$Jeopardy - US Geography

Washington

State Names: The only state named after a president

Washington DC

1959: Became 1st major American city with a black majority**

Montana

BASEBALL GEOGRAPHY: After Alaska, it's the largest state in area without a Major League Baseball team -FJ

Arkansas

BUSINESS GEOGRAPHY: The U.S. company that now has the greatest revenues is HQ'd in this state that's near the bottom in household income -FJ

Lake Michigan

Bodies of Water: Only one of the 5 Great Lakes entirely in the US

Niagra Falls

Bodies of Water: Originally at Lewiston, NY this falls has over the years moved 7 times upstream

The Hoover Dam/Boulder

Bodies of Water: The dam you need to make Lake Mead

Lake Taho

Bodies of Water: You can bet the banks of this California-Nevada lake

59th Street Bridge

Bridges: Colloquial name of the Queensborough Bridge and real name of the song Feeling Groovy

Golden Gate Bridge

Bridges: Marin County's chief commuter route to SF

Brownsville

COLORFUL GEOGRAPHY: Named for a soldier killed in 1846 at the start of a war, it was in the news again as a port of entry to the U.S. in 2018 -FJ

Philadelphia

Colonial America: Founded by William Penn, it became the largest city in British Empire

The Bowery

Colonial America: Gov Peter Stuyvesant's Manhattan farm, now the city's skid row

Harlem

Colonial America: NYC's capital of black America, named by Dutch for a city in Holland

Georgia

Colonial America: Slavery was at first banned in this southern colony founded by Oglethorpe

Blue Ridge Mountains

Colorful Geography: John Denver's country roads lead to these West Virginia mountains

Yellowstone

Colorful Geography: National Park famous for faithful aquatic eruptions

The Painted Desert

Deserts: The Petrified Forest is in this brilliantly colored Arizona desert

Devils Tower

GEOGRAPHY & THE MOVIES: Named the first U.S. national monument in 1906, it was featured prominently in a blockbuster movie 71 years later -FJ

Lake Champlain

GEOGRAPHY NEWS: On the initiative of Sen. Patrick Leahy, in 1998 it was designated the sixth Great Lake -FJ

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California

GEOGRAPHY: 2 of the 4 U.S. states that border Mexico -FJ

Highest incorporated city in the US

Geographic distinction of the city of Leadville, Colorado -FJ

Montana

HISTORICAL U.S. GEOGRAPHY: It became a border territory in 1864 after being part of the Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nebraska & Dakota territories -FJ

Death Valley

Hot Spots: 43 consecutive days of 120 heat were recorded in this appropriately named California valley

Warm Springs, Georgia

Hot Spots: Its foundation for polio victims was founded by FDR who died here

Fire Island

Hot Spots: National seashore resort that's been burning off Long Island for years

Long Island

Islands: New York's largest, it has more people than 41 of our 50 states**

Staten Island, Manhattan

Islands: The two island Boroughs of New York City

Missouri River

Lakes and Rivers: American river only 33 miles shorter than the Mississippi

Mt Saint Helens

Mountains: First volcano to erupt in continental U.S. since 1921

Vermont

N. AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY: Only state east of the Mississippi that borders Canada but not the Atlantic or a Great Lake -FJ

Idaho

NORTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY: Far from New England, it's the state that has the shortest land border with Canada, only 45 miles -FJ

5

Number of states that touch the Pacific Ocean -FJ

Missouri

PRO FOOTBALL GEOGRAPHY: Of all the U.S. states with 2 current NFL teams, it�s the only state the Mississippi River touches -FJ

America

SHAKESPEAREAN GEOGRAPHY: This land, named for an Italian, is mentioned just once in a Shakespeare play--in "The Comedy of Errors" -FJ

Canton, Ohio

SPORTS GEOGRAPHY: Though they live elsewhere, Alan Page & Dan Dierdorf will both always be in this Ohio city where they were born -FJ

Augusta, Maine

STATE CAPITAL GEOGRAPHY: Of the 5 U.S. state capitals that begin with the letter "A", the one that is farthest north -FJ

Phoenix

State Capital: It succeeded Fort Whipple, Prescott, & Tucson as capital

Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, Jefferson City, Carson City

State Capitals: 1 of 4 state capitals that end in word "City"

Trenton

State Capitals: Crossing the Delaware on Xmas, 1776, Washington defeated the Hessians at this N.J. capital

Florida

State Capitals: Freddie Cannon's Tallahassee Lassie would be from this state

Denver

State Capitals: It actually is 5,280 feet above sea level

Montgomery or Richmond Virginia

State Capitals: It was also capital of the Confederacy

Springfield

State Capitals: Lincoln lived & practiced law here for 25 years before becoming president

Salt Lake City

State Capitals: Located 15 miles from its namesake, it was founded by Brigham Young

Phoenix

State Capitals: Southwest capital named for mythological self-immolating bird

Providence

State Capitals: The name shows its founder, Roger Williams, believed God led him there

St Paul, Minnesota

State Capitals: The only state cpaital named for a biblical figure

Santa Fe

State Capitals: This N.M. town is the oldest city that's a state capital

Connecticut

State Capitals: Until 1875 its dual capitals were New Haven & Hartford

Maryland (or Virginia)

State Names: 1 of 2 Eastern Seaboard states named after queens of England

Florida

State Names: Ponce de Leon named this Southern state for its flowers

Maine

State Names: The only state with a one-syllable name

Louisiana and Minnesota

The 2 states on both sides of the Mississippi -FJ

The La Brea Tar Pits

The Pits: Asphalt bog that tourists log in LA

The Grand Canyon

Tourist Traps: Both Ferde Grofe' and the Colorado River dug this National Park

Atlantic City

Tourist Traps: Seaside resort that has a monopoly on East Coast gambling

Akron, Ohio

Trade Centers: city that's often called the rubber capital of the world

Slavery

Trivia: As a northern state, NJ didn't abolish slavery until 1860

Hawaii

Trivia: Formerly called the Sandwich Islands

Cleveland

Trivia: Ohio City named for an ancestor of the 24th president

Pennsylvania

Trivia: State name that's misspelled on the Liberty Bell

The Sunshine State

Trivia: State nickname shared by South Dakota and Florida

Guam and Virgin Islands

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: 2 places called Point Udall, referred to as the USA's easternmost & westernmost points, are in these 2 territories -FJ

Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, West Virginia, Idaho, Maryland, Alaska

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: 3 of the states that have areas known as "panhandles" -FJ

Florida

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Alaska has the longest seacoast & this state is second -FJ

The Grand Canyon

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: It's 277 miles long, it's up to 18 miles wide, it's 6 million years old & at a given time temperatures within it can vary by 25 degrees -FJ

Alaska

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: It's the only U.S. state that touches 2 oceans -FJ

Hawaii

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: It's the smallest state in land area of those not in the original 13 colonies -FJ

Minnesota

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: It's the westernmost state to border any of the Great Lakes -FJ

Indiana

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Of the 8 states that touch the Great Lakes, it's the smallest in area -FJ

Mt Rainier (Washington)

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Of the USA's 50 tallest peaks, all are in Alaska, Colorado & California except this peak -FJ

Puerto Rico

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Of the non-state U.S. territories, areas & districts, the only one that is larger in area than the smallest state -FJ

Salt

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: Phoenix lies on a river named for this substance found in the name of another state capital -FJ

Washington, DC

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: This city of 650,000 people is the most populous U.S. city not found in a U.S. state -FJ

Hawaii

U.S. GEOGRAPHY: With a common nickname that refers to its size, this is the largest island in the United States -FJ

California, Washington

U.S. STATE GEOGRAPHY: Of the contiguous states, these 2 coastal states have elevation changes within them of more than 14,000 feet -FJ

Indiana

UNIVERSITY GEOGRAPHY: Around 1830 the first Catholic priest ordained in the U.S. obtained land in this state where a university now stands -FJ

The Cumberland Gap

US Geography: Historic pass at junction of Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, associated with Daniel Boone

Blue Ridge Mountain

US Geography: Mountain range that surrounds city of Atlanta

New Orleans

US Geography: Much of this largest Louisiana city is below sea level

Texas

US Geography: State whose counties include Crockett, Zapata, and Pecos

Wisconsin

US Geography: The largest dairy products state

Florida

US Geography: This state's coastline is 2nd in length to Alaska

Oklahoma

US Geography: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain

Connecticut, Vermont

US Geography: one of two states ending in T

Hawaii

US History: This popular tourist destination was annexed in 1889 due to pressure from sugar planters

The Alamo

US Landmarks: From the Spanish for "Cottonwood", the site where Jim Bowie & Davy Crockett died

The Empire State Building

US Landmarks: It scrapes the sky at 5th Avenue & 34th Street, New York City

The Golden Gate Bridge

US Landmarks: Named for the channel it spans, this California bridge is really orange

The White House

US Landmarks: The building on the back of a $20 bill

Pike's Peak

US Landmarks: The view from this Colorado summit inspired the song "America the Beautiful"

South Dakota

US Landmarks: This state boasts Mt. Rushmore - FJ

Massachusetts, Kentucky, Commonwealth, Pennsylvania

US States: 1 of 4 states that's officially a commonwealth

Utah

US States: Its Mormon founders called it Deseret

Arkansas

US States: The only US state beginning with an A that does not end with an A

Michigan

US States: The only state to touch 4 of the Great Lakes

Florida, Yucitan Peninsula

WESTERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHY: The 2 outlets of the Gulf of Mexico, a strait & a channel, bear the names of these 2 land areas -FJ

Guam

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: The promotional slogan of this territory is "Where America's Day Begins"

Russia, US, Canada

WORLD GEOGRAPHY: These 3 nations each border the world's largest & smallest oceans -FJ