U.S. East Coast Rivers Trivia Quiz

Answer: Florida

Originating in Florida's Green Swamp, the Withlacoochee empties into the Gulf of Mexico. It's also known as the Crooked River, as it flows west, then north, then northwest, and then west again.

Answer: Maine

Maine has more than 5,000 rivers and streams. The Penobscot River is the second longest in the state and the longest entirely within Maine. The granite Fort Knox was built in 1844 following repeated British attacks in the area during the Revolution and War of 1812.

Answer: New Jersey

The world learned of Point Pleasant and Manasquan, New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy devastated the area in 2012. The Manasquan River is popular with boaters and is the unofficial northern terminus of the Intercoastal Waterway.

Answer: South Carolina

Georgetown is the third oldest city in the state of South Carolina. The first line of Stephen Foster's song, "Old Folks at Home", originally used the name of the Pee Dee River; why he changed it to "Way down upon the Swanee River" is still debated.

Answer: West Virginia

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, where the states of West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland meet. Harpers Ferry is famous for abolitionist John Brown's raid on the Federal Armory there in 1858.

Answer: Connecticut

The Thames runs for only 15 miles through Connecticut. On its banks, however, are such important locations as the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Connecticut College and U.S. Submarine Base in New London and the General Dynamics Electric Boat submarine shipyard in Groton.

Answer: Vermont

Sugarbush is the largest ski resort in Vermont, with 4000 acres of land crossed by 53 miles of trails. The Mad River is generally rocky and clear, making it popular with swimmers in the warmer months.

Answer: Virginia

Petersburg, Virginia lies at the fall line, or head of navigation, of the Appomattox River, south of Virginia's capital of Richmond. This location made it a transport hub for river, road and rail traffic, and a strategic location during the U.S. Civil War.

Answer: North Carolina

Wilmington, North Carolina is a port city and college town on the lower stretches of the Cape Fear River. The Cape Fear is a "blackwater" river, one that flows slowly through swamps and is coffee-colored by tannins leaching from the wetland vegetation.

Answer: Pennsylvania

Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. The Susquehanna is the longest river on the East Coast that drains into the Atlantic Ocean and is also the longest river in the continental U.S. that doesn't have commercial shipping traffic.