🧠 North America quiz questions with answers

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1. Which of these animals is the heaviest?

   1. Reindeer
   2. Polar bear
   3. American alligator
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   Answer: B. Polar bear
   Reindeer (130 kg) · Polar bear (380 kg) · American alligator (230 kg)

   💡 Under its white-looking fur, a polar bear's skin is black.

2. Which of these buildings has the most floors?

   1. 30 Rockefeller Plaza
   2. Chrysler Building
   3. Empire State Building
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   Answer: C. Empire State Building
   30 Rockefeller Plaza (66) · Chrysler Building (77) · Empire State Building (102)

   💡 It took only 410 days to build.

3. Which of these animals is the lightest?

   1. Cougar
   2. Sea otter
   3. Jaguar
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   Answer: B. Sea otter
   Cougar (52 kg) · Sea otter (28 kg) · Jaguar (76 kg)

   💡 Sea otters often wrap themselves in kelp or hold paws while sleeping so they don't drift apart.

4. Which of these is a bird?

   1. Bald eagle
   2. Brown-throated three-toed sloth
   3. Arctic fox
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   Answer: A. Bald eagle

   💡 The bald eagle is not bald: 'bald' comes from an old English word meaning white-headed.

5. Which of these is the oldest?

   1. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
   2. One World Trade Center
   3. Fort McHenry
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   Answer: C. Fort McHenry
   Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1995) · One World Trade Center (2014) · Fort McHenry (1800)

   💡 Its flag, still flying after the 1814 bombardment, inspired 'The Star-Spangled Banner'.

6. Which of these animals can live the longest?

   1. Moose
   2. Red fox
   3. Gray wolf
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   Answer: A. Moose
   Moose (25 years) · Red fox (15 years) · Gray wolf (16 years)

   💡 A bull moose sheds its antlers every winter and grows a new set the next year.

7. Which of these countries is the largest by area?

   1. Nicaragua
   2. Panama
   3. Costa Rica
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   Answer: A. Nicaragua
   Nicaragua (130,375 km²) · Panama (75,417 km²) · Costa Rica (51,100 km²)

8. Guatemala: which of these is closest to it?

   1. Panama Canal
   2. Citadelle Laferrière
   3. Cloud Gate & Willis Tower
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   Answer: A. Panama Canal
   Panama Canal (1,360 km) · Citadelle Laferrière (2,003 km) · Cloud Gate & Willis Tower (3,004 km)

   💡 A ship from New York to San Francisco saves about 13,000 km compared with sailing around South America.

9. Which of these is the deepest?

   1. Cave of the Crystals (Naica)
   2. Great Blue Hole
   3. Grand Canyon
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   Answer: C. Grand Canyon
   Cave of the Crystals (Naica) (300 m) · Great Blue Hole (124 m) · Grand Canyon (1,800 m)

   💡 It is 446 km long and up to 29 km wide.

10. Which of these is the highest above sea level?

    1. Denali
    2. Arenal Volcano
    3. Moraine Lake
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    Answer: A. Denali
    Denali (6,190 m) · Arenal Volcano (1,633 m) · Moraine Lake (1,885 m)

    💡 'Denali' means 'the high one' in the Koyukon language.

11. Which of these bridges has the longest main span?

    1. Brooklyn Bridge
    2. Golden Gate Bridge
    3. John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
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    Answer: B. Golden Gate Bridge
    Brooklyn Bridge (486 m) · Golden Gate Bridge (1,280 m) · John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge (322 m)

    💡 Its colour, 'International Orange', was chosen so it would stand out in fog.

12. Which of these animals is the longest?

    1. Scarlet macaw
    2. Eastern gray squirrel
    3. Atlantic puffin
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    Answer: A. Scarlet macaw
    Scarlet macaw (81 cm) · Eastern gray squirrel (47 cm) · Atlantic puffin (29 cm)

    💡 The scarlet macaw is the national bird of Honduras.

13. Which of these is a bird?

    1. American bison
    2. American flamingo
    3. Harbor seal
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    Answer: B. American flamingo

    💡 It is the national bird of the Bahamas.

14. Which of these covers the largest area?

    1. Butchart Gardens
    2. Yellowstone National Park
    3. Longwood Gardens
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    Answer: B. Yellowstone National Park
    Butchart Gardens (0.2 km²) · Yellowstone National Park (8,990 km²) · Longwood Gardens (4.4 km²)

    💡 Its Old Faithful geyser erupts about every 90 minutes.

15. Which of these buildings has the most floors?

    1. Bank of America Plaza
    2. Marina City
    3. Central Park Tower
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    Answer: C. Central Park Tower
    Bank of America Plaza (55) · Marina City (65) · Central Park Tower (98)

    💡 It is the tallest residential building in the world.

16. Which of these countries has the most people?

    1. Guatemala
    2. Mexico
    3. Canada
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    Answer: B. Mexico
    Guatemala (18.4 million) · Mexico (130.9 million) · Canada (39.7 million)

17. Which of these was completed most recently?

    1. Statue of Liberty
    2. Gateway Arch
    3. Lincoln Memorial
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    Answer: B. Gateway Arch
    Statue of Liberty (1886) · Gateway Arch (1965) · Lincoln Memorial (1922)

    💡 It is exactly as wide at its base as it is tall: 192 m.

18. Which of these countries is the smallest by area?

    1. Dominican Republic
    2. Bahamas
    3. Haiti
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    Answer: B. Bahamas
    Dominican Republic (48,671 km²) · Bahamas (13,943 km²) · Haiti (27,750 km²)

19. Which of these is the highest above sea level?

    1. Camelback Mountain
    2. Methuselah (oldest tree)
    3. Devils Tower
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    Answer: B. Methuselah (oldest tree)
    Camelback Mountain (824 m) · Methuselah (oldest tree) (2,950 m) · Devils Tower (1,559 m)

    💡 A bristlecone pine can stay alive on a single thin strip of living bark, even when most of its trunk is dead, sun-bleached wood.

20. Which of these is a legend that has never been proven to exist?

    1. Bigfoot (Sasquatch)
    2. Sockeye salmon
    3. Walrus
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    Answer: A. Bigfoot (Sasquatch)

    💡 The name 'Bigfoot' caught on in 1958 after giant footprints were reported in California, but no body or bones have ever been found.

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