Where In The World . . .#6 Presidents!

1. Name the river which flows through Washington DC.        The Potomac River        

2. George Washington is not buried in Washington DC! His tomb is in this Virginia town where he lived from 1747 to 1799.                            Mount Vernon, Virginia              

3. Abraham Lincoln is not buried in Washington DC! His tomb is in this state capitol where he had a law office from 1837 to 1861.                 Springfield, Illinois               

4. This small Pennsylvania town is best known for Abraham Lincoln’s famous address (“Four score and seven years ago…”).               Gettysburg, Pennsylvania               

5. This city on Lake Erie has the same name as our 22^nd and 24^th president.                   Cleveland                   

6. The faces of four presidents, Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Roosevelt, are carved in these hills in SW South Dakota.                      The Black Hills   (Mount Rushmore)            

7. When Washington surprised the British by crossing the Delaware River on December 25, 1776, in what city and state did he land?            Trenton, New Jersey             

8. John F. Kennedy’s boat, PT 109, was torpedoed off these Pacific Islands in August of 1943.          The Solomon Islands      

9. This mountain, the highest point in North America, bears the name of our 25^th president.     Mt. McKinley (also called Denali)   

10. What are two state capitals and their states named after presidents?      (any two of these would work)    Jefferson City (MO), Madison (WI), Jackson (MS), Lincoln (NE)      

11. Name three US airports and their cities named after presidents.       John F. Kennedy Intl Airport, New York NY; George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston TX; Ronald Reagan National Airport, Washington DC or Arlington County VA; Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield IL   (there may be more.......)

Bonus: This small Pennsylvania town is the birthplace of Dwight D. Eisenhower.          We goofed!  Eisenhower's birthplace was Denison, TX.  Gettysburg, PA was his retirement home!

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