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Cold Hard Facts Trivia Quiz

Sometimes you feel like you are on the BORDER-line of understanding what you need. These are just the cold hard facts about North American borders.

A multiple-choice quiz by mordsith. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
mordsith

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
355,642

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2384

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: mulder100 (10/10), Guest 23 (8/10), Guest 178 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

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

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Question 2 of 10

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

Missouri

Mississippi

Minnesota

Maine

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these is the correct quartet of US states that border Mexico? Hint

Texas, Arizona, Utah, California

California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California

California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas

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Question 4 of 10

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

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Question 5 of 10

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

6. Thirteen US states border Canada. From east to west, they are: Maine, New Hampshire, ___, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio , Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, ___, Idaho, Washington, and ___. Fill in the blanks. Hint

Texas, Wyoming, Alaska

Vermont, Montana, Alaska

Vermont, Texas, Alaska

Ohio, California, Alaska

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Question 7 of 10

7. There is one Canadian province and/or territory that borders the Pacific Ocean. Which is it? Hint

Nova Scotia

British Columbia

Newfoundland

Yukon Territory

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Question 8 of 10

8. There is only one Canadian province that borders the Great Lakes. It is also home of the Canadian capital. Hint

New Brunswick

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

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Question 9 of 10

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.) Hint

Winnipeg and Edmonton

Ottawa and Manitoba

Alberta and Nova Scotia

Manitoba and Alberta

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Question 10 of 10

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.) Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

Answer: 14

The US states bordering the Atlantic Ocean from north to south are: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

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

Answer: Mississippi

Known as the Magnolia State, Mississippi is one of three states to have a capital named after a president. In this case, the president is Andrew Jackson, the seventh US President.

3. Which of these is the correct quartet of US states that border Mexico?

Answer: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California

These four US states border six Mexican states. The Mexican states are Sonora, Baja California, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas.

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

Answer: 5

The US states that border the Pacific Ocean from north to south are: Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii. The Pacific is the largest of the oceans.

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

Answer: 8

From west to east, the US states that border the Great Lakes are: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The Great Lakes are freshwater lakes.

Answer: Vermont, Montana, Alaska

Historically, these three US states (Vermont, Montana, and Alaska) have been among the least populated US states. A lot of cold and trees, I guess.

7. There is one Canadian province and/or territory that borders the Pacific Ocean. Which is it?

Answer: British Columbia

British Columbia borders the Pacific Ocean; Alberta; Yukon Territory; Northwest Territory; and the United States (Alaska, Washington, Idaho, and Montana).

8. There is only one Canadian province that borders the Great Lakes. It is also home of the Canadian capital.

Answer: Ontario

The US has eight states that border the Great Lakes, but the Canadians only need one province to get the job done! The Canadian capital is Ottawa, which is located in Ontario.

Answer: Manitoba and Alberta

Thank goodness they brought some teams back to Canada! Alberta and Manitoba are two of Canada's three "prairie provinces" (the third is Saskatchewan).

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.)

Answer: 6

The Canadian provinces that border the Atlantic Ocean are: Newfoundland & Labrador, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The bordering territory is Nunavut.

It is an interesting little geographic phenomenon that Canada and the USA have smaller states/provinces on their respective east coasts than their west coasts.

Source: Author mordsith

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