Two Truths and a Lie: North American Geography

The Bahamas is actually an archipelago, which means that it consists of a series of islands. There are more than 700 islands that make up the country. The capital, Nassau, is located on the island of New Providence.

Although Great Slave lake is comparable to the Great Lakes in size, it's not in the same water formation. The five Great Lakes include Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan.

If you take a 12-month average of the temperature of all the states in America, Hawaii is the hottest with an average temperature of 71.6 degrees. Florida is number two with an average of 70.7.

The Canadian city of Vancouver borders on Washington State. It's less than a three-hour drive from Vancouver to Seattle. You can also take a ferry from the Canadian city Victoria to get to Seattle.

Mexico has several peaks that are among the highest in the world. However, Mexico's highest point is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491ft, which makes it the third-highest peak in North America not the third-highest in the world.

The Empire State Building might be one of the most well-known skyscrapers in the world but its not even the tallest in America. The John Hancock Center, Willis Tower and One World Trade Center all rank higher.

If you visit Havana, Cuba, you can take a train to other communities in Cuba, but there's no metro train system. The largest metro train system in the Caribbean belongs to Santo Domingo.

You might best recognize the Chihuahua species of dog from Taco Bell posters. It actually originates from Mexico. It's thought that it descends from another species of dog known as the Techichi.

The most western time zone in Canada is Pacific Standard Time. The biggest Canadian city in this time zone is Vancouver. The biggest Canadian city in the Mountain Standard Time zone is Calgary.

French is the third most commonly spoken language in North America. Can you guess the second? Behind English's 317 million speakers, Spanish has the second most speakers with 121 million.

If you had to guess which of these three bodies of water don't border America, you'd probably guess the Gulf of Mexico. However, the Gulf of California is actually located between mainland and the Baja regions of Mexico.

One of the Great Lakes doesn't touch Canadian soil. Can you guess which one? Lake Michigan is fully enclosed by America. The other four lakes are shared between the two countries.

The only way driving from New York to Boston is going to take seven hours is if you get stuck in traffic. If you make good time, you might be able to make the drive in under 3.5 hours.

You may think that San Antonio is near the southern tip of America, but if you spin the globe you'll see that Honolulu dips down as the southernmost major city in America. If you're curious what the northernmost would be, that title belongs to Anchorage.

Aruba is an island controlled by the Netherlands that's just north of Venezuela and south of the Dominican Republic. While most of the island countries are part of North America, Aruba is one of the few that is in South America.

When answering American geography questions, it would be wise not to forget about Alaska. Not only does Alaska border the Arctic and Pacific oceans, but it also has the longest coastline of any state.

There are only 11 states that are south of the Mexico border. These states are Louisiana, Texas, California, Georgia, Alabama, Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii, Mississippi, Florida and South Carolina.

There are no islands in the Caribbean owned by Australia, but there are several owned by European nations. Guadeloupe, Martinique and Saint Martin are a few of the islands owned by France. Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten are among countries ruled by the Netherlands.

As awful as it would be to be caught in -65-degree weather, there was an even colder day recorded in Prospect Creek, Alaska. In 1971, one day in January was measured at -80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Anchorage may be farther north than most major Canadian cities, however, its proximity to the ocean gives it a more mild climate. Winnipeg, Edmonton, Regina and Saskatoon are among the Canadian cities that regularly see temperatures under -40F and -40C.

Being the largest city in a state doesn't necessarily make it the capital. But in Colorado, Denver is both the most populous city and the capital. Denver has a population of about 600,000.

Vancouver is actually the third-biggest city in Canada. The second-biggest behind Toronto is Montreal. Montreal is most well-known for being the largest French city in North America.

Rhode Island is the smallest geographic state, but there are six states with a smaller population including Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Delaware.

Cuba is one of the biggest islands in North America. However, it's not the largest. The sparsely populated Baffin Island in Northern Canada is the biggest. The Canadian province of Newfoundland also has a larger landmass than Cuba.

New York is the second biggest city in North America. The biggest city is Mexico City, which has a metro population about a million people larger than New York (close to 21 million in total).

The time difference across Canada is actually 4.5 hours thanks to Newfoundland. The most eastern time zone in American is Eastern Standard Time. In Canada Atlantic Standard Time and Newfoundland Standard Time are both farther east.

North America is actually the third-largest continent. Can you name which two are larger? Both Africa and Asia have a larger total landmass. Africa often looks smaller than North America on maps because of the way flat maps are distorted.

If you count the stars on the American flag, you'll count one for each of the 50 states. However, America only has five territories, not seven. These are American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Although it's undeniable that English is the most common language in the United States, it hasn't been named the official language at a federal level. About 231 million people in America speak English at home as their primary language.

The Mississippi is undoubtedly the most famous river in North America, but it's actually not the longest. The longest river is the Missouri, which flows into the Mississippi. The Missouri river is roughly 2,565 miles long.

Mexico is one of the biggest countries in the world, but its population is closer to 112 million than 150 million. Still, its population is almost three times greater than Canada's and ranks 10th in the world.

Believe it or not, Reno is actually west of Los Angeles. How's that possible? The southern coastline of California cuts in just far enough that northern Nevada is further west than southern California.

Vancouver is the third biggest city in Canada, but it's actually not the capital of Canada's most western province. That title belongs to the much smaller community of Victoria, which is on Vancouver island.

Canada's geographically largest province is Quebec. It's also the part of Canada that's mostly French. The biggest city in the region has a metro population of about 4 million people.

Portland may be the biggest city in Portland, but it's not the capital. That title belongs to Salem. You may immediately have images of the Salem Witch Trials in your head, but those actually took place in Massachusetts.