National Geographic GeoBee (Official) The First Americans

Question 1

Archaeologists have studied pottery from the Powhatan chiefdom, located near the Chesapeake Bay in which state?

Accepted Answer

Virginia

Question 2

The Suquamish used canoes carved out of cedar logs to travel around Bainbridge Island in what present-day state?

Accepted Answer

Washington

Question 3

Enchanted Rock, a landmark for Tonkawa and Apache peoples, is about 60 miles west of Austin in which state?

Accepted Answer

Texas

Question 4

An Aleut legend about the origin of the winds begins on the Yukon River, which flows to the Bering Sea in which state?

Accepted Answer

Alaska

Question 5

Pyramid Lake, important to many Paiute stories, lies in what state that borders California to the east?

Accepted Answer

Nevada

Question 6

The Jeffers Petroglyphs, a sacred place for the Ojibwa, are southwest of the Twin Cities in what state?

Accepted Answer

Minnesota

Question 7

The Serpent Mound, which is more than a thousand feet long, was built east of Cincinnati in what present-day state?

Accepted Answer

Ohio

Question 8

Early Shoshone people are thought to have created the Dinwoody Petroglyphs near the Wind River in what western state?

Accepted Answer

Wyoming

Question 9

Spirit Rock, an important symbol for the Menominee culture, is north of Appleton and Oshkosh in what Great Lakes state?

Accepted Answer

Wisconsin

Question 10

Some Lenape still reside near the mouth of the Hudson River, between New York and which neighboring state?

Accepted Answer

New Jersey

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