Put Your Paws to the Test!
Test your knowledge about the United States of America with this interactive learning activity from Adventures of Zenith™.
This educational challenge is part of its Globetrotter (Travel) series, which provides learning experiences that help children explore geography, history, culture, and different perspectives—while building curiosity and empathy along the way.
More educational activities and adventures are coming soon!
Crossword Puzzle
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(1) Every year, this city dyes its river green for St. Patrick’s Day— and even reversed the river’s flow to protect its drinking water.
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(4) From 1892 to 1954, this place welcomed millions of immigrants arriving in the U.S. in search of the “American Dream.”
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(7) A fiery path along the Pacific Ocean known for volcanoes and earthquakes.
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(12) A physics phenomenon where two particles remain linked, even across great distances.
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(14) This state operates its own power grid, separate from the rest of the country, and is home to one of the Cowboy Capitals of the World.
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(15) The world’s first national park, famous for its Old Faithful geyser and a powerful underground volcanic system called a caldera.
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(16) This ancient village is over 1,000 years old and is known for its adobe pueblos made of dried mud, sand, clay, and straw.
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(2) The largest U.S. state by land area—bigger than many European countries combined.
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(3) This library is the largest in the world, with over 170 million items, including books, maps, photographs, manuscripts, music scores, and films.
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(5) The historic building where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.
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(6) This Space Center is NASA’s primary launch site for human spaceflight and was the launch site of Apollo 11, the first mission to land humans on the Moon in 1969.
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(8) A group of 58 mountain peaks over 14,000 feet high, found in a state famous for “Champagne Powder” snow.
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(9) This U.S. territory is called the “Island of Enchantment” and is home to glowing bioluminescent bays.
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(10) This state is known as both the “Birthplace of Rock ’n’ Roll” and the “Country Music Capital of the World.”
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(11) This state has the longest stretch of the Appalachian Trail and is nicknamed the “Mother of Presidents.”
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(13) A famous hillside sign built in the 1920s for a real estate development that later became a symbol of the film industry.
Answers
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(1) Every year, this city dyes its river green for St. Patrick’s Day— and even reversed the river’s flow to protect its drinking water.(Chicago; Illinois)
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(4) From 1892 to 1954, this place welcomed millions of immigrants arriving in the U.S. in search of the “American Dream.”
(Ellis Island; New York)
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(7) A fiery path along the Pacific Ocean known for volcanoes and earthquakes.
(Ring of Fire; Alaska, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Hawaii)
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(12) A physics phenomenon where two particles remain linked, even across great distances.
(Quantum Entanglement)
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(14) This state operates its own power grid, separate from the rest of the country, and is home to one of the Cowboy Capitals of the World.
(Texas; Texas)
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(15) The world’s first national park, famous for its Old Faithful geyser and a powerful underground volcanic system called a caldera.
(Yellowstone; Wyoming)
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(16) This ancient village is over 1,000 years old and is known for its adobe pueblos made of dried mud, sand, clay, and straw.
(Tao Pueblo; New Mexico)
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(2) The largest U.S. state by land area—bigger than many European countries combined.
(Alaska; Alaska)
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(3) This library is the largest in the world, with over 170 million items, including books, maps, photographs, manuscripts, music scores, and films.
(Congress; Washington D.C.)
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(5) The historic building where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.
(Independence Hall; Pennsylvania)
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(6) This Space Center is NASA’s primary launch site for human spaceflight and was the launch site of Apollo 11, the first mission to land humans on the Moon in 1969.
(John F Kennedy; Florida)
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(8) A group of 58 mountain peaks over 14,000 feet high, found in a state famous for “Champagne Powder” snow.
(Fourteeners; Colorado)
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(9) This U.S. territory is called the “Island of Enchantment” and is home to glowing bioluminescent bays.
(Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico)
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(10) This state is known as both the “Birthplace of Rock ’n’ Roll” and the “Country Music Capital of the World.”
(Tennessee; Tennessee)
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(11) This state has the longest stretch of the Appalachian Trail and is nicknamed the “Mother of Presidents.”
(Virginia; Virginia)
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(13) A famous hillside sign built in the 1920s for a real estate development that later became a symbol of the film industry.
(Hollywood; California)
