Braingle: 'From Sea to Sea 8' Trivia Quiz

From Sea to Sea 8

How well do you know the geography of the United States?

Quiz ID:	#17071
Fun:	(2.78)
Difficulty:	(0.83)
Category:	Geography > United States
Created By:	Carlos16

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#1 Two eastern states have major cities named Charleston. Please name one. (Do not use abbreviations.)

Your Answer: (Show Hint)

#2 Would you expect to find a white-nosed coati in Alaska, Texas, or New Jersey?

Alaska
Texas
New Jersey

#3 The highest known temperature in the U.S. was recorded in California.

True
False

#4 Are Louisiana's swampy waterways called bogs or bayous?

Bogs
Bayous

#5 Which plants grow wild on the American plains and prairies: sunflowers, cattails, or cranberries?

Sunflowers
Cattails
Cranberries

#6 Which is not a body of water: the Great Basin or the Gulf of Mexico?

The Great Basin
The Gulf of Mexico

#7 A current of winds blows from west to east across America. Is it called the gulf stream or the jet stream?

The gulf stream
The jet stream

#8 Put these major cities in order from west to east: Grand Rapids, Seattle, Providence, and Bismarck.

Providence, Grand Rapids, Seattle, Bismarck
Bismarck, Seattle, Providence, Grand Rapids
Seattle, Bismarck, Grand Rapids, Providence
Grand Rapids, Providence, Bismarck, Seattle

#9 Would you expect to find bighorn sheep in the Rockies or on the Great Plains?

In the Rockies
On the Great Plains

#10 Can you follow the Trail of a Hundred Giants in Death Valley or in the Sequoia National Forest?

In Death Valley
In the Sequoia National Forest

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mostlytrue

posted 439 days ago

I live in Texas and have no idea what a coati is. Great quiz anyway, 9/10

irishbean

posted 438 days ago

fun quiz

Bob-Bomb

posted 438 days ago

cool quiz

pdub2126

posted 438 days ago

9/10 Missed the first one. Great quiz very informative!

lucuas1

posted 438 days ago

liked it used to drive truck across country so I know alot of geography guessed on the coati though

robdip9

posted 438 days ago

interesting quiz. i felt it was very relevant to places ive been and live

blacklotuspetal

posted 438 days ago

I only missed #9...great quiz, made me think!!

neezy

posted 438 days ago

D-, BUT IT IS A GREAT QUIZ. THANKS FOR MAKING ME THINK.

HELONURS

posted 438 days ago

10/10, love these quizzes!

ace42013

posted 438 days ago

coati : kow' atee : Omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
lived in texas for eleven years and never heard of this animal.
still got 10/10 !