SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph. D. Score. 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph. D. Level.

Subject: AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY (e.g., Term used to describe a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake. Answer: Bayou.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Since 1921, this city has been the home of the Miss America pageant. Answer________

2. Name the largest park in Manhattan. Answer________

3. The fishhook shape of this Atlantic resort area is easily recognized on a map. Answer________

4. Identify the largest body of saltwater in North America. Answer________

5. Which state borders the St. Lawrence River?

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GRADUATE LEVEL

6. This city inspired the U.S. version of the board game Monopoly. Answer________

7. In which city is Yale University? Answer________

8. Old Faithful is found in this national park.

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9. This city was the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Answer________

10. This state is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north. Answer________

PH.D. LEVEL

11. The name of this Manhattan street is metonymous with the American advertising industry. Answer________

12. This pioneer trail to the Pacific Northwest extended about 2,000 miles. Answer________

13. Which four states share the “Four Corners” region? Answer________

14. This city in Alabama is known as the center for the 1960s civil rights movement.

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15. This city in Nevada is known as “The Biggest Little City in the World.” Answer________