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Here are questions about the country that is in the middle of North America, between Mexico to its south and Canada to its north.
22 quizzes and 220 trivia questions.
1.
  State Nicknames With a Twist - 4   best quiz  
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
Look at the map and find the numbers. Your first task is to decide which U.S. state is represented by each number. But wait! There's a twist! Identify the state using its nickname. Good luck!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Jun 07 23
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Very Easy
ponycargirl editor
Jun 07 23
1011 plays
2.
  State Nicknames With a Twist - 3   best quiz  
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
Look at the map and find the numbers. Your first task is to decide which U.S. state is represented by each number. But wait! There's a twist! Identify the state using its nickname. Good luck!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Apr 07 23
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Very Easy
ponycargirl editor
Apr 07 23
860 plays
3.
  State Nicknames With a Twist - 2   best quiz  
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
Look at the map and find the numbers. Your first task is to decide which U.S. state is represented by each number. But wait! There's a twist! Identify the state using its nickname. Good luck!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Mar 19 23
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7,8,9,10
Very Easy
ponycargirl editor
Mar 19 23
773 plays
4.
  State Nicknames With a Twist   best quiz  
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
Look at the map and find the numbers. Your first task is to decide which U.S. state is represented by each number. But wait! There's a twist! Identify the state using its nickname. Good luck!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Mar 17 23
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8,9,10
Very Easy
ponycargirl editor
Mar 17 23
770 plays
5.
Where Is It Located Part 4
  Where Is It Located? Part 4   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
The world is filled with beauty, and each state in the United States has its own natural wonders. Has your family ever taken a driving vacation to just enjoy the scenery? Let's see if you can choose the state where each site is located.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Aug 26 20
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6
Very Easy
ponycargirl editor
Aug 26 20
1310 plays
6.
Tales of the Grand Canyon
  Tales of the Grand Canyon   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Today my grandson and I are making plans to see the Grand Canyon one day. We are looking at some travel brochures that were compiled in 2020. Would you like to join us? Come on!
Easier, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Aug 01 20
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Easier
ponycargirl editor
Aug 01 20
515 plays
7.
  Match the Capital, Part 1   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Each of the 50 states in the United States has its own capital city. Can you match the city listed with the state it is capital of?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Red_John, Jan 22 22
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Very Easy
Red_John
Jan 22 22
879 plays
8.
  Where am I in the USA?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you know your states in the USA? Take this quiz about the United States of America to find out! Have fun!
Easier, 10 Qns, perkybabe05, Nov 09 08
Recommended for grades: 9,10,11
Easier
perkybabe05
16586 plays
9.
  Bodies of Water in the USA   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Please take this quiz on some major bodies of water which are found in the United States. Good luck!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, mrgrouchy, Aug 26 20
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
Very Easy
mrgrouchy
Aug 26 20
3642 plays
10.
  Name That State   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do know the states of the U.S.? I will give clues about a state and you need to determine which state I am describing.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, volleyball4, Dec 31 12
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7
Very Easy
volleyball4
6321 plays
trivia question Quick Question
What state is called the 'Sooner' state?

From Quiz "Where am I in the USA?"




11.
  Arizona For Kids   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What do you know about the great US state of Arizona?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Feb 28 21
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Very Easy
PDAZ gold member
Feb 28 21
1525 plays
12.
  U.S. National Parks for Kids    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
I will list a few features of a U.S. national park and you match it with the correct park. Enjoy!
Easier, 10 Qns, zebra101, Nov 22 22
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7,8
Easier
zebra101
Nov 22 22
258 plays
13.
  US Geography    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz that will test your knowledge of where landmarks in the USA are.
Average, 10 Qns, smile83a, Jul 14 09
Average
smile83a
8263 plays
14.
  What US City Am I In?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There are some really cool things to see and do here in the U.S.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, arthurdent001, Dec 11 15
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7
Very Easy
arthurdent001
1238 plays
15.
  States of the USA   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will name a few USA states and give you a direction and you tell me what state is located there.
Easier, 10 Qns, kuntreegirl84, Mar 09 15
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Easier
kuntreegirl84
4742 plays
16.
  Ohio Round and About    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Where in the world is Ohio?
Easier, 10 Qns, lovesmoodies, Jul 02 20
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7
Easier
lovesmoodies
Jul 02 20
4747 plays
17.
  Some Nicknames of US States    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you know the US states in this quiz by their nickname?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Shiningstar7, Aug 06 14
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6
Very Easy
Shiningstar7
1221 plays
18.
  Columbia   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There are many places in the United States called Columbia, a term that refers to Christopher Columbus. Can you match them to their correct state? Good luck!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Lpez, Jul 28 22
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Very Easy
Lpez gold member
Jul 28 22
854 plays
19.
  What US State Is That?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'm going to describe a US state, and you're going to tell me what state I am describing.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, gamerguy78, Jul 23 13
Recommended for grades: 5,6,7
Very Easy
gamerguy78
1668 plays
20.
  Cross-Country Car Ride    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Imagine you and your family are traveling by car across the United States. See if you can answer ten questions about sights we could see along the way.
Easier, 10 Qns, bernie73, Sep 25 23
Easier
bernie73 gold member
Sep 25 23
501 plays
21.
  Let's Look at a Map...    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I've stuck ten push-pins on a map of the United States. Which states did I stick the push-pins on?
Easier, 10 Qns, omar7812, Dec 29 16
Recommended for grades: 6,7,8
Easier
omar7812
978 plays
22.
  The Less You Know    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz for kids on their knowledge of the United States of America. Do you think adults know less than you?
Average, 10 Qns, lampshade56, May 21 12
Average
lampshade56
1216 plays

US Geography for Kids Trivia Questions
1. The first pin points to lakes that look like little fingers. Which state am I talking about?

From Quiz Let's Look at a Map...

Answer: New York

The Finger Lakes are a set of eleven lakes, mainly in upstate New York, and are among the deepest in the United States.

2. In which Florida city could you visit Walt Disney World and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter?

From Quiz What US City Am I In?

Answer: Orlando

Other fun places to visit in Orlando include Epcot Center and Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World and Sea World. The capital city of Florida is Tallahassee.

3. Arizona became a state on February 14, 1912. What holiday/special occasion is also celebrated by many people on February 14th?

From Quiz Arizona For Kids

Answer: Valentine's Day

Arizona was the 48th state to join the United States. Hawaii and Alaska became states in 1959 so for many years, there were 48 states in the United States. Because Arizona became a state on Valentine's Day, it is sometimes called "The Valentine State".

4. Which state is filled with snow and mountains- particularly the Southern Rocky Mountains? It's also home to the NBA team the Nuggets.

From Quiz What US State Is That?

Answer: Colorado

Colorado is one of the snowiest and most mountain-filled places in the United States. It is located in the western part of the US. It has a total area of 104,094 square miles.

5. What is the name of the place in New York where you would go to watch a play or a musical?

From Quiz The Less You Know

Answer: Broadway

Broadway is the oldest main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. The name Broadway is the English literal translation of the Dutch name, Breede weg.

6. Which state is called "The Buckeye State"?

From Quiz Some Nicknames of US States

Answer: Ohio

Ohio is nicknamed "The Buckeye State" because the buckeye is the state tree.

7. In which state would you find the bulk of the Ozarks?

From Quiz US Geography

Answer: Arkansas

The Ozarks is a mountain range and plateau. The Ozarks fill 60,000 sq miles of the USA. To learn more about the Ozarks go to http://www.ozarkconnections.com/.

8. What is the biggest state in the United States?

From Quiz Where am I in the USA?

Answer: Alaska

Alaska is the 49th state.

9. Which state is Ohio's neighbor to the south?

From Quiz Ohio Round and About

Answer: Kentucky

The "Commonwealth of Kentucky" is Ohio's neighbor to the south. Kentucky was admitted to statehood on June 1, 1792. It was the 15th state to join the Union.

10. The second pin is stuck to the Rockies, as well as a national park dedicated to them. Which state is this?

From Quiz Let's Look at a Map...

Answer: Colorado

The Rocky Mountains is one of the largest ranges in the U.S., and extends from Canada to Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. However, only Colorado is home to the Rocky Mountain National Park.

11. Also known as The Big Apple, in what city can you see Times Square and the American Museum of Natural History?

From Quiz What US City Am I In?

Answer: New York City

The American Museum of Natural History was the setting for the great movie "Night at the Museum". The capital city of New York state is Albany.

12. Arizona's capital city was named for a mythological bird which is reborn from fire. What is the name of the city and the bird?

From Quiz Arizona For Kids

Answer: Phoenix

Phoenix became the capital of the Arizona Territory in 1889, and when Arizona became a state in 1912, Phoenix was named its capital. It was named after the mythological bird because the city was built on the ruins of early Native American settlements, thus the city was being reborn. You can visit some of the remains of the early settlements at the Pueblo Grande Museum in Phoenix.

13. This Columbia has "Good for business, good for life" as their city motto. It is located in the same state as Chicago, Springfield and Aurora, and has Gedern, Germany as a sister city. In which state is this Columbia located?

From Quiz Columbia

Answer: Illinois

The small city of Columbia, Illinois, partnered with Gedern, Germany in 1992. Around the 1830s, Columbia started being inhabited by people of German origin, and today, German heritage can still be seen in Columbia. Illinois has Springfield as their state capital, but is better known for the city of Chicago, home of many important sports teams like the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Bears, and buildings like the Sears Tower.

14. Which famous landmark can be found in South Dakota? Think faces or heads.

From Quiz The Less You Know

Answer: Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore is famous for its likenesses of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. They were carved in granite by sculptor Gutzon Borglum.

15. Which state is called "The Bluegrass State"?

From Quiz Some Nicknames of US States

Answer: Kentucky

Kentucky is nicknamed "The Bluegrass State" because it has fertile grass called bluegrass where horses graze and where they have many horse farms.

16. Washington is the capital city of the USA. Which body of water flows along the basin of this city?

From Quiz Bodies of Water in the USA

Answer: Potomac River

The Potomac River starts in the mountainous regions of West Virginia and Maryland and flows approximately 400 miles (700 km) eastward into Chesapeake Bay. The lower part of the Potomac forms the tidal basin region of Washington, DC. The River Thames is located in England, the Murray River is found in Australia, and the Waikato River is in New Zealand.

17. Disney World and the Everglades are located here. What state is it?

From Quiz Name That State

Answer: Florida

Key West, a city in Florida, has the highest average temperature in the United States. Florida is the southernmost state in the U.S. when you exclude Hawaii. So, it makes sense for the state to typically have very warm temperatures. Amazingly, snow fell in Dade County on January 20, 1977.

18. In which state would you find Old Faithful?

From Quiz US Geography

Answer: Wyoming

Old Faithful is a geyser found in Yellowstone Park. It is called Old Faithful because it erupts at the same intervals, on average every 76 minutes.

19. What state is called the 'Sooner' state?

From Quiz Where am I in the USA?

Answer: Oklahoma

20. What state is Ohio's neighbor to the west?

From Quiz Ohio Round and About

Answer: Indiana

Indiana is Ohio's neighbor to the west. Indiana was the 19th state to join the Union on December 11, 1816.

21. What city would you be in if you were visiting the White House and the Lincoln Memorial?

From Quiz What US City Am I In?

Answer: Washington, D.C.

Washington D.C. is the capital of the U.S.A. Some other fun things to see there are the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, the Air and Space Museum and the National Portrait Gallery.

22. People come from all over the world to see a spectacular site in northern Arizona. Which natural wonder is located in Arizona?

From Quiz Arizona For Kids

Answer: The Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is a very long and wide gorge created many years ago by the Colorado River which runs at the bottom of the canyon. When you visit the Grand Canyon, you can view it from the top, or you can hike or take a mule ride down to the bottom of the canyon. Arizona's official state nickname is "The Grand Canyon State".

23. What is another name by which South Dakota is known?

From Quiz The Less You Know

Answer: Coyote State

South Dakota was a "frontier state" and gave us such legends as Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane.

24. Which state is called "The Garden State"?

From Quiz Some Nicknames of US States

Answer: New Jersey

A man named Abraham Browning gave New Jersey the nickname "The Garden State" at the 1876 Centennial, saying it was immense with good things to eat.

25. This body of water is named after a British explorer and forms the western border of Manhattan Island in New York City. Can you name it?

From Quiz Bodies of Water in the USA

Answer: Hudson River

The Hudson River is 315 miles (507 km) long. It flows from upstate New York southward and terminates just south of Manhattan Island in New York City. This river is named after Henry Hudson, a British explorer who worked for the Dutch East India Company in the early 1600s. Long Island Sound is a body of water which separates Long Island from the state of Connecticut. The Allegheny River flows through the western parts of Pennsylvania and New York State. The Snake River runs through the western U.S. states of Wyoming, Washington State, Idaho and Oregon.

26. In which state would you find the Alamo?

From Quiz US Geography

Answer: Texas

All the men at the Alamo gave their lives here to stop the Mexicans from going on too early. The men all knew that they would die but decided to die for their country.

27. Which state is Ohio's neighbor to the north?

From Quiz Ohio Round and About

Answer: Michigan

Michigan is Ohio's neighbor to the north. Michigan was the 26th state to join the Union on January 26, 1837.

28. Turning south again, we drive our car to Huntsville, Alabama, where there is a center, including a well known children's camp, focused on which particular type of transportation?

From Quiz Cross-Country Car Ride

Answer: Rockets

The US Space and Rocket Center was founded in 1970. Many artifacts of the space program are there, from an F-1 Rocket Engine to the Apollo 16 mission capsule. Space Camp began in 1982 as a way to introduce math and science concepts to students through the space program. Space Camp is a week-long program aimed at children ages 9-11. (Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, said it was "One small step for a man and one giant leap for mankind.") Niagara Falls to Huntsville, AL is 838 miles. Total distance is 1,794 miles.

29. In which California city can you ride on a cable car and see the Golden Gate Bridge?

From Quiz What US City Am I In?

Answer: San Francisco

While you're in San Francisco, you should eat some tasty sourdough bread and visit The Exploratorium, a really cool science museum. The capital city of California is Sacramento.

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