1. Named after journalist and politician Horace Greeley, the city of Greeley is located east of the Rockies in which state? Colorado or Nevada?
2. Pullman, in the Palouse farming region, is located just west of Idaho in which state — Montana or Washington?
3. Rutland, the birthplace of John Deere, is located east of where the Poultney River enters Lake Champlain in which state — Maryland or Vermont?
4. Springfield, located on the Connecticut River and part of a region known as the “Knowledge Corridor,” is located in which state — Massachusetts or West Virginia?
5. Fayetteville, a university city and summer resort, is located north of the Boston Mountains in the northwest corner of which state — Arkansas or Georgia?
6. Sioux City, located on the Missouri River, is an important grain market center in which state — Iowa or Tennessee?
7. Fredericksburg, site of a major Civil War battle in 1862, is located on the Rappahannock River in which state — Indiana or Virginia?
8. Wheeling, located southwest of Pittsburgh, is in the northern panhandle of which state — Delaware or West Virginia?
9. Named after a waterfall on the Snake River, Twin Falls is found in which state — Idaho or Oklahoma?
10. Founded where the Flint and Shiawassee Rivers meet, Saginaw is in a sugar-beet and bean farming region located in which state — Michigan or South Dakota?
ANSWERS: 1. Colorado 2. Washington 3. Vermont 4. Massachusetts 5. Arkansas 6. Iowa 7. Virginia 8. West Virginia 9. Idaho 10. Michigan National Geographic Bee, National Geographic Society
