Cold Hard Facts

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. How many US states border the Atlantic Ocean? (Hint: you can think long and hard; just don't take a fortnight.) 21 13 14 10

2. Five US states border the Gulf of Mexico. From east to west they are: Florida, Alabama, ____, Louisiana, and Texas. Maine Missouri Mississippi Minnesota

3. Which of these is the correct quartet of US states that border Mexico? Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas Texas, Arizona, Utah, California

4. How many US states border the Pacific Ocean? (Hint: when you get this right, we can celebrate with a hi-__.) 3 5 6 7

5. How many US states border the Great Lakes? (Hint: the number of days in a week according to the Beatles.) 7 9 8 5

6. Ten US states border Canada. From east to west, they are: Maine, New Hampshire, ___, New York, Minnesota, North Dakota, ___, Idaho, Washington, and ___. Fill in the blanks. Vermont, Montana, Alaska Vermont, Texas, Alaska Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Alaska Ohio, California, Alaska

7. There is one Canadian province and/or territory that borders the Pacific Ocean. Which is it? Nova Scotia British Columbia Newfoundland Yukon Territory

8. There is only one Canadian province that borders the Great Lakes. It is also home of the Canadian capital. Quebec New Brunswick Manitoba Ontario

9. There are eight Canadian provinces and/or territories that border the US. From east to west, they are: New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, ___, Saskatchewan, ____, British Columbia, and Yukon Territory. Which two are missing? (Hint: they both have NHL hockey franchises in their capitals.) Winnipeg and Edmonton Ottawa and Manitoba Alberta and Nova Scotia Manitoba and Alberta

10. How many Canadian provinces and/or territories border the Atlantic Ocean? (Hint: the number of days God worked before he rested, according to the Bible.) 5 4 3 6