Geography Bee Preliminary Test

Lakes, marshes, and bayous dominate the southern part of which state?

• Wyoming
• Louisiana

The Maumee River flows through the city of Toledo in which state?

• West Virginia
• Ohio

The northern cardinal is the official bird of several Appalachian Mountain states -- including Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and which other state?

• Florida
• North Carolina

The eastern goldfinch is the official bird of three states -- including which state that lies between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers?

• Wyoming
• Iowa

What is the term for the fast-moving winds found high in the atmosphere?

• sirocco
• jet streams

What is the term for grainy soil that has been saturated with water into a soupy mix that is less able to support weight?

• quicksand
• clay

More than 10 percent of the world's redheads live in Ireland.  Ireland is located just off the coast of which continent?

• Asia
• Australia
• Antarctica
• Europe

A minor league baseball player hit a grand-slam ball into the parking lot--and onto the windshield of his own truck.  The hit occurred in East St. Louis, Illinois, on which continent?

• Africa
• North America
• South America
• Australia

Thousands of years ago, some people carried water around in hollowed ostrich eggs.  These ancient water containers were used in the Kalahari Desert on which continent?

• Asia
• South America
• Africa
• Australia

Which is the term for groups of craftspeople, such as shoemakers, who in the Middle Ages sought to improve their incomes and working conditions?

• Free riders
• Guilds
• Unions
• Factories