Here's one from NPR's Sunday edition -- also a spelling geography question:
Beginning in Kentucky, drive through 5 states. The first letter of each
state's capital, when all 5 are listed sequentially, spells a word.
What is the word?
Hint
(lists four possibilities, and includes a map)
Answer. You should be able to get this from a map!
Which of these fine California academic institutions is farthest west?
Stanford University
UCLA
San Diego State
Cal Berkeley
Hint
(is a map of California but not a very detailed one)
Answer
One midwestern state is bordered by 4 states; the first letter of each
of these states' names, spelled in a clockwise direction, is I'M OK. Name
this
"feel-good" state!
Hint
(lists four possibilities, includes a map)
Answer. You should be able to get this from a map!
Ok, another weird one: which of the following pairs includes two
states which border Oklahoma?
a) Arkansas, Mississippi
b) New Mexico, Missouri
c) Nebraska, Louisiana
d) Kansas, Wyoming
Hint
(this is a map and will give the answer away!)
Answer. You should be able to get this from a map!
Same thing, but this time bordering Tennessee....
a) Indiana, Iowa
b) West Virginia, Alabama
c) Missouri, Virginia
d) Arkansas, South Carolina
Hint
(this is a map and will give the answer away!)
Answer. You should be able to get this from a map!