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US Landmarks
1.) In what state is Mt St Helens located? Washington
2.) What happened at Mt St Helens in 1980? The most massive volcanic eruption in
recorded history occurred.
3.) How long can a Coast Redwood tree live? 2,000 years
4.) What is the name of the world’s first National Park? Yellowstone
5.) What is the length of the Grand Canyon? What is the range of its width? 277 miles;
between four and eighteen miles in width
6.) How was the Grand Canyon first discovered?
By explorers searching for the Seven Cities of Cibola.
7.) What is the most visited mountain in North America? *It may not be called a
“mountain”. Pike’s Peak
8.) Which famous US landmark serves as the icon for the completion of the world’s first
Transcontinental Railroad? Golden Spike
9.) What North Dakota landmark was once home to the Sioux Indians? Theodore Roosevelt
National Park.
10.) Which national landmark is honored on the back of the Nebraska state quarter?
Chimney Rock