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Quiz about Rivers Home to Eastern US Capital Cities

Rivers Home to Eastern U.S. Capital Cities Quiz

This quiz will ask about rivers along which state capitals of the Eastern half of the United States are located.

A multiple-choice quiz by chessart. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
chessart

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
113,704

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3213

Last 3 plays: james1947 (10/10), Guest 69 (6/10), Taltarzac (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. On which river is Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg, located? Hint

Monongahela River

Susquehanna River

Roanoke river

Allegheny River

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which state capital is located at the confluence of the Olentangy and Scioto Rivers? Hint

Des Moines, Iowa

Columbus, Ohio

Indianapolis, Indiana

Madison, Wisconsin

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Question 3 of 10

3. Richmond, Virginia, lies on which river? Hint

Potomac River

James River

Savannah River

Cape Fear River

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Chattahoochee River forms part of the west border of which capital city? Hint

Atlanta, Georgia

Tallahassee, Florida

Jackson, Mississippi

Raleigh, North Carolina

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which river flows through downtown Nashville, Tennessee? Hint

Tombigbee River

Cumberland River

Tennessee River

Kentucky River

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Kennebec River flows through which capital city? Hint

Augusta, Maine

Charleston, West Virginia

Albany, New York

Trenton, New Jersey

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which state capital lies on the Congaree River? Hint

Montgomery, Alabama

Little Rock, Arkansas

Columbia, South Carolina

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Question 8 of 10

8. Albany, New York, lies on which river? Hint

Oswego River

Hudson River

Genesee River

Mohawk River

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which state capital lies at the meeting place of the Grand and Red Cedar Rivers? Hint

Lansing, Michigan

Dover, Delaware

Hartford, Connecticut

Frankfort, Kentucky

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Question 10 of 10

10. Annapolis, Maryland, lies on which river? Hint

Wicomico River

Sassafras River

Severn River

Choptank River

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On which river is Pennsylvania's capital, Harrisburg, located?

Answer: Susquehanna River

The 444-mile-long Susquehanna rises at Otsego Lake in central New York state. It then flows south across Pennsylvania into Maryland, where it empties into Chesapeake Bay.

2. Which state capital is located at the confluence of the Olentangy and Scioto Rivers?

Answer: Columbus, Ohio

The 237-mile-long Scioto is the Ohio River's longest tributary in Ohio.

3. Richmond, Virginia, lies on which river?

Answer: James River

The James River rises in the Allegheny Mountains and flows southeastward for about 340 miles to the Chesapeake Bay.

4. The Chattahoochee River forms part of the west border of which capital city?

Answer: Atlanta, Georgia

The Chattahoochee River also forms much of the border between Alabama and Georgia. Those states, along with Florida, all look to the Chattahoochee as an important water resource, and as of February, 2003, the three states are locked in a vigorous legal dispute over how each state will use and preserve this important source of water.

5. Which river flows through downtown Nashville, Tennessee?

Answer: Cumberland River

The Cumberland River rises in the Cumberland Mountains in eastern Kentucky. From there, it winds southwestward into Tennessee, then at Nashville it turns around and heads back northwestward into western Kentucky, emptying into the Ohio River at Smithland, Kentucky.

6. The Kennebec River flows through which capital city?

Answer: Augusta, Maine

The 165-mile-long Kennebec River rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean near Bath.

7. Which state capital lies on the Congaree River?

Answer: Columbia, South Carolina

South Carolia's capital was originally located in the coastal city of Charleston, but the legislature voted in 1796 to move it inland to Columbia.

8. Albany, New York, lies on which river?

Answer: Hudson River

Named of course for the English explorer Henry Hudson, who sailed up the river in 1609, the 306-mile-long Hudson begins in the Adirondack Mountains, then flows southward near the eastern boundary of New York and empties into the Atlantic Ocean at New York City.

9. Which state capital lies at the meeting place of the Grand and Red Cedar Rivers?

Answer: Lansing, Michigan

The 170-mile-long Grand River is Mchigan's largest river. It flows into Lake Michigan at Grand Haven.

10. Annapolis, Maryland, lies on which river?

Answer: Severn River

The rivers listed are all Maryland rivers.

Source: Author chessart

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