A River Runs Through It in North America Quiz

Answer: Chicago

The Chicago River is a system of rivers augmented by canals with a combined length of 251 km (156 miles). It runs through the city of the same name. The Chicago River is the reason why Chicago became an important location, as the link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley.

Answer: 4

The four rivers in New York City are the Hudson River, the East River, the Harlem River and the Bronx River.

Answer: Alaska

There are 3,000 rivers in the 49th state, more than there are in Washington state, Minnesota and Louisiana combined.

Answer: Winnipeg, Manitoba

You'll find the Red, the Assiniboine, the La Salle and the Seine flowing through parts of Winnipeg, the capital of the Province of Manitoba. The La Salle and the Seine are tributaries of the Red, which flows north into Lake Winnipeg, while the Assiniboine, when it is frozen solid in winter, is the location of the longest outdoor skating rink in the world.

Answer: 9

Rivers forming part of the Canada-US border are: Rainy River, Pigeon River, St Marys River, St Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, St Lawrence River, St John River and St Croix River.

Answer: St. John River

The Saint John River (aka Fleuve Saint-Jean in New Brunswick's other official language) is approximately 673 km (418 miles) long. It rises in the province of Quebec and passes through the U.S. state of Maine on its way to New Brunswick. It forms part of the Canada-United States border in two different places along its length.

Answer: Rio Bravo

The longest river in Mexico is the Rio Bravo (called the Río Grande in the United States), which forms the natural boundary between Texas and Mexico for about 2092 km (about 1300 miles).

Answer: Rocky Mountain Trench in B.C./ west of Astoria, Oregon

The Columbia begins its 2,000 km (1,243-mile) journey in the southern Rocky Mountain Trench in British Columbia, Canada, and empties into the Pacific Ocean just west of Astoria, Oregon.

Answer: Mackenzie

The Mackenzie River, named for 18th century cartographer Alexander MacKenzie, is the longest Canadian river and the largest river system in the country. It flows from North America to the Arctic Ocean, running 1,738 km (1,080 miles) in a northerly direction. Through the Mackenzie Delta, the Mackenzie River empties into the Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.

Answer: 50%

Given the facts that 2% of Canada is made up of glaciers, that there are over one-and-a-half million lakes in Canada, and that Canada is the second largest (by area) country in the world, it isn't surprising that half of the world's rivers are in Canada!