U.S. Geography Study Guide

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Alaska 23 Florida 19 Hawaii 17 Louisiana 15 Maine 13 California 13 North Carolina 12 Minnesota 11 the Colorado 11 the Mississippi 11 Texas 10 Oahu 10 New Mexico 10 Georgia 10 Nevada 10 Vermont 9 New Hampshire 9 Death Valley 9 the Chesapeake Bay 9 the Cascades 8 Oklahoma 8 Michigan 8 Chicago 8 Cape Cod 8 Arizona 8

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Hawaii 17x $331 avg J:13 DJ:3 FJ:1

J $400 1992 The only state capital below the 30° latitude line

J $500 DD 1987 The 2 points farthest apart in the 50 states are in Florida & this state

FJ 1989 It's the smallest state in land area of those not in the original 13 colonies

North Carolina 12x $600 avg J:5 DJ:7

J $100 1990 Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill are the 3 apexes of this state's famed Research Triangle

J $600 2025 Look out for Cape Lookout & Cape Fear on the coast of this state

DJ $1,000 1996 The Pamlico & Albemarle Sounds are found along the coast of this southern state

Minnesota 11x 10.0% stumper $490 avg J:7 DJ:3 FJ:1

J $100 1985 State whose license plate reads "Land of 10,000 Lakes"

J $500 1999 This state's "Northwest Angle" lies in Lake of the Woods County north of the 49th parallel

DJ $1,000 1995 This state's Mesabi Range has produced more iron ore than any other area in the U.S.

the Colorado 11x $555 avg J:8 DJ:3

J $200 2026 Chimney Rock National Monument & Pike National Forest can be found in this state

J $800 2019 You can feel like an 1880s train rider aboard the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroadin this state

J $1,000 2022 Stephen King's stay at the Stanley Hotel in this state inspired "The Shining"; you can stay there too

the Mississippi 11x $300 avg J:9 DJ:2

J $300 1994 This capital of Mississippi is the "Crossroads of the South"

J $500 1989 Appropriately, the magnolia is the state flower & the state tree of this "Magnolia State"

J $1,000 2007 Alphabetically, this southern state's counties run from Adams to Yazoo

Oahu 10x 10.0% stumper $450 avg J:7 DJ:3

J $100 2000 About 75% of all Hawaiians live on this island

J $500 1995 The Hawaii campus of Brigham Young University lies on this island

J $300 1994 The seat of government in Hawaii is on this island

Nevada 10x 30.0% stumper $460 avg J:9 DJ:1

J $100 1997 Carson City, the capital of this western state, is named for Kit Carson

J $500 2000 State that's home to the most wild horses; it was also home to the Mustang Ranch

J $1,000 DD 2021 About 275 miles due west of the famous Four Corners, the Three Corners where Utah, Arizona & this state meet has its own monument

Death Valley 9x $278 avg J:7 DJ:2

J $100 1993 This California valley once provided almost all of the USA's domestic borax

DJ $600 1996 The hottest region in North America, this desert valley is known for its borax deposits

J $100 1992 The lowest elevation in the W. Hemisphere is this site at the foot of the Panamint Mountains

the Chesapeake Bay 9x $322 avg J:7 DJ:2

J $100 1985 Baltimore, MD & Norfolk, VA, are the 2 largest ports on this bay

J $600 2021 Virginia's largest river, the James empties into this body of water

J $200 1996 This Maryland bay is the country's largest estuary

the Cascades 8x 12.5% stumper $812 avg J:5 DJ:3

J $500 1996 Northern California's Mount Shasta & Lassen Peak are at the southern end of this mountain range

DJ $1,000 1989 Mount Saint Helens, the well-known volcano, is in this mountain range

J $600 2016 This mountain range extends north from California's Lassen Peak into the Pacific northwest

Oklahoma 8x 37.5% stumper $925 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $200 2024 It's the "Boomer State" as well as the "Sooner State"

DJ $1,000 1988 Both the Army's Field Artillery Center & Geronimo's grave are at Fort Sill in this state

J $200 1998 Texas County in this state's panhandle borders the state of Texas

Michigan 8x $562 avg J:5 DJ:3

J $100 1995 This state's northernmost mainland point lies on the Keweenaw Peninsula on the Upper Peninsula

DJ $600 1994 Bays in this state include Grand Traverse, Keweenaw & Saginaw

DJ $2,000 DD 1995 No part of this state lies more than 85 miles from the Great Lakes

Cape Cod 8x $450 avg J:1 DJ:7

J $200 1999 Communities on this cape include Pilgrim Heights & Mayflower Heights

DJ $1,600 2019 The USA's tallest all-granitestructureis the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown at the tip of this cape

DJ $200 1996 Provincetown, where the Pilgrims first landed, is at the tip of this Massachusetts cape

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Wyoming 7x 14.3% stumper $571 avg J:5 DJ:2

J $400 2026 Behold the majesty at the National Elk Refugeadjoining Grand Teton National Park in this state

J $500 1988 Rocky Mountain state named for a valley in Pennsylvania

J $400 1995 The Laramie Mountains & many other places in this state are named for fur trapper Jacques La Ramie

Montana 7x 14.3% stumper $457 avg J:5 DJ:2

J $100 1996 This state has a Custer County as well as one named Big Horn

J $800 2017 Though it's the fourth-largest state in area, barely 1 million people live there

DJ $1,000 DD 1994 In area, it's the largest Rocky Mountain state

Idaho 7x $657 avg J:2 DJ:5

DJ $400 2018 It isn't just for skiers; Sun Valley in this western state also has some great trails for mountain bikers

J $500 1997 Coeur d'Alene Lake in this state is at the heart of a popular resort area

DJ $1,600 2022 Coeur d'Alene & Bonners Ferry are in the northern panhandle of this state

West Virginia 6x 16.7% stumper $475 avg J:5 DJ:1

J $250 DD 1985 State which anagrams to "I STEW A VIRGIN"

DJ $1,000 1986 Only city to span entire width of a state is Weirton, in 1 of this state's 2 panhandles

J $400 2017 Sometimes called the "Panhandle State", it has 2 panhandles, with Wheeling in one & Martinsburg in the other

the Adirondacks 6x 16.7% stumper $867 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $300 1993 Lake Placid is located 1,860 feet above sea level in these mountains

J $500 1996 Over 3 dozen mountains in this northern New York range exceed 4,000 feet

J $1,000 2025 Grab a chair & enjoy the view from these mountains that include New York's highest point, Mount Marcy

New Orleans 6x $267 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $100 1984 Much of this largest Louisiana city is below sea level

J $200 2004 Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet below sea level in this city

J $200 1988 At 5 feet below sea level, this city is the lowest point in Louisiana

Kentucky 6x 16.7% stumper $283 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $100 1997 This state's largest cities lie within its Bluegrass Region

J $500 1985 Mammoth Cave, world's longest known cave system, is in this state

J $100 1992 About 65 miles from Louisville, Ft. Harrod was this state's first permanent settlement

New York 5x $360 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1993 In the 19th c. Schenectady in this state was nicknamed "The City that Lights and Hauls the World"

DJ $700 DD 1985 State this song takes place in:"...on the deck / With a spyglass in hand / Said the fog was so tarnald thick / That he could not find the land / O the E-ri-e was rising / And the gin was gettin' low / And I scarcely think we'll get a drink / Till we ...

DJ $200 1989 City that's home to the largest cathedral, St. John the Divine, & synagogue, Temple Emmanu-El

New Jersey 5x 20.0% stumper $660 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 1993 Palisades Interstate Park is in N.Y. & this state

J $500 1990 The most densely populated state; every one of this Middle Atlantic state's 21 counties has over 50,000 people

J $1,000 2006 The Great Falls of the Passaic are a sight to be seen in this state

Honolulu 5x 20.0% stumper $380 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1997 Aloha Tower stands at the entrance to the harbor of this city

J $500 1995 On a map this state capital is found at 21°18' N. latitude, 157°50' W. longitude

DJ $400 2016 This state capital is known as "The Big Pineapple"

Atlanta 5x $320 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1989 The homeless can dine with dignity on elegant entrees in this Georgia capital's Cafe 458

J $600 2020 Visit the CNN Center or the Center for Civil & Human Rights in this city

DJ $200 1996 Much of this Georgia capital is in Fulton County, but part of it lies in DeKalb County

Wisconsin 5x $340 avg J:5

J $200 1984 The leading dairy products state

J $500 1997 The Tatertwister & Chipshot are products from Presto, headquartered in Eau Claire in this state

J $300 2001 Streams in the eastern part of this state flow into Lake Michigan & Green Bay

the Mojave 5x 20.0% stumper $600 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 1993 Needles, one of the hottest towns in the U.S., is located in this California desert

DJ $600 1994 The Los Angeles aqueduct crosses the western part of this desert

J $1,000 DD 2021 Las Vegas & Joshua Tree National Park are both found in this 25,000-square-mile desert

Tennessee 5x $360 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1997 This state's motto is "Agriculture And Commerce", but it could be "The Home Of Country Music"

DJ $600 1990 Even though it's officially "dry", this state's Moore County is the home of Jack Daniel's whiskey

J $100 1994 The Highland Rim area of this state completely surrounds the Nashville Basin

Arkansas 5x 40.0% stumper $420 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 1990 State where you can visit Hot Springs National Park & Crater of Diamonds State Park

DJ $600 1990 Little Rock is on this tributary of the Mississippi

J $400 1997 You can keep the gems you find at Crater of Diamonds State Park in this "Land of Opportunity"

the Rockies 5x 20.0% stumper $240 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1993 Though Colorado's called a mountain state, less than half of it is in this mountain range

J $300 1998 Colorado's Mount Elbert in the Sawatch range is this mountain system's tallest peak

J $200 2020 14,060-foot Mount Bierstadt is a good place to start climbing the "Fourteeners" of this western range

the Missouri 5x $480 avg J:2 DJ:3

DJ $200 1990 Kansas City is the most populous city in this state

DJ $1,200 2011 Tributaries of this Mississippi tributary include the Cheyenne, James & Platte

J $400 2016 Name shared by the state where St. Joseph is located & the river it's on

Washington 4x 50.0% stumper $350 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1993 Cape Alava in this state is the westernmost point in the contiguous 48 states

DJ $600 1996 At 124 degrees 44 minutes west longitude, Cape Alava in this state is the westernmost point in the lower 48 states

J $300 1995 Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is partly in Alaska & partly in this state

Virginia 4x $475 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1995 Pocomoke Sound, a part of Chesapeake Bay, is shared by Maryland & this state

J $500 1992 John Tyler's father, who was also named John Tyler, was governor of this state from 1808 to 1811

DJ $400 1989 The James River is the largest waterway entirely within this state

Utah 4x 25.0% stumper $200 avg J:4

J $100 1991 The first Mormon temple in this state, built between 1871 & 1877, still stands in St. George

J $200 2019 The Great Salt Lake desert covers about 4,000 square miles in this state

J $200 1994 Brigham City in this state is so proud of its peaches that it celebrates Peach Days every year

the Snake River 4x 25.0% stumper $875 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $300 1997 This river that winds through Wyoming, Idaho & Oregon is the main tributary of the Columbia River

J $1,000 2017 Waterfalls on this river include Shoshone Falls & Twin Falls

J $1,000 DD 2004 This river joins the Columbia near Pasco, Washington, a little more than 1,000 miles from its source in Wyoming

Mount Whitney 4x $700 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 2000 California's highest peak, it was named for the geologist who was chief of the expedition that found it in 1864

DJ $600 1994 The highest point in the 48 contiguous states is this California mountain

DJ $1,600 2019 Named for a geologist, this peak rises 14,500 feet in the Sierra Nevada

Mount Rainier 4x 33.3% stumper $433 avg J:3 FJ:1

J $200 1991 In Washington State, the 90-mile-long Wonderland Trail encircles this mountain

J $800 2006 On clear days, Seattleites are fond of saying, "The mountain is out", meaning this mountain

FJ 2024 At 14,410', it's one of North America's highest volcanoes; a Puyallup name for it can be translated to "bring the water"

Maryland 4x $1,025 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $500 1988 Havre de Grace in this East Coast state claims to be "The Duck Decoy Capital of the World"

DJ $1,000 1994 Havre de Grace in this Mid-Atlantic state is noted for duck hunting & there's a decoy museum nearby

DJ $600 1992 A 4.3-mile bridge over Chesapeake Bay was opened in this state in 1952

Lake Michigan 4x $375 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 2001 The Chicago River flows out of this great lake; the Kalamazoo River flows in

DJ $800 1992 Washington Island sits in this Great Lake near the entrance to Green Bay

J $200 1998 It's the largest body of fresh water lying entirely within the USA

Lake Erie 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:1 FJ:1

J $200 2016 The Niagara Riveris the only natural outlet of this Great Lake

J $500 DD 1996 The Detroit, Huron & Sandusky Rivers are among those that flow into this great lake

FJ 1996 The new $92 million Rock and Roll Hall of Fame stands on the shores of this lake

Illinois 4x $425 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1996 Galesburg, seat of this state's Knox County, was the site of a Lincoln-Douglas debate

J $600 2006 If you're leaving Normal, you're leaving a university town near Bloomington in this "Prairie State"

DJ $400 1996 Kankakee, Pulaski & Peoria are all counties in this state

Cape Hatteras 4x $450 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1994 This cape is the easternmost point of North Carolina's Outer Banks

DJ $800 1995 Pamlico Sound separates this cape, the "Graveyard of the Atlantic", from North Carolina's mainland

J $400 1993 The Diamond Shoals area off this North Carolina cape has been the site of numerous shipwrecks

Boston 4x 25.0% stumper $450 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1994 Fans of this Massachusetts capital call it the "Hub of the Universe"

DJ $1,000 1989 This city has been called "The Hub of the Universe"

J $300 1988 In 1742, merchant Peter Faneuil completed building his hall in this city

Delaware 4x 25.0% stumper $825 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $500 1992 New Jersey & Pennsylvaniashare this river's Water Gap National Recreation Area

DJ $1,000 1994 The lowest point in Pennsylvania is at sea level along this river that forms the southeast border

DJ $800 1999 Of the states that have counties, it has the fewest: Kent, New Castle & Sussex

Columbia 4x 50.0% stumper $800 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1988 The Cascade Range was named after the cascades of this river

J $1,000 2026 Congaree National Park is roughly 20 miles southeast of this southern capital

J $1,000 2021 2021 is the bicentennial year of this Missouri city, home to the firststate universityestablished west of the Mississippi

the Grand Canyon 4x $975 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2021 Marble Canyon, on the Colorado River, is part of a national park named for this other canyon

DJ $3,000 DD 1990 National park that extends along the Colorado River from Lake Powell to Lake Mead

J $300 1995 This landmark gets about 800,000 hikers a year & about 350,000 people view it by helicopter

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Washington, D.C. 3 the Outer Banks 3 the Blue Ridge Mountains 3 the Black Hills 3 Staten Island 3 South Carolina 3 Seattle 3 San Francisco 3 Salt Lake City 3 Rhode Island 3 Pikes Peak 3 Philadelphia 3 Okeechobee 3 North Dakota 3 Nome 3 Mississippi River 3 Long Island Sound 3 Kansas 3 Jackson 3 Green Bay 3 Crater Lake 3 Boulder 3 Baltimore 3 Augusta 3 Alabama 3 the Shenandoah 3 Providence 3 Narragansett Bay 3 the Dry Tortugas 3 Yosemite 2 Yellowstone 2 William Jennings Bryan 2 Trenton 2 the Snake 2 the Panhandle 2 the Ozarks 2 the Berkshires 2 the Allegheny 2 Texarkana 2 Sun Valley 2 State song 2 Sierra Nevadas 2 Roanoke 2 Richmond 2 Queens 2 Portland 2 Plymouth Rock 2 Pittsburgh 2 Phoenix 2 Pasadena 2 Palm Beach 2 Omaha 2 Newport 2 Nebraska 2 Mount Washington 2 Mount Vernon 2 Montgomery 2 Minneapolis 2 Memphis 2 Manhattan 2 Long Island 2 Lake Pontchartrain 2 Lake Mead 2 Lake Huron 2 Kilauea 2 Jacksonville 2 Evanston 2 Erie 2 Edison 2 Diamond Head 2 Deadwood 2 Carson City 2 Birmingham 2 Bethlehem 2 Atlantic City 2 vote for president 2 the Okefenokee Swamp 2 the Mojave Desert 2 the Missouri River 2 the Finger Lakes 2

Asia

21 answers | 142 clues

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Alaska 23x 13.0% stumper $261 avg J:12 DJ:11

J $100 1993 This state's Seward peninsula includes the westernmost point on the North American mainland

J $500 DD 1996 This state has coastlines on 2 different oceans

J $100 1988 From 1980-87 this state's population rose about 31%, yet it now averages only 1 person per square mile

Florida 19x 5.6% stumper $400 avg J:10 DJ:8 FJ:1

J $100 1996 This "Sunshine State" is also known as "The Alligator State"

J $500 1984 This state's coastline is 2nd in length to Alaska's

DJ $1,000 1989 State where you'd find the Dry Tortugas, site of Ft. Jefferson Nat'l Monument

Louisiana 15x 20.0% stumper $340 avg J:10 DJ:5

J $100 1995 Indian legend says that Bayou Teche in this state was created by a giant snake

DJ $600 1990 Lake Pontchartrain is this state's largest lake

J $200 2026 A measly 535 feet tall, this state's highest peak, Driskill Mountain, is in Bienville Parish

California 13x 7.7% stumper $254 avg J:9 DJ:4

J $100 1996 The Colorado Desert isn't in Colorado but in this state, where it runs south to Baja

J $600 DD 1994 This state leads the nation in the cash value of its agricultural production

J $100 1993 A 1991 railroad accident dumped 19,500 gallons of pesticide into this state's Sacramento River

Chicago 8x 12.5% stumper $425 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $100 2000 The first skyscraper in the U.S. was built in 1885 in this city, now home to the USA's tallest

J $600 2020 Cicero & Oak Park are western suburbs of this Midwestern metropolis

DJ $1,000 DD 2000 The U.S. Bureau of the Census says its metropolitan area covers parts of 3 states: Wisconsin, Illinois & Indiana

Arizona 8x 12.5% stumper $538 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $100 1994 The Grand Canyon, Painted Desert & Petrified Forest are all in this state's Colorado Plateau region

DJ $800 2011 Take part in a salad toss-off or do some vegetable carving at the annual Yuma Lettuce Days in this state

J $1,000 2020 This state's state bird, thecactus wren, often builds nests in the saguaro cactus, unique to the Sonoran Desert

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Lake Tahoe 7x $417 avg J:3 DJ:3 FJ:1

DJ $200 1995 The name of this lake on Nevada's border is from a Washo Indian word for "big water"

J $1,000 DD 2009 In the 1850s both California & Nevada called it Lake Bigler

FJ 1994 At 193 square miles, this mountain lake is the largest alpine lake in the United States

Indiana 7x 16.7% stumper $550 avg J:2 DJ:4 FJ:1

J $100 1992 The Munsee Indians gave their name to Muncie in this state

DJ $800 1989 This state's Dunes National Lakeshore is on the southern shore of Lake Michigan

DJ $1,600 2004 Its state song, "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away", was written by Paul Dresser, Theodore Dreiser's brother

the Potomac 6x $350 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $200 1992 This river forms parts of Maryland's borders with Virginia & West Virginia

DJ $1,000 1993 The Shenandoah River empties into this river at Harpers Ferry

J $100 1998 John Smith recorded the name of this river as Patawomeck, but it is now called this

Oregon 4x 50.0% stumper $475 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $300 1987 Hells Canyon carves a 1 1/2-mile-deep border between Idaho & this other northwest state

J $500 1996 The Boise River flows into the Snake River at Idaho's border with this state

J $500 1987 This state name is Indian word meaning "great western river", by which they probably meant the Columbia

Mount St. Helens 4x $567 avg J:3 FJ:1

J $300 1998 This Washington volcano erupted on November 22, 1842; it blew its top again in 1980

J $1,000 DD 1995 Since 1980 this volcano in the Cascade Mountains has erupted more than 20 times

FJ 1993 The Klickitat Indians referred to this peak as Tah-One-Lat-Clah, meaning "fire mountain"

Iowa 4x 25.0% stumper $400 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1985 Indian name for "sleepy ones", 95% of this "Corn State" is farmland

J $500 1992 A beautiful park surrounds Herbert Hoover's birthplace at West Branch in this state

J $300 1992 Waterloo in this state is the home of the Hawkeye Institute of Technology

Des Moines 4x $275 avg J:4

J $100 1993 This river that rises in Minnesota has lent its name to the capital of Iowa

J $300 1999 The name of this Iowa capital may come from an Indian word for "River of the Mounds"

J $300 1985 From French meaning "of the mounds", it's Iowa's capital

Narragansett 4x 25.0% stumper $425 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 1992 This bay nearly cuts Rhode Island in two

J $500 1992 This Rhode Island bay is named after the Indians who sold Roger Williams the land

DJ $400 1995 Gooseberry, Rhode Island's smallest island, is a clump of rocks in this bay

Worth Knowing (7)

the Wabash 3 the Cumberland Gap 3 the Ohio River 2 the Aleutians 2 Nantucket 2 Battle Creek 2 the Mesabi Range 2

Europe

24 answers | 114 clues

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Maine 13x 15.4% stumper $462 avg J:9 DJ:4

J $200 2016 Aroostook County in this New England state borders Quebec & New Brunswick

J $500 1998 The Calendar Islands of this "Pine Tree State" are so named because there are 365 of them

DJ $1,000 DD 1989 This northeast state is the only state whose name is a homophone of a common word

Georgia 10x 11.1% stumper $422 avg J:5 DJ:4 FJ:1

J $200 2005 Spend a night on Brasstown Bald Mountain & you're at the high point of this peachy state

J $500 1988 Macon-born poet Sidney Lanier has a large lake named after him in this, his native state

DJ $1,000 1989 If you want to go "way down upon the Suwannee River", you should know it rises near Waycross in this state

Vermont 9x $711 avg J:7 DJ:2

J $400 1997 This state's least populous county, Grand Isle, lies mostly within Lake Champlain

J $500 2000 At 306 feet high, the Bennington Battle Monument in this state was once the tallest battle monument in the world

DJ $1,500 DD 1994 It's the northwesternmost & second largest of the New England states

New Hampshire 9x $733 avg J:5 DJ:4

J $400 1997 The Connecticut River forms Vermont's entire border with this state

J $500 1997 Exeter, capital of this state during the Revolutionary War, has an American independence museum

DJ $1,000 1988 Mountains in this neighboring state can be seen on a clear day from Boston's Hancock Tower

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Connecticut 7x 14.3% stumper $886 avg J:2 DJ:5

J $400 2000 Sounds fishy, but Mystic Aquarium is one of the top attractions in this state

DJ $800 1993 Litchfield & Fairfield are 2 of only 8 counties in this state

DJ $1,000 1996 It's the southernmost of the New England states

Pennsylvania 6x $450 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $200 1994 In terms of population, Erie is the third-largest city in this state

DJ $800 1996 The Ohio River begins in this state

J $200 1991 Fleeing the British, the Continental Congress met for 1 day at Lancaster in this state

Padre Island 5x 40.0% stumper $900 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 1997 This Texas island was named for a priest, Father Nicholas Balli

J $500 1998 This 113-mile sand bar along Texas' Gulf Coast is the state's largest island

DJ $1,200 2018 This Texas island with a national seashore was named for Father Nicolas Balli, a Spanish priest

Massachusetts 5x $360 avg J:4 DJ:1

DJ $200 1996 Bays in this state include Hingham, Dorchester & Quincy

J $500 DD 2001 The easternmost part of Rhode Island can't be reached by land without going through this state

J $300 1997 2 of this state's largest lakes are Quabbin Reservoir & Wachusett Reservoir near Worcester

Martha's Vineyard 5x $420 avg J:3 DJ:2

DJ $200 1995 Massachusetts' largest island, it lies just off Cape Cod

J $600 2019 Edgartown & Oak Bluffs are 2 of only a handful of towns on this island in New England

J $300 1985 In 1602, Gosnold named this resort island off Mass. for his daughter & the grapes grown there

Lake Champlain 5x $660 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $400 1996 At 95 feet above sea level, this lake is Vermont's lowest point

J $500 1996 What's thought to be the oldest log cabin in the U.S. is located on Vermont's Grand Isle in this lake

DJ $1,000 1989 This 107 mile long lake helps separate New England from New York

the Hudson River 5x $280 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2000 The New York State barge canal system connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic via this river

J $300 1993 Rising in central New York, the Mohawk is the largest tributary of this river

DJ $400 2003 The West Point Military Reservation includes Constitution Island, which lies in this river

Hartford 4x 25.0% stumper $700 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1996 The Wadsworth Athenium, America's oldest public art museum, is located in this Conn. capital

DJ $1,000 1996 This state capital is about 100 miles northeast of NYC & 100 miles southwest of Boston

J $300 1997 Some ocean-going vessels can sail up the Connecticut River as far north as this capital

the Piedmont 4x $1,125 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $500 1986 French for "foot of the mountain", it's region between the Appalachian Mtns. & Atlantic Coastal Plain

J $1,000 DD 1995 Meaning "foot of the mountain", it's the name of the area between the Blue Ridge Mountains & the Atlantic

DJ $1,000 DD 1988 This region between the Appalachians & the Atlantic Coastal Plain was named for a region in Italy

Santa Fe 4x $825 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $300 1991 This New Mexico capital is known for its opera co. which presents a summer season featuring well-known artists

J $600 2016 The highest state capital in the U.S. at about 7,000 feet, it lies in the northern Rio Grande Valley

DJ $2,000 2019 Once the terminus of a famed wagon trail, this state capital is almost 7,000 feet above sea level

Worth Knowing (10)

Mobile 3 South Dakota 3 Mt. Rainier 3 Yonkers 2 the Painted Desert 2 the James River 2 Solvang 2 Portsmouth 2 Las Vegas 2 the Mohawk River 2

North America

15 answers | 62 clues

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Texas 10x 10.0% stumper $500 avg J:6 DJ:4

J $100 2000 The city of El Paso in this state is a major gateway between the U.S. & Mexico

J $500 1993 This state's Odessa College hosts an annual Shakespeare festival in a replica of the Globe Theatre

DJ $1,000 1992 This state has the most counties — 254

New Mexico 10x $411 avg J:6 DJ:3 FJ:1

J $100 1988 Dunes of white gypsum rise in White Sands National Monument in this state

J $500 1994 You'll find few natural lakes in this state other than the Bottomless Lakes near Roswell

DJ $1,000 1993 Chaco Canyon in this state is the site of numerous ruins of the Anasazi culture

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the Appalachians 5x $460 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 1994 The Allegheny Mountains are a part of this larger chain

J $600 2024 The Catskill Mountains in New York are part of this much larger mountain system

J $300 2000 This mountain system stretches about 1,500 miles from Alabama to Canada's Gaspe Peninsula

Puget Sound 5x $340 avg J:5

J $100 1997 Whidbey Island in Washington state is the largest island in this inlet

J $600 2022 George Vancouver named this inlet off Washington State for a lieutenant on his expedition

J $200 1985 Seattle, Tacoma & Olympia all stand on the banks of this body of water

New York City 4x 25.0% stumper $400 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1990 On average this city packs more than 23,000 people into 1 sq. mile

J $500 1988 Conventioneers, take note: this city has 100,000 hotel rooms

J $300 1995 This northeastern metropolis has been dubbed "The City of Brotherly Shove"

the Rio Grande 4x 25.0% stumper $350 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 1990 This river is also known as the Rio Bravo del Norte

J $200 1993 The American Dam at El Paso controls the waters of this river

DJ $400 1995 Amistad Reservoir in this river forms part of the border between Texas & Mexico

the Gulf of Mexico 4x $125 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1992 Louisiana's most valuable fishing grounds are located in this gulf

J $100 1991 No city in Florida is more than 70 miles from either the Atlantic Ocean or this gulf

DJ $200 1994 Alabama's general coastline, only 53 miles, is along this gulf

the Rocky Mountains 4x $175 avg J:4

J $200 1999 This mountain system stretches from New Mexico to the Brooks Range north of the Arctic Circle

J $300 1997 Utah's Uinta Range is the only major range of these mountains in the contiguous 48 states that runs east & west

J $100 1998 Part of this 3,000-mile long mountain system covers the middle third of Colorado

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Puerto Rico 3 Buffalo 3 the Continental Divide 2 Miami 2 El Paso 2 Carlsbad Caverns 2 Albuquerque 2

Africa

3 answers | 9 clues

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the Ohio 5x $420 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $400 1993 This river originates in Pittsburgh & flows into the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois

DJ $600 1995 This river forms the border between Indiana & Kentucky

J $200 1989 John Glenn & Neil Armstrong were both born in this state

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the U.S. Virgin Islands 2 Houston 2

Middle East

1 answers | 6 clues

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the Great Salt Lake 6x $267 avg J:5 DJ:1

J $100 1994 The salinity of this Utah lake ranges roughly between 15% & 27%

J $600 2017 The Jordan River rises in Utah Lake & empties into this one

J $100 1993 Though fed by freshwater streams, this lake is saltier than the oceans

Oceania

1 answers | 5 clues

Should-Know (1)

Maui 5x 60.0% stumper $640 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $400 1993 Created by 2 volcanoes, it's Hawaii's "Valley Island"

J $500 2000 Haleakala on this "Valley Island" of Hawaii has the world's largest dormant volcanic crater

J $1,000 2005 The name of a Polynesian trickster god lives on in the name of this "Valley Island"

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