Great Lakes & Great Plains

Question 1

This state is divided into two parts (peninsulas) joined by a bridge

Answer 1

Michigan

Question 2

Once the “Land of Lincoln,” today politicians come to see if it will “play in Peoria”

Answer 2

Illinois

Question 3

his state is known as the land of 10,000 lakes and the source of the Mississippi River

Answer 3

Minnesota

Question 4

The Renaissance Center and Cobo Hall tried to help the rebirth of this state’s main city

Answer 4

Michigan

Question 5

Door County and The Dells; Green Bay and Madison are located in this state

Answer 5

Wisconsin

Question 6

The Football Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are located in this state

Answer 6

Ohio

Question 7

This state touches four of the Great Lakes

Answer 7

Michigan

Question 8

Gary, Fort Wayne, and South Bend are cities in this rural state

Answer 8

Indiana

Question 9

America’s tallest building and Wrigley Field are pilgrimage sites in this city

Answer 9

Chicago

Question 10

This city is home to the Motor Speedway and converted Union Station

Answer 10

Indianapolis

Question 11

Henry Ford’s museum and Greenfield Village are located in a sub urb of this city; the other side of the river is another country

Answer 11

Detroit

Question 12

Frank Lloyd Wright did some of his best work here; home of the Magnificent Mile, the Gold Coast, Navy Pier and “Second City”

Answer 12

Chicago

Question 13

Standard Oil Company made this city America’s oil center; Museum of Rock ’n’ Roll has made it a pop center

Answer 13

Cleveland

Question 14

In this city, you can take a brewery tour or eat at a German restaurant

Answer 14

Milwaukee

Question 15

This city is home of the Guthrie Theater and the Mall of America

Answer 15

Minneapolis

Question 16

Which lake touches a town of the same name in Pennsylvania?

Answer 16

Erie

Question 17

Which lake has the same name as a province in Canada?

Answer 17

Ontario

Question 18

Which lake is named after an Indian tribe?

Answer 18

Huron

Question 19

Which lake is also the name of a state?

Answer 19

Michigan

Question 20

Which lake is the largest and highest (farthest north on the map), thus being superior to the others?

Answer 20

Superior

Question 21

This “Show Me State” contains Hannibal, which is Mark Twain country

Answer 21

Missouri

Question 22

Part of the Ozarks are in this state as is Hot Springs National Park

Answer 22

Arkansas

Question 23

The cities of Bismarck and Fargo and Theodore Roosevelt National Park are located in this state

Answer 23

North Dakota

Question 24

This state is home to the Black Hills and the Badlands (and Wall Drug Store)

Answer 24

South Dakota

Question 25

This state is the heart of corn production on the Mississippi

Answer 25

Iowa

Question 26

North Platte, Grand Island, and Scottsbluff are three of its cities, and Buffalo Bill was one of its citizens

Answer 26

Nebraska

Question 27

This state grew with the great land rush of 1889; Will Rogers country

Answer 27

Oklahoma

Question 28

This is the largest of the lower 48 states, the Rio Grande divides it from Mexico

Answer 28

Texas

Question 29

Dodge City and Abilene are in this geographical center of the continental U.S.

Answer 29

Kansas

Question 30

The Cotton Bowl takes place here; visit the John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza; Ft. Worth is its sister city

Answer 30

Dallas

Question 31

The Johnson Space Center is located in this city, the country’s fourth largest

Answer 31

Houston

Question 32

On Missouri’s western border, it is the state’s largest city

Answer 32

Kansas City

Question 33

This city is the capital of Arkansas

Answer 33

Little Rock

Question 34

Spanish and Mexican atmosphere, missions and a national symbol are in this Texas city

Answer 34

San Antonio

Question 35

This city on the Mississippi was once the third largest city in the country when it was the gateway to the West

Answer 35

St Louis

Question 36

This city went from zero population to 10,000 in one day; contains the National Cowboy Hall of Fame

Answer 36

Oklahoma City

Question 37

This city’s Riverwalk is one of the most popular tourist areas in the country

Answer 37

San Antonio

Question 38

The largest city in Kansas, once the end of the cattle trail

Answer 38

Wichita

Question 39

Gateway to the Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore and the Badlands, and Deadwood is this city in the western part of its state

Answer 39

Rapid City

Question 40

Gerald Ford’s birthplace, Boys Town, and a Mormon Pioneer Cemetery grace the state that contains this city

Answer 40

Omaha