Which state has coastline on the Atlantic Ocean—North Carolina or Wisconsin?

Many commuters take the Staten Island Ferry in which northeastern state—South Carolina or New York?

Which state is made up of land that was part of the Louisiana Purchase—Kansas or Florida?

A tropical climate is found in which state—Hawaii or Nevada?

Lassen [LAH-sen] National Forest is located in the mountains of which western state—Vermont or California?

Black Elk Peak, one of the highest points east of the Rocky Mountains, is in which state—South Dakota or Oregon?

Which state hosts a famous horse race that takes place in Louisville each year—Massachusetts or Kentucky?

Rocky Mountain National Park is located in which state—Colorado or Iowa?

Huntsville, once the state capital, lies near the Tennessee River in what southern state— Alabama or Nebraska?

Which state averages more inches of rainfall per year—Florida or Arizona?

Before flowing into New Brunswick, Canada, the Saint John River flows through which U.S. state—Tennessee or Maine?

Chattahoochee [chat-a-HOOH-chee] National Forest is in the mountainous northern part of which southeastern state—Missouri or Georgia?

Decatur [deh-KAY-tur], called the “soybean capital of the world,” is located east of Springfield in which midwestern state—Idaho or Illinois?

Which state is located east of the Mississippi River—Rhode Island or North Dakota?

Which state, located on the Gulf of Mexico, is known as the Pelican State—Arkansas or Louisiana?

Which corn-producing state is known as the Hawkeye State, a nickname that may be a tribute to Native American chief Black Hawk of the Sauk [SAWK] and Fox people—Iowa or New Hampshire?

Which state that borders Long Island Sound is known as the Constitution State because of its claim to have created the first written constitution in history—Connecticut or Indiana?

Known for the tree nuts resembling deer eyes, which midwestern state is called the Buckeye State—California or Ohio?

Which mountainous state is called the Centennial State because it became a state 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence—North Carolina or Colorado?

Which western state is known as the Treasure State because of vast minerals that can be found under its big sky—Nebraska or Montana?

The presence of massive layers of silver dating back millions of years gave what western state the nickname the Silver State—Nevada or Missouri?

Home to the evergreen trees of Katahdin [kuh-TAH-dun] Woods and Waters National Monument, which coastal state is called the Pine Tree State—Tennessee or Maine?

What southwestern state is known as Tierra del Encanto [ti-AIR-uh del en-CON-toh] in Spanish, which translates to “Land of Enchantment”—New Mexico or Rhode Island?

With its location near the center of the original 13 colonies, what mid-Atlantic state is called the Keystone State—Oklahoma or Pennsylvania?

Although snow may cover its peaks in winter, what northeastern state is known as the Green Mountain State—South Carolina or Vermont?

Which state is known as the Wolverine State after residents were called wolverines during a border dispute with Ohio—Michigan or Missouri?

Lead [led] miners who dug and lived in hillside tunnels gave what midwestern state the nickname the Badger State—Florida or Wisconsin?

Which western state is known as the Equality State because it granted women the right to vote when it was still a territory in 1869—Hawaii or Wyoming?

Schoolchildren chose the magnolia flower over cotton as the official state flower in what southern state nicknamed the Magnolia State—Mississippi or California?

Koalas stay awake for only four hours a day. It’s weird, but it’s true! Koalas live in areas near the Great Dividing Range on which continent?

Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt. It’s weird, but it’s true! Ancient pyramids can be found in both Sudan and Egypt on what continent?

It can take 10 years for a saguaro [suh-GWAHR-oh] cactus to grow an inch. It’s weird, but it’s true! This cactus grows in desert areas near the Gulf of California on which continent?

The world’s biggest flower—found in the Indonesian rain forest—can grow wider than a car tire. Indonesia is an island country that is part of which continent?

Hurricane-strength winds create a rare scaly formation called “dragon skin” ice. This ice was once observed in the Ross Sea near Victoria Land off the coast of what continent?

More than 950 beetles can live in a sloth’s fur at one time. One species of sloth, called the maned three-toed sloth, lives in the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil on which continent?

The city of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, has more bikes than people. This city is located near the North Sea on which continent?

The oldest known pine tree is more than 4,700 years old. Bristlecone pines grow in the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains on which continent?

There is cell phone reception at the summit of Mount Everest. This mountain, the highest on Earth, is located in the Himalaya on which continent?

It takes 65 tons of paint to cover the Eiffel Tower. This landmark is located in Paris, France, on which continent?

Red diamonds are some of the rarest stones in the world. These diamonds are mined on which continent that borders the Coral and Timor [TEE-more] Seas?

A savanna elephant’s daily amount of dung contains more than 3,000 seeds. Savanna elephants can be found in Namibia and Mozambique on what continent?

The world’s tallest waterfall, called Angel Falls, is taller than five Washington Monuments stacked up. This waterfall is located in Venezuela on which continent?

A volcano in Italy has been erupting for 2,000 years. This volcano, called Stromboli, is located in an arm of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of which continent?

It gets so cold in Siberia that your breath can turn to ice in midair. Siberia is located east of the Ural Mountains on which continent?

Blue Ridge and Natchez [NAH-chuz] Trace are National Park Service units with what designation—National Battlefield or National Parkway?

Volcanic activity under Yellowstone National Park creates great spouts of heated water that erupt out of the ground. These water eruptions are called what—geysers or cyclones?

Which organism would you be more likely to find in a coastal South Carolina tide pool— marmot or sand dollar?

Assateague [ASS-uh-teeg], home to populations of wild horses and shorebirds, is an example of what geographic feature—barrier island or lava dome?

Cottonmouth snakes and alligators inhabit the Okefenokee [oh-kuh-fuh-NOH-kee], an example of what type of wetland—paddock or swamp?

DDT, which causes peregrine falcons to lay eggs that break easily, is what type of compound— heating fuel or pesticide?

Lime Kiln Point in Washington State offers lucky visitors views of breaching orcas and minkes [MIN-kuhs], which are types of what aquatic mammal—dugongs [DUE-gahns] or whales?

Las Vegas, Nevada, was built on what fertile feature in the Mojave [moh-HAH-vee] Desert— plantation or oasis?

Hawaiian honeycreepers are among the birds you might encounter at a national park in Hawaii characterized by what eruptive features—avalanches or volcanoes?

The vast North Maine Woods are made up largely of firs and cedars, types of what evergreen tree—conifer or moss?

A long-running study has examined the relationship between the moose population of Michigan’s Isle Royale [ROY-uhl] and what animals that prey on them—pumas or wolves?

Conservation efforts helped create Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont to save the area from what threat—unregulated logging or illegal poaching?

What aquatic organisms can bloom on lakes and ponds and kill off fish by reducing oxygen levels—algae or bamboo?

The privet shrub, which was introduced to the U.S. as an ornamental plant, has earned what label for crowding out native species—invasive or social?

Karst features, which include cave systems in Kentucky and New Mexico, often form from the dissolving of what rock—diamond or limestone?

Which country does not border the Atlantic Ocean—Moldova, Angola, or Ireland?

Which country does not contain territory in the Sahara desert—Chad, Mali, or Zambia?

Which country is not an island—Eritrea [er-ih-TREE-ah], Nauru [nah-OO-roo], or Sri Lanka?

Which country does not contain part of the Amazon rainforest—Brazil, Ecuador, or Uruguay?

Which country does not contain large areas of taiga [TIE-guh]—Russia, Jordan, or Canada?

Which country is not crossed by the Tropic of Cancer—Mauritania [mor-uh-TAY-nee-uh], Saudi Arabia, or Croatia?

Which country does not border Venezuela—Colombia, Argentina, or Guyana [guy-AH-nuh]?

Which country is not an archipelago [ar-kuh-PEH-luh-goh]—Philippines, Seychelles [SAY-shellz], or Poland?

Which country is not landlocked—Afghanistan, Andorra, or Oman?

Which country does not contain part of the Alps—Switzerland, Austria, or Lithuania?

Which country is not crossed by the Nile River or its tributaries—Ethiopia, Botswana, or Sudan

Which country does not have at least one major peninsula—Italy, the United States, or Bolivia?

Which country does not border the Baltic Sea—Sweden, Romania, or Latvia?

Which country does not include part of the Himalaya—Bhutan, United Arab Emirates, or Pakistan?

Which country does not border the East China Sea—Palau [puh-LAU], Japan, or South Korea?

An advanced version of what time-keeping system was developed by the ancient Maya in Mesoamerica—calendar or obelisk?

Ancient Romans improved sanitation in their empire by building what structures to move water long distances—aqueducts or brigades?

The ancient Babylonians of Mesopotamia developed an early example of what basic counting device that is still in use today—abacus [AH-buh-kuhs] or sundial?

The Khmer [kuh-MEER] civilization helped promote which religion in Southeast Asia— Buddhism or Mormonism?

What method of telling time that used different colors of smoke gained popularity in China during the Song Dynasty—incense clock or hourglass?

The Etruscans [eh-TRUH-skins], early inhabitants of the Italian peninsula and predecessors of the Romans, inspired what article of clothing—toga or hijab [hee-JAAB]?

The Inca empire organized its subjects into what type of social system in which political and religious leaders ranked above others—hierarchy or slum?

The outpost of Timbuktu [tim-buk-TOO], in present-day Mali, was a hub in the trade of which good harvested in the Sahara—salt or tobacco?

What type of system did Incan communities in the Andes Mountains build to transport water to settlements over long distances—irrigation or fertilization?

The Romance languages, including French, Italian, and Spanish, all descend from what dominant language of the Roman Empire—Hebrew or Latin?

To prove that ancient people might have done the same, a Norwegian explorer sailed from Peru to Polynesia on a raft made of what light wood—balsa or ebony?

Dorset communities of Greenland and northeastern Canada hunted seals and walrus using what tool made partially of bone or ivory—scroll or harpoon?

Inhabitants of the city of Mohenjo Daro [moh-HEN-joh DAHR-oh] in the Indus valley used what kind of engraved tool made of fired clay while carrying out trade—seal or ribbon?

People from the Copper Age Beersheba [bir-SHEE-buh] culture near the Dead Sea lived in what type of home that allowed them to escape the heat of the desert—underground dwellings or yurts?

A German archaeologist uncovered the remains of what ancient city that served as a setting for an epic poem called the Iliad—El Dorado or Troy?