Note: As usual, we start the new year with the questions given in the previous year to the students who compete in the annual National Geographic Bee, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. Because the competition begins on the school level and then progresses to the state, regional and national levels, the questions naturally begin easier and progressively get harder.
1. The Great Divide Basin, located along the crest of the Continental Divide, is in the southern part of which state — Kentucky or Wyoming?
2. Joshua trees and yuccas are more common in which state — Rhode Island or California?
3. The Mackinac Bridge connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas in which state — West Virginia or Michigan?
4. Which state produces more peanuts than any other state — Georgia or Utah?
5. Hurricanes have caused widespread damage in which state — Texas or Iowa?
6. Upper Klamath Lake is found in the Cascade Range in which state — North Dakota or Oregon?
7. Petroleum deposits are found in greater quantities in which state — Oklahoma or Maine?
8. Forests cover approximately 60 percent of which state — Arizona or Virginia?
9. The oyster industry is important along the coastal region of which state — Missouri or Connecticut?
10. Which state was the first to be surveyed using the township and range system in the early 1800s — Nebraska or Ohio?
ANSWERS: 1. Wyoming 2. California 3. Michigan 4. Georgia 5. Texas 6. Oregon 7. Oklahoma 8. Virginia 9. Connecticut 10. Ohio National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
