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How High I Am

Created by DrMauriartie

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : North America
How High I Am game quiz
"Not THAT kind of high! It's all about elevation in North America. Are you UP for the challenge?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Parts of the city of Denver, Colorado have steep hills and valleys, but ask any native what the elevation of the city is in feet, and they will give you an uncannily precise and consistent answer. What is it?
    10,000 feet
    100,000 feet
    20,000 leagues
    5,280 feet


2. At 345 feet above sea level, this location is the highest point in the whole state, but it is also the lowest high-point of any state in the US. Where is it?
    Britton Hill, Florida
    Elbright Azimuth, Delaware
    Woodall Mountain, Mississippi
    Driskill Mountain, Louisiana


3. 'Out in the West Texas Town of El Paso' is the lyric to a classic cowboy song by Marty Robbins. But just 90 miles east of there is the location of a mountain range that accounts for pretty much all of the high elevation topography in the entire state of Texas. What is it called?
    The Feleenas
    The Sierra Madres
    The Rio Grandes
    The Guadalupes


4. The Columbia Ice Field on the Alberta/British Columbia border (Canada) is a very significant geographic location because it lies at the hydrographic apex of North America. This means:
    It is the location of a huge artesian well that is the largest source of water in North America
    It is the exact geographic center of North America
    It is North America's only 3-way continental divide where water flows out to three different oceans
    It is the highest point in North America


5. You live in the desert, down in Albuquerque, New Mexico and want to go skiing. Where is the nearest out-door ski run complete with gondola, lifts, etc.?
    Right there--about 10 miles from downtown
    Park City, Utah
    Vail, Colorado
    Lake Tahoe, Nevada


6. Big Roundtop and Little Roundtop are both hills located in the Gettysburg battlefield. Little Roundtop played a much more important role during the famous civil war battle. Why?
    Big Roundtop was secluded and miles away from any real action
    Lee's headquarters was located on Little Roundtop
    Big Roundtop was too heavily forested to use as a vantage point or to move canon
    Little Roundtop already contained a fully defensible fort before the battle began


7. These major rivers all begin high up in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado except one. Which one is it?
    Colorado
    Rio Grande
    Yellowstone
    Arkansas


8. These three US states don't have much to brag about when it comes to high elevations, but they sure know how to do shout-outs to the home crowd. What states claim the following 'titanic peaks' as their highest elevation spots: Hoosier Hill Point, Hawk-Eye Point, and Mount Sunflower?
    Missouri, New York, Arizona
    Indiana, Iowa, Kansas
    Illinois, Oklahoma, Florida
    Indiana, New Mexico, Georgia


9. Once you climb out of the Grand Canyon to the North Rim, the terrain becomes relatively flat, but it sure isn't low. How high is the North Rim above sea level?
    6,000 feet
    3,000 feet
    8,000 feet
    5,280 feet


10. Of course we need a question about the highest point in the United States. That would be Mt McKinley at 20,320 feet in Alaska. It is also called by the Tanaina Indian dialect word 'Denali'. What, exactly, does Denali mean?
    High One
    Long Hike
    Forbidden Zone
    Great Spirit


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Compiled Jun 19 13