", "CORRECT": "Chicago, IL", "INCORRECT1": "New York, NY", "INCORRECT2": "Houston, TX", "INCORRECT3": "Los Angeles, CA" }, { "ID": "340", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state contains the Finger Lakes?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "WI", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "341", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the most popular place for suicide (in the whole world, apparently)?", "CORRECT": "Golden Gate Bridge", "INCORRECT1": "Brooklyn Bridge", "INCORRECT2": "Niagara Falls", "INCORRECT3": "Washington Bridge" }, { "ID": "342", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state is the home of the headwaters of the Mississippi River?", "CORRECT": "MN", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "MO" }, { "ID": "343", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the name of the extension of land, just below the ocean surface that surrounds the North American continent?", "CORRECT": "Continental shelf", "INCORRECT1": "Fishing Rights Zone", "INCORRECT2": "Exclusive Trade Zone", "INCORRECT3": "Continental Extension", "EXPLANATION": "Continental Shelf" }, { "ID": "344", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state did the surrender ending both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War occur?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "GA" }, { "ID": "345", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What US city was named for St. Francis of Assisi?", "CORRECT": "San Francisco", "INCORRECT1": "Los Angeles", "INCORRECT2": "St Louis", "INCORRECT3": "Austin" }, { "ID": "346", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The George Washington Bridge goes over what river?", "CORRECT": "Hudson River", "INCORRECT1": "Columbia River", "INCORRECT2": "Mississippi River", "INCORRECT3": "Rio Grande" }, { "ID": "347", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The US flag flies over which Virgins?", "CORRECT": "Virgin Islands in the Caribbean", "INCORRECT1": "Virgin Islands of South Pacific", "INCORRECT2": "Three Virgins River", "INCORRECT3": "Two Virgins peak in Alaska" }, { "ID": "348", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What does the Colorado River run into? (Those years when it has enough water to run into anything)", "CORRECT": "Gulf of California", "INCORRECT1": "Gulf of Mexico", "INCORRECT2": "Atlantic Ocean", "INCORRECT3": "Caribbean" }, { "ID": "349", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the \"Big Apple\" ?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "SD", "INCORRECT2": "VT", "INCORRECT3": "KS", "EXPLANATION": "New York City" }, { "ID": "350", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is Volcano National Park?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "CO", "INCORRECT2": "WY", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "351", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the most prominent borough of New York city?", "CORRECT": "Manhattan", "INCORRECT1": "Long Island", "INCORRECT2": "The Hamptons", "INCORRECT3": "Staten Island" }, { "ID": "352", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state grown the most pineapples ?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "AL" }, { "ID": "353", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state should be pronounced without a noise?", "CORRECT": "IL", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "MT", "EXPLANATION": "The spelling is from the French—it should be pronounced \"Ill-i-noy\"" }, { "ID": "354", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state were the Union Stockyards, where during the 1920's, more meat was processed than anywhere in the world ?", "CORRECT": "IL", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "355", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "If you followed the Bright Angel Trail down to the Colorado River, where would you be exploring?", "CORRECT": "Grand Canyon", "INCORRECT1": "Crater Lake", "INCORRECT2": "Bryce National Park", "INCORRECT3": "Badlands" }, { "ID": "356", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the most important product of Hershey, Pennsylvania?", "CORRECT": "Chocolate", "INCORRECT1": "Strawberries", "INCORRECT2": "Rubber", "INCORRECT3": "Steel" }, { "ID": "357", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In which city is \"the Loop\"?", "CORRECT": "Chicago", "INCORRECT1": "New York City", "INCORRECT2": "Los Angeles", "INCORRECT3": "Philadelphia" }, { "ID": "358", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What New York City building has 10 million bricks in it?", "CORRECT": "Empire state building", "INCORRECT1": "One world Trade Center", "INCORRECT2": "Trump Tower", "INCORRECT3": "Grand Central station" }, { "ID": "359", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the longest formal, legal name?", "CORRECT": "RI", "INCORRECT1": "MA", "INCORRECT2": "NM", "INCORRECT3": "WV", "EXPLANATION": "Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations" }, { "ID": "360", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the longest one word name?", "CORRECT": "MA", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "AL", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "361", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What does the Greek work \"polis\" mean, as in Indianapolis or Minneapolis?", "CORRECT": "\"city\"", "INCORRECT1": "\"place\"", "INCORRECT2": "\"meeting of rivers\"", "INCORRECT3": "\"water source\"" }, { "ID": "362", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What was once called \"America's Attic\"?", "CORRECT": "Smithsonian Institute", "INCORRECT1": "Harvard Yard", "INCORRECT2": "Alaska", "INCORRECT3": "Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)" }, { "ID": "363", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state hosts the World's Champion Chili Cook-off every year?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "IN", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "364", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is \"The City of Brotherly Love\"?", "CORRECT": "Philadelphia", "INCORRECT1": "New York", "INCORRECT2": "San Francisco", "INCORRECT3": "Seattle" }, { "ID": "365", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state is known as \"The Last Frontier\"?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "WY", "INCORRECT3": "CO" }, { "ID": "366", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state does the Continental Divide cross from the US and enter Canada?", "CORRECT": "MT", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "MI" }, { "ID": "367", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What famous feature is between Ontario, Canada and New York state?", "CORRECT": "Niagara Falls", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT2": "Long Island Sound", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Michigan" }, { "ID": "368", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state receives the least sunshine (solar radiation), per area?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "369", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What two Communist (or formerly Communist) countries are closest to the US?", "CORRECT": "Cuba and Russia/Soviet Union", "INCORRECT1": "The Bahamas and Cuba", "INCORRECT2": "Russia and Iceland", "INCORRECT3": "China and Russia/Soviet Union" }, { "ID": "370", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the highest overall elevation?", "CORRECT": "CO", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "AR" }, { "ID": "371", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the largest office building in the world?", "CORRECT": "Pentagon", "INCORRECT1": "Empire State Building", "INCORRECT2": "Twin Towers", "INCORRECT3": "Chrysler Building" }, { "ID": "372", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state boasts the Duncan Tavern Museum, where Daniel Boone often drank?", "CORRECT": "KY", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "NH", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "373", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What body of water does the Yukon River flow into?", "CORRECT": "The Bering Sea", "INCORRECT1": "Gulf of California", "INCORRECT2": "Atlantic Ocean", "INCORRECT3": "Gulf of Mexico" }, { "ID": "374", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of the contiguous 48 states has the longest ocean coastline ?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "375", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What river flows between Minneapolis and St. Paul?", "CORRECT": "Mississippi", "INCORRECT1": "Columbia", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Erie" }, { "ID": "376", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What US city has the largest percentage of African-Americans in its population?", "CORRECT": "Detroit", "INCORRECT1": "Atlanta", "INCORRECT2": "Chicago", "INCORRECT3": "Montgomery" }, { "ID": "377", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What US city was called \"The Birthplace of the Skyscraper\"?", "CORRECT": "Chicago", "INCORRECT1": "Cleveland", "INCORRECT2": "St Louis", "INCORRECT3": "Seattle" }, { "ID": "378", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What two rivers join on the outskirts of St. Louis?", "CORRECT": "Mississippi and Missouri", "INCORRECT1": "Mississippi and Platte", "INCORRECT2": "Potomac and Cumberland", "INCORRECT3": "Mississippi and Red River" }, { "ID": "379", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which gets more hours of daylight in a year (not counting fog or overcast), Nome, Alaska or Atlanta, Georgia?", "CORRECT": "They get the same", "INCORRECT1": "Atlanta, Georgia", "INCORRECT2": "Nome, Alaska" }, { "ID": "380", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What countries are on opposite sides of the Strait of Juan de Fuca?", "CORRECT": "US and Canada", "INCORRECT1": "US and Mexico", "INCORRECT2": "US and Russia", "INCORRECT3": "US and Cuba" }, { "ID": "381", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state are you in if you drive the Natchez Trail from Tupelo?", "CORRECT": "MS", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "TN", "INCORRECT3": "GA" }, { "ID": "382", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state is noted for its easy marriage and divorce laws?", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "383", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What are Mount Hood, Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens?", "CORRECT": "Volcanic mountains", "INCORRECT1": "Part of the Rocky Mountains", "INCORRECT2": "Peaks of the Appalachian Mountains", "INCORRECT3": "Hospitals" }, { "ID": "384", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where are the OK Corral and Boot Hill?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "AR", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "MO", "EXPLANATION": "Tombstone, Arizona" }, { "ID": "385", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Known as the \"Graveyard of the Atlantic\", Cape Hatteras is the southeastern-most point along the Atlantic coast of North America. It is the place where the cold Labrador Current from the north meets the warm Florida Current (Gulf Stream). Cape Hatteras is off which state?", "CORRECT": "NC", "INCORRECT1": "DE", "INCORRECT2": "MA", "INCORRECT3": "GA" }, { "ID": "386", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In what national park is the Gumbo Limbo Trail?", "CORRECT": "Everglades National Park", "INCORRECT1": "Great Smoky Mountains National Park", "INCORRECT2": "Yosemite National Park", "INCORRECT3": "Glacier National Park" }, { "ID": "387", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state contains the geographic center of the entire US?", "CORRECT": "SD", "INCORRECT1": "KS", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "IL" }, { "ID": "388", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What US city is at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers?", "CORRECT": "Pittsburgh", "INCORRECT1": "St Louis", "INCORRECT2": "New Orleans", "INCORRECT3": "Atlanta" }, { "ID": "389", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Through which present day state did Ponce de Leon travel looking for the Fountain of Youth?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "AZ", "INCORRECT2": "WY", "INCORRECT3": "NM" }, { "ID": "390", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is important about Leadville, Colorado?", "CORRECT": "Highest incorporated city", "INCORRECT1": "High levels of air pollution", "INCORRECT2": "Major jumping off place for the Gold rush", "INCORRECT3": "Furthest town west on the Mississippi" }, { "ID": "391", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state has mosquitoes but no houseflies?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "ND" }, { "ID": "392", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the largest city in Alaska?", "CORRECT": "Anchorage", "INCORRECT1": "Juneau", "INCORRECT2": "Ketchikan", "INCORRECT3": "Barrow" }, { "ID": "393", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state is Yale University?", "CORRECT": "CT", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "IL", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "394", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What southern state has a capital named for Charles II", "CORRECT": "SC", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "395", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What river is spanned by the Rainbow Bridge?", "CORRECT": "The Niagara River", "INCORRECT1": "Columbia River", "INCORRECT2": "Mississippi River", "INCORRECT3": "Potomac River" }, { "ID": "396", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is Wall Street, financial center and site of George Washington's inauguration?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "VA", "INCORRECT2": "PA", "INCORRECT3": "IL" }, { "ID": "397", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which Hawaiian island has active volcanoes?", "CORRECT": "Hawai'i", "INCORRECT1": "Kauai", "INCORRECT2": "Maui", "INCORRECT3": "Oahu" }, { "ID": "398", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the world's largest train station?", "CORRECT": "Grand Central Terminal, also called Grand Central Station in New York City", "INCORRECT1": "Chicago Union station", "INCORRECT2": "Boston South Station", "INCORRECT3": "Los Angeles Union Station" }, { "ID": "399", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What international border is crossed the most?", "CORRECT": "US-Mexico border", "INCORRECT1": "US-Canada border", "INCORRECT2": "Britain-France border", "INCORRECT3": "Russia-US Border" }, { "ID": "400", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is Pearl Harbor, whose bombing by the Japanese started WWII?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "401", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which is one of the states containing the ridge separating eastward from westward-flowing rivers known as the Continental Divide?", "CORRECT": "WY", "INCORRECT1": "KS", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "OK" }, { "ID": "402", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What was the western-most STATE to belong to the Confederacy?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "TN", "EXPLANATION": "Arizona joined, but it was not a state at the time" }, { "ID": "403", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What present-day state was once governed by Spain, France, Mexico, the Confederacy, and its own Republic ?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "NV", "INCORRECT3": "MS" }, { "ID": "404", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has rivers for 3 of its borders, and salt water for another (it is not an island)", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "MD", "INCORRECT3": "WI", "EXPLANATION": "Rio Grande, Red River, Sabine with Louisiana, plus Gulf of Mexico" }, { "ID": "405", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What island is Honolulu on?", "CORRECT": "Oahu", "INCORRECT1": "Maui", "INCORRECT2": "Hawai'i", "INCORRECT3": "Kauai" }, { "ID": "406", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Were most of the African-Americans in Washington, DC at the beginning of the Civil War slaves?", "CORRECT": "No", "INCORRECT1": "Yes", "EXPLANATION": "The great majority (about 80%) of African-Americans in Washington DC were free blacks" }, { "ID": "407", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the Henry Ford museum?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "IL", "INCORRECT3": "NY", "EXPLANATION": "Dearborn, Michigan" }, { "ID": "408", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many congressional representatives does Washington, DC have?", "CORRECT": "0", "INCORRECT1": "3", "INCORRECT2": "2", "INCORRECT3": "1" }, { "ID": "409", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state includes the San Juan Islands?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "SC", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "410", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state is across the lake from Milwaukee?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "OH", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "411", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state are people likely to use the words \"klutz\" \"chutzpah\", \"schlep\" and \"schmooze\"?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "NV", "INCORRECT3": "ID", "EXPLANATION": "These words come from Yiddish, once spoken by Jews in New York City, but now commonly used by most New Yorkers." }, { "ID": "412", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What country captured and burned the US capital?", "CORRECT": "Britain", "INCORRECT1": "France", "INCORRECT2": "Mexico", "INCORRECT3": "Russia" }, { "ID": "413", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the shape of 3 of the four sides of Washington, DC ?", "CORRECT": "Straight lines", "INCORRECT1": "parts of a circle", "INCORRECT2": "star-shaped", "INCORRECT3": "parts of a triangle" }, { "ID": "414", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is Mount Vernon, home of George Washington ?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "GA" }, { "ID": "415", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What side was the US on in the War of 1812 between Britain and France?", "CORRECT": "Napoleon's (France)", "INCORRECT1": "Britain", "INCORRECT2": "Spanish", "INCORRECT3": "Germany" }, { "ID": "416", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What river is Washington, DC on?", "CORRECT": "Potomac river", "INCORRECT1": "Columbia River", "INCORRECT2": "Red River", "INCORRECT3": "Hudson River" }, { "ID": "417", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the Gateway Arch?", "CORRECT": "MO", "INCORRECT1": "OH", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "418", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where did the pioneers heading west on the Oregon Trail and the California Trail generally leave from?", "CORRECT": "MO", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "AL", "INCORRECT3": "IA" }, { "ID": "419", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state has a capital named for Kit Carson?", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "IL", "INCORRECT3": "SD" }, { "ID": "420", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is Stone Mountain, the largest bas-relief carving in the world, depicting Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis, all on horseback?", "CORRECT": "GA", "INCORRECT1": "AR", "INCORRECT2": "MS", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "421", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What city is sometimes call Gotham?", "CORRECT": "New York City", "INCORRECT1": "Chicago, Illinois", "INCORRECT2": "Los Angles, California", "INCORRECT3": "Austin, Texas" }, { "ID": "422", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is most of Death Valley?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "UT", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "SD" }, { "ID": "423", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where is the US Supreme Court?", "CORRECT": "Washington, DC", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "PA", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "424", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state is in the geographic center of North America?", "CORRECT": "ND", "INCORRECT1": "NE", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "CO" }, { "ID": "425", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the biggest island in New York state?", "CORRECT": "Long Island", "INCORRECT1": "Staten Island", "INCORRECT2": "Ellis Island", "INCORRECT3": "Coney Island" }, { "ID": "426", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state can you walk across Hoover Dam from Arizona to?", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "NM" }, { "ID": "427", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which city is farthest south—Houston, Texas; Jacksonville, Florida; or New Orleans, Louisiana?", "CORRECT": "Houston", "INCORRECT1": "Jacksonville", "INCORRECT2": "New Orleans" }, { "ID": "428", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which three countries sold Alaska, Louisiana, and the Virgin Islands, respectively, to the US?", "CORRECT": "Russia, France and Denmark", "INCORRECT1": "Russia, England, Spain", "INCORRECT2": "Germany, England and Italy", "INCORRECT3": "Mexico, Canada and Portugal" }, { "ID": "429", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What country gave the Statue of Liberty to the US?", "CORRECT": "France", "INCORRECT1": "Britain", "INCORRECT2": "Mexico", "INCORRECT3": "China" }, { "ID": "430", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state was once an independent monarchy?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "NC", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "431", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state was once an independent republic?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "GA" }, { "ID": "432", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What is the only US state that borders a Canadian Territory? (Not a province)", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "433", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "From which of these US states does the Continental Divide enter Mexico?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "CO" }, { "ID": "434", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the headquarters of Kellogg's (cereals, etc.)?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "IA", "EXPLANATION": "Battle Creek, Michigan" }, { "ID": "435", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What straits separate the Bahamas from Florida?", "CORRECT": "Straits of Florida", "INCORRECT1": "Bering Strait", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Erie", "INCORRECT3": "Strait of Juan de Fuca" }, { "ID": "436", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What lake is Buffalo, New York on?", "CORRECT": "Lake Erie", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Michigan", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Ontario", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Huron" }, { "ID": "437", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which is the farthest north, Milwaukee, Minneapolis or Toronto?", "CORRECT": "Minneapolis", "INCORRECT1": "Toronto, Canada", "INCORRECT2": "Milwaukee" }, { "ID": "438", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where do the Cajuns (descendants of French-speaking Acadian exiles from what are now the maritime provinces of Canada) mostly live?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "OK", "INCORRECT2": "MO", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "439", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What area (now a state) was the western-most area of the US declared to be a Confederate territory in 1862?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "NV", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "440", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "To what future state did the Puritans give the like-sounding name \"Rogues Island\"?", "CORRECT": "RI", "INCORRECT1": "MA", "INCORRECT2": "SC", "INCORRECT3": "VT", "EXPLANATION": "There was major religious disagreement between the two groups" }, { "ID": "441", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state's official fish is the cod?", "CORRECT": "MA", "INCORRECT1": "SC", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "442", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state was once called \"the Sandwich Islands\"?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "SC" }, { "ID": "443", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which is the only state that has an official native language?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "KY", "INCORRECT3": "NM" }, { "ID": "444", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "You are climbing a mountain, and you reach a point where there are trees behind you but then they stop. What is it called where there are no more trees on the upper part of a mountain?", "CORRECT": "The tree line", "INCORRECT1": "The continental divide", "INCORRECT2": "The Piedmont line", "INCORRECT3": "The Cumberland Gap" }, { "ID": "445", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state would you find tundra, an area where it is too cold for trees to grow, and there is only low vegetation?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "446", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state would you find permafrost, a situation where the ground a little below the surface stays frozen all year round?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "NE", "INCORRECT2": "UT", "INCORRECT3": "WY" }, { "ID": "447", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the largest US town above the Arctic circle ?", "CORRECT": "Barrow, Alaska", "INCORRECT1": "Port Orford, Washington", "INCORRECT2": "Juneau Alaska", "INCORRECT3": "Portland, Maine" }, { "ID": "448", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The major city in which state was originally settled by the Dutch, with names such as Breukelen, Staaten Eyland, Breede Weg and Vlacke Bos for parts of the city and surrounding areas?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "MD", "INCORRECT3": "VT", "EXPLANATION": "New York City" }, { "ID": "449", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What was the world's tallest building from 1931 until 1972 , and then again in 2001 became the tallest building in New York City, until the completion of 1 World Trade Center?", "CORRECT": "The Empire State Building", "INCORRECT1": "Sears Tower", "INCORRECT2": "Chrysler Building", "INCORRECT3": "The Trump Building", "EXPLANATION": "The Empire State Building again became the tallest building in New York City after the Twin Towers were destroyed" }, { "ID": "450", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where would you find people eating grits, pecan pie and black-eyed peas?", "CORRECT": "The South", "INCORRECT1": "The upper Mid-west", "INCORRECT2": "The Pacific states", "INCORRECT3": "New England" }, { "ID": "451", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What US zoo boasts the most species of animals in the world with over 800?", "CORRECT": "San Diego Zoo", "INCORRECT1": "New York Zoo", "INCORRECT2": "San Francisco Zoo", "INCORRECT3": "Chicago Zoo" }, { "ID": "452", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What US city is composed of 5 boroughs, Staten Island and Queens among them?", "CORRECT": "New York City", "INCORRECT1": "St Louis, Missouri", "INCORRECT2": "Los Angles, California", "INCORRECT3": "Richmond, Virginia" }, { "ID": "453", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state decided to make its official vegetables the chili pepper and the pinto bean?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "454", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What Street in New York runs the entire length of Manhattan and is called \"The Great White Way\"?", "CORRECT": "Broadway", "INCORRECT1": "Wall Street", "INCORRECT2": "Main Street", "INCORRECT3": "Avenue of the Americas" }, { "ID": "455", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. lead the bus boycott, because a Black woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a White person?", "CORRECT": "AL", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "NY", "EXPLANATION": "Montgomery, Alabama" }, { "ID": "456", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state did the Iroquois/Haudenosaunee Indians live?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "VA", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "457", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state do many Navajos Indians live?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "VT", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "WY" }, { "ID": "458", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What bright red bird is the state bird for seven US states?", "CORRECT": "Cardinal", "INCORRECT1": "Robin", "INCORRECT2": "Starling", "INCORRECT3": "Camp Robber Jay" }, { "ID": "459", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state did Russian nationalist Zhirinovsky threaten to reclaim in 1995?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "NV", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "460", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the highest percentage of unionized workers?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "ND" }, { "ID": "461", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What colony (now a state) first shipped hams to London in the mid-1600's?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "462", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many miles off the shore does a country have exclusive fishing rights?", "CORRECT": "200", "INCORRECT1": "300", "INCORRECT2": "1000", "INCORRECT3": "10" }, { "ID": "463", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the oldest public park?", "CORRECT": "MA", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "OH", "INCORRECT3": "SC", "EXPLANATION": "Boston Commons in Massachusetts" }, { "ID": "464", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What US river got its name from a Spanish word for \"red\" or \"reddened\"?", "CORRECT": "Colorado River", "INCORRECT1": "Columbia River", "INCORRECT2": "Potomac River", "INCORRECT3": "Missouri River" }, { "ID": "465", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "A city in which state had the first public school, college and newspaper in the thirteen original colonies?", "CORRECT": "MA", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "466", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What city's subway system has the most stations in the world?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "IL", "INCORRECT3": "SC", "EXPLANATION": "New York City" }, { "ID": "467", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The major city in what state had North America's first medical school, bank and city-paid police force?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "MD", "EXPLANATION": "Philadelphia" }, { "ID": "468", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The first company in the world to post $1 billion in annual earnings was in what state?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "NY", "EXPLANATION": "General Motors" }, { "ID": "469", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state legislated the pronunciation of its name to accent the first and third syllables and make the final \"silent\" (not Illinois)?", "CORRECT": "AR", "INCORRECT1": "KS", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "MA" }, { "ID": "470", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "To what desert would you go to see the Saguaro Cactus?", "CORRECT": "Sonoran desert", "INCORRECT1": "Gobi Desert", "INCORRECT2": "Sahara Desert", "INCORRECT3": "Sandy Desert", "EXPLANATION": "All cacti are New World" }, { "ID": "471", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where is the Sonoran desert?", "CORRECT": "South-eastern California and part of Arizona, going into northern Mexico", "INCORRECT1": "Western Florida", "INCORRECT2": "South-eastern Wyoming", "INCORRECT3": "In Iowa and Missouri" }, { "ID": "472", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What are the Sonoran, Mojave, Chihuahuan, and Great Basin?", "CORRECT": "Deserts, all of which are at least partly in the US", "INCORRECT1": "Rivers which flow into the US", "INCORRECT2": "Mountains in the US", "INCORRECT3": "Native American nations" }, { "ID": "473", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where did the first steamboat go?", "CORRECT": "Pittsburgh to New Orleans", "INCORRECT1": "St. Louis to New Orleans", "INCORRECT2": "Chicago to St. Louis", "INCORRECT3": "New York City to Chicago" }, { "ID": "474", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which US state flag has the Big Dipper on it?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "475", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is divided into two major parts, connected by a bridge?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "LA", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "476", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the largest national forest in the US?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "MT", "EXPLANATION": "Tongass National Forest, at 17 million acres" }, { "ID": "477", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where the Ohio River and the Mississippi River meet, which river is larger?", "CORRECT": "Ohio River", "INCORRECT1": "Mississippi River" }, { "ID": "478", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What river was generally a border between Free States and Slave States before the Civil War?", "CORRECT": "Ohio River", "INCORRECT1": "Mississippi River", "INCORRECT2": "Missouri River", "INCORRECT3": "Columbia River" }, { "ID": "479", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which river was the most frequently crossed by escaping slaves (trying to get from a Slave State to a Free State?", "CORRECT": "Ohio River", "INCORRECT1": "Colorado River", "INCORRECT2": "Mississippi river", "INCORRECT3": "Missouri River" }, { "ID": "480", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which is the largest US river emptying directly into the Pacific Ocean?", "CORRECT": "Columbia River", "INCORRECT1": "Mississippi River", "INCORRECT2": "Potomac River", "INCORRECT3": "Colorado River" }, { "ID": "481", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What two major rivers empty into the Gulf of Mexico?", "CORRECT": "Rio Grande and Mississippi", "INCORRECT1": "Colorado and Mississippi", "INCORRECT2": "Columbia and Rio Grande", "INCORRECT3": "Potomac and Mississippi" }, { "ID": "482", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What city is near the mouth of the Mississippi?", "CORRECT": "New Orleans", "INCORRECT1": "St Louis", "INCORRECT2": "Chicago", "INCORRECT3": "New York" }, { "ID": "483", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What body of water does the Mississippi empty into?", "CORRECT": "Gulf of Mexico", "INCORRECT1": "Atlantic Ocean", "INCORRECT2": "Pacific Ocean", "INCORRECT3": "Gulf of California" }, { "ID": "484", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is across the major bay from southern New Jersey?", "CORRECT": "DE", "INCORRECT1": "MA", "INCORRECT2": "MD", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "485", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the only state border drawn as part of a circle?", "CORRECT": "DE", "INCORRECT1": "TN", "INCORRECT2": "WV", "INCORRECT3": "WI" }, { "ID": "486", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which US state was the first to grant women the right to vote?", "CORRECT": "WY", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "487", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where did the two ends of the transcontinental railroad meet in 1869?", "CORRECT": "UT", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "MO", "EXPLANATION": "Promontory Summit" }, { "ID": "488", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is Donner Pass over the Sierra Mountains, where in 1846-47 only 45 of 81 members of the Donner Party survived, some resorting to cannibalism?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "IA" }, { "ID": "489", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where is the pass over the Rocky Mountains that Lewis and Clark used to go west?", "CORRECT": "Lolo Pass, between Idaho and Montana", "INCORRECT1": "South Pass, in Wyoming", "INCORRECT2": "Snoqualmie Pass in Washington", "INCORRECT3": "Wolf Creek Pass, in Colorado" }, { "ID": "490", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What construction in 1825 made New York City into the major East Coast seaport and therefore the largest US city?", "CORRECT": "Erie Canal", "INCORRECT1": "Empire State Building", "INCORRECT2": "Holland Tunnel", "INCORRECT3": "Grand Central Station" }, { "ID": "491", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the pass over the Rocky Mountains that the Oregon Trail used?", "CORRECT": "WY", "INCORRECT1": "CO", "INCORRECT2": "MO", "INCORRECT3": "OK", "EXPLANATION": "South Pass" }, { "ID": "492", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the \"Bible Belt\"?", "CORRECT": "MS", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "IN", "INCORRECT3": "NH" }, { "ID": "493", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has Redwood trees?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "494", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has Gila Monsters?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "MS", "INCORRECT3": "NJ" }, { "ID": "495", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has many Sugar Maple trees?", "CORRECT": "VT", "INCORRECT1": "TN", "INCORRECT2": "IA", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "496", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has manatees?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "WI", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "NH" }, { "ID": "497", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has NO cities (population over 100,000)?", "CORRECT": "WV", "INCORRECT1": "TN", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "498", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which is the emptiest of the contiguous 48 states?", "CORRECT": "WY", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "MO" }, { "ID": "499", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was once an independent republic?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "MI" }, { "ID": "500", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the highest number of Hispanic Americans?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "SC", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "501", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the highest percentage (not number) of African Americans?", "CORRECT": "MS", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "AZ", "INCORRECT3": "IN" }, { "ID": "502", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state produces the most cotton?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "NE", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "OR" }, { "ID": "503", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states produces the most wheat?", "CORRECT": "KS", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "504", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state produces the most corn?", "CORRECT": "IA", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "UT", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "505", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has a large area where rivers do not flow to the ocean?", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "NM", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "506", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "There are two Red Rivers in the US. Which two states does the Red River of the South flow between?", "CORRECT": "Between Texas and Oklahoma", "INCORRECT1": "Between Texas and Arizona", "INCORRECT2": "Between Colorado and Wyom8ing", "INCORRECT3": "Between Mississippi and Arkansas" }, { "ID": "507", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where did the two ends of the Transcontinental Railroad meet?", "CORRECT": "UT", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "SD" }, { "ID": "508", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where did the Pony Express go?", "CORRECT": "From St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California.", "INCORRECT1": "From St. Louis Missouri to San Francisco", "INCORRECT2": "From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to San Francisco, California", "INCORRECT3": "From St. Louis, Missouri to Sacramento, California", "EXPLANATION": "It only lasted 18 months. The Pony Express allowed things to go coast-to-coast, because from St. Joseph things could go to the Atlantic coast." }, { "ID": "509", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where did the first long-distance telegraph line in the US go?", "CORRECT": "Washington, DC to Baltimore, Maryland", "INCORRECT1": "New York city to Washington, DC", "INCORRECT2": "New York City to Los Angeles, California", "INCORRECT3": "Chicago, Illinois to New York City" }, { "ID": "510", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state successfully donated land that became the District of Columbia?", "CORRECT": "MD", "INCORRECT1": "DE", "INCORRECT2": "RI", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "511", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What river is Washington, DC on?", "CORRECT": "Potomac", "INCORRECT1": "Columbia", "INCORRECT2": "Red River", "INCORRECT3": "Colorado" }, { "ID": "512", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state contains most of Okefenokee Swamp, home of the (fictional) Pogo the Possum?", "CORRECT": "GA", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "513", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the longest bridge in the US?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "MI", "INCORRECT2": "NJ", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "514", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was NOT one of the original 13 colonies?", "CORRECT": "VT", "INCORRECT1": "NJ", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "CT" }, { "ID": "515", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which is farther west, Reno, Nevada or San Diego, California?", "CORRECT": "Reno, Nevada", "INCORRECT1": "San Diego, California" }, { "ID": "516", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which is the largest state by area in the contiguous 48 states?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "WY" }, { "ID": "517", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was explored by French traders, and still has many place names in French?", "CORRECT": "WI", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "NM", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "518", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which mountain range is older, the Rocky Mountains or the Appalachians?", "CORRECT": "Appalachians", "INCORRECT1": "Rocky Mountains" }, { "ID": "519", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What building contains 327 miles of bookshelves?", "CORRECT": "Library of Congress", "INCORRECT1": "Powell's City of Books", "INCORRECT2": "New York City Library", "INCORRECT3": "A Kindle" }, { "ID": "520", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the largest of the 563 federally recognized Native American tribes?", "CORRECT": "Navajo", "INCORRECT1": "Choctaw", "INCORRECT2": "Sioux", "INCORRECT3": "Chippewa" }, { "ID": "521", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What natural hazard runs more than 600 miles from the Gulf of California to northwestern California?", "CORRECT": "The San Andreas fault", "INCORRECT1": "Hurricanes", "INCORRECT2": "\"Tornado Alley\"", "INCORRECT3": "\"Ring of Fire\"" }, { "ID": "522", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Is the contiguous US longer east to west or north to south?", "CORRECT": "East to West", "INCORRECT1": "North to South" }, { "ID": "523", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state consists of two large unconnected pieces?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "524", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What body of water separates the US and Russia at the closest point?", "CORRECT": "Bering Strait", "INCORRECT1": "Atlantic Ocean", "INCORRECT2": "Gulf of California", "INCORRECT3": "Puget Sound" }, { "ID": "525", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "A Native American nation, a province of Canada, a canal, a state in the US, and an indication of size—what are they?", "CORRECT": "The Great Lakes", "INCORRECT1": "Rivers in the US", "INCORRECT2": "New England states", "INCORRECT3": "US baseball teams" }, { "ID": "526", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has a large river delta?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "527", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state—all of it— is an archipelago (a cluster or chain of islands)?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "AK", "INCORRECT3": "IA" }, { "ID": "528", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In what state is the White House?", "CORRECT": "None of them", "INCORRECT1": "MD", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "DE", "EXPLANATION": "Washington, D.C. is not a state." }, { "ID": "529", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state contains the Everglades?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "HI", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "VT" }, { "ID": "530", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states borders Chesapeake Bay?", "CORRECT": "MD", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "MI" }, { "ID": "531", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr?", "CORRECT": "DE", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "HI", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "532", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which of the Great Lakes does Pennsylvania touch?", "CORRECT": "Lake Erie", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Michigan", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Huron" }, { "ID": "533", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Lake Ontario is on the border of what state?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "OH", "INCORRECT2": "PA", "INCORRECT3": "WI" }, { "ID": "534", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which of the Great Lakes touches Ohio?", "CORRECT": "Lake Erie", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Ontario", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Huron" }, { "ID": "535", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The southern end of the Appalachian Mountain range is in which state?", "CORRECT": "AL", "INCORRECT1": "AZ", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "OK" }, { "ID": "536", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Are most states larger east or west of the Mississippi?", "CORRECT": "West", "INCORRECT1": "East", "INCORRECT2": "North", "INCORRECT3": "South" }, { "ID": "537", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has coastline on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "SC" }, { "ID": "538", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Washington, DC is between what two states?", "CORRECT": "Maryland and Virginia", "INCORRECT1": "North Carolina and Virginia", "INCORRECT2": "Delaware and New Jersey", "INCORRECT3": "Rhode Island and Delaware" }, { "ID": "539", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Alaska is in which time zone(s)?", "CORRECT": "Alaska Time and Hawaii-Aleutian Time", "INCORRECT1": "Alaska Time", "INCORRECT2": "Hawaii Time", "INCORRECT3": "Alaska Time and Pacific Time" }, { "ID": "540", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The Red River forms the boundary between Texas and what other state?", "CORRECT": "OK", "INCORRECT1": "NM", "INCORRECT2": "LA", "INCORRECT3": "NE" }, { "ID": "541", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the only temperate rainforest in the continental US?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "542", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many times does the moon go around the earth in one year?", "CORRECT": "13", "INCORRECT1": "12", "INCORRECT2": "16", "INCORRECT3": "9" }, { "ID": "543", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How long does it take for the earth to go completely around the sun?", "CORRECT": "365 days", "INCORRECT1": "435 days", "INCORRECT2": "156 days", "INCORRECT3": "248 days" }, { "ID": "544", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state borders the Columbia River?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "AR" }, { "ID": "545", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state borders the Columbia River?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "IN" }, { "ID": "546", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where can you easily wade the Mississippi river?", "CORRECT": "MN", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "547", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has a string of islands that comes close to Russia?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "HI", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "548", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What would happen if you tried to fly in a straight line from New York to Los Angeles?", "CORRECT": "You would fly into the ground", "INCORRECT1": "You would take a longer route than necessary", "INCORRECT2": "Winds would be wrong", "INCORRECT3": "You would have to fly over mountains", "EXPLANATION": "The earth is round, a straight line between two places goes through the ground." }, { "ID": "549", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state was once ruled by a King?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "NE", "INCORRECT2": "NH", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "550", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state had its own Queen in 1892?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "LA" }, { "ID": "551", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What time zone is to the east of Pacific Time?", "CORRECT": "Mountain Time", "INCORRECT1": "Eastern Time", "INCORRECT2": "Central Time", "INCORRECT3": "Alaska Time" }, { "ID": "552", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What time zone is Chicago in?", "CORRECT": "Central Time", "INCORRECT1": "Eastern Time", "INCORRECT2": "Pacific Time", "INCORRECT3": "Mountain Time" }, { "ID": "553", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What time zone is Denver in?", "CORRECT": "Mountain Time", "INCORRECT1": "Pacific Time", "INCORRECT2": "Eastern Time", "INCORRECT3": "Central Time" }, { "ID": "554", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the Eastern Time Zone?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "IL", "INCORRECT2": "MO", "INCORRECT3": "NM" }, { "ID": "555", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the Mountain Time Zone?", "CORRECT": "MT", "INCORRECT1": "AR", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "NE" }, { "ID": "556", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the Pacific Time Zone?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "HI", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "AZ" }, { "ID": "557", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "DE" }, { "ID": "558", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the Alaska Time Zone?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "HI", "INCORRECT3": "WY" }, { "ID": "559", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What time zone is directly to the east of Mountain Time?", "CORRECT": "Central Time", "INCORRECT1": "Eastern Time", "INCORRECT2": "Pacific Time", "INCORRECT3": "Alaska Time" }, { "ID": "560", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What time zone is directly to the west of Central Time?", "CORRECT": "Mountain Time", "INCORRECT1": "Eastern Time", "INCORRECT2": "Pacific Time", "INCORRECT3": "Central Time" }, { "ID": "561", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What time zone is San Francisco in?", "CORRECT": "Pacific Time", "INCORRECT1": "Mountain Time", "INCORRECT2": "Central Time", "INCORRECT3": "Eastern Time" }, { "ID": "562", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What time zone is New York City in?", "CORRECT": "Eastern Time", "INCORRECT1": "Pacific Time", "INCORRECT2": "Mountain Time", "INCORRECT3": "Central Time" }, { "ID": "563", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Is it noon first in Cincinnati, Ohio or in Boise, Idaho ?", "CORRECT": "Cincinnati", "INCORRECT1": "Boise" }, { "ID": "564", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In which Alaskan city would you be above the Arctic Circle?", "CORRECT": "Barrow", "INCORRECT1": "Anchorage", "INCORRECT2": "Ketchikan", "INCORRECT3": "Juneau" }, { "ID": "565", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many time zones are there in the continental US?", "CORRECT": "4", "INCORRECT1": "7", "INCORRECT2": "6", "INCORRECT3": "2" }, { "ID": "566", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many time zones are in the total US ?", "CORRECT": "6", "INCORRECT1": "3", "INCORRECT2": "4", "INCORRECT3": "10" }, { "ID": "567", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Does the Mississippi flow from close to the northern border of the US to its southern border?", "CORRECT": "Yes", "INCORRECT1": "No" }, { "ID": "568", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Is the Mississippi River entirely within the US?", "CORRECT": "Yes", "INCORRECT1": "No" }, { "ID": "569", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was in the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?", "CORRECT": "SC", "INCORRECT1": "VT", "INCORRECT2": "IA", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "570", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was in the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "KS" }, { "ID": "571", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of states was in the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?", "CORRECT": "MS", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "572", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state in the continental US has the only underwater national park?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "573", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state is on the Eastern and Western shores of Chesapeake Bay?", "CORRECT": "MD", "INCORRECT1": "RI", "INCORRECT2": "NH", "INCORRECT3": "NJ" }, { "ID": "574", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What direction does water from the Great Lakes flow?", "CORRECT": "East", "INCORRECT1": "West", "INCORRECT2": "North", "INCORRECT3": "South" }, { "ID": "575", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "When the astronauts went to the moon, where did they leave from?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "WA", "EXPLANATION": "Cape Canaveral, Florida, which was renamed Cape Kennedy, and later switched back to Canaveral" }, { "ID": "576", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has a border with one and only one other state?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "OR" }, { "ID": "577", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What is the most densely populated state?", "CORRECT": "NJ", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "578", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was the Declaration of Independence drawn up and signed?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "GA", "EXPLANATION": "In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" }, { "ID": "579", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state was the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution written and signed?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "VA", "INCORRECT2": "DE", "INCORRECT3": "NY", "EXPLANATION": "In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" }, { "ID": "580", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The Lewis and Clark Expedition left from St. Louis and arrived at the Pacific Ocean at Fort Clatsop in what is now Oregon. What current-day state did they go through?", "CORRECT": "SD", "INCORRECT1": "IL", "INCORRECT2": "WI", "INCORRECT3": "NM" }, { "ID": "581", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The Lewis and Clark Expedition left from St. Louis and arrived at the Pacific Ocean at Fort Clatsop in what is now Oregon. Which current-day state did they go through?", "CORRECT": "MT", "INCORRECT1": "CO", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "582", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The Lewis and Clark Expedition left from St. Louis and arrived at the Pacific Ocean at Fort Clatsop in what is now Oregon. What current-day state did they go through?", "CORRECT": "ID", "INCORRECT1": "OK", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "UT" }, { "ID": "583", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The United State stretches from …", "CORRECT": "The Arctic Circle to the Tropic of Cancer", "INCORRECT1": "The Arctic Circle to the Tropic of Capricorn", "INCORRECT2": "The Antarctic to the Equator", "INCORRECT3": "The Arctic Circle to the Equator" }, { "ID": "584", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The Lewis and Clark Expedition left from St. Louis and arrived at the Pacific Ocean at Fort Clatsop in what is now Oregon. What current-day state did they go through?", "CORRECT": "ND", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "585", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The Lewis and Clark Expedition left from St. Louis and arrived at the Pacific Ocean at Fort Clatsop in what is now Oregon. What current day state did they go through?", "CORRECT": "SD", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "586", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was one of the original 13 colonies?", "CORRECT": "DE", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "TN", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "587", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was included in the original 13 colonies?", "CORRECT": "GA", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "IN", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "588", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was included in the original 13 colonies?", "CORRECT": "NH", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "TN", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "589", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was included in the original 13 colonies?", "CORRECT": "NJ", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "VT", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "590", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was included in the original 13 colonies?", "CORRECT": "SC", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "MS", "INCORRECT3": "VT" }, { "ID": "591", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Can it be tomorrow in New York when it is today in California?", "CORRECT": "Yes", "INCORRECT1": "No" }, { "ID": "592", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The equator is 0 degrees latitude and the North Pole is at 90 degrees north latitude. What state in the US is at the lowest latitude?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "LA", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "593", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The equator 0 degrees latitude and the North Pole to be at 90 degrees north latitude. What state in the US is at the highest latitude?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "ME", "INCORRECT3": "FL" }, { "ID": "594", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The US extends from the Tropic of Cancer to the Arctic Circle.", "CORRECT": "True", "INCORRECT1": "false" }, { "ID": "595", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state is the geographic center of the contiguous US?", "CORRECT": "KS", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "CO" }, { "ID": "596", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What US city had the first steel-framed skyscraper?", "CORRECT": "Chicago", "INCORRECT1": "New York", "INCORRECT2": "Raleigh", "INCORRECT3": "Los Angeles" }, { "ID": "597", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What river forms part of the US-Mexican border?", "CORRECT": "Rio Grande", "INCORRECT1": "Mississippi River", "INCORRECT2": "Missouri River", "INCORRECT3": "Potomac River" }, { "ID": "598", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state grows the most corn?", "CORRECT": "IA", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "599", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Florida produces a great deal of Citrus fruit. Which other state, far from Florida, also produces a lot of citrus fruit?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "SD", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "600", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "California produces a great deal of citrus fruit. Which other state, far from California, also produces a lot of citrus fruit?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "LA", "INCORRECT3": "AL" }, { "ID": "601", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What Canadian provinces border Maine?", "CORRECT": "Quebec and New Brunswick", "INCORRECT1": "Alberta and Manitoba", "INCORRECT2": "British Columbia and Quebec", "INCORRECT3": "Ontario and Quebec" }, { "ID": "602", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state borders 1 other state and a foreign country?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "603", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The 45th parallel (half way between the equator and the north pole—45° north latitude) runs through Oregon—which of these other states does it run through ?", "CORRECT": "WI", "INCORRECT1": "IL", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "604", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The 45th parallel (half way between the equator and the north pole—45° north latitude) runs through Michigan—which of these other states does it run through ?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "OK", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "605", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What river system drains water from 31 US states and two Canadian provinces?", "CORRECT": "Mississippi", "INCORRECT1": "Columbia", "INCORRECT2": "Potomac", "INCORRECT3": "Red River" }, { "ID": "606", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has a royal palace?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "RI" }, { "ID": "607", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the Saguaro Cactus blossom as its state flower?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "AL", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "608", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the sunflower for its state flower?", "CORRECT": "KS", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "NJ", "INCORRECT3": "HI" }, { "ID": "609", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has sagebrush for its state flower?", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "NJ", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "LA" }, { "ID": "610", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "There are three states that have only straight lines of longitude and latitude for their borders. Which of these states is one of them?", "CORRECT": "WY", "INCORRECT1": "TN", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "AZ" }, { "ID": "611", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "There are three states that have only straight lines of longitude and latitude for their borders. Which state is one of them?", "CORRECT": "UT", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "ND" }, { "ID": "612", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What was the first National Park?", "CORRECT": "Yellowstone, in Wyoming", "INCORRECT1": "Fort Hancock, New Jersey", "INCORRECT2": "Valley Forge National Historical Park", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Thunderbird State Park" }, { "ID": "613", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state was there a complex that had 208 elevators and 43,600 windows?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "IL", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "VA", "EXPLANATION": "World Trade center, New York City" }, { "ID": "614", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states goes farthest west, Idaho, Utah or Arizona?", "CORRECT": "ID", "INCORRECT1": "AZ", "INCORRECT2": "UT" }, { "ID": "615", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states goes farthest east, Texas, Nebraska or South Dakota?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "NE", "INCORRECT2": "SD" }, { "ID": "616", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states goes farthest east, Tennessee, Alabama or Ohio?", "CORRECT": "OH", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "TN" }, { "ID": "617", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state do the Rocky Mountains continue into Canada?", "CORRECT": "ID", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "MN" }, { "ID": "618", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state might you see a wild bison (American Buffalo)?", "CORRECT": "WY", "INCORRECT1": "NJ", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "619", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which city is furthest north, Bismarck, Minneapolis, Madison or Pierre?", "CORRECT": "Bismarck", "INCORRECT1": "Minneapolis", "INCORRECT2": "Pierre", "INCORRECT3": "Madison" }, { "ID": "620", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the deepest lake within the US?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "WY", "EXPLANATION": "bottom of Crater Lake" }, { "ID": "621", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the southernmost town in the contiguous US?", "CORRECT": "Key West, Florida", "INCORRECT1": "San Diego, California", "INCORRECT2": "Laredo, Texas", "INCORRECT3": "Phoenix, Arizona" }, { "ID": "622", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the southernmost town in the US?", "CORRECT": "N'lehu, Hawai'i", "INCORRECT1": "Key West, Florida", "INCORRECT2": "San Diego, California", "INCORRECT3": "Austin,, Texas" }, { "ID": "623", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the most northerly town in the US?", "CORRECT": "Point Barrow, Alaska", "INCORRECT1": "West Quoddy, Maine", "INCORRECT2": "Duluth, Minnesota", "INCORRECT3": "Missoula, Montana" }, { "ID": "624", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the most easterly incorporated city in the US?", "CORRECT": "Eastport, Maine", "INCORRECT1": "Nags Head, North Carolina", "INCORRECT2": "Key West, Florida", "INCORRECT3": "Nantucket, Massachusetts" }, { "ID": "625", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which New England state has no seacoast?", "CORRECT": "VT", "INCORRECT1": "SC", "INCORRECT2": "ME", "INCORRECT3": "SC" }, { "ID": "626", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Is the continental US (excluding Hawaii and Alaska) larger north to south or east to west?", "CORRECT": "East to West", "INCORRECT1": "North to South" }, { "ID": "627", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The first Europeans to explore the area that is now this state were the French. Which of these states is it?", "CORRECT": "IA", "INCORRECT1": "AZ", "INCORRECT2": "PA", "INCORRECT3": "SC" }, { "ID": "628", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The first Europeans to explore the area that is now this state were the Spanish—which of these states is it?", "CORRECT": "CO", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "KY", "INCORRECT3": "WI" }, { "ID": "629", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What Europeans first explored the Mississippi?", "CORRECT": "French", "INCORRECT1": "Spanish", "INCORRECT2": "English", "INCORRECT3": "Portuguese" }, { "ID": "630", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What Europeans first explored what is now the Southwestern US?", "CORRECT": "Spanish", "INCORRECT1": "English", "INCORRECT2": "French", "INCORRECT3": "Russians" }, { "ID": "631", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What Europeans (hint: not English or Spanish) explored and had a fort in California north of San Francisco?", "CORRECT": "Russians", "INCORRECT1": "Germans", "INCORRECT2": "Japanese", "INCORRECT3": "French" }, { "ID": "632", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What does the D.C. in Washington, D.C. stand for?", "CORRECT": "District of Columbia", "INCORRECT1": "District of Carolina", "INCORRECT2": "Department of Congress", "INCORRECT3": "Direct Current" }, { "ID": "633", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which (current-day) state was ruled at different times by France, Spain, and Mexico?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "NM" }, { "ID": "634", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of these states are the Ozark mountains?", "CORRECT": "AR", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "635", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of these states are the Cascade mountains?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "AR", "INCORRECT2": "PA", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "636", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has a two word name and the first word is NOT \"north\" \"south\" or \"new\"?", "CORRECT": "RI", "INCORRECT1": "SD", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "NH" }, { "ID": "637", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has a two word name and the first word is NOT \"north\" \"south\" or \"new?", "CORRECT": "WV", "INCORRECT1": "SC", "INCORRECT2": "NJ", "INCORRECT3": "NM" }, { "ID": "638", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which city is further north, Seattle or Toronto, Canada?", "CORRECT": "Seattle, Washington", "INCORRECT1": "Toronto, Canada" }, { "ID": "639", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state borders both Missouri and Mississippi?", "CORRECT": "TN", "INCORRECT1": "KY", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "LA" }, { "ID": "640", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state borders both New Mexico and Missouri?", "CORRECT": "OK", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "CO" }, { "ID": "641", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What river carved the deepest canyon in the US?", "CORRECT": "Snake river", "INCORRECT1": "Cumberland River", "INCORRECT2": "Missouri River", "INCORRECT3": "Mississippi River" }, { "ID": "642", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many states border on Kentucky?", "CORRECT": "7", "INCORRECT1": "6", "INCORRECT2": "11", "INCORRECT3": "9", "EXPLANATION": "Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia" }, { "ID": "643", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state borders both Illinois and Virginia?", "CORRECT": "KY", "INCORRECT1": "TN", "INCORRECT2": "AL", "INCORRECT3": "MO" }, { "ID": "644", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many states have two words in their (common) names?", "CORRECT": "10", "INCORRECT1": "8", "INCORRECT2": "6", "INCORRECT3": "11", "EXPLANATION": "West Virginia, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Mexico, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota" }, { "ID": "645", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where are you likely to find a warm and sunny week in winter?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "MO", "INCORRECT3": "AK" }, { "ID": "646", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where are you likely to find fog on a given day?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "AZ" }, { "ID": "647", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state does NOT border Oklahoma?", "CORRECT": "NE", "INCORRECT1": "KS", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "AR" }, { "ID": "648", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of the 48 contiguous states has the westernmost town (incorporated)?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "ME", "INCORRECT3": "FL", "EXPLANATION": "Port Orford, Oregon" }, { "ID": "649", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state is in two major pieces (not islands)?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "UT" }, { "ID": "650", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Hell's Canyon (its real name), the deepest canyon in the US, was carved by the Snake River. It borders which of these states?", "CORRECT": "ID", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "SD", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "651", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is bordered by seven other states?", "CORRECT": "KY", "INCORRECT1": "NE", "INCORRECT2": "NM", "INCORRECT3": "IL" }, { "ID": "652", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is bordered by eight other states?", "CORRECT": "TN", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "WV", "INCORRECT3": "NE" }, { "ID": "653", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state borders both Illinois and Virginia?", "CORRECT": "KY", "INCORRECT1": "TN", "INCORRECT2": "PA", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "654", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which US state was originally founded as a place for British subjects in debtor's prison?", "CORRECT": "GA", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "DE" }, { "ID": "655", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of these states are you likely to find a warm and sunny week in winter?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "MA", "INCORRECT2": "VT", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "656", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which US state borders the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan?", "CORRECT": "MT", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "MI" }, { "ID": "657", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which Canadian province borders the US states of Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania?", "CORRECT": "Ontario, Canada", "INCORRECT1": "Alberta, Canada", "INCORRECT2": "British Columbia", "INCORRECT3": "Quebec" }, { "ID": "658", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In which province of Canada is French the main language?", "CORRECT": "Quebec", "INCORRECT1": "British Columbia", "INCORRECT2": "Alberta", "INCORRECT3": "Ontario" }, { "ID": "659", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Each state of the US, no matter how large, has 2 senators. The number of congressional representatives depends on the population of the state but every state has at least one. Which of these states has more senators than representatives ?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "CT", "INCORRECT2": "PA", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "660", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Each state of the US, no matter how large, has 2 senators. The number of congressional representatives depends on the population of the state but every state has at least one. Which of these states has more senators than representatives ?", "CORRECT": "WY", "INCORRECT1": "AZ", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "661", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Each state of the US, no matter how large, has 2 senators. The number of congressional representatives depends on the population of the state but every state has at least one. Which of these states has more senators than representatives?", "CORRECT": "ND", "INCORRECT1": "IL", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "IN" }, { "ID": "662", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Each state of the US, no matter how large, has 2 senators. The number of congressional representatives depends on the population of the state but every state has at least one. Which of these states has more senators than representatives?", "CORRECT": "MT", "INCORRECT1": "AZ", "INCORRECT2": "NJ", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "663", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The number of representatives a state has in Congress (the House of Representative) is based on population. Which of these states has the most congressional representatives?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "IL", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "664", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the longest bridge over water?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "AZ", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "VT", "EXPLANATION": "Lake Pontchartrain Causeway—126, 122 feet" }, { "ID": "665", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is basically the land surrounding Chesapeake Bay?", "CORRECT": "MD", "INCORRECT1": "SC", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "FL" }, { "ID": "666", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the Magnolia as its state tree?", "CORRECT": "MS", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "WY", "INCORRECT3": "NH" }, { "ID": "667", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "A city in which state has the longest subway system?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "IL", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "668", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the largest Chinatown in the US?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "AZ", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "669", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the largest lake in Utah?", "CORRECT": "Great Salt Lake", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT2": "Crater Lake", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Minnetonka" }, { "ID": "670", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What is the only US state that ends in a \"K\"?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "WY", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "671", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "All of the states that start with \"new\" are named for places in Great Britain— except one. What state is that?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "NJ" }, { "ID": "672", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What divides Maryland's Eastern and Western shores?", "CORRECT": "Chesapeake Bay", "INCORRECT1": "Hudson River", "INCORRECT2": "Bering Strait", "INCORRECT3": "Erie Canal" }, { "ID": "673", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What countries are separated by the Bering Strait?", "CORRECT": "US and Russia", "INCORRECT1": "US and Cuba", "INCORRECT2": "US and Canada", "INCORRECT3": "US and Canada" }, { "ID": "674", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was purchased from Russia?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "ND" }, { "ID": "675", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was purchased from another country?", "CORRECT": "IA", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "UT" }, { "ID": "676", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was purchased from another country?", "CORRECT": "OK", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "677", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state had both Russian and Spanish colonies in it?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "NE" }, { "ID": "678", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where did most of the European immigrants enter the US in the 1800's ?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "VA", "EXPLANATION": "Ellis Island, port of New York" }, { "ID": "679", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "It is June 30th and midnight. You can see the sun. Where in the US are you?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "HI", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "680", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the largest fresh-water lake, by surface area, in the world?", "CORRECT": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT1": "Great Salt Lake", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Michigan" }, { "ID": "681", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "It is June 30th and midnight in Maryland. Where in the US (not Alaska) could you still see the sun?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "OH", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "682", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the longest border with Canada?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "MN" }, { "ID": "683", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which is farther east—Reno, Nevada or Los Angeles, California?", "CORRECT": "Los Angeles", "INCORRECT1": "Reno" }, { "ID": "684", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The three Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan border what state?", "CORRECT": "MT", "INCORRECT1": "MI", "INCORRECT2": "ME", "INCORRECT3": "AK" }, { "ID": "685", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the longest border with Mexico?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "AZ", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "NM" }, { "ID": "686", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Why are so many of the borders of eastern states 'wriggly\" while so many of the borders of the western states straight lines?", "CORRECT": "Eastern states often have rivers as borders. The West is drier, and more state boundaries are based on lines of longitude and latitude.", "INCORRECT1": "The ruler had not been invented", "INCORRECT2": "The Eastern states were divided before they could measure latitude in the North America", "INCORRECT3": "Later, they thought straight lines looked better" }, { "ID": "687", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Are there more states with straight lines in their borders east or west of the Mississippi?", "CORRECT": "West", "INCORRECT1": "East" }, { "ID": "688", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Are there more states with river borders (wiggly lines) lines in their borders east or west of the Mississippi?", "CORRECT": "East", "INCORRECT1": "West" }, { "ID": "689", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where did the Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints) establish a city as their headquarters in 1847?", "CORRECT": "UT", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "NE" }, { "ID": "690", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What is the only US state named for a president?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "IL" }, { "ID": "691", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the world's deepest land gorge?", "CORRECT": "Hell's Canyon", "INCORRECT1": "Grand Canyon", "INCORRECT2": "Copper Canyon", "INCORRECT3": "Columbia River Gorge" }, { "ID": "692", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many US states border the Great Lakes?", "CORRECT": "8", "INCORRECT1": "10", "INCORRECT2": "4", "INCORRECT3": "5" }, { "ID": "693", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state was the \"Dust Bowl\" centered during the 1930's?", "CORRECT": "OK", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "CT" }, { "ID": "694", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state shares a name with one of the Great Lakes?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "WI", "INCORRECT2": "RI", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "695", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In the waters off what state have the most sunken treasure been found?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "HI", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "696", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many US states border on the Pacific Ocean?", "CORRECT": "5", "INCORRECT1": "3", "INCORRECT2": "4", "INCORRECT3": "11" }, { "ID": "697", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many US states border on the Atlantic Ocean (NOT Gulf of Mexico)?", "CORRECT": "14", "INCORRECT1": "16", "INCORRECT2": "17", "INCORRECT3": "11" }, { "ID": "698", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many US states border on the Gulf of Mexico?", "CORRECT": "5", "INCORRECT1": "11", "INCORRECT2": "7", "INCORRECT3": "3" }, { "ID": "699", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What does the Rio Grande flow into?", "CORRECT": "Gulf of Mexico", "INCORRECT1": "Pacific Ocean", "INCORRECT2": "Gulf of California", "INCORRECT3": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "ID": "700", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the northernmost state capital?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "ME", "INCORRECT3": "MN" }, { "ID": "701", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state has more than 30 Buddhist temples?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "NE", "INCORRECT2": "IL", "INCORRECT3": "DE" }, { "ID": "702", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What Great Lake do all the others flow into?", "CORRECT": "Lake Ontario", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Michigan" }, { "ID": "703", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is Mount St. Helens which blew up in a volcanic eruption?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "HI", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "OK" }, { "ID": "704", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What country is directly south of Detroit?", "CORRECT": "Canada", "INCORRECT1": "Mexico", "INCORRECT2": "US", "INCORRECT3": "Bermuda" }, { "ID": "705", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which is the smallest of the Great Lakes?", "CORRECT": "Lake Ontario", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Michigan" }, { "ID": "706", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What is the most arid (driest) state?", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "OK", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "OR" }, { "ID": "707", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where are there many tornadoes, as in \"The Wizard of Oz\"?", "CORRECT": "OK", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "WA", "EXPLANATION": "Midwest \"Tornado Alley\"" }, { "ID": "708", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state of the contiguous 48 has the longest land border with Canada?", "CORRECT": "MT", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "ME", "INCORRECT3": "NH" }, { "ID": "709", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has the most frequent earthquakes?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "KY", "INCORRECT2": "NJ", "INCORRECT3": "WI" }, { "ID": "710", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has the most frequent earthquakes?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "SD", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "711", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Part of which of these states is north of part of Canada?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "KY", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "DE" }, { "ID": "712", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the highest mountain in the US?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "MT", "EXPLANATION": "Mt McKinley (Denali) in Alaska" }, { "ID": "713", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state has the fewest people?", "CORRECT": "WY", "INCORRECT1": "RI", "INCORRECT2": "NV", "INCORRECT3": "IN" }, { "ID": "714", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What is the only US state that ends with three vowels?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "TN", "INCORRECT2": "MS", "INCORRECT3": "KS" }, { "ID": "715", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the United Nations headquarters?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "VA", "INCORRECT2": "MD", "INCORRECT3": "NJ", "EXPLANATION": "On the East river, between 42nd and 48th street" }, { "ID": "716", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the Statue of Liberty?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "MA", "INCORRECT3": "PA", "EXPLANATION": "New York Harbor" }, { "ID": "717", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the wettest place in the US (and very likely the world) ?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "WA", "EXPLANATION": "on the island of Kauai" }, { "ID": "718", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the easternmost state capital?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "719", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which is the only one of the Great Lakes without an international border running through it?", "CORRECT": "Lake Michigan", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Ontario" }, { "ID": "720", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is bordered by both Mexico and New Mexico?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "UT", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "721", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has borders with Louisiana and New Mexico?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "OK", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "CO" }, { "ID": "722", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US State has been governed under 6 flags?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "FL" }, { "ID": "723", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many state capitals are named for presidents?", "CORRECT": "4", "INCORRECT1": "7", "INCORRECT2": "2", "INCORRECT3": "6", "EXPLANATION": "Madison, Wisconsin; Jefferson City, Missouri; Jackson, Mississippi; and Lincoln, Nebraska" }, { "ID": "724", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state surrounds Washington, DC?", "CORRECT": "MD", "INCORRECT1": "WV", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "725", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Who is the US capital named after?", "CORRECT": "George Washington", "INCORRECT1": "Jefferson", "INCORRECT2": "Jackson", "INCORRECT3": "Grant" }, { "ID": "726", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the oldest city in the present-day US?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "LA" }, { "ID": "727", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state capital was named for Sir Walter Raleigh?", "CORRECT": "NC", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "CT", "INCORRECT3": "DE" }, { "ID": "728", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many states have more senators than members of the House of Representatives?", "CORRECT": "7", "INCORRECT1": "2", "INCORRECT2": "3", "INCORRECT3": "9", "EXPLANATION": "AL, MT, ND, WY, SD,VT,DE" }, { "ID": "729", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state has the longest coastline?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "MD" }, { "ID": "730", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where does the US rank in terms of size of countries of the world?", "CORRECT": "Third", "INCORRECT1": "First", "INCORRECT2": "Sixth", "INCORRECT3": "Seventh" }, { "ID": "731", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What is the largest state east of the Mississippi?", "CORRECT": "GA", "INCORRECT1": "SC", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "732", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the largest US city on the Great Lakes?", "CORRECT": "Chicago", "INCORRECT1": "Milwaukee", "INCORRECT2": "Philadelphia", "INCORRECT3": "St Paul" }, { "ID": "733", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which of the Great Lakes does Pennsylvania border?", "CORRECT": "Lake Erie", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Michigan", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Ontario", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Huron" }, { "ID": "734", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What mountain range goes from the border with Canada to Alabama?", "CORRECT": "The Appalachians", "INCORRECT1": "Rocky Mountains", "INCORRECT2": "Ozarks", "INCORRECT3": "Sierra Nevada" }, { "ID": "735", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the world's largest gulf?", "CORRECT": "Gulf of Mexico", "INCORRECT1": "Gulf of California", "INCORRECT2": "Persian Gulf", "INCORRECT3": "Gulf of Carpentaria" }, { "ID": "736", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states—not on the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans or the Gulf of Mexico—has the longest water boundary?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "UT", "INCORRECT2": "WV", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "737", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state does not feature mountain climbing?", "CORRECT": "KS", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "738", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state does not feature skiing?", "CORRECT": "IA", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "VT", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "739", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state does not feature surfing?", "CORRECT": "MT", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "HI" }, { "ID": "740", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state does not feature ice fishing?", "CORRECT": "GA", "INCORRECT1": "MI", "INCORRECT2": "WI", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "741", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state does not feature dog sledding?", "CORRECT": "AL", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "ND" }, { "ID": "742", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Niagara Falls is between which two of the Great Lakes ?", "CORRECT": "Lake Ontario and Lake Erie", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Huron and Lake Superior", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Erie and Lake Huron", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Superior and Lake Ontario" }, { "ID": "743", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was temporarily an independent country?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "WV", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "744", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was temporarily an independent country?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "AL", "INCORRECT3": "MO" }, { "ID": "745", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was Chimney Rock, over 300 feet at the time and a major landmark on the Oregon Trail, the California Trail and the Mormon Trail?", "CORRECT": "NE", "INCORRECT1": "WI", "INCORRECT2": "AZ", "INCORRECT3": "TN", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/chimney-rockjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "746", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the same name as the river that flows through the Grand Canyon?", "CORRECT": "CO", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "IN", "INCORRECT3": "OK" }, { "ID": "747", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states border both Missouri and Virginia?", "CORRECT": "KY", "INCORRECT1": "WV", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "IL" }, { "ID": "748", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What is the northern-most state of the contiguous 48 states?", "CORRECT": "MN", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "ND" }, { "ID": "749", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the Humuhumunukunukuapua`a as the official state fish?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "DE", "INCORRECT2": "RI", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "750", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the lowest number of states you can cross to get from a state on the Atlantic to a state on the Pacific, counting both the beginning state and the final state?", "CORRECT": "7", "INCORRECT1": "6", "INCORRECT2": "9", "INCORRECT3": "5", "EXPLANATION": "Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia" }, { "ID": "751", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "From the Mexican border to the Canadian border, what is the fewest number of states to pass through, counting both the beginning state and the final state?", "CORRECT": "3", "INCORRECT1": "4", "INCORRECT2": "6", "INCORRECT3": "2", "EXPLANATION": "California, Oregon, Washington" }, { "ID": "752", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states border on only two other states?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "IL", "INCORRECT2": "WI", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "753", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states border on only two other states?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "MS", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "754", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states border on only two other states?", "CORRECT": "RI", "INCORRECT1": "NJ", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "AZ" }, { "ID": "755", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the eastern-most point of the contiguous 48 states?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "NC", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "CT", "EXPLANATION": "West Quoddy Head, Maine" }, { "ID": "756", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has official flowers for eight of its islands, as well as an official state flower?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "MD", "INCORRECT2": "AK", "INCORRECT3": "SC" }, { "ID": "757", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What river system drains water from 31 US states and 2 Canadian provinces?", "CORRECT": "Mississippi", "INCORRECT1": "Colorado River", "INCORRECT2": "Columbia River", "INCORRECT3": "Cumberland River" }, { "ID": "758", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state borders Colorado and Arkansas?", "CORRECT": "OK", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "MO" }, { "ID": "759", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What small state has land borders with only two other states?", "CORRECT": "RI", "INCORRECT1": "DE", "INCORRECT2": "CT", "INCORRECT3": "MD" }, { "ID": "760", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has its capital southern-most among the contiguous 48 states?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "AZ", "INCORRECT3": "CA", "EXPLANATION": "Austin" }, { "ID": "761", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the longest fresh-water coastline?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "NM", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "762", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has coastline on four of the five Great Lakes?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "OH", "INCORRECT2": "IN", "INCORRECT3": "MN" }, { "ID": "763", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which 2 Great Lakes border only 1 state?", "CORRECT": "Lake Huron and Lake Ontario", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Michigan and Lake Superior", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Erie and Lake Superior", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Erie and Lake Michigan" }, { "ID": "764", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which is the largest US river emptying into the Gulf of Mexico?", "CORRECT": "Mississippi", "INCORRECT1": "Red river", "INCORRECT2": "Colorado river", "INCORRECT3": "Columbia river" }, { "ID": "765", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has a coastline of salt water?", "CORRECT": "UT", "INCORRECT1": "NE", "INCORRECT2": "SD", "INCORRECT3": "WY", "EXPLANATION": "The Great Salt Lake is, as it sounds, salty." }, { "ID": "766", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Giant Sequoia can be 30 times the size of a blue whale. Where is the only place they grow naturally?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "MO", "EXPLANATION": "West side of the Sierra Nevada" }, { "ID": "767", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has part of its northern border on Lake Superior and its eastern border on Lake Michigan?", "CORRECT": "WI", "INCORRECT1": "MI", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "768", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many states does Lake Erie border?", "CORRECT": "4", "INCORRECT1": "6", "INCORRECT2": "1", "INCORRECT3": "2" }, { "ID": "769", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the Great Plains?", "CORRECT": "NE", "INCORRECT1": "NJ", "INCORRECT2": "AL", "INCORRECT3": "DE" }, { "ID": "770", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the Rocky Mountains?", "CORRECT": "ID", "INCORRECT1": "RI", "INCORRECT2": "MA", "INCORRECT3": "IN" }, { "ID": "771", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in New England?", "CORRECT": "VT", "INCORRECT1": "IN", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "RI" }, { "ID": "772", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the South?", "CORRECT": "GA", "INCORRECT1": "UT", "INCORRECT2": "DE", "INCORRECT3": "MA" }, { "ID": "773", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the Southwest?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "MA", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "774", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the Pacific region?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "MA", "INCORRECT2": "CT", "INCORRECT3": "AR" }, { "ID": "775", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the Midwest?", "CORRECT": "KS", "INCORRECT1": "MA", "INCORRECT2": "AL", "INCORRECT3": "OR" }, { "ID": "776", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is on the Atlantic coast?", "CORRECT": "MD", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "VT" }, { "ID": "777", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is on the Pacific?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "MA", "INCORRECT3": "CT" }, { "ID": "778", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is on the Atlantic coast?", "CORRECT": "CT", "INCORRECT1": "MS", "INCORRECT2": "SD", "INCORRECT3": "AZ" }, { "ID": "779", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is on the Great Lakes?", "CORRECT": "WI", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "CT", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "780", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is on the Atlantic coast?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "ND" }, { "ID": "781", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is on the Gulf Coast?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "IN", "INCORRECT2": "MA", "INCORRECT3": "KS" }, { "ID": "782", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the Rocky Mountains?", "CORRECT": "CO", "INCORRECT1": "RI", "INCORRECT2": "AR", "INCORRECT3": "AL" }, { "ID": "783", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is in the Appalachians?", "CORRECT": "NC", "INCORRECT1": "KS", "INCORRECT2": "MA", "INCORRECT3": "WI" }, { "ID": "784", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states borders Canada?", "CORRECT": "MT", "INCORRECT1": "AR", "INCORRECT2": "MS", "INCORRECT3": "NM" }, { "ID": "785", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states borders Mexico?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "VT", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "786", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of these states do palm trees and pine trees grow?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "MA", "INCORRECT3": "IA" }, { "ID": "787", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is NOT part of the Mississippi River drainage?", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "OK", "INCORRECT2": "TN", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "788", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the Mississippi River Delta, on the Gulf of Mexico?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "WI", "INCORRECT3": "SD" }, { "ID": "789", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state, purchased in 1867, was called \"Seward's Icebox\"?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "790", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The Gadsden Purchase was the last major territorial gain in the contiguous 48 states. It was purchased (from Mexico) to build a railway on a southern route. Which of these states had territory added from the Gadsden purchase?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "791", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was once part of Mexico?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "FL" }, { "ID": "792", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is NOT part of the Mississippi River drainage?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "WY", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "793", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was once a territory of Spain (but not part of Mexico)?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "LA", "INCORRECT3": "NM" }, { "ID": "794", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states borders no other state?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "RI", "INCORRECT2": "ME", "INCORRECT3": "FL" }, { "ID": "795", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states border no other states?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "NH" }, { "ID": "796", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state was once a territory of Russia?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "WY" }, { "ID": "797", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which single state was purchased as a separate piece from a foreign government?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "LA", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "798", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states were once part of Mexico?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "OK", "INCORRECT2": "MO", "INCORRECT3": "UT" }, { "ID": "799", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states were once part of Mexico?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "MS", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "AR" }, { "ID": "800", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which or these states were once a territory of France?", "CORRECT": "NE", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "VT", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "801", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was once a territory of France?", "CORRECT": "MS", "INCORRECT1": "NM", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "802", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was once a territory of France?", "CORRECT": "IA", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "AZ", "INCORRECT3": "SD" }, { "ID": "803", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is NOT part of the Mississippi River drainage?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "WI", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "804", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was once ruled by Spain (but was not a part of Mexico)?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "AZ", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "IN" }, { "ID": "805", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was once a colony of England?", "CORRECT": "NH", "INCORRECT1": "AZ", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "UT" }, { "ID": "806", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was once a colony of England?", "CORRECT": "SC", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "SD", "INCORRECT3": "IL" }, { "ID": "807", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was once a colony of England?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "808", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has all straight boundaries but is not a rectangle?", "CORRECT": "UT", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "809", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Part of the state—but only part—is an archipelago going out into the Pacific Ocean.", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "RI" }, { "ID": "810", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is—by far—the largest state?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "811", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state capital is not connected by road to the rest of the state's highway system?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "NH", "EXPLANATION": "Juneau" }, { "ID": "812", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state capital is not connected by road to the rest of the national highway system?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "WI", "INCORRECT3": "FL", "EXPLANATION": "Honolulu, Hawaii" }, { "ID": "813", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state is over twice the size of Texas?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "814", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the largest city in the US?", "CORRECT": "New York City", "INCORRECT1": "Los Angeles", "INCORRECT2": "Chicago", "INCORRECT3": "Philadelphia" }, { "ID": "815", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which is the largest state by population?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "816", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Three large bodies of salt water surround the contiguous US—the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and which other one?", "CORRECT": "The Gulf of Mexico", "INCORRECT1": "Bering Strait", "INCORRECT2": "the Gulf of California", "INCORRECT3": "North Sea" }, { "ID": "817", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the northernmost large city (over 500.000) in the US?", "CORRECT": "Seattle", "INCORRECT1": "New York", "INCORRECT2": "Chicago", "INCORRECT3": "Portland, Maine" }, { "ID": "818", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the westernmost large city (over 500.000) in the US?", "CORRECT": "Portland, Oregon", "INCORRECT1": "Los Angeles, CA", "INCORRECT2": "Chicago, Illinois", "INCORRECT3": "Juneau, Alaska" }, { "ID": "819", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state was ruled by a king or queen after 1890?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "NM", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "820", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The ALCAN highway, a 1600 mile road, built during WWII, goes through Canada to what state?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "VT", "EXPLANATION": "The Alaska Highway (or Alcan Highway) connects Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Delta Junction, Alaska" }, { "ID": "821", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was the transcontinental railway completed in 1869?", "CORRECT": "UT", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "IN", "EXPLANATION": "Promontory Summit, Utah" }, { "ID": "822", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In 1780 which was the most populous US state?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "CT" }, { "ID": "823", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What was the most populous state in the US in 1800 and birthplace of the most presidents ?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "MA", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "824", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many stars were on the flag in 1958?", "CORRECT": "Forty-eight", "INCORRECT1": "Fifty", "INCORRECT2": "Fifty-two", "INCORRECT3": "Forty-four" }, { "ID": "825", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was not a state in 1958?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "NM", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "KS" }, { "ID": "826", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was not a state in 1958?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "UT", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "SD" }, { "ID": "827", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was part of the Northwest Territory in 1787?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "VT", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "828", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was part of the Northwest Territory in 1787?", "CORRECT": "IL", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "829", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many stars did the US flag have in 1926?", "CORRECT": "Forty-eight", "INCORRECT1": "Forty-six", "INCORRECT2": "Fifty-two", "INCORRECT3": "Fifty" }, { "ID": "830", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was part of the Northwest Territory in 1787?", "CORRECT": "WI", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "831", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many stars did the US flag have in 1937?", "CORRECT": "Forty-eight", "INCORRECT1": "Forty-five", "INCORRECT2": "Fifty-two", "INCORRECT3": "Forty-four" }, { "ID": "832", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was the Gold Rush in 1849, which caused a major migration of people, known as 49'ers?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "WV", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "833", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state (as of 2008 at least) was the eighth largest economy in the world?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "834", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What was known as Russian America before 1867?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "WY" }, { "ID": "835", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What did the US buy for $7.2 million in 1867?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "NM", "EXPLANATION": "from Russia" }, { "ID": "836", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state was a mountain suddenly a quarter of a mile lower after it exploded in 1980?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "AK", "INCORRECT3": "NE", "EXPLANATION": "Mt St Helens" }, { "ID": "837", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Fort Knox holds over 4,000 tons of gold bullion. Where is it?", "CORRECT": "KY", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "MA" }, { "ID": "838", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What US state has an annual Gumbo Festival with a 4,000 gallon pot?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "MA", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "839", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What two points are furthest from each other in the US?", "CORRECT": "Green Island, Hawaii to El Radabob Key, Florida", "INCORRECT1": "Barrow, Alaska to Key West, Florida", "INCORRECT2": "Barrow, Alaska to Green Island, Hawaii", "INCORRECT3": "Adak, Alaska to Green Island, Hawaii", "EXPLANATION": "5857 miles" }, { "ID": "840", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Minnesota is known as the \"Land of 10,000 Lakes\" What created all those lakes?", "CORRECT": "glaciers", "INCORRECT1": "tornados", "INCORRECT2": "flood", "INCORRECT3": "blizzard" }, { "ID": "841", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What percentage of the earth's gravitation exists at the International Space Station?", "CORRECT": "0.9", "INCORRECT1": "0", "INCORRECT2": "0.3", "INCORRECT3": "1.1", "EXPLANATION": "The orbit of the Space Station supplies the force to counteract gravity. If it held still it would fall like 90% of a rock." }, { "ID": "842", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Does water boil at a higher or lower temperature in Denver, Colorado than in New York City?", "CORRECT": "Lower", "INCORRECT1": "Higher", "INCORRECT2": "The same", "EXPLANATION": "Lower air pressure at higher altitude makes water boil at a lower temperature." }, { "ID": "843", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the highest altitude incorporated town in the continental US?", "CORRECT": "CO", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "KS", "INCORRECT3": "SD", "EXPLANATION": "Leadville, Colorado" }, { "ID": "844", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "If you floating down the Mississippi on a raft from Minnesota, how many states would you go past or through, including Minnesota?", "CORRECT": "10", "INCORRECT1": "8", "INCORRECT2": "12", "INCORRECT3": "13" }, { "ID": "845", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "If you took a boat on the Columbia river to the ocean which US state would you touch?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "846", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What does the Potomac river flow into?", "CORRECT": "Chesapeake Bay", "INCORRECT1": "Hudson River", "INCORRECT2": "Long Island Sound", "INCORRECT3": "Gulf of Mexico" }, { "ID": "847", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What important city lies along the Potomac river?", "CORRECT": "Washington. DC", "INCORRECT1": "New York", "INCORRECT2": "Los Angeles", "INCORRECT3": "Philadelphia" }, { "ID": "848", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "If you took a boat on the Ohio river from Pennsylvania which states would you touch?", "CORRECT": "Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois", "INCORRECT1": "Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Tennessee", "INCORRECT2": "Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky", "INCORRECT3": "Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee" }, { "ID": "849", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "If you took a boat on the Ohio from Pennsylvania in 1850, would you touch Virginia?", "CORRECT": "Yes, because West Virginia was then part of Virginia", "INCORRECT1": "No, because West Virginia was between Virginia and the Ohio river then", "INCORRECT2": "No, because Virginia and West Virginia are not on the Ohio River", "INCORRECT3": "No, the Ohio River is in Ohio" }, { "ID": "850", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is famous for its coal mines?", "CORRECT": "WV", "INCORRECT1": "MS", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "OR" }, { "ID": "851", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state grows the most tobacco? (as of 2007)", "CORRECT": "NC", "INCORRECT1": "KY", "INCORRECT2": "AL", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "852", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is Long Island?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "CT", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "853", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which coast has the \"Inland Waterway'. a series of natural islands, bays, and canals which allows small ship to sail much of the coast without going into the open ocean?", "CORRECT": "East", "INCORRECT1": "West", "INCORRECT2": "South", "INCORRECT3": "North" }, { "ID": "854", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which coast—east or west—has many more hurricanes?", "CORRECT": "East", "INCORRECT1": "West" }, { "ID": "855", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was on the frontier in 1777?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "DE" }, { "ID": "856", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "If you put a map down on a table, which direction is up?", "CORRECT": "toward the ceiling", "INCORRECT1": "south", "INCORRECT2": "right", "INCORRECT3": "north", "EXPLANATION": "Traditionally north is at the top of a map but it doesn't need to be." }, { "ID": "857", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Do river deltas make a state larger or smaller?", "CORRECT": "larger", "INCORRECT1": "smaller" }, { "ID": "858", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Major rivers in the US rarely run in what direction?", "CORRECT": "north", "INCORRECT1": "south", "INCORRECT2": "east", "INCORRECT3": "west" }, { "ID": "859", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In 1820 was it cheaper and faster to move goods by land or by water?", "CORRECT": "by water", "INCORRECT1": "by land" }, { "ID": "860", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Does a major storm from the Pacific Ocean hit Oregon first or Minnesota?", "CORRECT": "Oregon", "INCORRECT1": "Minnesota" }, { "ID": "861", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has the lowest population in its state capital?", "CORRECT": "VT", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "NM", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "862", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What bodies of water form a substantial portion of the northern border of the US?", "CORRECT": "Great Lakes", "INCORRECT1": "Gulf of Mexico", "INCORRECT2": "Pacific Ocean", "INCORRECT3": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "ID": "863", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What 2 bodies of water form a large portion of the southern border of the US?", "CORRECT": "Gulf of Mexico and Rio Grande", "INCORRECT1": "Red River and Rio Grande", "INCORRECT2": "Great Lakes and Columbia River", "INCORRECT3": "Atlantic Ocean and Rio Grande" }, { "ID": "864", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The Great Lakes form a substantial part of the northern border of the US, and the Gulf of Mexico is a part of the southern edge. What river forms another part of the southern border of the US?", "CORRECT": "Rio Grande", "INCORRECT1": "Columbia river", "INCORRECT2": "Colorado River", "INCORRECT3": "Cumberland river" }, { "ID": "865", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states is famous for its racehorses raised in its \"bluegrass\" country?", "CORRECT": "KY", "INCORRECT1": "CT", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "866", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Much of \"New France\" became what?", "CORRECT": "Louisiana Purchase", "INCORRECT1": "Mexico", "INCORRECT2": "Alaska", "INCORRECT3": "Florida" }, { "ID": "867", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has its east and west borders formed entirely by rivers but its north and south borders defined (almost entirely) by lines of latitude?", "CORRECT": "IA", "INCORRECT1": "KS", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "868", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The first European explorers that sailed down the Mississippi River were from what European nation?", "CORRECT": "France", "INCORRECT1": "England", "INCORRECT2": "Spain", "INCORRECT3": "Russia" }, { "ID": "869", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which a state are the \"Badlands\"?", "CORRECT": "SD", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "TN", "INCORRECT3": "KS", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/badlands-south-dakotajt.jpg" }, { "ID": "870", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The 49th parallel of latitude marks what boundary?", "CORRECT": "US and Canada, west of Minnesota", "INCORRECT1": "US and Mexico, west of the Rio Grande", "INCORRECT2": "Alaska and Canada", "INCORRECT3": "US and Cuba" }, { "ID": "871", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states shares both a land border and a lake border with Canada?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "872", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "With which country does the US have the longest undefended border in the world?", "CORRECT": "Canada", "INCORRECT1": "Mexico", "INCORRECT2": "Russia", "INCORRECT3": "Bahamas" }, { "ID": "873", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "With which country does the US, including Alaska, have the longest border exclusively between two countries?", "CORRECT": "Canada", "INCORRECT1": "Russia", "INCORRECT2": "Mexico", "INCORRECT3": "Atlantic Ocean" }, { "ID": "874", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What do the mountains of Hawaii have in common with Mt. Hood and Mt Rainer?", "CORRECT": "They are volcanic mountains", "INCORRECT1": "They were formed by movement of tectonic plates", "INCORRECT2": "They are the oldest mountains on the North American continent", "INCORRECT3": "They arise from the sea-bed" }, { "ID": "875", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What part of Alaska has an winter daytime high temperature consistently above freezing?", "CORRECT": "The south-eastern panhandle", "INCORRECT1": "The interior", "INCORRECT2": "The north", "INCORRECT3": "The islands out into the Pacific" }, { "ID": "876", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Part of which state was the only part of the current US actually occupied by Japanese forces in WWII?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "HI", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "FL", "EXPLANATION": "islands off Alaska" }, { "ID": "877", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many states border Oklahoma?", "CORRECT": "6", "INCORRECT1": "8", "INCORRECT2": "5", "INCORRECT3": "7", "EXPLANATION": "Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas" }, { "ID": "878", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "By longitude and latitude, which is the northernmost, easternmost and westernmost state?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "879", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Russians were in the territory of which (current day) Pacific state in the 1700's?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "HI", "EXPLANATION": "Russians were in what is now Alaska in the 1700's, maybe earlier" }, { "ID": "880", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the largest war fought on American soil?", "CORRECT": "Civil War", "INCORRECT1": "World War II", "INCORRECT2": "Spanish-American War", "INCORRECT3": "Revolutionary War" }, { "ID": "881", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state did a group of English Puritans (often called the Pilgrims) make a permanent settlement in the New World?", "CORRECT": "MA", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "882", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The 49th parallel, which forms the western border between the US and Canada, if continued eastward would cause the US to gain or lose territory?", "CORRECT": "Gain", "INCORRECT1": "Lose" }, { "ID": "883", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The capital of which of these states would be coldest in January?", "CORRECT": "CO", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "884", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which state would be warmer in the winter, Rhode Island or Wyoming?", "CORRECT": "Rhode Island", "INCORRECT1": "Wyoming" }, { "ID": "885", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which has more effect on climate, latitude or longitude?", "CORRECT": "Latitude", "INCORRECT1": "Longitude" }, { "ID": "886", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Portland, Maine is near sea-level. Denver Colorado is at 5380 feet (1 mile). Where would it likely be colder on a day in January?", "CORRECT": "Denver, Colorado", "INCORRECT1": "Portland, Maine" }, { "ID": "887", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state produces the most maple syrup?", "CORRECT": "VT", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "MN", "INCORRECT3": "WY" }, { "ID": "888", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is closest to Asia?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "OR" }, { "ID": "889", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was covered by a glacier in the last ice age?", "CORRECT": "IL", "INCORRECT1": "WY", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "OK" }, { "ID": "890", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of these states is the highest mountain in the contiguous 48 states?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "CO", "EXPLANATION": "Mt Whitney" }, { "ID": "891", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "About how far is it from California on the Pacific coast to Maine on the Atlantic coast?", "CORRECT": "2900 miles", "INCORRECT1": "1700 miles", "INCORRECT2": "1100 miles", "INCORRECT3": "3400 miles", "EXPLANATION": "Pt. Arena, California to Quoddy Head, Maine to" }, { "ID": "892", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "For the greatest distance between two points in the contiguous 48 states (It is about 2900 miles from Point Arena California to the farthest point in the 48 contiguous states). Which state would you measure to?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "893", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was—temporarily—an independent monarchy?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "UT", "INCORRECT3": "WI" }, { "ID": "894", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How far is it from the US southern border near San Diego, California to Nome, Alaska?", "CORRECT": "about 3,022 miles", "INCORRECT1": "about 2,070 miles", "INCORRECT2": "about 5,065 miles", "INCORRECT3": "about 1025 miles" }, { "ID": "895", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "About how far is it from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon?", "CORRECT": "2538 miles", "INCORRECT1": "1.679 miles", "INCORRECT2": "3,890 miles", "INCORRECT3": "4,284 miles" }, { "ID": "896", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Texas is about 268,580 square miles; Rhode Island has about 1,565 square miles. Texas is about 170 times the size of Rhode Island. Alaska has about 683,267 square miles, so it is about 440 times as large as Rhode Island. How many more senators does Alaska have than Rhode Island?", "CORRECT": "none", "INCORRECT1": "One Hundred", "INCORRECT2": "One Hundred Seventy", "INCORRECT3": "Six" }, { "ID": "897", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which is the largest of the Great Lakes?", "CORRECT": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Erie", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Ontario" }, { "ID": "898", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has no straight vertical or horizontal lines in its borders?", "CORRECT": "NJ", "INCORRECT1": "AR", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "OK" }, { "ID": "899", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was the first to ratify the Constitution?", "CORRECT": "DE", "INCORRECT1": "VT", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "901", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In 1867, in which state might you work as a cowboy for a cattle drive?", "CORRECT": "KS", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "IA", "INCORRECT3": "MS" }, { "ID": "902", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state might you see a manatee in the wild?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "903", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state might you see a grizzly bear in the wild?", "CORRECT": "MT", "INCORRECT1": "AL", "INCORRECT2": "CT", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "904", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which is further north, Portland, Oregon or Portland, Maine?", "CORRECT": "Portland, Oregon", "INCORRECT1": "Portland, Maine" }, { "ID": "905", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state might you see a polar bear in the wild?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "OR" }, { "ID": "906", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "You are climbing up a pile of rocks, and you suddenly hear a loud whistle that sounds about a foot from your ear. It is a marmot. In which state are you likely to be?", "CORRECT": "ID", "INCORRECT1": "KS", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "GA" }, { "ID": "907", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which territory became part of the US at the end of the Spanish-American War?", "CORRECT": "Puerto Rico", "INCORRECT1": "Hawai'i", "INCORRECT2": "Florida Keys", "INCORRECT3": "Bermuda" }, { "ID": "908", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states (after California) has the highest Native American population? (as of 2000)", "CORRECT": "OK", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "SD", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "909", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state might you see a mountain goat?", "CORRECT": "ID", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "IN", "INCORRECT3": "VT", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/mountain-goatjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "910", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Does Barrow, Alaska have the same number of hours of daylight in a year as Atlanta, Georgia? (Ignoring fog, rain, etc.)", "CORRECT": "Yes", "INCORRECT1": "No" }, { "ID": "911", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state might you see Big Horn Sheep?", "CORRECT": "MT", "INCORRECT1": "TN", "INCORRECT2": "IL", "INCORRECT3": "MI" }, { "ID": "912", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which was the southern-most present-day state that saw a battle during the Revolutionary War?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "SC", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "913", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which is the SECOND smallest state?", "CORRECT": "DE", "INCORRECT1": "CT", "INCORRECT2": "MD", "INCORRECT3": "VT" }, { "ID": "914", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which is the SECOND largest state?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "915", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state borders both one of the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "OH", "INCORRECT2": "NH", "INCORRECT3": "WI" }, { "ID": "916", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What major city is on the southern end (\"bottom\") of Lake Michigan?", "CORRECT": "Chicago", "INCORRECT1": "St Louis", "INCORRECT2": "Kansas City", "INCORRECT3": "Detroit" }, { "ID": "917", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What major city is at the junction of the Mississippi river and the Missouri river?", "CORRECT": "St. Louis", "INCORRECT1": "Chicago", "INCORRECT2": "Las Vegas", "INCORRECT3": "New York City" }, { "ID": "918", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What major city is located where the Mississippi flows into the Gulf of Mexico?", "CORRECT": "New Orleans", "INCORRECT1": "St Louis", "INCORRECT2": "New York City", "INCORRECT3": "Chicago" }, { "ID": "919", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "To which state were the Cherokee Indians forced to move to on the \"Trail of Tears\"?", "CORRECT": "OK", "INCORRECT1": "OH", "INCORRECT2": "UT", "INCORRECT3": "IA" }, { "ID": "920", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Prior to the Civil War, which state had the most \"free persons of color\" (African-Americans who were not slaves)?", "CORRECT": "MD", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "921", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Prior to the Civil War, which state had the most African-Americans?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "DE", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "TN" }, { "ID": "922", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where is the city referred to as \"Motor City\"?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "CT", "INCORRECT3": "WI" }, { "ID": "923", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Who were the first Americans to go \"coast-to-coast\" across the US?", "CORRECT": "The Louis and Clark Expedition", "INCORRECT1": "Civil War soldiers", "INCORRECT2": "The Oregon Trail", "INCORRECT3": "49er Gold Rush" }, { "ID": "924", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What means of communication preceded the telegraph and the railroad, from California to Missouri from 1860-1861?", "CORRECT": "The Pony Express", "INCORRECT1": "Smoke signals", "INCORRECT2": "Steam ships", "INCORRECT3": "Ships around the Horn" }, { "ID": "925", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is NOT part of a continent?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "926", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was founded by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for the British poor, especially those in debtor's prison?", "CORRECT": "GA", "INCORRECT1": "MD", "INCORRECT2": "NH", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "927", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Are all longitudes the same length?", "CORRECT": "Yes", "INCORRECT1": "No" }, { "ID": "928", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Are all latitudes the same length?", "CORRECT": "No", "INCORRECT1": "Yes" }, { "ID": "929", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where is Greenwich Mean Time from which all other time is measured in zones?", "CORRECT": "Greenwich, England", "INCORRECT1": "New York City", "INCORRECT2": "Paris, France", "INCORRECT3": "Berlin, Germany" }, { "ID": "930", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which major river formed the boundary between slave states and free states before the Civil War?", "CORRECT": "Ohio River", "INCORRECT1": "Mississippi river", "INCORRECT2": "Platte river", "INCORRECT3": "Missouri river", "EXPLANATION": "Considered by some to be an extension of the Mason-Dixon line" }, { "ID": "931", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the source of the majority of state names?", "CORRECT": "Indian names, of various nations (languages), often no longer recognizable to the people the name came from.", "INCORRECT1": "Names from places in Great Britain.", "INCORRECT2": "Names from Greek mythology.", "INCORRECT3": "Names from important people in Europe." }, { "ID": "932", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "If you unpeel an orange the lines dividing the sections of orange run the same way as lines of ____________.", "CORRECT": "Longitude", "INCORRECT1": "Latitude", "INCORRECT2": "Rivers", "INCORRECT3": "Borders" }, { "ID": "933", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What do the Ohio River, the Arkansas River, and the Missouri river have in common?", "CORRECT": "They drain into the Mississippi river", "INCORRECT1": "They are west of the Continental Divide", "INCORRECT2": "They flow into the Great Lakes", "INCORRECT3": "They are east of the Mississippi River" }, { "ID": "934", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "\"The White House\", \"Capital Hill\", \"on the Potomac\", \"the House\", and \"Foggy Bottom\"—what do they refer to?", "CORRECT": "The President or Congress", "INCORRECT1": "Places in New England", "INCORRECT2": "State's names for other, rival states", "INCORRECT3": "Hotels in NY" }, { "ID": "935", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Why was the Cumberland Gap important?", "CORRECT": "Because it allowed settlers easy access across the Appalachians to settle in what is now Kentucky and Tennessee.", "INCORRECT1": "It allowed water to flow east to the Atlantic Ocean", "INCORRECT2": "It prevented Indians from attacking early settlements.", "INCORRECT3": "It was on the Oregon Trail" }, { "ID": "936", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In the 1950's, there were only 412 nesting pairs of Bald Eagles known in the contiguous 48 states, although the eagle is the symbol of the United states. This bird which is now found in all the continental states, was almost extinct due to what?", "CORRECT": "Pesticides", "INCORRECT1": "Hunting for feathers for women's hats", "INCORRECT2": "Lack of food", "INCORRECT3": "Water Pollution", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/SSGP4396jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "937", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state do the San Juan Island lie near?", "CORRECT": "WA", "INCORRECT1": "DE", "INCORRECT2": "MD", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "938", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state are Key West, Key Largo and Plantation Key?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "AK", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "939", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state do you find Catalina Island, Alcatraz Island and Año Nuevo Island?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "DE", "INCORRECT3": "MA" }, { "ID": "940", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state are Isle Royale, Grossa Ile, and Beaver Island ?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "MS", "INCORRECT3": "NJ" }, { "ID": "941", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state do you find islands in a lake, which is in an island in a lake? E.g., Ryan Island, Teakettle Island, Eagle Nest Island?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "942", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the 2nd most coastline, after Alaska? Hint, it's fresh water.", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "943", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state do you find Ellis Island, Roosevelt Island and Liberty Island?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "NH", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "944", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state do you find the Barrier Islands?", "CORRECT": "SC", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "NJ", "INCORRECT3": "NH" }, { "ID": "945", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state was \"Last Island: (Isle Dernier), which was destroyed by a hurricane in 1856?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "VT", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "946", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is Avery Island (Ile Petite Anse), known for its production of Tobasco sauce?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "NJ", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "NH" }, { "ID": "947", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "There are barrier islands off of which coasts?", "CORRECT": "Southern Atlantic coast and Gulf Coast", "INCORRECT1": "Northern Atlantic", "INCORRECT2": "Pacific coast", "INCORRECT3": "Pacific and Bering Sea" }, { "ID": "948", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which states have barrier islands off of their coasts?", "CORRECT": "GA", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "ME", "INCORRECT3": "MI" }, { "ID": "949", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state would you paddle down a bayou?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "WA" }, { "ID": "950", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has a major island (118 miles long) which was formed by a glacier?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "CA", "INCORRECT3": "GA", "EXPLANATION": "Long Island" }, { "ID": "951", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has an international land border with Canada, but has the shortest one?", "CORRECT": "ID", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "VT", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "952", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What lake has the cities of Chicago, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Gary, Indiana on its shores?", "CORRECT": "Lake Michigan", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Erie" }, { "ID": "953", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What are Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon?", "CORRECT": "States of Mexico that border the US", "INCORRECT1": "States in Canada", "INCORRECT2": "Cities in Texas", "INCORRECT3": "Canadian cities near the US border" }, { "ID": "954", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which of these runs through part of the US—The Equator, the Tropic of Cancer, the Tropic of Capricorn?", "CORRECT": "Tropic of Cancer", "INCORRECT1": "Tropic of Capricorn", "INCORRECT2": "Equator", "EXPLANATION": "The Tropic of Cancer goes through Hawai'i" }, { "ID": "955", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state contains both the highest point and the lowest point in the contiguous 48 states?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "NV", "EXPLANATION": "Death Valley (lowest) and Mt. Whitney (highest)" }, { "ID": "956", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What do Toledo, Ohio; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; and Erie, Pennsylvania have in common?", "CORRECT": "They are on Lake Erie", "INCORRECT1": "They are on the US-Canadian border", "INCORRECT2": "They have lost population", "INCORRECT3": "They have more than 100 days/year below freezing" }, { "ID": "957", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is not part of the North American continent—or any other continent?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "AK", "INCORRECT3": "FL", "EXPLANATION": "HI" }, { "ID": "958", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "West Virginia broke off from Virginia during the Civil War. Which other state broke off from Utah in this period?", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "CO", "INCORRECT2": "AZ", "INCORRECT3": "WY" }, { "ID": "959", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the largest island in the US?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "AK" }, { "ID": "960", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state was the surrender of the defeated army in both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "MA", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "961", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was covered by a glacier in the last ice age?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "CO", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "UT" }, { "ID": "962", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which US city (population over 100,000) is not in a state?", "CORRECT": "Washington, DC", "INCORRECT1": "New York", "INCORRECT2": "Los Angeles", "INCORRECT3": "Dallas" }, { "ID": "963", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The citizens of which city can vote for president, but not for members of Congress?", "CORRECT": "Washington, DC", "INCORRECT1": "New York", "INCORRECT2": "Chicago", "INCORRECT3": "Los Angeles" }, { "ID": "964", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state was the first shots fired in the American Revolutionary War?", "CORRECT": "MA", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "SC" }, { "ID": "965", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state has the most African-American Catholics?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "SC" }, { "ID": "966", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her bus seat to a white person, starting a bus boycott to promote civil rights for African-Americans?", "CORRECT": "AL", "INCORRECT1": "IL", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "NC" }, { "ID": "967", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state could you be standing on ground that is younger than you are?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "WA", "INCORRECT2": "AK", "INCORRECT3": "FL" }, { "ID": "968", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which US city is known as \"the birthplace of jazz\"?", "CORRECT": "New Orleans", "INCORRECT1": "New York city", "INCORRECT2": "Los Angeles", "INCORRECT3": "Seattle" }, { "ID": "969", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Hurricane Katrina has been called \"the worst civil engineering disaster in the world since Chernobyl\". Where did the hurricane destroy much of the major city, and kill more than 1500 people?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "HI", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "CA" }, { "ID": "970", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What was the year that World War I ended?", "CORRECT": "1918", "INCORRECT1": "1911", "INCORRECT2": "1929", "INCORRECT3": "1945" }, { "ID": "971", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the longest unfortified border between two countries in the world?", "CORRECT": "US-Canada", "INCORRECT1": "Alaska-Canada", "INCORRECT2": "China-Mongolia", "INCORRECT3": "China-Russia" }, { "ID": "972", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is largely surrounded by another country?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "AK" }, { "ID": "973", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which is the largest state in New England?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "CT", "INCORRECT3": "VT" }, { "ID": "974", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which is the northern-most state east of the Mississippi?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "975", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the northernmost point in the contiguous US?", "CORRECT": "MN", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "MT", "EXPLANATION": "Northwest angle in Lake of the Woods, Minnesota—because of a mistake in the Treaty of Paris" }, { "ID": "976", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the SECOND longest unfortified border between two countries in the world?", "CORRECT": "US-Mexico", "INCORRECT1": "China-Mongolia", "INCORRECT2": "China-Russia", "INCORRECT3": "Argentina-Chile" }, { "ID": "977", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The southernmost part of Canada (Middle Island, Ontario) is entirely south of which of these states?", "CORRECT": "OR", "INCORRECT1": "UT", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "KY" }, { "ID": "978", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has the easternmost major city (over 500,000) in the US?", "CORRECT": "MA", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "FL", "EXPLANATION": "Boston, Massachusetts" }, { "ID": "979", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the highest island summit in the entire Pacific Ocean?", "CORRECT": "Mauna Kea", "INCORRECT1": "Denali", "INCORRECT2": "Mt. McKinley", "INCORRECT3": "Lo'ihi" }, { "ID": "980", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What major city in the US has the lowest elevation?", "CORRECT": "New Orleans, Louisiana", "INCORRECT1": "Miami, Florida", "INCORRECT2": "Dover, Delaware", "INCORRECT3": "Ocean City, Maryland", "EXPLANATION": "Part of New Orleans is below sea level." }, { "ID": "981", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has the point furthest from any ocean?", "CORRECT": "MN", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "OK", "INCORRECT3": "UT" }, { "ID": "982", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The southernmost part of Canada (Middle Island, Ontario) is ENTIRELY south of how many US states?", "CORRECT": "13", "INCORRECT1": "2", "INCORRECT2": "29", "INCORRECT3": "18" }, { "ID": "983", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state was the northernmost major battle of the Civil War fought?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "VA", "INCORRECT2": "IL", "INCORRECT3": "NC", "EXPLANATION": "The Battle of Gettysburg" }, { "ID": "984", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "On which date did the United States outlaw the international slave trade (i.e., African slaves could not legally be brought into the US) ?", "CORRECT": "1808", "INCORRECT1": "1860", "INCORRECT2": "1793", "INCORRECT3": "1854", "EXPLANATION": "The Abolitionists hoped this would gradually end slavery, but it did not" }, { "ID": "985", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which was the first state to secede from the United States?", "CORRECT": "SC", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "AL" }, { "ID": "986", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What were the names of the shanty towns that grew up around many cities during the Depression?", "CORRECT": "Hoovervilles", "INCORRECT1": "Shantyville", "INCORRECT2": "Across the tracks", "INCORRECT3": "Tooterville", "EXPLANATION": "Named after President Hoover, who was widely blamed for the Depression" }, { "ID": "987", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In which direction was the US settled?", "CORRECT": "East to West", "INCORRECT1": "West to east", "INCORRECT2": "North to south", "INCORRECT3": "South to north" }, { "ID": "988", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "During the Depression, what was the common destination for \"Okies\" fleeing the Dust bowl?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "989", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What was the major issue that caused the South to secede from the United States?", "CORRECT": "Slavery", "INCORRECT1": "Treatment of Native Americans", "INCORRECT2": "Relations with Mexico", "INCORRECT3": "Disputes over water rights" }, { "ID": "990", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What portion of the United State was not once claimed by a foreign government?", "CORRECT": "None of it, except Hawai'i", "INCORRECT1": "All of the land west of the Appalachians", "INCORRECT2": "Everything west of the Continental Divide", "INCORRECT3": "The short-grass prairie" }, { "ID": "991", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the southernmost municipality in Alaska?", "CORRECT": "Adak, Alaska", "INCORRECT1": "Ketchikan, Alaska", "INCORRECT2": "Juneau, Alaska", "INCORRECT3": "Barrow, Alaska" }, { "ID": "992", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In the US, where was the first major sign of the Great Depression (1929)?", "CORRECT": "Wall Street, in New York City", "INCORRECT1": "Shanty towns of the unemployed sprang up near major cities", "INCORRECT2": "The \"Dustbowl\" in Oklahoma", "INCORRECT3": "International trade diminished" }, { "ID": "993", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the Westernmost municipality in the US?", "CORRECT": "Adak, Alaska", "INCORRECT1": "Brookings, Oregon", "INCORRECT2": "Port Orford, Oregon", "INCORRECT3": "Kauai 'i, Hawaii" }, { "ID": "994", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "On a clear day, you can see land across the Bering Strait. What are you seeing?", "CORRECT": "Tomorrow", "INCORRECT1": "Yesterday", "INCORRECT2": "Today", "INCORRECT3": "Next week" }, { "ID": "995", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "On a clear day, you can see land across the Bering Strait. What are you seeing?", "CORRECT": "Russia", "INCORRECT1": "China", "INCORRECT2": "Mexico", "INCORRECT3": "Canada" }, { "ID": "996", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the Iditarod, a race on dogsleds, run?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "SD", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "MN", "EXPLANATION": "The race started to commemorate the bringing of serum to treat diphtheria in a remote village, by dogsled" }, { "ID": "997", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The first African slaves in the US came to which state?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "MD", "INCORRECT2": "MA", "INCORRECT3": "GA", "EXPLANATION": "Jamestown, Virginia" }, { "ID": "998", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "To which state did Dred Scott move to (with his owner), and thereby claim to be free because he had lived in a free (non-slavery) state?", "CORRECT": "IL", "INCORRECT1": "NM", "INCORRECT2": "MO", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "999", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was a \"border state\" during the Civil War, sending a large number of troops to both sides?", "CORRECT": "MO", "INCORRECT1": "NC", "INCORRECT2": "PA", "INCORRECT3": "WI" }, { "ID": "1000", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was a \"border state\" during the Civil War, declaring itself \"neutral\" during the early part of the war?", "CORRECT": "KY", "INCORRECT1": "VA", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "1001", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state was the birthplace of both US President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis?", "CORRECT": "KY", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "AL" }, { "ID": "1002", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was Mark Twain born and spent his childhood? He also set \"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer\" there.", "CORRECT": "MO", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "1003", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which is longer, the Equator or the Tropic of Cancer?", "CORRECT": "The Equator", "INCORRECT1": "The Tropic of Cancer" }, { "ID": "1004", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "If you are a passenger in a cruise ship, going to South America, how do you know when you cross the Equator?", "CORRECT": "The Captain announces it", "INCORRECT1": "The sun is directly overhead", "INCORRECT2": "You see the line", "INCORRECT3": "The weather gets warmer" }, { "ID": "1005", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the definition of the tropics?", "CORRECT": "The part of the earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.", "INCORRECT1": "Where it never freezes any time of the year", "INCORRECT2": "Where is warm enough to wear shorts all year-round", "INCORRECT3": "Where the sun is directly overhead nine months of the year" }, { "ID": "1006", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "If it were a straight line, the International Date Line would be __________", "CORRECT": "A line of longitude", "INCORRECT1": "A line of latitude", "INCORRECT2": "Parallel to the Equator" }, { "ID": "1007", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The Great Lakes were formed by what natural force?", "CORRECT": "Glaciers", "INCORRECT1": "Erosion caused by flowing water", "INCORRECT2": "A rift caused by an earthquake", "INCORRECT3": "A volcano" }, { "ID": "1008", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state mines the most gold?", "CORRECT": "NV", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "WY", "INCORRECT3": "TX" }, { "ID": "1009", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is 24,902.5 miles?", "CORRECT": "The Length of the Equator", "INCORRECT1": "The length of the Tropic of Cancer", "INCORRECT2": "The distance between Washington, DC and Moscow, Russia", "INCORRECT3": "The width of the Pacific Ocean" }, { "ID": "1010", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Manhattan, New York; Montreal, Canada (its second largest city); Galveston, Texas; Ketchikan, Alaska; and Honolulu, Hawaii share what geographic feature?", "CORRECT": "They are built on islands", "INCORRECT1": "They are built on the sides of mountains", "INCORRECT2": "They are on a major seaport", "INCORRECT3": "They used to be covered by a glacier" }, { "ID": "1011", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What country first established settlements in the 1700's in Alaska?", "CORRECT": "Russia", "INCORRECT1": "Spain", "INCORRECT2": "England", "INCORRECT3": "France", "EXPLANATION": "Russia established Unalaska on the Aleutian in 1760-1765." }, { "ID": "1012", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is the world's oldest known individual living tree?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "VT", "INCORRECT2": "ND", "INCORRECT3": "NM", "EXPLANATION": "Either Methuselah or the Hatch Tree, both bristlecone pines" }, { "ID": "1013", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state is the \"Mother of Three Seas\", with rivers going to the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico ?", "CORRECT": "MN", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "ME" }, { "ID": "1014", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "From part of which of these states (of the lower 48) can you drive south to enter Canada?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "NH", "EXPLANATION": "Detroit, Michigan" }, { "ID": "1015", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "New York/New Jersey was the busiest port in the US. It has been surpassed by a port in which state?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "MI", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "LA", "EXPLANATION": "Los Angeles" }, { "ID": "1016", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "New Jersey, New York, and New Hampshire-where are the places they were named after?", "CORRECT": "England", "INCORRECT1": "France", "INCORRECT2": "Spain", "INCORRECT3": "Russia" }, { "ID": "1017", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of the contiguous 48 states has the most water within its boundaries?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "OR" }, { "ID": "1018", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Russia's Big Diomede Island is how far from the US Little Diomede Island ?", "CORRECT": "2 miles and 1 day", "INCORRECT1": "50 miles", "INCORRECT2": "37 miles", "INCORRECT3": "22 miles" }, { "ID": "1019", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In which war were the most Americans killed?", "CORRECT": "Civil War", "INCORRECT1": "World War II", "INCORRECT2": "World War I", "INCORRECT3": "Spanish-American War" }, { "ID": "1020", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state are the Carlsbad Caverns?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "CO", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "VA", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/carlsbadjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "1021", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states has the Roadrunner as its state bird?", "CORRECT": "NM", "INCORRECT1": "RI", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "LA", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/Roadrunnerjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "1022", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In what state would you be likely to see this field of green corn?", "CORRECT": "IA", "INCORRECT1": "NM", "INCORRECT2": "ME", "INCORRECT3": "AK", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/young-cornjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "1023", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was the Alamo—originally a mission—defended against a much larger army?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "CA", "INCORRECT2": "CO", "INCORRECT3": "NV", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/472002jt.jpg" }, { "ID": "1024", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many states were in the original Confederacy? (more joined later)", "CORRECT": "7", "INCORRECT1": "4", "INCORRECT2": "12", "INCORRECT3": "3" }, { "ID": "1025", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was one of the original states to secede, after Lincoln's election in 1860?", "CORRECT": "GA", "INCORRECT1": "UT", "INCORRECT2": "KY", "INCORRECT3": "MD" }, { "ID": "1026", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was one of the original states to secede, after Lincoln's election?", "CORRECT": "MS", "INCORRECT1": "IA", "INCORRECT2": "KY", "INCORRECT3": "CO" }, { "ID": "1027", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was one of the original states to secede, after Lincoln's election?", "CORRECT": "FL", "INCORRECT1": "KS", "INCORRECT2": "DE", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "1028", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was one of the four states in the Upper South that joined the Confederacy after the war began?", "CORRECT": "VA", "INCORRECT1": "KY", "INCORRECT2": "DE", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "1029", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was one of the four states in the Upper South that joined the Confederacy after the war began?", "CORRECT": "AR", "INCORRECT1": "KS", "INCORRECT2": "IN", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "1030", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was one of the four states in the Upper South that joined the Confederacy after the war began?", "CORRECT": "TN", "INCORRECT1": "KY", "INCORRECT2": "DE", "INCORRECT3": "NV" }, { "ID": "1031", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was the last state to join the Confederacy?", "CORRECT": "NC", "INCORRECT1": "DE", "INCORRECT2": "IL", "INCORRECT3": "SC" }, { "ID": "1032", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which was the first state to secede from the Union?", "CORRECT": "SC", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "KY", "INCORRECT3": "VA" }, { "ID": "1033", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was admitted to the Union during the Civil War?", "CORRECT": "KS", "INCORRECT1": "FL", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "MS" }, { "ID": "1034", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states split off from a Confederate state, and was admitted to the Union, during the Civil War?", "CORRECT": "WV", "INCORRECT1": "DE", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "1035", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states was one of the original states to secede, after Lincoln's election?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "MO", "INCORRECT2": "MD", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "1036", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What president is shown here, the US president during the Civil War?", "CORRECT": "Lincoln", "INCORRECT1": "Washington", "INCORRECT2": "Roosevelt", "INCORRECT3": "Kennedy", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/288021jt.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "Lincoln abolished slavery, and led the US through the Civil War" }, { "ID": "1037", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "These are the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. What happened to them?", "CORRECT": "They were destroyed in a terrorist attack by al-Qaeda in New York City on 9/11/2001.", "INCORRECT1": "They were replaced by newer structures", "INCORRECT2": "They fell in an earthquake", "INCORRECT3": "They are the most commonly photographed building on the New York skyline", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/NY_NYjt.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "al-Qaeda terrorists flew hijacked airplanes into both towers, causing them to collapse, with massive loss of life" }, { "ID": "1038", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of these states would you be most likely to see this?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "SC", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/oil-welljt.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "Oil well" }, { "ID": "1039", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Off which state would you find this sea otter?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "TX", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/sea-otterjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "1040", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In which state is the White House, where the president lives?", "CORRECT": "None of them", "INCORRECT1": "Texas", "INCORRECT2": "New York", "INCORRECT3": "Virginia", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/whitehouse1jt.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "The White House is in Washington, DC" }, { "ID": "1041", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state would you be likely to see a Mountain Goat?", "CORRECT": "ID", "INCORRECT1": "NC", "INCORRECT2": "NH", "INCORRECT3": "GA", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/mountain-goatjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "1043", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state was President John F Kennedy assassinated?", "CORRECT": "TX", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "IL", "INCORRECT3": "PA", "EXPLANATION": "In Dallas, Texas in 1963" }, { "ID": "1044", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?", "CORRECT": "TN", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "IL", "EXPLANATION": "In Memphis, Tennessee in 1968" }, { "ID": "1045", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of these states would you see acres and acres of wheat?", "CORRECT": "KS", "INCORRECT1": "LA", "INCORRECT2": "UT", "INCORRECT3": "VT" }, { "ID": "1046", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state would you see this?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "AK", "INCORRECT2": "NE", "INCORRECT3": "OH", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/162007jt.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "Grand Canyon" }, { "ID": "1047", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state would you see these trees?", "CORRECT": "CA", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "MN", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/redwoods5.jpg", "EXPLANATION": "Redwood trees" }, { "ID": "1048", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state would you be likely to see this farm land?", "CORRECT": "KS", "INCORRECT1": "SC", "INCORRECT2": "MA", "INCORRECT3": "NV", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/cropland.jpg" }, { "ID": "1049", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these states would have the first sunrise?", "CORRECT": "NC", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "HI", "INCORRECT3": "PA" }, { "ID": "1050", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of these states would have the last sunrise on a given day?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "ME", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "ID" }, { "ID": "1051", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state has coast line on Lake Erie and on the Atlantic Ocean via an estuary?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "NC", "INCORRECT2": "FL", "INCORRECT3": "VT" }, { "ID": "1053", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What now US state was claimed by the Dutch, the Swedes and the English in 1638?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "VT", "INCORRECT2": "GA", "INCORRECT3": "SC" }, { "ID": "1054", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "What state was originally a colony founded by a Quaker, on the basis of religious toleration (and friendly relations with the local Native Americans)?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "CT", "INCORRECT2": "MA", "INCORRECT3": "NJ" }, { "ID": "1055", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where does the Niagara river flow?", "CORRECT": "From Lake Erie to Lake Ontario", "INCORRECT1": "From Lake Erie to the Atlantic", "INCORRECT2": "From Long Island to the Atlantic", "INCORRECT3": "From Canada to Lake Superior" }, { "ID": "1056", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state was the first institution of higher learning?", "CORRECT": "MA", "INCORRECT1": "VA", "INCORRECT2": "NY", "INCORRECT3": "CT" }, { "ID": "1057", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state do most Amish people live?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "NC", "INCORRECT2": "NH", "INCORRECT3": "WV" }, { "ID": "1058", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of the 13 original colonies was the first to declare independence from England, and the last to ratify the Constitution?", "CORRECT": "RI", "INCORRECT1": "NH", "INCORRECT2": "VA", "INCORRECT3": "NY" }, { "ID": "1059", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What is the name of the first 10 amendments to the US constitution?", "CORRECT": "Bill of Rights", "INCORRECT1": "Declaration of Independence", "INCORRECT2": "Articles of Confederation", "INCORRECT3": "Rights of Man" }, { "ID": "1060", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "How many amendments to the US Constitution are there?", "CORRECT": "27", "INCORRECT1": "19", "INCORRECT2": "13", "INCORRECT3": "32" }, { "ID": "1061", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The amendments concerning what subject was enacted in 1919 and repealed in 1933 ?", "CORRECT": "Prohibition of manufacture and sale of alcohol", "INCORRECT1": "Slavery", "INCORRECT2": "Income tax", "INCORRECT3": "Allowing bail to people accused of a crime" }, { "ID": "1062", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What are the first three words of the US constitution?", "CORRECT": "We the People", "INCORRECT1": "The Government of", "INCORRECT2": "The States Resolve", "INCORRECT3": "The Continental Congress" }, { "ID": "1063", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "From what Native American nation were many of the ideas of confederacy (federalization) taken?", "CORRECT": "Iroquois", "INCORRECT1": "Navajo", "INCORRECT2": "Apache", "INCORRECT3": "Nez Pierce" }, { "ID": "1064", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What are the three main branches of government under the US constitution?", "CORRECT": "Executive, Judicial, Legislative", "INCORRECT1": "Congress, States, and President", "INCORRECT2": "State Legislatures, Congress, Judicial", "INCORRECT3": "Judicial, Senate, President" }, { "ID": "1065", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which of the Great Lakes borders four states?", "CORRECT": "Lake Michigan", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Ontario", "EXPLANATION": "Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Ohio" }, { "ID": "1066", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which of the Great Lakes borders Indiana?", "CORRECT": "Lake Michigan", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Erie", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Huron" }, { "ID": "1067", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Two of the Great Lakes border only one US state—which are they?", "CORRECT": "Lake Ontario and Lake Huron", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Superior and Lake Michigan", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Ontario and Lake Erie", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Erie and Lake Michigan" }, { "ID": "1068", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Lake Huron borders only one US state—which state?", "CORRECT": "MI", "INCORRECT1": "ID", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "1069", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Lake Ontario borders only one US state—which state?", "CORRECT": "NY", "INCORRECT1": "PA", "INCORRECT2": "WI", "INCORRECT3": "OH" }, { "ID": "1070", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which of the Great Lakes gets water from all the others?", "CORRECT": "Lake Ontario", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Superior", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Michigan", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Erie" }, { "ID": "1071", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where does the water border between the US and Canada run, east of Minnesota?", "CORRECT": "Through the middle of the Great Lakes, except for Lake Michigan", "INCORRECT1": "The 49th parallel or latitude", "INCORRECT2": "Along the Niagara River", "INCORRECT3": "Along the St Laurence River, then due west" }, { "ID": "1072", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where does the border between the US and Canada generally run, west of Minnesota? (There are some minor blips due to poor surveying , etc.)", "CORRECT": "The 49th parallel of latitude", "INCORRECT1": "The middle of the Great Lakes", "INCORRECT2": "Arctic Circle", "INCORRECT3": "54°40'" }, { "ID": "1073", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In the 20th Century, in which order did the US fight these wars—Vietnam War, WWI, WWII, and Korea?", "CORRECT": "WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam", "INCORRECT1": "WWI, Korea, Vietnam and WWII", "INCORRECT2": "WWII, WWI, Korea and Vietnam", "INCORRECT3": "Korea, WWI, WWII, and Vietnam" }, { "ID": "1074", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What year did the US enter WWII?", "CORRECT": "1941", "INCORRECT1": "1938", "INCORRECT2": "1946", "INCORRECT3": "1951" }, { "ID": "1075", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Where was the attack on the US that got the US into WWII?", "CORRECT": "HI", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "NE" }, { "ID": "1076", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What were the \"Range Wars?", "CORRECT": "Violent conflict between ranchers and farmers", "INCORRECT1": "Fighting between people from slave states and free states", "INCORRECT2": "People fighting against a tax on whisky", "INCORRECT3": "Border dispute between Wyoming and Nebraska" }, { "ID": "1077", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which of these is NOT one of the Great Lakes?", "CORRECT": "Great Salt Lake", "INCORRECT1": "Lake Huron", "INCORRECT2": "Lake Michigan", "INCORRECT3": "Lake Superior" }, { "ID": "1078", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In the 19th Century, in which order did the US fight these wars—Civil War, War of 1812, Mexican-American War?", "CORRECT": "War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War", "INCORRECT1": "Civil War, War of 1812. Mexican-American War", "INCORRECT2": "Mexican-American War, War of 1812, Civil War", "INCORRECT3": "War of 1812, Civil War, Mexican-American War" }, { "ID": "1079", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Where is the largest glacier in North America?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "CO", "INCORRECT2": "MT", "INCORRECT3": "WA", "EXPLANATION": "Bering Glacier, in the Chugash-" }, { "ID": "1080", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "The southern-most point in Canada is about how many miles north of the Mason-Dixon line?", "CORRECT": "128 miles", "INCORRECT1": "258 miles", "INCORRECT2": "504 miles", "INCORRECT3": "712 miles" }, { "ID": "1081", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Does a compass needle point exactly to the North Pole?", "CORRECT": "No", "INCORRECT1": "Yes", "EXPLANATION": "It points to the Magnetic North Pole." }, { "ID": "1082", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What two provinces of Canada border Maine?", "CORRECT": "Quebec and New Brunswick", "INCORRECT1": "British Columbia and Quebec", "INCORRECT2": "New Brunswick and Ontario", "INCORRECT3": "Ontario and Manitoba" }, { "ID": "1083", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Do hurricanes, typhoons, tornadoes and your bathtub drain swirl in the same direction? (If you're in North America)", "CORRECT": "Yes", "INCORRECT1": "No" }, { "ID": "1084", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Cane breaks once covered much of eastern North America. They are almost non-existent now. What happened to them?", "CORRECT": "They were cut down for farming, because they were generally on the best bottom land.", "INCORRECT1": "They disappeared because of insect infestation", "INCORRECT2": "Dams diverted the rivers they relied on", "INCORRECT3": "They were cut down because of mosquito breeding in them" }, { "ID": "1085", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of the 13 original colonies does not directly border the Atlantic Ocean?", "CORRECT": "PA", "INCORRECT1": "NY", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "GA" }, { "ID": "1086", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "If a raindrop falls in Nevada, which ocean would it go into?", "CORRECT": "None", "INCORRECT1": "Atlantic Ocean", "INCORRECT2": "Pacific Ocean", "INCORRECT3": "Gul of Mexico" }, { "ID": "1087", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which was the first colony to declare independence from British rule?", "CORRECT": "RI", "INCORRECT1": "VT", "INCORRECT2": "NC", "INCORRECT3": "MA" }, { "ID": "1088", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "In what country did the US fight a war to repel a Communist invasion, between 1950 and 1953?", "CORRECT": "Korea", "INCORRECT1": "Philippines", "INCORRECT2": "Cuba", "INCORRECT3": "China" }, { "ID": "1089", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state is Triple Divide Peak, on different sides of which water flows to Hudson's Bay, the Gulf of Mexico or the Pacific Ocean?", "CORRECT": "MT", "INCORRECT1": "MN", "INCORRECT2": "OH", "INCORRECT3": "UT" }, { "ID": "1090", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state would you be likely to find Lobster traps?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "MI", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/lobster-catching.jpg" }, { "ID": "1091", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state might you see these desert cacti?", "CORRECT": "AZ", "INCORRECT1": "NC", "INCORRECT2": "NJ", "INCORRECT3": "MI", "IMAGE": "assets/photos/desertjt.jpg" }, { "ID": "1092", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Geronimo, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph--who were they?", "CORRECT": "Native American war leaders who fought the US Army", "INCORRECT1": "Hollywood actors who played Indians", "INCORRECT2": "Kinds of BBQ sauce", "INCORRECT3": "Towns in western US" }, { "ID": "1093", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which country was the first to recognize the new United States government, which in turn was the first to recognized it when it regained its independence?", "CORRECT": "Morocco", "INCORRECT1": "France", "INCORRECT2": "Australia", "INCORRECT3": "Venezuela" }, { "ID": "1094", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which of these states is the Atlantic Salmon recovering, due to conservation efforts, from very low population levels ?", "CORRECT": "ME", "INCORRECT1": "GA", "INCORRECT2": "TX", "INCORRECT3": "MI" }, { "ID": "1095", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "In which state did the cod fishery, mportant since 1500's, collapsed in 1992 due to overfishing?", "CORRECT": "MA", "INCORRECT1": "TX", "INCORRECT2": "OR", "INCORRECT3": "FL", "EXPLANATION": "Biomas reduced to 1% of its former level" }, { "ID": "1096", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What was the major cause of population decline in Native Americans after European contact?", "CORRECT": "Epidemic disease", "INCORRECT1": "Battle against superior weapons", "INCORRECT2": "Loss of buffalo herds", "INCORRECT3": "Arrival of the horse" }, { "ID": "1097", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which of these US states border the Canadian province of Manitoba?", "CORRECT": "MN", "INCORRECT1": "SD", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "MT" }, { "ID": "1098", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Both the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba border which US state?", "CORRECT": "ND", "INCORRECT1": "MT", "INCORRECT2": "ID", "INCORRECT3": "MI" }, { "ID": "1099", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which Canadian province borders Idaho?", "CORRECT": "British Columbia", "INCORRECT1": "Manitoba", "INCORRECT2": "Saskatchewan", "INCORRECT3": "Alberta" }, { "ID": "1100", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which Canadian province borders Washington state?", "CORRECT": "British Columbia", "INCORRECT1": "Alberta", "INCORRECT2": "Ontario", "INCORRECT3": "Manitoba" }, { "ID": "1101", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which Canadian province borders Maine, New York, New Hampshire and Vermont?", "CORRECT": "Quebec", "INCORRECT1": "Alberta", "INCORRECT2": "British colombia", "INCORRECT3": "Ontario" }, { "ID": "1102", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Which Canadian province borders Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania (often by sharing an inland water way)?", "CORRECT": "Ontario", "INCORRECT1": "Quebec", "INCORRECT2": "Alberta", "INCORRECT3": "New Brunswick" }, { "ID": "1103", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "When is the summer solstice?", "CORRECT": "June 20 or 21", "INCORRECT1": "December 20 or 21", "INCORRECT2": "March 15 or 16", "INCORRECT3": "August 20 or 21" }, { "ID": "1104", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "\"Spanish Moss\" is not a moss at all, but an epiphyte, a plant which draws water and nutrients from the surounding air, requiring warmth and high hmidity.. In which state might you find Spanish Moss?", "CORRECT": "LA", "INCORRECT1": "NV", "INCORRECT2": "MI", "INCORRECT3": "NY", "EXPLANATION": "One method of spreading is bit of the plant being carried by birds to use as nesting material." }, { "ID": "1105", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "Which state borders the Canadian province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory?", "CORRECT": "AK", "INCORRECT1": "ND", "INCORRECT2": "WA", "INCORRECT3": "MN" }, { "ID": "1106", "TYPE": "S", "QUESTION": "The notorious Ku Klux Klan, founded by several ex-Confederate generals, killed and intimiated African-Americans and their sympathizers. In which of these states was the Klan highly active?", "CORRECT": "MS", "INCORRECT1": "OR", "INCORRECT2": "PA", "INCORRECT3": "NM" }, { "ID": "1107", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "Senator Joe McCarthy claimed to have a \"list\" of Communist subversives in Congress and the State Department. He was called \"a fraud and a hoax\" by a senate committee and censored by the Senate. In which decade was his \"Red Scare\"?", "CORRECT": "1950's", "INCORRECT1": "1920's", "INCORRECT2": "1910's", "INCORRECT3": "1960's" }, { "ID": "1108", "TYPE": "MC", "QUESTION": "What city was New Amsterdam?", "CORRECT": "New York City", "INCORRECT1": "Philadelphia", "INCORRECT2": "Chicago", "INCORRECT3": "Atlanta" } ] } }