Fri. Sep 26th, 2025

US Rivers

  1. What is the longest river in the United States?

    Options:
    1. Mississippi River
    2. Missouri River
    3. Columbia River
    4. Rio Grande

    Option: B

  2. Which river is known as “Big Muddy”?

    Options:
    1. Missouri River
    2. Mississippi River
    3. Colorado River
    4. Yukon River

    Option: A

  3. Where does the Mississippi River end?

    Options:
    1. Atlantic Ocean
    2. Gulf of Mexico
    3. Pacific Ocean
    4. Great Lakes

    Option: B

  4. The Missouri River starts in which state?

    Options:
    1. Montana
    2. Minnesota
    3. Colorado
    4. Texas

    Option: A

  5. Which river forms part of the border between the US and Mexico?

    Options:
    1. Rio Grande
    2. Mississippi
    3. Columbia
    4. Ohio

    Option: A

  6. Which river is the largest by water volume in the US?

    Options:
    1. Missouri River
    2. Mississippi River
    3. Ohio River
    4. Columbia River

    Option: B

  7. The Yukon River flows mainly through which US state?

    Options:
    1. Alaska
    2. Washington
    3. California
    4. Oregon

    Option: A

  8. Which river carves the Grand Canyon?

    Options:
    1. Mississippi River
    2. Colorado River
    3. Ohio River
    4. Missouri River

    Option: B

  9. Which of these rivers flows into the Gulf of California?

    Options:
    1. Missouri River
    2. Columbia River
    3. Colorado River
    4. Rio Grande

    Option: C

  10. The Columbia River flows into which body of water?

    Options:
    1. Atlantic Ocean
    2. Pacific Ocean
    3. Gulf of Mexico
    4. Arctic Ocean

    Option: B

  11. The Mississippi River was historically an important border until which land purchase?

    Options:
    1. Louisiana Purchase
    2. Alaska Purchase
    3. Gadsden Purchase
    4. Oregon Treaty

    Option: A

  12. Which city is NOT located on the Mississippi River?

    Options:
    1. Memphis
    2. St. Louis
    3. New Orleans
    4. Seattle

    Option: D

  13. Which river joins the Mississippi River just north of St. Louis?

    Options:
    1. Ohio River
    2. Missouri River
    3. Arkansas River
    4. Tennessee River

    Option: B

  14. Which river runs through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri?

    Options:
    1. Mississippi River
    2. Missouri River
    3. Yukon River
    4. Rio Grande

    Option: B

  15. Lake Mead was formed by the damming of which river?

    Options:
    1. Missouri River
    2. Colorado River
    3. Mississippi River
    4. Ohio River

    Option: B

  16. Which river flows from the Canadian Rockies through Washington and Oregon?

    Options:
    1. Columbia River
    2. Mississippi River
    3. Arkansas River
    4. Rio Grande

    Option: A

  17. Which river is the third longest in the US and flows into the Bering Sea?

    Options:
    1. Missouri River
    2. Yukon River
    3. Columbia River
    4. Ohio River

    Option: B

  18. The Mississippi River flows through how many US states approximately?

    Options:
    1. 5
    2. 7
    3. 10
    4. 13

    Option: C

  19. Which river is a major tributary to the Mississippi?

    Options:
    1. Arkansas River
    2. Colorado River
    3. Rio Grande
    4. Snake River

    Option: A

  20. The Ohio River flows into which larger river?

    Options:
    1. Missouri River
    2. Mississippi River
    3. Colorado River
    4. Yukon River

    Option: B