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The Mighty Mississippi Trivia Quiz

The Mississippi flows through the heart of the USA for 2350 miles. It provides water for 20 million Americans but how much do you know about this mighty river?

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

Author
boltonw

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
54,322

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1902

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the source of the Mississippi river? Hint

Athabasca Marsh

The Iron Mountain

Lake Itasca

Reindeer Lake

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Mississippi flows through the Minnesota twin cities area. One is Saint Paul. What is the other?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Mississippi is joined at Prescott in Wisconsin by which important tributary? Hint

Saint Croix

La Crosse

Wisconsin

Fox

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Question 4 of 10

4. Dubuque is an important town on the upper Mississippi but in which state would you find Dubuque? Hint

Wisconsin

Nebraska

Illinois

Iowa

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Mississippi river receives water from Lake Michigan through which tributary? Hint

Kankakee

Ohio

Illinois

Wabash

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Question 6 of 10

6. St Louis is a major city on the river Mississippi and was founded in 1764 but by whom? Hint

Baptiste

Laclede and Chouteau

Lewis and Clark

Soucheze

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which port town lies at the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers? Hint

Port Ohio

Paducah

Cairo

Evansville

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the lower course of the Mississippi the river has created many small lakes, what is the geographical term for these lakes? Hint

Dry Bone

Ox Bow

Big Bend

Swans Neck

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Mississippi flows through the state capital of Louisiana. What is the name of the state capital? Hint

Baton Rouge

Shreveport

New Orleans

Alexandria

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Question 10 of 10

10. New Orleans stands on the Mississippi just before the river enters its delta. But how many times greater is the flow of the river at New Orleans than at its source in Minnesota? Hint

3600

99600

25800

66700

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the source of the Mississippi river?

Answer: Lake Itasca

The Mississippi begins in this lake in northern Minnesota as a stream only three foot deep at 413 metres above sea level.

2. The Mississippi flows through the Minnesota twin cities area. One is Saint Paul. What is the other?

Answer: Minneapolis

The twin cities area is home to almost three million people and the Mississippi together with the Minnesota river provides a pleasant green zone in the heart of this urban area.

3. The Mississippi is joined at Prescott in Wisconsin by which important tributary?

Answer: Saint Croix

The Saint Croix is a scenic river famous for its rapids and waterfalls.

4. Dubuque is an important town on the upper Mississippi but in which state would you find Dubuque?

Answer: Iowa

5. The Mississippi river receives water from Lake Michigan through which tributary?

Answer: Illinois

The Illinois receives water from the Chicago river which in turn drains lake Michigan. The Chicago river once flowed into and polluted Lake Michigan but its flow was reversed by engineers so that it would instead carry pollution away from Chicago and into the Illinois river.

6. St Louis is a major city on the river Mississippi and was founded in 1764 but by whom?

Answer: Laclede and Chouteau

St Louis was established as a fur trading colony on the river and named after king Louis IX of France.

7. Which port town lies at the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers?

Answer: Cairo

Cairo has long been an important river port and as such was heavily fought over during the American Civil War.

8. In the lower course of the Mississippi the river has created many small lakes, what is the geographical term for these lakes?

Answer: Ox Bow

Ox Bow lakes result as the river straightens leaving former river bends as isolated lakes.

9. The Mississippi flows through the state capital of Louisiana. What is the name of the state capital?

Answer: Baton Rouge

Baton rouge means red stick in French. It got its name because the site was once an Indian hunting ground on which stood a giant pole stained red with the blood of dead fish and bears.

10. New Orleans stands on the Mississippi just before the river enters its delta. But how many times greater is the flow of the river at New Orleans than at its source in Minnesota?

Answer: 99600

Yes for every one drop of water leaving Lake Itasca in Minnesota there are 99,600 drops flowing past New Orleans, the river in fact provides 90 percent of all fresh water to the Gulf of Mexico.

Source: Author boltonw

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