[net.puzzle] U.S. Geography Quiz III

45223wc@mtuxo.UUCP (w.cambre) (07/17/85)

Here's a few more for you.

1) Which is farther west: New Orleans, LA or Chicago, IL?

2) Excluding Alaska, what state has the highest point (tallest mountain)?

3) What is farther north: Salt Lake City or New York City?

4) What is farther west: Denver, CO or El Paso, TX?

5) Which is farther north: Windsor, Canada (in Ontario) or
   Boston, MA?

6) Which is farther north: Omaha, Neb. or Boston Massachusetts?

7) Which is farther west: San Diego, CA or Spokane, WA?

8) Which is farther north: San Francisco, CA or St. Louis, MO?

9)Which is farther north: Santa Fe, NM or Charlotte, NC?

10) Which is farther north: Portland, Maine or Portland, Oregon?
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Bonus Question:

What states have the nicknames:

  The Badger State
  The Beaver State
  The Gopher State
  The Wolverine State
  The Coyote State

and how about

  The Land of Opportunity
  The Land of Enchantment
  The Last Frontier?


Due to the lack of response to the previous quizzes I figured I
just didn't include enough questions, so I added more this time.

- Bill  Cambre    {ihnp4!}mtuxo!45223wc

P.S. Either further or farther is acceptable english but farther
should be used only when speaking of distances, so some say.