| The Pecos River is a major tributary of this river that it empties into in Texas |
the Rio Grande |
200 |
December 10, 2021 |
| It's about 130 miles long & in July 2021, it reached about 130 degrees |
Death Valley |
400 |
December 10, 2021 |
| The Three Sisters in Oregon is a trio of volcanic peaks in this mountain range |
the Cascades |
600 |
December 10, 2021 |
| In the 1800s this Michigan island was the headquarters for John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company |
Mackinac |
800 |
December 10, 2021 |
| This region of foothills between the Appalachians & the Atlantic coastal plain is named for a similar area in Italy |
the Piedmont |
1000 |
December 10, 2021 |
| Including Okaloosa & Escambia, there are 16 counties in the Florida region with this shapely name |
the Panhandle |
200 |
October 28, 2021 |
| The southernmost point that's U.S. territory is Rose Atoll, a part of this "American" Pacific possession |
American Samoa |
400 |
October 28, 2021 |
| The name of this northeast region was first used by John Smith, who published "A Description of" it in 1616 |
New England |
600 |
October 28, 2021 |
| 2021 is the bicentennial year of this Missouri city, home to the first state university established west of the Mississippi |
Columbia |
1000 |
October 28, 2021 |
| Las Vegas & Joshua Tree National Park are both found in this 25,000-square-mile desert |
the Mojave |
|
October 28, 2021 |
| If you've revisited Highway 61, you know it takes you into the heart of this city in the southwest corner of Tennessee |
Memphis |
200 |
April 1, 2021 |
| Virginia's largest river, the James empties into this body of water |
the Chesapeake Bay |
600 |
April 1, 2021 |
| Washington state is split by I-90 which goes through these mountains that form a curtain not as rigid as the Iron Curtain |
the Cascades |
800 |
April 1, 2021 |
| This hilly region of western Massachusetts is home to the Tanglewood Music & Jacob's Pillow dance festivals |
the Berkshires |
1000 |
April 1, 2021 |
| About 275 miles due west of the famous Four Corners, the Three Corners where Utah, Arizona & this state meet has its own monument |
Nevada |
|
April 1, 2021 |
| The fittingly named Mount Sunflower shines as the highest point in this state |
Kansas |
200 |
September 28, 2020 |
| North Rim Country Store in Kaibab National Forest sits 6 miles away from this natural wonder |
the Grand Canyon |
400 |
September 28, 2020 |
| Cicero & Oak Park are western suburbs of this Midwestern metropolis |
Chicago |
600 |
September 28, 2020 |
| Perry, Maine has a marker for this latitudinal line signifying the halfway point between the equator & North Pole |
the 45th parallel |
800 |
September 28, 2020 |
| At its south end this 25,000-square-mile desert named for a people borders the Sonoran Desert |
the Mojave |
1000 |
September 28, 2020 |
| Apalachee Bay is the eastern edge of this section of Florida stretching 200 miles west |
the Panhandle |
200 |
March 17, 2020 |
| In a 1980 eruption, it lost about 1,000 feet off its top |
Mount St. Helens |
400 |
March 17, 2020 |
| Here's this California island and its famous Art Deco casino, used not for gambling but as an event venue |
(Santa) Catalina |
600 |
March 17, 2020 |
| Seneca is the deepest of this group of lakes in New York state |
the Finger Lakes |
800 |
March 17, 2020 |
| A tributary of the Ohio, the Wabash River forms a 200-mile section of the boundary between these 2 states |
Illinois & Indiana |
1000 |
March 17, 2020 |
| The Great Salt Lake desert covers about 4,000 square miles in this state |
Utah |
200 |
January 22, 2019 |
| This city that's home to the University of Colorado lies at the base of the Flatiron Range of the Rockies |
Boulder |
400 |
January 22, 2019 |
| Edgartown & Oak Bluffs are 2 of only a handful of towns on this island in New England |
Martha\'s Vineyard |
600 |
January 22, 2019 |
| It sounds like a daily paper but this port city is actually part of a metro area that includes Norfolk & Virginia Beach |
Newport News |
800 |
January 22, 2019 |
| Niagara Falls is made up of 2 falls, the American falls & these Canadian falls |
Horseshoe Falls |
1000 |
January 22, 2019 |
| This presidential retreat is located in a wooded area of Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland |
Camp David |
200 |
May 17, 2018 |
| While rolling on to the Pacific, this river forms a boundary between Washington & Oregon |
Columbia |
400 |
May 17, 2018 |
| (Kelly of the Clue Crew presents an image of bodies of water.) Eleven narrow bodies of water, including the two longest, Cayuga and Seneca, make up the "digits" of this geographic group |
the Finger Lakes |
600 |
May 17, 2018 |
| This colorful group of eroded mountains contains South Dakota's Custer Peak |
the Black Hills |
800 |
May 17, 2018 |
| West Quoddy Head in this state is the easternmost point of land in the contiguous United States |
Maine |
1000 |
May 17, 2018 |
| The 3-mile-long Golden Gate Strait connects this bay with the Pacific Ocean |
San Francisco Bay |
200 |
May 2, 2017 |
| Sometimes called the "Panhandle State", it has 2 panhandles, with Wheeling in one & Martinsburg in the other |
West Virginia |
400 |
May 2, 2017 |
| The Jordan River rises in Utah Lake & empties into this one |
the Great Salt Lake |
600 |
May 2, 2017 |
| Though it's the fourth-largest state in area, barely 1 million people live there |
Montana |
800 |
May 2, 2017 |
| Waterfalls on this river include Shoshone Falls & Twin Falls |
the Snake River |
1000 |
May 2, 2017 |
| John Tyler, James Monroe, & Jefferson Davis are all buried in this Virginia city's Hollywood Cemetery |
Richmond |
200 |
March 25, 2016 |
| Name shared by the state where St. Joseph is located & the river it's on |
Missouri |
400 |
March 25, 2016 |
| If you want to cross this California range, the best way is to use the Donner Pass over 7,000 feet up |
the Sierra Nevada |
600 |
March 25, 2016 |
| In WWII 28,000 aviators trained in & around this Florida Panhandle city |
Pensacola |
800 |
March 25, 2016 |
| Billings, Montana is found on this "colorful" river that shares its name with a major attraction |
Yellowstone |
1000 |
March 25, 2016 |
| The Niagara River is the only natural outlet of this Great Lake |
Lake Erie |
200 |
March 11, 2016 |
| About 140 miles east of San Francisco, you'll find this national park |
Yosemite |
400 |
March 11, 2016 |
| The highest state capital in the U.S. at about 7,000 feet, it lies in the northern Rio Grande Valley |
Santa Fe |
600 |
March 11, 2016 |
| This mountain system stretches about 1,500 miles from Maine to Alabama |
the Appalachians |
800 |
March 11, 2016 |
| Ponce de Leon named these "Dry" Florida islands for the abundance of sea turtles in the surrounding waters |
the Dry Tortugas |
1000 |
March 11, 2016 |
| This river enters Idaho through the Palisades Reservoir on the Wyoming border |
the Snake River |
200 |
May 15, 2014 |
| Vermont's lowest point is 95 feet above sea level on the shore of this lake |
Lake Champlain |
400 |
May 15, 2014 |
| This Rockies ridge splits the waters of the western U.S. into westward & eastward flowing |
the Continental Divide |
600 |
May 15, 2014 |
| Pasca, a Native American word for bread, gave this Gulf Coast city its name |
Pascagoula |
1000 |
May 15, 2014 |
| The snowy dome of this tallest volcano in the lower 48 states is often shrouded in clouds |
Mount Rainier |
|
May 15, 2014 |
| Whidbey Island, just north of Seattle, provides the northern boundary of this body of water |
Puget Sound |
200 |
November 7, 2012 |
| An outpost called Fort Raccoon was wisely renamed & became this capital of Iowa |
Des Moines |
400 |
November 7, 2012 |
| Prior to 1850 this Northern California peak was known by several names, including Sasty |
Mount Shasta |
800 |
November 7, 2012 |
| Awash in glorious lava, Mount Haleakala lies on this "Valley Isle" |
Maui |
1000 |
November 7, 2012 |
| The Sakonnet, Seekonk & Providence Rivers are saltwater arms of this bay |
Narragansett Bay |
|
November 7, 2012 |
| Massachusetts' Barnstable County mostly consists of this hook-shaped cape |
Cape Cod |
200 |
February 24, 2012 |
| Saginaw Bay on the east coast of Michigan's Lower Peninsula is an inlet of this Great Lake |
Lake Huron |
400 |
February 24, 2012 |
| This river rises in Northern Pennsylvania, runs into Southwest New York & then flows into Pittsburgh |
the Allegheny River |
600 |
February 24, 2012 |
| El Paso, Texas was named because it was a major ford, or pass, across this river |
the Rio Grande |
800 |
February 24, 2012 |
| This waterfall in Yosemite National Park is the highest continuous fall in North America at 1,612 feet |
Ribbon Falls |
1000 |
February 24, 2012 |
| This state's largest county, San Bernardino, was divided in 1893 to form Riverside County |
California |
200 |
May 5, 2011 |
| Leadville in the Rockies in this state is the USA's highest incorporated city |
Colorado |
400 |
May 5, 2011 |
| At about 1,700 square miles, this saline lake is one of the largest lakes in the world with no outlet |
the Salt Lake |
600 |
May 5, 2011 |
| Nome, Alaska lies on this peninsula named for a 19th century Secretary of State |
the Seward peninsula |
800 |
May 5, 2011 |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The northwest angle belongs to the U.S., although it doesn't look that way; it's the only part of the lower 48 that extends miles north of this parallel of latitude |
the 49th parallel |
1000 |
May 5, 2011 |
| The Potomac River feeds into this large bay |
the Chesapeake |
200 |
February 25, 2011 |
| On Aug. 12, 1901 the first auto reached the summit of this "peak" near Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Pikes Peak |
400 |
February 25, 2011 |
| This river's delta covers 13,000 square miles, about 1/4 of Louisiana's area |
the Mississippi |
600 |
February 25, 2011 |
| In 1847 the Michigan legislature chose this city to succeed Detroit as state capital |
Lansing |
800 |
February 25, 2011 |
| Vineyard Sound separates Martha's Vineyard from the southernmost part of this cape |
Cape Cod |
1000 |
February 25, 2011 |
| This state's highest point is Puu Wekiu, a cinder cone atop Mauna Kea |
Hawaii |
200 |
November 27, 2009 |
| The Columbia River Plateau lies to the east of this range, the Puget Sound-Willamette Valley Trough to the west |
the Cascades |
600 |
November 27, 2009 |
| The Peace Bridge spanning the Niagara River connects this city in New York with Canada |
Buffalo |
800 |
November 27, 2009 |
| Founded by Swiss immigrants, Switzerland County, Indiana lies across from Kentucky, along this river |
the Ohio River |
1000 |
November 27, 2009 |
| In the 1850s both California & Nevada called it Lake Bigler |
Lake Tahoe |
|
November 27, 2009 |
| If they'd decided to call this town Shawmut, the native name for the area, we'd have Shawmut baked beans |
Boston |
200 |
March 31, 2005 |
| The Salt Lake Valley was once a part of the basin of this ancient lake |
Lake Bonneville |
400 |
March 31, 2005 |
| In 1942, people from the Manhattan Project set up shop at a boys' ranch school in this N.M. community |
Los Alamos |
600 |
March 31, 2005 |
| Though Delaware is the Diamond State, the Crater of Diamonds is in this state |
Arkansas |
1000 |
March 31, 2005 |
| Wisconsin is bordered by these 2 of the 5 Great Lakes |
Michigan & Superior |
|
March 31, 2005 |
| Of Hawaii's 8 main islands, this one receives the lion's share of the tourist dollars |
Oahu |
200 |
January 27, 2005 |
| When the Russians owned Alaska, they referred to this tall peak as Bolshaya Gora |
Mt. McKinley |
400 |
January 27, 2005 |
| This river begins in Colorado & empties into the Gulf of Mexico near Brownsville, Texas |
Rio Grande |
600 |
January 27, 2005 |
| Florida's panhandle borders these 2 states |
Alabama and Georgia |
800 |
January 27, 2005 |
| This large lake on the New York-Vermont border is Vermont's lowest point |
Lake Champlain |
1000 |
January 27, 2005 |
| Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet below sea level in this city |
New Orleans |
200 |
October 27, 2004 |
| The Wrigley family owns much of this resort island 22 miles off the coast of Los Angeles |
Catalina |
400 |
October 27, 2004 |
| This island, a NYC Borough, is separated from New Jersey by 2 narrow channels: the Kill Van Kull and the Arthur Kill |
Staten Island |
600 |
October 27, 2004 |
| The western part of this state's panhandle is the high plains, or llano estacado, "staked plains" |
Texas |
800 |
October 27, 2004 |
| This river joins the Columbia near Pasco, Washington, a little more than 1,000 miles from its source in Wyoming |
the Snake River |
|
October 27, 2004 |
| The borders of 5 Utah counties lie within this lake |
The Great Salt Lake |
200 |
February 7, 2003 |
| Mapmakers named this Colorado mountain after its 1806 discoverer, who had called it Grand Peak |
Pikes Peak |
400 |
February 7, 2003 |
| This river flows through 3 state capitals: Bismarck, Pierre & Jefferson City |
Missouri River |
800 |
February 7, 2003 |
| It's the only U.S. state lying on the Tropic of Cancer |
Hawaii |
1000 |
February 7, 2003 |
| This Northwestern capital's name is derived from the Hebrew shalom, meaning "peace" |
Salem, Oregon |
|
February 7, 2003 |
| The summit of this famous Colorado peak can be reached by horseback, auto, or a 9-mile cog railway |
Pikes Peak |
200 |
January 9, 2003 |
| Due to evaporation, the area of this largest Utah lake varies from year to year |
the Great Salt Lake |
400 |
January 9, 2003 |
| A point 5 miles northeast of Murfreesboro is smack dab in the middle of this "Volunteer State" |
Tennessee |
600 |
January 9, 2003 |
| This city of over a million people lies 30 miles from Fort Worth |
Dallas |
800 |
January 9, 2003 |
| This "lengthy" island forms the easternmost part of New York state |
Long Island |
1000 |
January 9, 2003 |
| The Chicago River flows out of this great lake; the Kalamazoo River flows in |
Lake Michigan |
100 |
February 2, 2001 |
| The Okefenokee Swamp covers nearly 700 square miles in these 2 states |
Florida & Georgia |
200 |
February 2, 2001 |
| Apprpriately, you'll find the Black & Funeral Mountains in this "mournful" region of California |
Death Valley |
300 |
February 2, 2001 |
| It makes sense that this is "The Mountain State" since it lies entirely within the Appalachians |
West Virginia |
400 |
February 2, 2001 |
| 1 of 2 capes in North Carolina that have been designated national seashores |
Hatteras & Lookout |
500 |
February 2, 2001 |
| Principal port cities on this gulf include Mobile & Tampa |
Gulf of Mexico |
100 |
January 26, 2001 |
| Large ships can sail over 100 miles inland to Washington, D.C. on this river |
Potomac |
200 |
January 26, 2001 |
| Streams in the eastern part of this state flow into Lake Michigan & Green Bay |
Wisconsin |
300 |
January 26, 2001 |
| In 1833 this "holy" northwestern Ohio port arose from the consolidation of Port Lawrence & Vistula villages |
Toledo |
400 |
January 26, 2001 |
| The easternmost part of Rhode Island can't be reached by land without going through this state |
Massachusetts |
|
January 26, 2001 |
| In 1874, a major rail crossing, the Eads Bridge, was completed across this river at St. Louis |
Mississippi River |
100 |
July 10, 2000 |
| California's highest peak, it was named for the geologist who was chief of the expedition that found it in 1864 |
Mount Whitney |
200 |
July 10, 2000 |
| Col. Thomas Baker founded this city, a produce center & California's country music capital |
Bakersfield |
300 |
July 10, 2000 |
| Virginia's Rappahannock River flows into this bay |
Chesapeake Bay |
400 |
July 10, 2000 |
| This state capital was founded in 1819 from 2 towns: East Alabama & New Philadelphia |
Montgomery |
500 |
July 10, 2000 |
| The city of El Paso in this state is a major gateway between the U.S. & Mexico |
Texas |
100 |
June 7, 2000 |
| This "stately" river carved the Black Canyon as well as the Grand Canyon |
Colorado River |
200 |
June 7, 2000 |
| If you want to sneak a peek at the landmark seen here, head to this Midwest state:(Mount Rushmore) |
South Dakota |
300 |
June 7, 2000 |
| Sounds morbid, but it's the lowest point in California & in all of the U.S. |
Death Valley |
400 |
June 7, 2000 |
| In Hawaii, Mauna Kea means "white mountain" & this volcano's name means "long mountain" |
Mauna Loa |
500 |
June 7, 2000 |
| This river's drainage area covers about 1.25 million square miles in 31 states |
Mississippi |
100 |
June 2, 2000 |
| The highest peaks in this colorful mountain range of the Appalachian system lie in North Carolina |
Blue Ridge Mountains |
200 |
June 2, 2000 |
| Cape Mendocino in Humboldt County is the westernmost point of this state |
California |
300 |
June 2, 2000 |
| The 2 main branches of this inlet in Washington state are Hood Canal & Admiralty Inlet |
Puget Sound |
400 |
June 2, 2000 |
| Haleakala on this "Valley Island" of Hawaii has the world's largest dormant volcanic crater |
Maui |
500 |
June 2, 2000 |
| About 75% of all Hawaiians live on this island |
Oahu |
100 |
April 13, 2000 |
| The New York state barge canal system connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic via this river |
Hudson River |
200 |
April 13, 2000 |
| This mountain system stretches about 1,500 miles from Alabama to Canada's Gaspe Peninsula |
Appalachians |
300 |
April 13, 2000 |
| At an altitude of 6,225', this lake on the California-Nevada border doesn't freeze due to its great depth |
Lake Tahoe |
400 |
April 13, 2000 |
| Made famous in song, this river begins in Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp & empties into the Gulf of Mexico via Florida |
Suwannee River |
500 |
April 13, 2000 |
| This Texas city is the largest in the U.S. to have an African-American mayor |
Houston (Lee Brown) |
100 |
March 14, 2000 |
| Of 8, 12 or 18, the number of U.S. states that touch the Atlantic Ocean |
18 |
200 |
March 14, 2000 |
| 2 of the 4 U.S. states that have capitals with "City" in their names |
Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma & Utah |
300 |
March 14, 2000 |
| (Hi, I'm Jason Elam of the Denver Broncos.) In 1998 I earned a trip to the NFL's Pro Bowl, held each year in this city where I played college ball |
Honolulu |
400 |
March 14, 2000 |
| Vancouver is the northernmost city represented in the NBA; this is the southernmost |
Miami |
500 |
March 14, 2000 |
| At 33 miles in length, the Kaukonahua Stream is this state's longest river |
Hawaii |
100 |
October 26, 1999 |
| Communities on this cape include Pilgrim Heights & Mayflower Heights |
Cape Cod |
200 |
October 26, 1999 |
| The name of this Iowa capital may come from an Indian word for "River of the Mounds" |
Des Moines |
300 |
October 26, 1999 |
| These beautiful New York mountains are associated with the area once known as the "Borscht Belt" |
Catskills |
400 |
October 26, 1999 |
| This state's "Northwest Angle" lies in Lake of the Woods County north of the 49th parallel |
Minnesota |
500 |
October 26, 1999 |
| This river's delta covers more than 12,000 square miles in Louisiana |
Mississippi River |
100 |
May 28, 1999 |
| This mountain system stretches from New Mexico to the Brooks Range north of the Arctic Circle |
Rocky Mountains |
200 |
May 28, 1999 |
| The Wichita Mountains are not in Kansas but in this state on its southern border |
Oklahoma |
300 |
May 28, 1999 |
| Although a mile wide in some places, this principal river of Nebraska is too shallow to be navigable |
Platte River |
400 |
May 28, 1999 |
| This state capital is known for a variety of oysters found primarily in Puget Sound |
Olympia |
500 |
May 28, 1999 |
| Over its 2,340-mile course, this river forms the boundary or part of the boundary of 9 states |
Mississippi |
100 |
November 17, 1998 |
| It's the largest body of fresh water lying entirely within the USA |
Lake Michigan |
200 |
November 17, 1998 |
| Colorado's Mount Elbert in the Sawatch range is this mountain system's tallest peak |
Rockies |
300 |
November 17, 1998 |
| Francisco de Ortega is credited with discovering this strait leading into San Francisco Bay |
Golden Gate |
400 |
November 17, 1998 |
| This 113-mile sand bar along Texas' Gulf Coast is the state's largest island |
Padre Island |
500 |
November 17, 1998 |
| Part of this 3,000-mile long mountain system covers the middle third of Colorado |
the Rocky Mountains |
100 |
March 13, 1998 |
| Texas County in this state's panhandle borders the state of Texas |
Oklahoma |
200 |
March 13, 1998 |
| This Washington volcano erupted on November 22, 1842; it blew its top again in 1980 |
Mount St. Helens |
300 |
March 13, 1998 |
| This Midwestern state's "Northwest Angle" is the northernmost point in the continental U.S. |
Minnesota |
400 |
March 13, 1998 |
| The Calendar Islands of this "Pine Tree State" are so named because there are 365 of them |
Maine |
500 |
March 13, 1998 |
| Whidbey Island in Washington state is the largest island in this inlet |
Puget Sound |
100 |
December 5, 1997 |
| This Texas island was named for a priest, Father Nicholas Balli |
Padre Island |
200 |
December 5, 1997 |
| With an average elevation of 6,800 feet, it's the highest of all the states |
Colorado |
300 |
December 5, 1997 |
| Look out for Capes Lookout, Hatteras & Fear when sailing along this state's coast |
North Carolina |
400 |
December 5, 1997 |
| Coeur d'Alene Lake in this state is at the heart of a popular resort area |
Idaho |
500 |
December 5, 1997 |
| Once the site of a famous prison, this California island was named for its large pelican population |
Alcatraz |
100 |
June 12, 1997 |
| All 5 Rhode Island counties have shorelines on this bay |
Narragansett Bay |
200 |
June 12, 1997 |
| This river that winds through Wyoming, Idaho & Oregon is the main tributary of the Columbia River |
the Snake River |
300 |
June 12, 1997 |
| The Connecticut River forms Vermont's entire border with this state |
New Hampshire |
400 |
June 12, 1997 |
| Waimea is a famous canyon on this "Garden Isle" of Hawaii |
Kauai |
500 |
June 12, 1997 |
| Carson City, the capital of this western state, is named for Kit Carson |
Nevada |
100 |
June 4, 1997 |
| It's Alabama's first permanent European settlement as well as its only seaport |
Mobile |
200 |
June 4, 1997 |
| Utah's Uinta Range is the only major range of these mountains in the contiguous 48 states that runs east & west |
Rocky Mountains |
300 |
June 4, 1997 |
| This state's least populous county, Grand Isle, lies mostly within Lake Champlain |
Vermont |
400 |
June 4, 1997 |
| Chief cities on the banks of this Hudson River tributary include Rome, Utica & Schenectady |
Mohawk River |
500 |
June 4, 1997 |
| This state's largest cities lie within its Bluegrass Region |
Kentucky |
100 |
June 3, 1997 |
| This state's Upper Peninsula has 2 land regions: the Superior Upland & the Central Lowland |
Michigan |
200 |
June 3, 1997 |
| Some ocean-going vessels can sail up the Connecticut River as far north as this capital |
Hartford |
300 |
June 3, 1997 |
| The parishes in this state's East Gulf Coastal Plain are called the "Florida Parishes" |
Louisiana |
400 |
June 3, 1997 |
| Cadillac Mountain, the highest peak on the Eastern Seaboard, lies in this Maine national park |
Acadia National Park |
500 |
June 3, 1997 |
| Galveston, Texas & Sarasota, Florida lie on this famous gulf |
Gulf of Mexico |
100 |
May 1, 1997 |
| NYC's Brooklyn Bridge spans the East River between Brooklyn & this island borough |
Manhattan |
200 |
May 1, 1997 |
| Name shared by Chicago's Great Lake & one of Chicago's major avenues |
Michigan |
300 |
May 1, 1997 |
| In area, this New England state roughly equals Vermont, N.H., Connecticut & Massachusetts combined |
Maine |
400 |
May 1, 1997 |
| Jefferson City is Missouri's capital & this "City" where the Royals play is Missouri's largest |
Kansas City |
500 |
May 1, 1997 |
| Idaho's largest city, it's almost 3 times as populous as Pocatello, the second largest |
Boise |
100 |
February 28, 1997 |
| The Pacific Ocean once covered this desert between the Sierra Nevada & the Colorado River |
Mojave Desert |
200 |
February 28, 1997 |
| 2 of this state's largest lakes are Quabbin Reservoir & Wachusett Reservoir near Worcester |
Massachusetts |
300 |
February 28, 1997 |
| Algonquin Peak in this state is also known as Mount MacIntyre |
New York |
400 |
February 28, 1997 |
| It's the oldest city in Kansas; a federal penitentiary lies within the city limits |
Leavenworth |
500 |
February 28, 1997 |
| In 1905 a large searchlight was installed at the top of this Colorado peak |
Pikes Peak |
100 |
October 4, 1996 |
| Belleville, Illinois is part of this Missouri city's metropolitan area |
St. Louis |
200 |
October 4, 1996 |
| The largest lake in the western U.S., it's fed by freshwater streams but has a heavy saline content |
the Great Salt Lake |
300 |
October 4, 1996 |
| Wind Cave National Park is located in these eroded mountains in western South Dakota |
the Black Hills |
400 |
October 4, 1996 |
| Northern California's Mount Shasta & Lassen Peak are at the southern end of this mountain range |
the Cascades |
500 |
October 4, 1996 |
| This city is the seat of Washington's King County |
Seattle |
100 |
September 2, 1996 |
| The name of this state's Kennebec River is Algonquian for "long reach" |
Maine |
200 |
September 2, 1996 |
| The geographic center of this state lies in Wexford County, 5 miles north-northwest of Cadillac |
Michigan |
300 |
September 2, 1996 |
| The largest area of sand dunes in North America lies north of the Platte River in this state |
Nebraska |
400 |
September 2, 1996 |
| Over 3 dozen mountains in this northern New York range exceed 4,000 feet |
the Adirondacks |
500 |
September 2, 1996 |
| The straits of Florida connect these 2 large bodies of water |
the Atlantic & the Gulf of Mexico |
100 |
July 5, 1996 |
| Much of this largest California national park is below sea level |
Death Valley |
200 |
July 5, 1996 |
| This New York island's 1,723 square miles are divided into 4 counties: Queens, Kings, Suffolk & Nassau |
Long Island |
300 |
July 5, 1996 |
| Alenuihaha Channel separates Maui from this larger island to the southeast |
Hawaii |
400 |
July 5, 1996 |
| The Boise River flows into the Snake River at Idaho's border with this state |
Oregon |
500 |
July 5, 1996 |
| The Colorado Desert isn't in Colorado but in this state, where it runs south to Baja |
California |
100 |
June 12, 1996 |
| Iowa is nicknamed "The Land Between Two Rivers" because it lies between this mighty pair |
the Missouri & Mississippi Rivers |
200 |
June 12, 1996 |
| These mountains on the Tennessee-North Carolina border are named for the haze that hangs over them |
the Great Smoky Mountains |
300 |
June 12, 1996 |
| The boundary between Maine & this state passes through the Isles of Shoals |
New Hampshire |
400 |
June 12, 1996 |
| Saginaw Bay on the coast of Michigan is an inlet of this second-largest Great Lake |
Lake Huron |
|
June 12, 1996 |
| Nevada's largest city, it grew from a population of 8,500 in 1940 to 258,000 in 1990 |
Las Vegas |
100 |
April 11, 1996 |
| This Maryland bay is the country's largest estuary |
Chesapeake Bay |
200 |
April 11, 1996 |
| Aroostook County in this state borders Quebec & New Brunswick |
Maine |
300 |
April 11, 1996 |
| At 95 feet above sea level, this lake is Vermont's lowest point |
Lake Champlain |
400 |
April 11, 1996 |
| This river for which a state is named drains much of Massachusetts' upland region |
the Connecticut River |
500 |
April 11, 1996 |
| This state has a Custer County as well as one named Big Horn |
Montana |
100 |
April 5, 1996 |
| This state's parishes began as administrative units of the Catholic Church under Spanish rule |
Louisiana |
200 |
April 5, 1996 |
| New Jersey's eastern border is formed by the Atlantic Ocean & this river |
Hudson River |
300 |
April 5, 1996 |
| This home of the U.S. Air Force Academy was founded in 1871 as Fountain Colony |
Colorado Springs |
500 |
April 5, 1996 |
| The Detroit, Huron & Sandusky Rivers are among those that flow into this great lake |
Lake Erie |
|
April 5, 1996 |
| Galesburg, seat of this state's Knox County, was the site of a Lincoln-Douglas debate |
Illinois |
100 |
January 24, 1996 |
| A railroad president named Aberdeen, South Dakota for his birthplace in this country |
Scotland |
200 |
January 24, 1996 |
| This largest Oregon city is home to the International Rose Test Gardens |
Portland |
300 |
January 24, 1996 |
| Johns Hopkins University in this city is the home of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame |
Baltimore |
400 |
January 24, 1996 |
| This state's Acadia National Park includes parts of Isle Au Haut & the Schoodic Peninsula |
Maine |
|
January 24, 1996 |
| Alaska's Pribilof Islands in this sea are noted as a breeding ground for fur seals |
the Bering Sea |
100 |
December 22, 1995 |
| Much of New Jersey's western border is provided by this river |
the Delaware River |
200 |
December 22, 1995 |
| Canada has a Baffin Bay, as does this state, near Padre Island |
Texas |
300 |
December 22, 1995 |
| Rhode Island, Connecticut & this state meet at a point in Fishers Island Sound |
New York |
400 |
December 22, 1995 |
| Mount Washington in this state's Presidential Range is New England's highest |
New Hampshire |
|
December 22, 1995 |
| Chicago has been the seat of this county since 1831 |
Cook |
100 |
October 23, 1995 |
| The St. Johns River, this state's longest, flows about 285 miles, entering the Atlantic Ocean near Jacksonville |
Florida |
200 |
October 23, 1995 |
| Over half of all U.S. land more than 10,000 feet above sea level is in this state |
Colorado |
300 |
October 23, 1995 |
| About 75 of every 100 people in Hawaii live on this island |
Oahu |
400 |
October 23, 1995 |
| Since 1980 this volcano in the Cascade Mountains has erupted more than 20 times |
Mount St. Helens |
|
October 23, 1995 |
| The salinity of this Utah lake ranges roughly between 15% & 27% |
the Great Salt Lake |
100 |
April 22, 1994 |
| This cape is the easternmost point of North Carolina's Outer Banks |
Cape Hatteras |
200 |
April 22, 1994 |
| The seat of government in Hawaii is one this island |
Oahu |
300 |
April 22, 1994 |
| Many of the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River belong to Ontario, the rest to this state |
New York |
400 |
April 22, 1994 |
| Tributaries of this Indiana river include the Tippecanoe, Eel & Mississinewa |
the Wabash |
500 |
April 22, 1994 |
| This state's Seward peninsula includes the westernmost point on the North American mainland |
Alaska |
100 |
December 22, 1993 |
| In Virginia Cape Charles & Cape Henry mark the northern & southern sides of the entrances to this bay |
Chesapeake Bay |
200 |
December 22, 1993 |
| Lake Placid is located 1,860 feet above sea level in these mountains |
the Adirondacks |
300 |
December 22, 1993 |
| Port Townsend, one of Washington's oldest cities, is at the entrance to this inlet |
Puget Sound |
400 |
December 22, 1993 |
| Referring to its Spanish name, this chief Texas Panhandle city is nicknamed the "Yellow Rose of Texas" |
Amarillo |
500 |
December 22, 1993 |
| This state's Malaspina Glacier covers an area about the size of Rhode Island |
Alaska |
100 |
May 10, 1993 |
| Arlington County, site of the Pentagon, lies across this river from Washington, D.C. |
Potomac |
200 |
May 10, 1993 |
| Don't let its name confuse you, this Florida city is the southernmost in the continental U.S. |
Key West |
300 |
May 10, 1993 |
| Located along the Rio Grande it's New Mexico's largest city |
Albuquerque |
400 |
May 10, 1993 |
| Not surprisingly, this state's highest point is Mount Sunflower |
Kansas |
500 |
May 10, 1993 |
| Louisiana's most valuable fishing grounds are located in this gulf |
the Gulf of Mexico |
100 |
December 2, 1992 |
| The name of this city which hosts the Rose Bowl football game is Chippewa for "crown of the valley" |
Pasadena |
200 |
December 2, 1992 |
| This state's least populous county is Nantucket |
Massachusetts |
300 |
December 2, 1992 |
| Waikiki Beach is a popular tourist attraction on this Hawaiian island |
Oahu |
400 |
December 2, 1992 |
| The Red River of the North provides the boundary between Minnesota & this state to the west |
North Dakota |
500 |
December 2, 1992 |
| The Ten Thousand islands lie near the city of Everglades in this state |
Florida |
100 |
October 13, 1992 |
| At about 440 square miles, Red Lake is the largest of this state's "10,000 Lakes" |
Minnesota |
200 |
October 13, 1992 |
| Yuma, Arizona is the largest city lying on this 1450-mile-long river |
the Colorado |
300 |
October 13, 1992 |
| This bay nearly cuts Rhode Island in two |
the Narragansett |
400 |
October 13, 1992 |
| This twin-peaked volcano in northern California has 5 small glaciers on its slopes |
Mt. Shasta |
500 |
October 13, 1992 |
| Over half of this state's population lives in Providence county |
Rhode Island |
100 |
November 28, 1991 |
| Carson City, the capital of this state, is not part of any county |
Nevada |
200 |
November 28, 1991 |
| Mountain gap discovered in 1750, many years before D. Boone blazed the Wilderness Road through it |
Cumberland Gap |
300 |
November 28, 1991 |
| Sandusky Bay is an inlet of Lake Erie in this state |
Ohio |
500 |
November 28, 1991 |
| The name of this Florida city comes from the Spanish Cayo Hueso, "Bone Island", not its location |
Key West |
|
November 28, 1991 |
| This city was founded near rapids on the Ohio River & named for Louis XVI of France |
Louisville (Kentucky) |
100 |
November 8, 1991 |
| In 1989 voters in this town where Wild Bill Hickok died legalized gambling |
Deadwood (South Dakota) |
200 |
November 8, 1991 |
| This city some 30 miles west of Dallas began as an army post on the Trinity River |
Fort Worth |
300 |
November 8, 1991 |
| A cog railroad, the first built in the U.S., runs up this New Hampshire mountain |
Mount Washington |
400 |
November 8, 1991 |
| This state borders two Canadian provinces: Manitoba & Saskatchewan |
North Dakota |
500 |
November 8, 1991 |
| The geographic center of this state is in Twiggs County, 18 miles from Macon |
Georgia |
100 |
May 9, 1991 |
| The Grand Canyon is one of many canyons carved by this river |
the Colorado |
200 |
May 9, 1991 |
| Major rivers emptying into this bay include the James, York & Potomac |
the Chesapeake Bay |
300 |
May 9, 1991 |
| The Pilgrims docked at Provincetown on this peninsula before going on to Plymouth |
Cape Cod |
400 |
May 9, 1991 |
| Descendants of Jean Laffite's men live on Grand Isle, just off the coast of this state |
Louisiana |
500 |
May 9, 1991 |
| This river that rises at Lake Itasca drains about 1/8 of the North American continent |
Mississippi River |
100 |
May 14, 1990 |
| Of New York City's 5 boroughs, the one that is New York County |
Manhattan |
200 |
May 14, 1990 |
| This lake was created when Hoover Dam was built on the Colorado River |
Lake Mead |
300 |
May 14, 1990 |
| In Kansas more people live in this city than in Topeka & Kansas City combined |
Wichita |
400 |
May 14, 1990 |
| The 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty fixed this state's border with New Brunswick |
Maine |
500 |
May 14, 1990 |
| Longer than the Mississippi, this river wasn't made navigable until the 20th century |
Missouri River |
100 |
April 6, 1990 |
| This 10-state region isn't flat; it rises from 2,000 ft. near Omaha to 6,000 ft. at Cheyenne |
Great Plains |
200 |
April 6, 1990 |
| The only state with areas that have a Mediterranean climate |
California |
300 |
April 6, 1990 |
| The lower valley of the Susquehanna & its tributaries have created this large Atlantic bay |
Chesapeake Bay |
400 |
April 6, 1990 |
| This western branch of the Appalachians runs from north central Penn. through Md., Va. & W. Va. |
Alleghenies |
500 |
April 6, 1990 |
| Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill are the 3 apexes of this state's famed Research Triangle |
North Carolina |
100 |
March 14, 1990 |
| State where you can visit Hot Springs National Park & Crater of Diamonds State Park |
Arkansas |
200 |
March 14, 1990 |
| All of Connecticut's port cities are on this arm of the Atlantic |
Long Island Sound |
300 |
March 14, 1990 |
| Glacier National Park & the Custer Battlefield are among this "Treasure State"'s treasures |
Montana |
400 |
March 14, 1990 |
| The most densely populated state; every one of this Middle Atlantic state's 21 counties has over 50,000 people |
New Jersey |
500 |
March 14, 1990 |
| The lower part of this New York river is an arm of the Atlantic ocean |
the Hudson River |
100 |
November 8, 1988 |
| Of desert, swamp or forest, the type of land composing almost one third of the U.S. |
forest |
200 |
November 8, 1988 |
| They are South Dakota's example of dome mountains, which are raised up by pressure in the Earth's crust |
the Black Hills |
300 |
November 8, 1988 |
| Only U.S. state above 54° 40' north |
Alaska |
100 |
May 27, 1988 |
| At 5 feet below sea level, this city is the lowest point in Louisiana |
New Orleans |
200 |
May 27, 1988 |
| State in which you'll find the Carson River, Carson Lake & Carson Sink |
Nevada |
300 |
May 27, 1988 |
| Originally called Eddy, this New Mexico city known for its caverns was named for a spa town in Europe |
Carlsbad |
400 |
May 27, 1988 |
| Conventioneers, take note: this city has 100,000 hotel rooms |
New York City |
500 |
May 27, 1988 |
| This state with a large Jewish community is the leading grower of temple oranges |
Florida |
100 |
May 18, 1988 |
| The son of Daniel Boone laid out this capital of Missouri, but it was named for a president |
Jefferson City |
200 |
May 18, 1988 |
| In 1742, merchant Peter Faneuil completed building his hall in this city |
Boston |
300 |
May 18, 1988 |
| 98.3% of this U.S. state is owned by the federal government |
Alaska |
400 |
May 18, 1988 |
| Funk & Wagnalls says the farthest east you'll find U.S desert land is in this state east of the Rockies |
Texas |
500 |
May 18, 1988 |
| In 1980, this Cascade mountain peak was reduced from 9677' to about 8300' |
Mt. St. Helens |
100 |
December 17, 1987 |
| Complete with big toe projection into the Gulf of Mexico, this state resembles a boot |
Louisiana |
200 |
December 17, 1987 |
| Of about 8, 11, or 16%, the % of U.S. land area that Alaska represents |
16% |
300 |
December 17, 1987 |
| This island is the only U.S. commonwealth outside the continental U.S. |
Puerto Rico |
400 |
December 17, 1987 |
| Though most of Yellowstone National Park lies in Wyoming, it spreads out into these other 2 states |
Montana & Idaho |
|
December 17, 1987 |
| It's always been Pennsylvania's most populous city |
Philadelphia |
100 |
February 12, 1987 |
| Of California's Salton Sea, Ariz.'s Salt River & Utah's Great Salt Lake, the 1 that doesn't have salt water |
Salt River |
200 |
February 12, 1987 |
| This 7th-largest city in the U.S. is the 2nd-largest in California |
San Diego |
300 |
February 12, 1987 |
| This state name is Indian word meaning "great western river", by which they probably meant the Columbia |
Oregon |
500 |
February 12, 1987 |
| The 2 points farthest apart in the 50 states are in Florida & this state |
Hawaii |
|
February 12, 1987 |
| State whose license plate reads "Land of 10,000 Lakes" |
Minnesota |
100 |
March 4, 1985 |
| Indian name for "sleepy ones", 95% of this "Corn State" is farmland |
Iowa |
200 |
March 4, 1985 |
| Only temperate zone rain forest in the U.S. is on this state's Olympic peninsula |
Washington |
300 |
March 4, 1985 |
| The only leper colony in the U.S. is on an island in this state |
Hawaii |
400 |
March 4, 1985 |
| These 2 states are "Cajun Country" |
Louisiana and Texas |
500 |
March 4, 1985 |
| Much of this largest Louisiana city is below sea level |
New Orleans |
100 |
October 4, 1984 |
| The leading dairy products state |
Wisconsin |
200 |
October 4, 1984 |
| This state's coastline is 2nd in length to Alaska's |
Florida |
500 |
October 4, 1984 |