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American Geography A-Z #1

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


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A
Island in San Francisco Bay with a former prison
Alcatraz
B
Nickname of New York
Big Apple
C
Volcanic mountain range stretching from Oregon to British Columbia
Cascades
D
The first state
Delaware
E
Major Texas city on the Rio Grande
El Paso
F
Most populous city in inland Alaska
Fairbanks
G
National park in northern Montana
Glacier
H
Term for a person from Indiana
Hoosier
I
Des Moines is its state capital
Iowa
J
Site of the first permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown
K
Nickname of Pennsylvania
Keystone State
L
Island on which Brooklyn and Queens are located
Long Island
M
Longest river in North America
Mississippi
N
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
New England
O
The name of this state means "red people"
Oklahoma
P
Sound on which Seattle lies
Puget Sound
Q
Religious group that founded Pennsylvania
Quakers
R
Presidential mountain in South Dakota
Rushmore
S
Biggest freshwater lake in the world
Superior
T
Bay and city in western Florida
Tampa
U
The top half of Michigan
Upper Peninsula
V
Where George Washington spent a very cold winter
Valley Forge
W
New Mexico sand dunes area or missile range
White Sands
X
Ohio city or ancient Greek word for hospitality
Xenia
Y
Informal term for a person from the U.S., especially the northeast
Yankee
Z
Musical genre of Louisiana
Zydeco
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2 Comments
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Level 54
Jul 25, 2023
Lake superior is not the largest freshwater lake by volume, only by surface area. Be more specific next time.
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Level 56
Nov 24, 2025
I nailed everything super quick but could not get White Sands. Darn it all!