Match the Native American name to the English

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1. The largest of the US Great Lakes is "Gichigami" (or "Gitche Gumee") and is still referred to by that name by many. What popular, somewhat haughty name does it more commonly go by? Lake Michigan Lake Superior Lake Erie Lake Ontario

2. The name "Denali" refers to a large mountain located in the 49th state. What is its more common, presidential name? Mount Stephens Mount McKinley Mount Hamilton Mount Franklin

3. "Louwala-Clough" is the Native American name for a mountain in the Pacific Northwest. The name means "Smoking Mountain" which should give you hint for its more common name. Which mountain, one which literally blew its top in 1980, is it? Mount Marcy Mount Ranier Mount Washington Mount Saint Helens

4. Mount Rainier, in the state of Washington, goes by what native American name, which also sounds like a text font or a pickup truck? Suribachi Fuji Kilimanjaro Tahoma (or Tacoma)

5. "Manisses" is the Native American name for an island belonging to Rhode Island. It was named "Adriaen Blocks Eylant" by the Dutch. What is the common name for this island off the tip of Long Island's north fork in the Atlantic Ocean? Nantucket Island Amity Island Plum Island Block Island

6. Known as "Agiocochook", or "Home of the Great Spirit", to the natives, this highest of the northeastern US mountains holds the world record for wind velocity at the earth's surface, some 231 MPH. What mountain is this? Mount Mansfield Mount Snow Bear Mountain Mount Washington

7. Called "Moze-o-de-be-Wadso" by the Abenaki, which meant "Mountain-With-A-Head-Like-A-Moose", this mountain is home to a famous northeastern US ski resort. Which mountain is this? (One can hear the "sound of music" if one listens closely.) Mount Windham Snow Mountain Mount Mansfield Bear Mountain

8. Located in the Black Hills region of South Dakota, this mountain, with the very famous profile, was referred to by the native Lakota Sioux as "Six Grandfathers". What is the more common name? Mount Keystone Mount Holyoke Mount Granite Mount Rushmore

9. This mountain, called "Wy'east" by the Multnomah tribe, is actually a volcano and is located in the Cascade Volcanic Arc in northern Oregon. Which mountain, the highest in Oregon, is this? Mount Bonnet Mount Hood Mount Trunk Mount Boot

10. Made popular in the movie, "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", this site in far northeastern Wyoming was called "Mato Tipila" by the local Lakota Indians. Satan's Peak Devil's Peak Devil's Tower Satan's Tower