WPT Travel and Geography

Question 1

What is the capital of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Washington, D.C.

Answer

New York City

Answer

Los Angeles

Answer

Chicago

Question 2

The Mississippi River flows into which body of water?

Accepted Answer

The Gulf of Mexico

Answer

The Atlantic Ocean

Answer

The Pacific Ocean

Answer

The Great Lakes

Question 3

Which U.S. state is the largest by total area?

Accepted Answer

Alaska

Answer

Texas

Answer

California

Answer

Montana

Question 4

What mountain range runs along the eastern coast of the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Appalachian Mountains

Answer

The Rocky Mountains

Answer

The Sierra Nevada

Answer

The Cascade Range

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the five Great Lakes?

Accepted Answer

Lake Champlain

Answer

Lake Superior

Answer

Lake Erie

Answer

Lake Huron

Question 6

What is a time zone, and how many does the continental United States span?

Accepted Answer

A region where the same standard time is kept; the continental U.S. spans 4

Answer

A climate region; the continental U.S. spans 3

Answer

A legal boundary for daylight saving; the continental U.S. spans 2

Answer

A geographic band defined by latitude; the continental U.S. spans 5