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Round 3: Weird But True

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before Phoenix became an official city, it was called Pumpkinville. It's weird but true! Phoenix is the largest city in which southwestern state - Arizona or Montana?

a)

Arizona

b)

Montana

2.

Nine Yankee baseball stadiums could fit inside the Mall of America. It's weird but true! The Mall of America is just south of Minneapolis in which state that borders Wisconsin - Pennsylvania or Minnesota?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Minnesota

3.

When you drive 45 miles an hour over a section of Route 66, the vibrations from your car's wheels play "America the Beautiful." This musical highway is located on a desolate stretch of road east of Albuquerque in which state - New Mexico or Alaska?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Alaska

4.

The bark near the base of some giant sequoia trees can grow up to two feet thick. Giant sequoia trees can be found in which state that borders Washington - Oregon or North Dakota?

a)

Oregon

b)

North Dakota

5.

If the presidents' faces on Mount Rushmore had bodies, they would stand 46 stories tall. Mount Rushmore is located in the Black Hills, southwest of Rapid City in which state - Texas or South Dakota?

a)

Texas

b)

South Dakota

6.

Perforated toilet paper was invented in Albany in 1871. Albany lies along the Hudson River and is the capital of what state - New York or Rhode Island?

a)

New York

b)

Rhode Island

7.

A sculpture outside the headquarters of the CIA contains four different secret codes. The CIA is headquartered near Washington, D.C., in the northern part of which state - Virginia or Illinois?

a)

Virginia

b)

Illinois

8.

A Native American legend says that the creases in Devils Tower were clawed by a bear. Devils Tower is considered sacred by many tribes, including the Lakota and Shoshone, and is located northeast of Casper in which state - Georgia or Wyoming?

a)

Georgia

b)

Wyoming

9.

A $10 bill has a life span of less than five years. Most U.S. currency is printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Fort Worth, located in which state that borders the Gulf of Mexico - Wyoming or Texas?

a)

Wyoming

b)

Texas

10.

A city was built in the early 1930's just to house the workers who built the Hoover Dam. The Hoover Dam is located on the Colorado River on the border between Arizona and which state - Nevada or Idaho?

a)

Nevada

b)

Idaho

11.

A construction crew accidentally unearthed a 66 million year old Triceratops just north of Denver. It was the third Triceratops skull found in the Front Range in what state - Iowa or Colorado?

a)

Iowa

b)

Colorado

12.

About one third of the veggies that U.S. kids eat are potatoes. Which state that includes the Snake River is the leading producer of potatoes - West Virginia or Idaho?

a)

West Virginia

b)

Idaho

13.

Golfers at a course in Fort Fairfield can hit balls across the Canadian border. Fort Fairfield is in the northern part of which Northeastern state that borders New Brunswick, Canada - Maine or Nebraska?

a)

Maine

b)

Nebraska

14.

It takes about 90 days for a drop of water to travel the length of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River starts in Minnesota and flows 2,340 miles south to its outlet in which state - Louisiana or South Carolina?

a)

Louisiana

b)

South Carolina