Maine Geography - 1

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1. What percentage of Maine's total area is water?

 1. 10 percent20 percent30 percent40 percent50 percent

2. What is special about Maine's Cadillac Mountain between October 7th and March 6th?

 2. Closed to visitors during these datesDark for 12 hours per day1st land in U.S. touched by the rays of the sunHunting permitted without a permitThe best area in the country for bass fishing

3. The world's largest boulder is found in ...

 3. ArundelBucksportFryeburgMachiasWallagrass

4. The Calendar Islands are in ...

 4. Casco BayMuscongus BayMengle BayNorth BayPenobscot BayPleasant Bay

5. Peaks Island is located in ...

 5. Casco BayMuscongus BayNorth BayPenobscot BayPleasant Bay

6. The Cuckolds are located nearest to ...

 6. Blue HillCamdenFrenchboroProspect HarborSouthportYarmouth

7. The Cranberry Isles are located nearest to ...

 7. JonesportLubecSouthportWatervilleWinterport

8. Which Maine town has the longest growing season?

 8. EastportMarsardisNew SwedenSt. AgathaWatervilleYork

9. Which Maine town has the shortest growing season?

 9. DaigleEastportMillinocketSoldier PondSqua PanWinterport

10. What is the source of the Androscoggin River?

 10. Aroostook RiverEagle LakeLake MillinocketMopang LakePratt LakeLake Umbagog

11. How many rivers meet in Merrymeeting Bay?

 11. 023456

12. The Piscataquis River is a tributary of the ...

 12. AllagashAroostookMachiasPenobscotSt. JohnSunday

13. Cook Hill is in ...

 13. CanaanKingfieldLeedsNewryPeruVassalboro

14. The second-highest mountain in Maine is ...

 14. Kelly MountainMount KatahdinMount ZirconMoxie Bald MountainSugarloaf MountainTumbledown Mountain

15. What percentage of Maine is forested?

 15. 10 percent20 percent30 percent40 percent50 percent60 percent70 percent80 percent

16. Maine's easternmost community is ...

 16. EastportEstcourt StationLubecRichvilleWellsYork

17. Maine contains how many lakes and ponds?

 17. 660600600060,000

18. The most frequently used name for ponds in Maine is ...

 18. Long PondMud PondShort PondSludge Pond

19. Which is the only U.S. state that borders Maine?

 19. MassachusettsNew BrunswickNew HampshireNova ScotiaQuebecVermont

20. Baskahegan Stream is a tributary of the ...

 20. Aroostook RiverCarrabasett RiverKennebec RiverMattawamkeag RiverSebec RiverSunday River

21. How long is the border shared by Maine and Canada?

 21. 30 miles223 miles402 miles611 miles822 miles1,034 miles

22. The largest lake lying wholly within the state of Maine is ...

 22. Big LakeLong LakeMoosehead LakeProvince LakeSebago LakeWest Lake

23. Maine's largest city is ...

 23. AugustaBangorHoultonMillinocketPortlandWinterport

24. Where does Portland get its drinking water?

 24. Big LakeClearwater PondNorth PondSebago LakeWaterport Lake

25. Which is the largest single land area in Maine devoted solely to wilderness uses?

 25. Acadia National ParkAroostook State ParkBaxter State ParkLamoine State ParkMullen Head ParkWhite Mountains National Forest