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Rivers in Missouri Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of Missouri streams and rivers.

A multiple-choice quiz by milesawilson. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
milesawilson

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
70,449

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1455

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806 followed the course of what river for much of the way?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) was a river boat pilot on this river.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Table Rock Dam, completed by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1958, is on what river? Hint

Blue

White

Osage

Black

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Question 4 of 10

4. Missouri has only one river designated by the National Park Service as a Wild and Scenic River. What river is this? Hint

Eleven Point

Jack's Fork

Current

Black

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lake of the Ozarks was created by the damming of what river? Hint

Gasconade

Blue

St. Maries

Osage

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Question 6 of 10

6. The town of Times Beach was evacuated, dismantled and incinerated by the EPA because of dioxin contamination. It was located on what river? Hint

Meramec

Mississippi

Big

Missouri

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Question 7 of 10

7. During the 1993 flood, the peak discharge rate of the Mississippi at St. Louis was approxmately ______ cubic feet per second? Hint

1,000,000

500,000

250,000

750,000

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Question 8 of 10

8. This river is increased by the outflow of Bennett Springs. Hint

Bourbeuse

Niangua

Big Piney

Castor

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Question 9 of 10

9. An elongated earthen structure built parallel to a river is called a _________?

Answer: (From the French, 'to raise')

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Question 10 of 10

10. The town of Washington, Mo. lies at the southernmost point of the Missouri River. Its claim to fame, for a time, was being home to the only manufacturer of what product? Hint

pet rocks

baseball gloves

corncob pipes

catfish skin shoes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806 followed the course of what river for much of the way?

Answer: Missouri

While one can take an auto tour of the Lewis and Clark Trail through Missouri, the course of the river has changed considerably since Merry and Bill last saw it.

2. Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) was a river boat pilot on this river.

Answer: Mississippi

Mark Twain wrote of his experiences on the river in a series of articles published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1875.

3. Table Rock Dam, completed by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1958, is on what river?

Answer: White

Table Rock Lake has a surface area of over 52,000 acres and over 800 miles of shoreline. An earlier dam on the White River created Bull Shoals Lake.

4. Missouri has only one river designated by the National Park Service as a Wild and Scenic River. What river is this?

Answer: Eleven Point

Greer Spring, the second largest spring in the state, nearly doubles the size of the Eleven Point where the spring channel enters.

5. Lake of the Ozarks was created by the damming of what river?

Answer: Osage

Bagnell Dam was built by Union Electric in 1929, creating the largest man-made lake in the world at that time.

6. The town of Times Beach was evacuated, dismantled and incinerated by the EPA because of dioxin contamination. It was located on what river?

Answer: Meramec

Times Beach was established in 1925 as a sales promotion for the old St. Louis Star-Times. By purchasing a 100x20 foot lot for {$67.50,} the buyer was entitled to a free 6 month subscription to the paper!

7. During the 1993 flood, the peak discharge rate of the Mississippi at St. Louis was approxmately ______ cubic feet per second?

Answer: 1,000,000

During the flood, enough sediment was carried by the river at St. Louis to cover 5000 acres with one foot of soil.

8. This river is increased by the outflow of Bennett Springs.

Answer: Niangua

Bennett Springs is one of four Missouri trout parks.

9. An elongated earthen structure built parallel to a river is called a _________?

Answer: Levee

Virtually every privately-owned levee along the Mississippi and Missouri failed during the 1993 flood.

10. The town of Washington, Mo. lies at the southernmost point of the Missouri River. Its claim to fame, for a time, was being home to the only manufacturer of what product?

Answer: corncob pipes

Missouri Meerchaum has a visitors area where one can learn about the history of corncob pipes. Reservations aren't necessary.

Source: Author milesawilson

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