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Answer Stats
Hint Answer % Correct
Capital Bismarck
100%
Largest City Fargo
89%
North Dakota is part of what large, flat region of North America? {Great} Plains
84%
Bordering states Minnesota
84%
The next largest cities Minot
84%
Bordering states Montana
84%
Bordering states South Dakota
84%
Largest river Missouri River
79%
Term for a temperate grassland ecosystem prairie
79%
Bordering Canadian provinces Saskatchewan
79%
Time zones Central Time
74%
The next largest cities Dickinson
74%
The next largest cities Grand Forks
74%
The Laurentian Divide or Northern Divide passes through North Dakota and separates the waters that flow where? Gulf of {Mexico}
74%
Bordering Canadian provinces Manitoba
74%
Time zones Mountain Time
74%
River that forms most of the eastern border Red River
74%
The next largest cities Williston
74%
Semi-arid region in the southwest of the state comprised of rugged gullies and buttes eroded out of layered clay soil Badlands
68%
Most of North Dakota is covered with rolling hills and small lakes, carved by what between 95,000 and 20,000 years ago? glacier (the Laurentide Ice Sheet)
68%
Other major rivers James River
68%
The next largest cities Jamestown
68%
Largest lakes (manmade) Lake Sakakawea
68%
Rodents that build underground "towns" which can house thousands of individuals prairie dogs
68%
Their Native American guide and interpreter Sacagawea
68%
Other federally recognized Indian tribes Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (Sioux/Dakota)
68%
Other federally recognized Indian tribes Spirit Lake Tribe (Sioux/Dakota)
68%
Largest natural lake, an endorheic lake Devils Lake
63%
The Laurentian Divide or Northern Divide passes through North Dakota and separates the waters that flow where? {Hudson} Bay
63%
Native American peoples that comprise the Three Affiliated Tribes | The next largest cities Mandan
63%
Wooded plateau in the middle of the northern border {Turtle} Mountain(s)
63%
Animal on the state quarter bison
58%
Interstate highways I-94
58%
Other federally recognized Indian tribes Standing Rock Sioux (Dakota & Lakota)
58%
U.S. highways (having over 100 independently signed miles in North Dakota) US-2
58%
The next largest cities West Fargo
58%
North Dakota's largest crop by acreage. It is the #1 producer. wheat
58%
Highest point (3508 ft/1069 m) White Butte
58%
Species of deer {white}-{tailed} deer
58%
North Dakota State University's mascot Bison
53%
Territory North Dakota was a part of before it became a state {Dakota} Territory
53%
The University of North Dakota's mascot Hawks
53%
Interstate highways I-29
53%
Park that spans the international border International Peace Garden
53%
Explorers who spent time in North Dakota during their exploration of the Louisiana Purchase {Lewis} and {Clark}
53%
24% of North Dakotans trace their ancestry to this country, by far the highest rate of any state. Norway
53%
Town which purports to be the geographical center of North America Rugby
53%
Other major rivers Sheyenne River
53%
National Park Theodore Roosevelt National Park
53%
Official state nickname the {Peace} {Garden} State
53%
Number of counties 53
47%
Most prominent object on the state flag bald eagle
47%
Dam that formed the above lake Garrison Dam
47%
Species of deer {mule} deer
47%
States with a smaller population than North Dakota Wyoming
47%
Large river that enters North Dakota from the west just a few miles before its confluence with the above Yellowstone River
47%
Number of domes on the state capitol building 0
42%
North Dakota has two of these military establishments. {Air} {Force} bases
42%
States with a smaller population than North Dakota Alaska
42%
The only state-owned institution of its kind in the US {Bank} of North Dakota
42%
North Dakota is the #1 producer of these oilseed crops. canola
42%
Town which is actually the geographical center of North America, according to a 2016 study (no pun intended) Center
42%
North Dakota is the #1 producer of these oilseed crops. flax
42%
The eastern part of the state is very flat because it was under what lake following this period? Lake Agassiz
42%
The University of North Dakota is one of the NCAA's most dominant teams in what sport? men's ice hockey
42%
Largest wild carnivore mountain lion
42%
North Dakota has 150 Minuteman III units. What are they? nuclear missiles
42%
The fastest animal on land in the Americas pronghorn
42%
North Dakota is the #2 producer of this crop used to make sugar. sugar beet
42%
State nickname (a Native American people) the {Sioux} State
42%
U.S. highways (having over 100 independently signed miles in North Dakota) US-52
42%
U.S. highways (having over 100 independently signed miles in North Dakota) US-83
42%
States with a smaller population than North Dakota Vermont
42%
North Dakota is the #1 producer of this variety of wheat, used to make pasta. durum
37%
Species of deer elk (wapiti)
37%
Rural highway decorated with huge metal sculptures {Enchanted} Highway
37%
The largest group of North Dakotans (35%) trace their ancestry to this country. Germany
37%
Native American peoples that comprise the Three Affiliated Tribes Hidatsa
37%
North Dakota has the world's largest known deposit of this kind of coal. lignite
37%
Largest branch of Christianity Lutheran
37%
Species of deer moose
37%
North Dakota has the US's only commerical-scale facility that turns coal into what? natural gas
37%
Building material used by homesteaders in places where there were few trees sod
37%
North Dakota is the #1 producer of these oilseed crops. sunflowers
37%
State nickname (a rodent) the {Flickertail} State
37%
State nickname (in honor of Theodore Roosevelt) the {Rough} {Rider} State
37%
Other federally recognized Indian tribes Turtle Mountain Chippewa (Ojibwe)
37%
North Dakota is the only state in which this number decreased during the Great Recession of 2007-2009. unemployment
37%
State bird western meadowlark
37%
State flower wild prairie rose
37%
Second-largest source of electricity in North Dakota, behind coal wind
37%
State tree American elm
32%
Native American peoples that comprise the Three Affiliated Tribes Arikara
32%
The name of their expedition {Corps} of {Discovery}
32%
State insect ladybug
32%
River that flows through the heart of this region Little Missouri River
32%
State fish northern pike
32%
North Dakota is the #1 producer of this legume. {pinto} beans
32%
Other major rivers Souris River
32%
U.S. highways (having over 100 independently signed miles in North Dakota) US-281
32%
Most of North Dakota has what climate classification? warm-summer humid {continental}
32%
North Dakota is one of only two states where these bomber aircraft are stationed. B-52
26%
North Dakota is the #2 producer of oil, thanks to a 21st-century boom centered around this oil-bearing rock formation. {Bakken} shale
26%
Species of wild sheep {bighorn} sheep
26%
River that forms the southern part of the eastern border Bois de Sioux River
26%
Large, industrialized wheat farms of the late 19th century {bonanza} farms
26%
State fruit chokecherry
26%
North Dakota is the #1 producer of this sweet agricultural product. honey
26%
Technologies that have enabled the commercial extraction of oil from this formation {hydraulic} fracturing ("fracking")
26%
Largest lakes (manmade) Lake Oahe
26%
State beverage milk
26%
North America's largest annual Scandinavian heritage festival Norsk {Høstfest}
26%
North Dakota is the #1 producer of these grains. oats
26%
State motto, a quote from Daniel Webster {one}
26%
A manmade structure in North Dakota was the world's tallest from 1991 to 2008. What is it for? television transmission (KVLY-TV mast)
26%
U.S. highways (having over 100 independently signed miles in North Dakota) US-85
26%
State motto, a quote from Daniel Webster and {union}
21%
President who, in 1889, shuffled the statehood bills on his desk before and after signing them, so no one actually knows whether North Dakota or South Dakota became a state first Benjamin Harrison
21%
North Dakota has more of these buildings per capita than any other state churches
21%
Dome-shaped Native American dwellings in riverside villages {earth} lodges
21%
19th-century transcontinental railroads that traversed North Dakota Great Northern Railway
21%
Only 0.42% of North Dakotans trace their ancestry to this country, but that's by far the highest rate of any state. They live mainly in the northeast of the state, where there's a state park named after them. Iceland
21%
North Dakota has the US's oldest religious building of this kind. mosque
21%
The only state-owned industrial facility of its kind in the US, and also the largest in the US North Dakota {Mill} and Elevator
21%
State motto, a quote from Daniel Webster {now}
21%
North Dakota is the #1 producer of these grains. rye
21%
State dance square dance
21%
North Dakota is the only state which does not have this in its election process. voter registration
21%
State motto, a quote from Daniel Webster and {forever},
16%
State motto, a quote from Daniel Webster and {inseparable}
16%
North America's most endangered mammal, which preys on the above black-footed ferret
16%
The town of Dunseith has the world's largest sculpture of a turtle. What is it made of? car wheels
16%
Technologies that have enabled the commercial extraction of oil from this formation {horizontal} drilling
16%
Rock quarried in North Dakota and traded across a huge area of North America by Native Americans Knife River flint
16%
State motto, a quote from Daniel Webster {Liberty}
16%
Left-wing rural populist political movement that controlled the state government from 1918 to 1921 and continued to wield significant power through the 1950s. Nonpartisan League
16%
Gravel roads in this region are pink, due to the use of what rock formed from clay sediment baked by burning coal veins? porcellanite clinker (colloquially "scoria")
16%
19th-century transcontinental railroads that traversed North Dakota Northern Pacific Railway
11%
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