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American Geography A-Z #3

Guess these American geographical places and things, one for each letter of the alphabet.


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A
Largest state by area
Alaska
B
Largest land animal native to the United States
Bison
C
Tribe who were forced to walk to Oklahoma from eastern Tennessee
Cherokee
D
Mountain that was officially known as Mount McKinley until 2015
Denali
E
Canal that connects the cities of Buffalo and Albany
Erie Canal
F
Biggest city in North Dakota - namesake of a Coen Brothers movie
Fargo
G
U.S. territory in the Pacific taken from Spain
Guam
H
Historically black neighbourhood in upper Manhattan
Harlem
I
"The Land of Lincoln"
Illinois
J
Capital of Missouri
Jefferson City
K
Southernmost incorporated city in the contiguous 48 states
Key West
L
People from here are sometimes known as "Cajuns"
Louisiana
M
Desert that can be found in southeast California
Mojave
N
World's largest waterfall
Niagara Falls
O
Famous reliable geyser at Yellowstone
Old Faithful
P
Largest U.S. island in Caribbean Sea
Puerto Rico
Q
Massachusetts city that was the birthplace of two Presidents named Adams
Quincy
R
North Carolina region of prestigious universities
Research Triangle
S
City of Amazon, Space Needle and Puget Sound
Seattle
T
Blue-green rock that is the state gemstone of Arizona
Turquoise
U
City in upstate New York named for a Phoenician colony
Utica
V
State that briefly used to be an independent republic
Vermont
W
Highest mountain in Northeastern U.S. - famous for its hurricane force winds
Washington
X
 
Y
National Park in which one would find Half Dome
Yosemite
Z
9/11 attack site in middle of Manhattan
Ground Zero
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4 Comments
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Level 92
Aug 15, 2020
You have 26 answers listed as possible despite having no clue for X. This makes it impossible for anyone to get 100%.
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Level 76
Aug 15, 2020
Fixed.
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Level 68
Dec 8, 2022
You had to use a second word to find a Z, but couldn't think of an X? (Private Jesuit University based in Cincinnati - Xavier. Or a town in Utah that shares the name of a musical from the 80s - Xanadu). Still gets 5 stars though for having my home town of Utica as an answer.
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Level 59
Nov 23, 2025
And I was the only idiot to spell Utica with two T's. Musta been thinking of Attica!!.