1. Manzanar War Relocation Center, where Japanese-Americans were detained during World War II, is located in the Owens Valley in which state — California or New Mexico?
2. Fort Ticonderoga, originally built in the 1750s by the French, is located in the Lake George region of which state — Maine or New York?
3. Ball’s Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery, the site of a Civil War battle, is located outside of Leesburg in which state — Delaware or Virginia?
4. Chamizal National Memorial, commemorating the peaceful resolution of a boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico, is located in which state — Kansas or Texas?
5. The Battle of Athens State Historic Site commemorates an 1861 Civil War battle fought near the border with Iowa in which state — Arkansas or Missouri?
6. The oil field at Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean was discovered in 1968 and is located in which state — Washington or Alaska?
7. The Brooks-Baxter War, a conflict in a former Confederate state over a disputed governor’s race, was settled in 1874 when President Ulysses Grant intervened. This conflict took place in which state — Illinois or Arkansas?
8. Franconia Notch, a narrow pass through the White Mountains, is located near the site of one of the country’s oldest aerial tramways in which state — New Hampshire or Connecticut?
9. In 1959, archaeologists discovered signs of ancient human habitation in Wilson Butte Cave, located on the Snake River Plain in which state — Idaho or South Dakota?
10. Waimea Bay, where Capt. James Cook landed in 1778, is located in which state — Hawaii or Mississippi?
ANSWERS: 1. California 2. New York 3. Virginia 4. Texas 5. Missouri 6. Alaska 7. Arkansas 8. New Hampshire 9. Idaho 10. Hawaii
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