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Quiz about TriPoints Eastern Edition
Quiz about TriPoints Eastern Edition

Tri-Points, Eastern Edition Trivia Quiz


There are 62 points in the United States where three states meet. This focuses on the ones east of the Mississippi River.

A multiple-choice quiz by parrotman2006. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
362,935
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. The intersection of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts is located very near the highest point in Connecticut. What mountain is the high point located on?
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Question 2 of 10
2. What historical site is closest to where Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland meet? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The intersection of Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina is located near the highest point in Virginia. What is the name of that mountain? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What gap in the Appalachian Mountains is near the point where Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia meet? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these points where three states meet is NOT located on the Ohio River? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What Iowa city is closest to where Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin meet? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What major city along the Mississippi River is closest to where three states meet? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What river is at the tri-point meeting between Alabama, Georgia and Florida? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Each of these tri-points is located in the middle of a river. Which one is NOT on a river named after one of the states listed in the tri-point? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the only state in the eastern (contiguous) United States that has no tri-point with two other U.S. states?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The intersection of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts is located very near the highest point in Connecticut. What mountain is the high point located on?

Answer: Mount Frissell

The highest point in Connecticut is located on the side of Mount Frissell, and is 2380 feet. It is one the trickier high points to find in the US. The Appalachian Trail passes extremely close to Mount Frissell. Mount Greylock (3491 feet) is the highest spot in Massachusetts. Mount Marcy (5344 feet) is the high point in New York. Bear Mountain is the second highest point in Connecticut, at 2316 feet; it is the highest peak, just not the highest point, in Connecticut.
2. What historical site is closest to where Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland meet?

Answer: Harpers Ferry NHP

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia gained immortality with the 1859 raid of abolitionist John Brown. On October 16, Brown raided the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, seeking arms for a slave uprising. The raid was a failure; most of Brown's men were killed or captured, and Brown himself was executed.

There is a National Historic Park there now, and it is a beautiful location on the Susquehanna and Potomac Rivers. The Appalachian Trail has its headquarters in Harpers Ferry, and the trail passes right through the center of town. Antietam is located directly north of the tri-point, near the Maryland town of Sharpsburg. Manassas is located in suburban Virginia, roughly 30 miles west of Washington DC. Clara Barton National Historic Site is in Glen Echo, Maryland, about nine miles NW of Washington, DC.
3. The intersection of Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina is located near the highest point in Virginia. What is the name of that mountain?

Answer: Mount Rogers

The highest point in Virginia is Mount Rogers, at 5729 feet. It is named after William Barton Rogers, a geologist who went on to found the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mount Rogers is one of the few places in the eastern United States where one can visit spruce-fir forests.

Mount Mitchell (6684 feet) is the highest point in North Carolina. Clingman's Dome (6643 feet), is the highest point in Tennessee, and can be found in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Despite George Washington being born in the state of Virginia, Mount Washington (6288 feet) is the highest point in New Hampshire.
4. What gap in the Appalachian Mountains is near the point where Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia meet?

Answer: Cumberland Gap

The Cumberland Gap is a large pass in the Appalachians, and was critical to the passage of settlers from the eastern United states to the west. It was so important that a National Historic Park was established there in 1940. Daniel Boone, the American explorer, is closely linked with the Cumberland Gap. The gap also gave rise to a popular folk song which has been recorded by a variety of country artists.

Newfound Gap is between Tennessee and North Carolina and is in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Pennington Gap is between Virginia and Kentucky, and Iron Mountain Gap is between Tennessee and North Carolina.
5. Which of these points where three states meet is NOT located on the Ohio River?

Answer: Pennsylvania - West Virginia - Maryland

The intersection of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland is located between US 40 and Interstate 68. It is fairly close to Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Pennsylvania. Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky is near the end of the Ohio River, where it meets the Wabash. Ohio-Pennsylvania-West Virginia is near East Liverpool, Ohio. Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia meet near Huntington, WV.
6. What Iowa city is closest to where Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin meet?

Answer: Dubuque

Dubuque is on the banks of the Mississippi River, just across the river from Wisconsin and Illinois. East Dubuque is actually located in Illinois. Dubuque is one of the older cities in the Midwest, first explored by the French in 1673, and permanently settled in 1785. It is well known for its immigrant history and scenic hills which overlook the river.

Keokuk is in southern Iowa, near where Iowa, Illinois and Missouri meet. Davenport is on the Mississippi, but not close to a tri-point. Des Moines is in the center of Iowa, nowhere near any border.
7. What major city along the Mississippi River is closest to where three states meet?

Answer: Memphis

Memphis is located only a few miles from where Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi meet. The actual point would be somewhere in the river. With a population of around 650,000, Memphis is the largest city in Tennessee and the largest city along the Mississippi.

It is most famous as the home of Elvis Presley, and is well known for Jazz music and barbecued ribs. Minneapolis is near the Minnesota/Wisconsin border, but no tri-point. St Louis is near Illinois, but no tri-point. New Orleans is not near any state border.
8. What river is at the tri-point meeting between Alabama, Georgia and Florida?

Answer: Chattahoochee River

The Chattahoochee is roughly 430 miles long, and forms much of the border between Alabama and Georgia. In Florida, it flows into the Apalachicola, and then the Gulf of Mexico. In the Columbus, Georgia area, there is a 15 mile-long riverwalk along the banks of the Chattahoochee. Alan Jackson won a CMA Song of the Year Award for his song named after the river in 1993.

The Alabama River flows from Montgomery to Mobile. The Coosa River is in northern Alabama. The Choctawhatchee roughly parallels the Chattahoochee in southern Alabama, about 50 miles to the west.
9. Each of these tri-points is located in the middle of a river. Which one is NOT on a river named after one of the states listed in the tri-point?

Answer: Massachusetts - Vermont - New Hampshire

The boundary between much of Vermont and New Hampshire is the Connecticut River. At 410 miles, it is the longest river in New England, flowing all the way from the Canadian border to Long Island Sound. The Connecticut is very popular for boating and fishing.

The tri-point of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee is on the Tennessee River, at Pickwick Lake. The tri-point of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware would be in the Delaware river, near Claymont DE. The tri-point of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi is on the Mississippi, near Lake Providence LA.
10. What is the only state in the eastern (contiguous) United States that has no tri-point with two other U.S. states?

Answer: Maine

Maine is the only state among the lower 48 to border only one other state, New Hampshire. Therefore, it cannot have a tri-point. Technically, Maine has a tri-point where the New Hampshire/Maine border intersects with Quebec near Coburn Gore, Maine.
Source: Author parrotman2006

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