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Steamboats Coming! Trivia Quiz

For all of you steamboat lovers out there, this is the quiz for you! See if you can match this paddle wheel-trivia.

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

Author
phantomguy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,971

Updated
Jun 19 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
348

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Until she was taken out of service in 2008, which was the oldest steamboat that offered overnight accommodations and traveled the rivers within the United States? Hint

The Belle of Louisville

The Delta Queen

The American King

The American Queen

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Question 2 of 10

2. If you were taking a trip on a steamboat from Minneapolis to New Orleans, which of these cities would you not pass? Hint

Galveston

Vicksburg

Dubuque

LaCrosse

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the first steamer to descend the from Pittsburgh to New Orleans? Hint

The Cotton King

The New Orleans

The W.P. Snyder JR.

The Valley Gem

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who built the New Orleans? Hint

Joshua Stoddard

Robert Fulton

Captain Gabe Jenkins

John Lewis

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Question 5 of 10

5. How is the sound on a riverboat calliope traditionally produced? Hint

hydropower generated by the turning of the paddlewheel

an aide sitting next to the player, turning a crank

steam from the boiler

a foot pedal

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the birth name of Mark Twain? Hint

James F. Cooper

Henry Longfellow

Samuel L. Clemens

Charles Dickens

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the largest steamboat operating on the Mississippi valley river system, has 'towering fluted smoke stacks' and was built in 1995 for the Delta Queen Steamboat company? Hint

The Mississippi Queen

The Mariotti

The Delta Force

The American Queen

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where are the falls of the Ohio? Hint

Around Niagara Falls

at Hannibal, Misourri

Around Cincinnati

Around Louisville

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was Mark Twain's highest rank while working on the riverboats, according to 'Life on the Mississippi'? Hint

master

pilot

roustabout

first mate

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does Mississippi mean? Hint

Ole' Man River

Father of waters

Big Muddy

River nymph

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Until she was taken out of service in 2008, which was the oldest steamboat that offered overnight accommodations and traveled the rivers within the United States?

Answer: The Delta Queen

The Delta Queen was built in Scotland, and entered service in 1927. It took an act of the U.S. Congress to save the boat in 1973. Since being taken out of service, she has been fully restored and refurbished.

2. If you were taking a trip on a steamboat from Minneapolis to New Orleans, which of these cities would you not pass?

Answer: Galveston

Galveston is not on the Mississippi River, although steamboats do go there via the Intercoastal Waterway.

3. What was the first steamer to descend the from Pittsburgh to New Orleans?

Answer: The New Orleans

New Orleans encountered Native Americans, births of children on-board and earthquakes in 1811-1812.

4. Who built the New Orleans?

Answer: Robert Fulton

Robert Fulton built the New Orleans, and Nick Roosevelt Piloted it down the Mississippi river.

5. How is the sound on a riverboat calliope traditionally produced?

Answer: steam from the boiler

The calliope is able to be heard up to 9 miles away, and was often used to generated publicity when a showboat was coming.

6. What is the birth name of Mark Twain?

Answer: Samuel L. Clemens

Mark Twain is 'Mark 2 fathoms'.

7. What is the largest steamboat operating on the Mississippi valley river system, has 'towering fluted smoke stacks' and was built in 1995 for the Delta Queen Steamboat company?

Answer: The American Queen

The Grand American Queen was built in a shipyard in Louisiana for $65,000,000. It was the third boat to enter overnight service for the Delta Queen STeamboat Company.

8. Where are the falls of the Ohio?

Answer: Around Louisville

There is a canal constructed to bypass the rapids. There is also a nearby state park which is noted for its fossils.

9. What was Mark Twain's highest rank while working on the riverboats, according to 'Life on the Mississippi'?

Answer: master

A pilot only steers the boat, while the master of the boat is in charge of all the functions of the boat.

10. What does Mississippi mean?

Answer: Father of waters

Mississippi is an old native american name to describe the mighty inland waterway

Source: Author phantomguy

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