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WorksheetsGeography Bee
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which state is closer to the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Nevada
b)
Kentucky
2.
Which state is located in New England?
a)
New Hampshire
b)
Virginia
3.
The Klamath Mountains stretch south from Oregon into which other state?
a)
Montana
b)
California
4.
The barrier islands of the Outer Banks lie off the coast of which Atlantic State?
a)
Maine
b)
North Carolina
5.
The Pecos River drains into the Rio Grande in which state?
a)
Nevada
b)
Texas
6.
Which state is located west of the Mississippi River?
a)
Georgia
b)
Oklahoma
7.
Which state has a longer border with Canada?
a)
Vermont
b)
Minnesota
8.
The city of Bangor lies north of Penobscot Bay in which state?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Maine
9.
The Susquehanna River flows through which state on its way to the Chesapeake Bay?
a)
Connecticut
b)
Pennsylvania
10.
Which state is farther north?
a)
New Mexico
b)
Michigan
11.
Which blockbuster film was written by George Lucas in California in the 1970s to get kids interested in space exploration?
a)
Divergent
b)
Star Wars
12.
Which landmark in Washington, D.C. was burned by the British in 1814?
a)
Washington Monument
b)
White House
13.
Warriors from which Native American tribe were attacked by U.S. troops at Wounded Knee in present-day South Dakota?
a)
Sioux
b)
Hopi
14.
Which carnival ride was first introduced at the Chicago World's Fair in 1931?
a)
Ferris wheel
b)
flume
15.
The owner of the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts created which treat by accidentally mixing ingredients?
a)
Chocolate Chip Cookie
b)
Apple Pie
16.
Frank Lloyd Wright, who designed Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, is mainly associated with which type of work?
a)
Architecture
b)
Painting
17.
Louis Armstrong, a famous musician who grew up in New Orleans in the early 1900s, is associated with which form of music?
a)
Jazz
b)
Rock and Roll
18.
Madagascar, one of the world's largest islands, is located off the eastern coast of Africa in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Artic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
19.
A giant squid is almost as long as a six-story building is high. Giant squid can be found in the waters near the United Kingdom and Spain in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Artic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
20.
At nearly seven miles deep, the Mariana Trench is the deepest point on Earth. In which ocean is it located?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Artic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
21.
The Panama Canal connects the Pacific Ocean with which other ocean?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Artic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
22.
The North Pole, the northernmost point on Earth, is located in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Artic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
23.
The Ring of Fire, a region that experiences a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, is mainly located along which ocean?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Artic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
24.
The scalloped hammerhead shark is an endangered species that can be found off the coasts of Oman and Yemen in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Artic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
25.
The Azores are a group of volcanic islands that lie west of Portugal in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Artic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
26.
The Somali current, a surface current that changes the seasonal monsoon in South Asia, is located in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Artic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
27.
Weird but true: you can take a bath in coffee at a spa in Japan. Japan is an island country that is part of which continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
North America
28.
Weird but true: Villagers in 5th century Italy played tennis with their bare hands. Italy is located on which continent that includes the Alps?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Australia
29.
Weird but true: The arches of a McDonald's in Sedona, Arizona, are turquoise instead of yellow. Arizona is located on which continent that includes the Sonoran Desert?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
North America
30.
Weird but true: Scientists used a robot disguised as a penguin to study real emperor penguins. Emperor penguins live in Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land on which continent?
a)
Antartica
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
South America
31.
Weird but true: doctors in ancient Peru drilled holes in patients' skulls to relieve their headaches. Peru is a country located on which continent?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Australia
d)
Africa
32.
Weird but true: Crocodiles can climb trees. The Nile crocodile lives in Sudan and Ethiopia on which continent?
a)
South America
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
33.
What is the term for the measure of how much matter and object has?
a)
gravity
b)
mass
34.
Sometimes called thunderheads, which type of clouds bring thunderstorm weather?
a)
cirrus
b)
cumulonimbus
35.
What is the term for an underground layer of rock that holds groundwater?
a)
arroyo
b)
aquifer
36.
Seismology is a branch of science focused on the study of which phenomenon?
a)
earthquakes
b)
flooding
37.
What is the term for an environment where evaporation usually exceeds precipitation?
a)
desert
b)
rain forest
38.
Which country does not experience frequent earthquakes?
a)
Chile
b)
United States
c)
Nigeria
39.
Which country has not hosted the summer Olympics?
a)
China
b)
Hungary
c)
Australia
40.
Which country is not a former colony of France?
a)
Vietnam
b)
Australia
c)
Central African Republic
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