1. What is the capital of New York? Answer: (One word)

2. True or false: The capital of the United States used to be New York City. True False

3. Which of the following mountain ranges does not pass through New York? Appalachian Mountains Catskill Mountains Adirondack Mountains Allegheny Mountains

4. Which of the Great Lakes borders New York to the north? Answer: (Two words)

5. True or false: The view from the American side of the Niagara Falls is more impressive than the view from the Canadian side. True False

6. Of the 13 original colonies, New York is considered which state? 8th 4th 11th 1st

7. New York is known as which state? Garden state Empire state Constitution state (Big) Apple state

8. Which of the following is not one of the Finger Lakes? Sacandaga Lake Seneca Lake Lake Canandaigua Owasco Lake

9. The first settlers in New York City were from where? France Canada Britain Holland

10. Rochester NY is known as the: Flour City all of these Flower City Optic Industry City

11. What is the easternmost point of New York State? Hampton NY Rouses Point NY Fishers Isl. Montauk Pt.

12. The symbol of American freedom, the Statue of Liberty is located on which island? Answer: (Two words)

13. What two bodies of water does the Erie Canal connect? Lake Ontario and Lake Erie Lake Erie and the Mohawk River Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River Hudson River and Lake Ontario

14. The Thousand Islands have about how many islands? About 1800 Far less than 1000 More or less 1000 Over 2000

15. Which fort survived a 21-day siege, blocked an entire British army from invading New York in August 1777, and helped bring about the American victory in Saratoga? Ft. Herkimer Ft. Dayton Ft. Stanwix Ft. Ticonderoga