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Quiz about USA Border Rivers
Quiz about USA Border Rivers

USA Border Rivers Trivia Quiz

Rivers form natural boundaries for some states. The correct answers will constitute at least a portion of the border between two states.

A multiple-choice quiz by sc31089. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
sc31089
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
312,809
Updated
May 07 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1108
Last 3 plays: Guest 12 (9/10), nycarol2u (0/10), Guest 107 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. This river flows from Pittsburgh, PA to Cairo, IL where it joins forces with the largest river in the USA. By the time it travels its entire 980 mile length, this river will flow through or border six states. What river divides Indiana and Kentucky? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Big Muddy is the nickname of this river that forms the border between Nebraska and Iowa. As the longest river in the USA, this river flows through more state capitals than any other. What river is this? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Southwest Idaho is separated from Oregon and Washington by the same river that Evel Knievel jumped over with a rocket powered motorcycle in 1974. What is the name of this river? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. This river forms the majority of the border between Oregon and Washington. By volume, this is the largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America and the fourth largest in the USA. Name it. Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Forming part of the border between Indiana and Illinois, this is Indiana's state river and also mentioned by name in the state song. What river is this? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. George Washington is shown crossing this river while heading into the Battle of Trenton during the American Revolutionary War in a famous painting by Emanuel Leutze. What river provides the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Commemorated in a poem by Sidney Lanier and the subject of an Alan Jackson song, this river marks part of the border between Georgia and Alabama before ending up in the Gulf of Mexico. What river is this? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. This river flows from Lake Itasca to Pilottown, and is one of two rivers forming the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin. If you were in La Crosse, Keokuk, or Natchez, what river might you see? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. These two states are separated by the Red River. The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers also flow through one or the other of them. Which two states? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. If you want to travel from New Hampshire to Vermont, you are going to have to cross this river. From its starting point near the Canadian border in northern New Hampshire and ending up in the Long Island Sound, what is the largest river in New England? Hint



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1. This river flows from Pittsburgh, PA to Cairo, IL where it joins forces with the largest river in the USA. By the time it travels its entire 980 mile length, this river will flow through or border six states. What river divides Indiana and Kentucky?

Answer: Ohio

 Due to its flow towards the West, the Ohio river was used by early settlers for westward expansion. It also formed the southern border of the Northwest Territory and was the dividing line between slave and free territory.
2. Big Muddy is the nickname of this river that forms the border between Nebraska and Iowa. As the longest river in the USA, this river flows through more state capitals than any other. What river is this?

Answer: Missouri

 The Missouri River flows through three state capitals, Bismarck, North Dakota; Pierre, South Dakota; and Jefferson City, Missouri. After joining the Mississippi, that same water will continue on through one more state capital (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) before ending up in the Gulf of Mexico.
3. Southwest Idaho is separated from Oregon and Washington by the same river that Evel Knievel jumped over with a rocket powered motorcycle in 1974. What is the name of this river?

Answer: Snake

 Along the Oregon/Idaho border, the Snake River flows through Hell's Canyon, the deepest river-carved gorge in North America. Evel Knievel's jump wasn't as successful as he had planned. Before he could land on the other side of the canyon, he was blown backwards and ended up 600ft down and on the same side of the river he jumped from.
4. This river forms the majority of the border between Oregon and Washington. By volume, this is the largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America and the fourth largest in the USA. Name it.

Answer: Columbia

 Lewis and Clark completed their journey west at Fort Clatsop in Oregon after paddling down the Snake and Columbia Rivers. The Columbia River Gorge is one of the most popular places in the world for windsurfing, but Lewis and Clark probably finished their journey the old fashioned way.
5. Forming part of the border between Indiana and Illinois, this is Indiana's state river and also mentioned by name in the state song. What river is this?

Answer: Wabash

 With a 411 mile stretch between Huntington, Indiana and the confluence with the Ohio River, the Wabash River flows freely for longer than any other river east of the Mississippi. The Wabash River flows through Wabash, Indiana; which was the first electrically lighted city in America.
6. George Washington is shown crossing this river while heading into the Battle of Trenton during the American Revolutionary War in a famous painting by Emanuel Leutze. What river provides the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey?

Answer: Delaware

 The Battle of Trenton had two future US Presidents involved. George Washington and James Monroe, who was badly injured in the battle. The Delaware River also flows through the first capital of the United States of America, Philadelphia.
7. Commemorated in a poem by Sidney Lanier and the subject of an Alan Jackson song, this river marks part of the border between Georgia and Alabama before ending up in the Gulf of Mexico. What river is this?

Answer: Chattahoochee

 The name Chattahoochee means "painted rock". The Chattahoochee is known as the Apalachicola River after it enters Florida. According to the Alan Jackson song, "it gets hotter than a hoochie coochie".
8. This river flows from Lake Itasca to Pilottown, and is one of two rivers forming the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin. If you were in La Crosse, Keokuk, or Natchez, what river might you see?

Answer: Mississippi

 The Mississippi is the fourth longest river in the world behind the Nile, Amazon, and Yangtze. Although you will find many dams and locks on the Mississippi, Mark Twain showed how well he knew the river when he said,
"The Mississippi River will always have its own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do otherwise".
9. These two states are separated by the Red River. The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers also flow through one or the other of them. Which two states?

Answer: North Dakota and Minnesota

 It is sometimes called the Red River North, so it's not confused with the one that separates Oklahoma and Texas. This Red River flows into Lake Manitoba and into the Hudson Bay in Canada, while the other Red River ends up in the Mississippi and then the Gulf of Mexico.

The Universities of Texas and Oklahoma football teams share the "Red River Rivalry", but the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux and Minnesota Golden Gophers have a pretty good, although less popular, rivalry of their own in hockey.
10. If you want to travel from New Hampshire to Vermont, you are going to have to cross this river. From its starting point near the Canadian border in northern New Hampshire and ending up in the Long Island Sound, what is the largest river in New England?

Answer: Connecticut

 The Connecticut River flows through Springfield, Massachusetts, the birthplace of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. After separating New Hampshire and Vermont, Connecticut is divided in half by this river before it ends up in the Long Island Sound.
Source: Author sc31089

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