Sunday Special - Around the Fifty

[luckytrim]

Sunday Special - Around the Fifty
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[COLOR= ] [COLOR= ] 1. To which state must I travel to visit the Iwo Jima Memorial statue ?
2. To which state must I travel to visit the ski resorts of Snowbird, Alta, and Park City ?
3. To Which state must I travel to see the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, America's
largest man-made excavation?
4. Which New England state does NOT border on the Atlantic Ocean ?
5. Which of America's National Parks regularly has the most visitors every year ?
6. The Biblical city of Babylon would be in which country today ?
7. East of the Mississippi, which state has the largest area ?
8. Excluding Alaska, which state extends farthest north?
9. Name the two "Great Lakes" that border only one state.
10. Which state is the only one to have no point as high as 400 feet above sea level ?
11. Name the two of the fifty that receive the most precipitation per year on average ...
12. Name the two of the fifty that receive the least precipitation per year on average ...
13. Which State has its Capitol at a city named for a mythical animal ?
14. In which US state would you find the cities of Manchester, Derry, Lisbon, Portsmouth and Berlin?
15. How many of the fifty have a pacific coast ?
16. Name the four states in the USA that start with the letter A?
17. Which State saw the first Skyscraper built, in 1885 ?
18. Which of the fifty is known as the “Show Me” State ?
19. Which State is known as the “Land of Enchantment”?
20. Brain Teaser Dept;
What comes next in the following sequence: “46 - O, 47 - NM, 48 - A, __ – __”?
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1. Virginia
2. Utah
3. Utah
4. Vermont
5. Great Smokey Mountain National Park
6. Iraq
7. Georgia
8. Minnesota
9. Ontario and Huron
10. Florida
11. Hawaii (63.7 inches) and Louisiana (60.1 inches)
(FYI – Florida ranks 5th)
12. Nevada ( 9.5 inches) and Utah (12.2 inches)
13. Arizona (Phoenix)
14. New Hampshire
15. five
16. Arizona, Arkansas, Alaska, Alabama
17. Illinois, in Chicago
18. Missouri
19. New Mexico
20. 49 – A
(States entering the Union – 46- Oklahoma, 47 – New Mexico, 48 – Arizona,
49 – Alaska)


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[Claire]

this one was fun. I'm widely traveled in the U.S., and only missed 3 (I came close in rainfall, though!).
I was surprised that Minnesota runs further north than Maine. Just goes to show that you don't know what you don't know!

 

[luckytrim]

I was surprised that Minnesota runs further north than Maine.

I looked at a map for a while before I accepted that answer.......then I saw that little piece that sits on top of the state like a chimney........ Ureka !

 

[Steve Kroll]

For some reason, when I saw the title, I thought this thread was going to be about football.

 

[luckytrim]

Hey, Steve -
Answer me a q;
is there any "countryside" between the twin cities ?

Or are they sorta "across the Street" from one another ?

 

[PrincessFiona60]

1. Virginia
2. Utah
3. Utah
4. Vermont
5. Great Smokey Mountain National Park
6. Iraq - doesn't belong in this quiz
7. Georgia
8. Minnesota
9. Ontario and Huron
10. Florida
11. Hawaii (63.7 inches) and Louisiana (60.1 inches)
(FYI – Florida ranks 5th)
12. Nevada ( 9.5 inches) and Utah (12.2 inches)
13. Arizona (Phoenix)
14. New Hampshire
15. five
16. Arizona, Arkansas, Alaska, Alabama
17. Illinois, in Chicago
18. Missouri
19. New Mexico
20. 49 – A
(States entering the Union – 46- Oklahoma, 47 – New Mexico, 48 – Arizona,
49 – Alaska)

 

[CWS4322]

That little "bump" is the NW Angle. We fish kinda in that area when we go to LOW. You have to careful not to cross the boundary b/tween CDA and MN when there. My cousin did that once--the bow of his boat was over the line...but he was downrigging out the back so they let him off with a warning.

 

[Barbara L]

Not too good today. I got the ones in red. Sheesh, I never even noticed that Iraq was out of place until PF pointed it out!


1. Virginia
2. Utah
3. Utah
4. Vermont
5. Great Smokey Mountain National Park
6. Iraq
7. Georgia
8. Minnesota
9. Ontario and Huron
10. Florida
11. Hawaii (63.7 inches) and Louisiana (60.1 inches)
(FYI – Florida ranks 5th)
12. Nevada ( 9.5 inches) and Utah (12.2 inches)
13. Arizona (Phoenix)
14. New Hampshire
15. five
16. Arizona, Arkansas, Alaska, Alabama
17. Illinois, in Chicago --Rats! I went back and forth between NY and IL.
18. Missouri
19. New Mexico
20. 49 – A
(States entering the Union – 46- Oklahoma, 47 – New Mexico, 48 – Arizona,
49 – Alaska)

 

[luckytrim]

...guess I didn't, either, Barb

 

[Whiskadoodle]

Hey, Steve -
Answer me a q;
is there any "countryside" between the twin cities ?

Or are they sorta "across the Street" from one another ?

Not Steve,

The Mississippi River separates a good portion between St Paul and Mpls, with bridges connecting the Cities and the riverbanks are heavily wooded and beautiful and varied in all seasons. The river veers off course in some areas, so it's not a strict boundary. Interestingly, the conglomerate that is the Mall of America, a mega shopping tourist draw, has a dairy farm with cows in a fenced pasture across the road on it's SE side. I wish more people would find ways other than shopping extravaganzas and explore the Twin Cities with its 100's of miles of parks and trails and cultural and historical attractions.

(photos from Google images)
Fred

 

[Whiskadoodle]

Yipes. I only got 13 out of 20. And to think when we used to play Trivial Pursuit, people wanted me on their team for the Geography questions. LOL. I foresee back to school nights for me.