Q 01/05

Which state, the easternmost in the contiguous United States, is the only one bordering exactly one other state?

A) Florida

B) Maine

C) Virginia

D) Connecticut

Answer · why

B) Maine

Maine has more forest cover than any other state, with over 80 percent of its area forested or unclaimed.

Q 02/05

Which state, the smallest in the United States by area, is officially nicknamed the Ocean State?

A) Connecticut

B) Maryland

C) Rhode Island

D) Massachusetts

Answer · why

C) Rhode Island

Rhode Island sits mostly on the mainland despite its name, and its bays and inlets give it about 400 miles of coastline.

Q 03/05

Which of the original thirteen colonies has a Lake Erie waterfront but no shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean?

A) New York

B) Massachusetts

C) Maryland

D) Pennsylvania

Answer · why

D) Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania counts about 140 miles of waterfront, split between the Great Lake and a tidal river that leads to the ocean.

Q 04/05

Which New York Harbor landmark, built around a framework by Gustave Eiffel, was a gift from the people of France?

A) Castle Clinton

B) Statue of Liberty

C) Brooklyn Bridge

D) Washington Square Arch

Answer · why

B) Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty's head and torch-bearing arm were finished first and exhibited at international expositions for publicity.

Q 05/05

Which North Carolina beach town became world-famous when the Wright brothers first flew a powered airplane nearby?

A) Nags Head

B) Wrightsville Beach

C) Beaufort

D) Kitty Hawk

Answer · why

D) Kitty Hawk

Kitty Hawk was only the nearest named settlement: the flights took off four miles south, where a town was founded 50 years later.