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What are the Great Lakes?

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Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

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What mountain range is in the eastern United States?

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The Appalachian Mountains

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What mountain range is in the western United States?

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The Rocky Mountains

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What is the highest mountain in the United States?

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Mount McKinley (Denali)

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What desert is in the southwestern United States?

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The Sonoran Desert or Mojave Desert

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What is the longest river in the United States?

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The Missouri River

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What is the Grand Canyon?

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A large canyon in Arizona carved by the Colorado River

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What are the 50 states?

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Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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What is the capital of California?

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Sacramento

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What is the capital of Texas?

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Austin

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What is the capital of Florida?

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Tallahassee

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What is the capital of New York?

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Albany

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What is the capital of Illinois?

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Springfield

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What gulf borders the southern United States?

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Gulf of Mexico

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What strait separates Alaska from Russia?

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Bering Strait

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What is the largest state by area?

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Alaska

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What is the smallest state by area?

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Rhode Island

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What is the most populous state?

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California

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What is the least populous state?

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Wyoming

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What time zones does the continental United States have?

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Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific

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What is the nickname of New York?

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The Empire State

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What is the nickname of California?

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The Golden State

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What is the nickname of Texas?

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The Lone Star State

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What is the nickname of Florida?

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The Sunshine State

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What colors are on the American flag?
Red, white, and blue
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How many stripes are on the American flag?
13
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What do the red stripes on the flag represent?
The blood of those who died for freedom
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What do the white stripes on the flag represent?
Purity and innocence
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What does the blue field on the flag represent?
Justice and perseverance
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Who wrote The Star-Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
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When was The Star-Spangled Banner written?
1814
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What inspired The Star-Spangled Banner?
The flag flying over Fort McHenry after a British attack
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What is the Pledge of Allegiance?
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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Who wrote the original Pledge of Allegiance?
Francis Bellamy
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When were the words under God added to the Pledge?
1954
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What is the national bird of the United States?
Bald eagle
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What is the national flower of the United States?
Rose
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What is the national tree of the United States?
Oak
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What is Uncle Sam?
A symbol representing the United States government
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What does the Liberty Bell represent?
Freedom and independence
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Where is the Liberty Bell located?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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What is inscribed on the Liberty Bell?
Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof
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Who gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
France
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What does the Statue of Liberty represent?
Freedom and democracy
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What is written on the base of the Statue of Liberty?
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
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Who wrote the poem on the Statue of Liberty?
Emma Lazarus
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What is Mount Rushmore?
A monument with four presidents' faces carved in rock
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Which presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln
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Where is Mount Rushmore located?
South Dakota
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What is the Washington Monument?
A tall monument in Washington D.C. honoring George Washington
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What is the Lincoln Memorial?
A monument in Washington D.C. honoring Abraham Lincoln
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What is the Jefferson Memorial?
A monument in Washington D.C. honoring Thomas Jefferson
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What is the Vietnam War Memorial?
A black wall in Washington D.C. with names of those who died in Vietnam
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What is Arlington National Cemetery?
A military cemetery in Virginia
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What is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
A monument honoring unidentified soldiers who died in war
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What is the White House?
The President's official residence
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What is the Capitol Building?
The building where Congress meets
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What is the Supreme Court Building?
The building where the Supreme Court meets
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What is Independence Hall?
The building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed
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What is the National Mall?
A park in Washington D.C. with monuments and museums
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What is the Smithsonian Institution?
A group of museums and research centers in Washington D.C.
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What river flows through Washington D.C.?
Potomac River
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What is the Continental Divide?
The ridge that separates rivers flowing east and west
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What is Yellowstone?
The first national park in the United States
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What is the Gateway Arch?
A monument in St. Louis, Missouri
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What is Niagara Falls?
Large waterfalls on the border between the U.S. and Canada
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What is the Alamo?
A historic site in San Antonio, Texas
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What is Pearl Harbor?
A naval base in Hawaii attacked by Japan in 1941
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What is the Golden Gate Bridge?
A famous bridge in San Francisco, California
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What is the Brooklyn Bridge?
A famous bridge in New York City
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What is Silicon Valley?
A region in California known for technology companies
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What is Wall Street?
A street in New York City that represents America's financial center
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What is Broadway?
A famous street in New York City known for theaters
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What is Hollywood?
A district in Los Angeles known for the movie industry
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What is the Mason-Dixon Line?
The boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland, historically separating North and South
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What are the Florida Keys?
A chain of islands off the southern tip of Florida
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What is Cape Cod?
A peninsula in Massachusetts
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What is the Outer Banks?
Barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina
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What is Death Valley?
The lowest and hottest place in North America
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What is the Rio Grande?
A river that forms part of the border between the U.S. and Mexico
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What are the four corners?
The point where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet
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What is Tornado Alley?
A region in the central U.S. known for frequent tornadoes
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What is the Bible Belt?
A region in the South known for evangelical Protestant Christianity
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What is the Rust Belt?
A region in the Midwest and Northeast affected by industrial decline
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What is the Sun Belt?
The southern and southwestern regions with warm climates
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What state is known for producing the most corn?
Iowa
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What state is known for producing the most wheat?
Kansas
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What state is known for producing the most oil?
Texas
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What state is known for producing the most oranges?
Florida
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What state is known for its cheese production?
Wisconsin
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What state is known as the Potato State?
Idaho
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What state is known for its maple syrup?
Vermont
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What state has the most volcanoes?
Alaska
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What state never had a temperature below zero?
Hawaii
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What is the driest state?
Nevada
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What is the wettest state?
Hawaii
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What state has the most earthquakes?
Alaska
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What state has the most tornadoes?
Texas
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What is the oldest city in the United States?
St. Augustine, Florida
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What is the newest state?
Hawaii (admitted in 1959)

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