Statistics for U.S. Geography General Knowledge #1

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What did the United States buy from France in 1803?	Louisiana Territory	88%
What type of animal is depicted on California's flag?	Grizzly Bear	81%
What is the tallest type of tree in the U.S. (and also the world)?	Coast Redwood	80%
What notable University is located in New Haven, Connecticut?	Yale	79%
What U.S. territory in the Pacific was taken from Spain?	Guam	71%
What volcano famously erupted on May 18, 1980?	Mount St. Helens	71%
What is the capital of Puerto Rico?	San Juan	70%
What mountain was officially known as Mount McKinley until 2015?	Denali	69%
What state is the #1 producer of maple syrup?	Vermont	68%
What pioneer trail started in Independence, Missouri and ended in the Willamette Valley?	Oregon Trail	61%
In what National Park would you find Half Dome?	Yosemite	59%
What canal connects the cities of Buffalo and Albany?	Erie Canal	55%
Not counting the Great Lakes, what is the U.S. lake with the largest surface area?	Great Salt Lake	54%
On what bay does St. Petersburg, Florida lie?	Tampa Bay	51%
In what city is the U.S. Military Academy located?	West Point	46%
What New Hampshire mountain is famous for having the highest wind speed ever recorded in the U.S.?	Mount Washington	38%
What is the largest city on the Columbia river?	Portland	36%
What city's Presidio was at one time a Spanish, Mexican, and U.S. fort - and is now a park?	San Francisco	31%
What city in Rhode Island is famous for its many mansions built during the late 1800's?	Newport	27%
What mountain range, starting with the letter B, can be found in western Massachusetts?	The Berkshires	21%