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%
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Letter
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Hint
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Answer
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99%
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R
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Smallest U.S. state
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Rhode Island
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98%
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W
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Least populous U.S. state
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Wyoming
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97%
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W
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State which produces the most cheese
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Wisconsin
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96%
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N
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Collective name of Horseshoe, American, and Bridal Veil falls
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Niagara Falls
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95%
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T
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State which is 440 miles east to west, but only 112 miles north to south
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Tennessee
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94%
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K
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Southernmost point in the contiguous 48 states
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Key West
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93%
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S
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State where you can find Mount Rushmore
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South Dakota
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92%
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N
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City known for country music
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Nashville
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91%
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T
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Capital of Florida
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Tallahassee
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90%
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E
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Huge wetland region of southern Florida
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Everglades
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89%
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D
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Has the lowest elevation of any place on land in the United States
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Death Valley
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88%
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Y
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The first national park in the U.S. (and also the world)
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Yellowstone
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87%
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P
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"Steel City"
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Pittsburgh
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86%
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B
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Thoroughfare in New York City famous for its many theaters
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Broadway
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85%
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N
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Region encompassing six northeastern U.S. states
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New England
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84%
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T
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Large lake on the Nevada / California border
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Lake Tahoe
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83%
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M
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California desert
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Mojave
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82%
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H
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Historically black neighborhood in upper Manhattan
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Harlem
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81%
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W
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Biggest city in Kansas
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Wichita
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80%
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D
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"The Motor City"
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Detroit
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79%
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A
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Mountain range stretching from Georgia into Canada
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Appalachian
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78%
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N
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Native American reservation larger than many states
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Navajo Nation
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77%
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B
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The largest city in Alabama until it was passed by Huntsville in 2020
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Birmingham
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76%
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E
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The state motto of California, Greek for "I have found it"
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Eureka
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75%
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P
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Body of water on which Seattle lies
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Puget Sound
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74%
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F
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Neighborhood which Bourbon Street runs through
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French Quarter
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73%
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B
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In 1850, the second most populous city in the U.S.
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Baltimore
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72%
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T
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Second largest city in Oklahoma
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Tulsa
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71%
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G
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Elvis's former home
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Graceland
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70%
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C
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Ocean bay which cuts into Maryland and Virginia
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Chesapeake Bay
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69%
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G
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Decaying industrial city in Indiana where Michael Jackson was born
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Gary
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68%
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W
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Stadium where the Chicago Cubs play
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Wrigley Field
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67%
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S
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In the U.S., there are three cities with this name that have a population over 100,000
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Springfield
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66%
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C
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River that flows through the Grand Canyon
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Colorado
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65%
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Q
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Religious group that founded Pennsylvania
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Quakers
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64%
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W
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Site of the U.S. Military Academy
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West Point
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63%
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O
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Hilly region of Arkansas and Missouri
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The Ozarks
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62%
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H
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Company town in Pennsylvania that bills itself as "the sweetest place on Earth"
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Hershey
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61%
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S
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The first U.S. city to host the Olympics
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St. Louis
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60%
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P
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City where the Rose Bowl is located
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Pasadena
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59%
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G
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The smallest city in the U.S. with a major professional sports team
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Green Bay
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58%
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G
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Texas city on a barrier island where a hurricane killed 8,000 people in 1900 – the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history
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Galveston
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57%
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D
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International airport serving Washington D.C.
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Dulles
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56%
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W
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Famous Honolulu beach
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Waikiki
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55%
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D
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Minnesota port city on Lake Superior
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Duluth
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54%
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F
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Group of narrow lakes in New York state
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Finger Lakes
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53%
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M
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Massachusetts island where the Kennedy and Obama families have held court
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Martha's Vineyard
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52%
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A
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Island chain which is 1,200 miles long and has 57 volcanoes
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Aleutian Islands
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51%
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B
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National Park in South Dakota known for its deeply eroded landscape
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Badlands
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50%
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N
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City in Rhode Island famous for its many gilded age mansions
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Newport
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49%
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M
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World's largest cave system
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Mammoth Caves
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48%
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D
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Formerly known as Mount McKinley
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Denali
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47%
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C
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Deepest lake in the U.S., located atop a volcano
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Crater Lake
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46%
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P
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River that flows past Washington D.C.
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Potomac
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45%
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W
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City in Virginia with a famous colonial historical district
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Williamsburg
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44%
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L
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Pennsylvania county notable for its Amish community
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Lancaster County
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43%
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G
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National Park in northern Montana
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Glacier
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42%
|
M
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Term for one of the 21 outposts in California which Spain built to convert the native population
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Mission
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41%
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L
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Town in New Mexico built in 1943 for the Manhattan Project
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Los Alamos
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40%
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K
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City with a funny name that is home to Western Michigan University
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Kalamazoo
|
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39%
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C
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Louisiana ethnic group of Acadian French
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Cajuns
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38%
|
R
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City near Durham and Chapel Hill
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Raleigh
|
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37%
|
H
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Pointy volcano visible from Portland, Oregon
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Mount Hood
|
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36%
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D
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Dormant volcanic cone just outside Honolulu
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Diamond Head
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35%
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W
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Destination of Oregon Trail pioneers
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Willamette Valley
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|
34%
|
K
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Area on the western shore of Hawaii's Big Island known for coffee and the Ironman World Championship
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Kona
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|
33%
|
M
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Bridge which connects Michigan's two main peninsulas
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Mackinac Bridge
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|
32%
|
K
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City on the coast of Maine where the Bush family has an estate
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Kennebunkport
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|
31%
|
W
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Largest lake entirely within Wisconsin
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Lake Winnebago
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30%
|
C
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New York mountain range whose summer resorts were known as the "Borscht Belt"
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Catskill Mountains
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|
29%
|
F
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City on Route 66 in northern Arizona
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Flagstaff
|
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28%
|
S
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The largest lake in California by surface area, it was formed by accident in 1905 when an irrigation channel flooded
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Salton Sea
|
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27%
|
G
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U.S. territorial acquisition of 1853
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Gadsden Purchase
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|
26%
|
H
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Opulent estate in San Simeon, California built by a newspaper baron
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Hearst Castle
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|
25%
|
H
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National Park located in Arkansas
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Hot Springs
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24%
|
C
|
Valley in California producing more than half the nation's vegetables, fruits, and nuts
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Central Valley
|
|
23%
|
D
|
Washington D.C. neighborhood known for its many embassies
|
Dupont Circle
|
|
22%
|
D
|
Boom town from the Black Hills gold rush
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Deadwood
|
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21%
|
P
|
Former military installation near Golden Gate bridge, now a park
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The Presidio
|
|
20%
|
B
|
Volcano in Washington state which holds the record for the most snow ever recorded in one winter season (95 feet)
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Mt. Baker
|
|
19%
|
S
|
Bay in Lake Huron which gives Michigan's "thumb" its shape
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Saginaw Bay
|
|
18%
|
W
|
Mountain range visible from Salt Lake City
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Wasatch Range
|
|
17%
|
V
|
National park in Minnesota
|
Voyageurs
|
|
16%
|
B
|
1,280 mile long river located entirely within Texas
|
Brazos River
|
|
15%
|
K
|
Largest city in northwestern Montana
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Kalispell
|
|
14%
|
I
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City on the South Shore of Long Island, New York
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Islip
|
|
13%
|
D
|
Most photographed arch at Arches National Park
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Delicate Arch
|
|
12%
|
I
|
Ore-mining region around Lake Superior in northern Minnesota
|
Iron Range
|
|
11%
|
Y
|
Only tropical rainforest in the U.S.;located in Puerto Rico
|
El Yunque
|
|
10%
|
I
|
City in Marquette County, in the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan
|
Ishpeming
|
|
9%
|
R
|
Largest lake by volume entirely within Minnesota
|
Red Lake
|
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8%
|
Z
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Indian Reservation in New Mexico and Arizona
|
Zuni
|
|
7%
|
Q
|
Largest body of water in Massachusetts
|
Quabbin Reservoir
|
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6%
|
V
|
Indiana's oldest city, named by French fur traders, was once the territorial capital.
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Vincennes
|
|
5%
|
U
|
Highest summit of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado
|
Uncompahgre Peak
|
|
4%
|
R
|
What is the term that describes Washington D.C. returning the donated land back to Virginia?
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Retrocession
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3%
|
P
|
Capital city of the now-dissolved Indigenous confederacy of Tecumseh
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Prophetstown
|
|
2%
|
U
|
Largest of Alaska's Aleutian Islands that start with this letter, and 9th largest island in the U.S.
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Unimak
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1%
|
A
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Easternmost point of the United States
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Adak Island
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