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Which statement is geographically accurate about Long Island Sound?

  • The summit of Mount Frissell is entirely inside Connecticut
  • Connecticut is located in the Pacific Northwest
  • Connecticut has a coastline along Long Island Sound
  • Long Island Sound lies north of Connecticut
Correct answer(s):
  • Connecticut has a coastline along Long Island Sound

What is accurate about northwestern Connecticut?

  • Connecticut borders Pennsylvania directly
  • Long Island Sound lies north of Connecticut
  • The Connecticut River flows west into Lake Erie
  • Connecticut has wooded hills in its northwestern region
Correct answer(s):
  • Connecticut has wooded hills in its northwestern region

Which description best fits Connecticut’s Mount Frissell high point?

  • Vermont forms Connecticut’s southern border
  • Connecticut has no coastline or tidal waters
  • Connecticut is located in the Pacific Northwest
  • Connecticut’s highest point is on the south slope of Mount Frissell
Correct answer(s):
  • Connecticut's highest point is on the south slope of Mount Frissell

Which geographic claim about Connecticut’s Mount Frissell high point is correct?

  • Connecticut’s landscape is uniformly flat across the state
  • The summit of Mount Frissell is in Massachusetts, not Connecticut
  • Connecticut borders Pennsylvania directly
  • Connecticut has no coastline or tidal waters
Correct answer(s):
  • The summit of Mount Frissell is in Massachusetts, not Connecticut

What is the most accurate description of Connecticut’s small geographic size?

  • Connecticut is one of the smallest U.S. states by area
  • Connecticut is located in the Pacific Northwest
  • Connecticut has no coastline or tidal waters
  • The Connecticut River flows west into Lake Erie
Correct answer(s):
  • Connecticut is one of the smallest U.S. states by area

Which statement is geographically accurate about Connecticut’s total area?

  • Vermont forms Connecticut’s southern border
  • The Connecticut River flows west into Lake Erie
  • Connecticut borders Pennsylvania directly
  • Only Rhode Island and Delaware are smaller than Connecticut by total area
Correct answer(s):
  • Only Rhode Island and Delaware are smaller than Connecticut by total area

Which tree is Connecticut’s state tree?

  • Sugar maple
  • White oak
  • Redwood
  • Eastern hemlock
Correct answer(s):
  • White oak

Which animal is Connecticut’s state animal?

  • White-tailed deer
  • American bison
  • Sperm whale
  • Black bear
Correct answer(s):
  • Sperm whale

Which description of Connecticut’s population is accurate?

  • Connecticut is one of the most densely populated U.S. states
  • Most of Connecticut’s population lives only in the far northwest
  • Connecticut is one of the least densely populated states in the country
  • Connecticut’s population is evenly distributed across every part of the state
Correct answer(s):
  • Connecticut is one of the most densely populated U.S. states

Which city is the capital of Connecticut?

  • Bridgeport
  • Hartford
  • New Haven
  • Stamford
Correct answer(s):
  • Hartford

Which city is Connecticut’s largest by population?

  • Hartford
  • Bridgeport
  • Stamford
  • New Haven
Correct answer(s):
  • Bridgeport

In which part of the United States is Connecticut located?

  • Southwestern United States
  • Great Plains
  • Pacific Northwest
  • Northeastern United States
Correct answer(s):
  • Northeastern United States

On what date did Connecticut become a state?

  • December 7, 1787
  • July 4, 1776
  • March 4, 1791
  • January 9, 1788
Correct answer(s):
  • January 9, 1788