Definition Of U.S. Geography

1. Which best describes The Great Wall?

4,500 Miles Long From The Mountains Of Korea To The Gobi Desert

Seat Of The Roman Catholic Church

Largest, Protected Mixed Grass Prairie In The United States

Third Largest Ocean In The World

2. Which best describes the White House?

Home Of The U.S. President

Second Largest River In The World

Flows Into The North Sea

The Nation's Most Sacred Shrine

3. Which best describes the Great Sphinx?

A Head Of A King Wearing His Headdress And The Body Of A Lion

Discovered The Planet Pluto In 1930 There

Seat Of The Roman Catholic Church

The Magic Kingdom

4. Which best describes the Space Needle?

The Tower Stands 605 Feet And Has A Fabulous Views Of Puget Sound

A Pre-Historic Megalithic Monument Built In Several Stages

Famous Volcano

U.S. Congress Works There

5. Which best describes the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial?

Favorite Resting Place During Westward Expansion Of The United States

The Most Famous Baseball Park In The U.S.

The Tower Stands 605 Feet And Has A Fabulous Views Of Puget Sound

Spans The Mid-Portion Of A Sunken Battleship

6. Which of the following statements is true about the London clock known as "Big Ben"?

First Told Time In 1776

Each Clock Dial Is 23 Feet Square

Was Built By Queen Elizabeth II

Four Faces Notoriously Inaccurate

7. Which best describes the Thomas Jefferson Memorial?

Made From White Marble Primarily From Baltimore, Maryland

A Memorial For The Author Of The Declaration Of American Independence

80 Limestone Caves, The Deepest Chambers In The World

A Head Of A King Wearing His Headdress And The Body Of A Lion

8. Which best describes the Lincoln Memorial?

Extensive Blooms Of The Algae That When Dying Off Turn Its Color Red

Controls The Colorado River

Spans The Mid-Portion Of A Sunken Battleship

A Tribute To Honest Abe

9. Which best describes the Normandy American Cemetery?

Contains The Magnificent Dome Of Michelangelo

Built 1194 By The Master-Builder Of Chartres

World War II Memorial

U.S. Congress Works There

10. Which best describes the Pictograph Cave?

A Pre-Historic Megalithic Monument Built In Several Stages

Figures On The Walls Could Be 1,500 Years Old

Battle Ground From U.S. Civil War

Texas Army Battled The Mexicans In Their Fight For Independence

11. Which of these best describes the "Old South Meeting House"?

Where Bert And Ernie Met

Rallying Spot For Boston Tea Party

Where The Bill Of Rights Was Signed

First Catholic Cathedral In Boston

12. Which best describes the U.S. Capitol Building?

U.S. Congress Works There

Figures On The Walls Could Be 1,500 Years Old

Willem Cornelis Schouten, The First To Sail Around The Cape

Built In Celebration Of The French Revolution

13. Which best describes the Washington Monument?

Made From White Marble Primarily From Baltimore, Maryland

50.7 Miles Long And 300 Feet Wide

River Is Ice-Free All Year

The Most Famous Baseball Park In The U.S.

14. Which best describes the Taj Mahal?

Seat Of The Roman Catholic Church

Flows Though Nine Countries

Roughly The Size Of Rhode Island

A Mausoleum That Is One Of The Most Spectacular Buildings Of The World

15. What geographical term best describes the Independence Rock?

U.S. Congress Works There

A Tribute To Honest Abe

Favorite Resting Place During Westward Expansion Of The United States

Roughly The Size Of Rhode Island