- 1. What is the largest tributary of the Mississippi River?
A) Illinois River
B) Missouri River
C) Arkansas River
D) Ohio River
- 2. In which city does the Mississippi River end by flowing into the Gulf of Mexico?
A) St. Louis
B) New Orleans
C) Minneapolis
D) Memphis
- 3. Which European explorer is often credited with discovering the Mississippi River?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Hernando de Soto
C) James Cook
D) Sir Walter Raleigh
- 4. What major conflict was a watershed moment in the history of the Mississippi River, as it played a strategic role in the outcome of the war?
A) American Civil War
B) World War II
C) Cold War
D) War of 1812
- 5. Which U.S. president was born in a state bordering the Mississippi River?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) George Washington
D) Abraham Lincoln
- 6. Which famous author wrote about the Mississippi River in his novel 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'?
A) Mark Twain
B) F. Scott Fitzgerald
C) Ernest Hemingway
D) John Steinbeck
- 7. What famous musician wrote a song titled 'Big River' about the Mississippi River?
A) Johnny Cash
B) Elvis Presley
C) B.B. King
D) Muddy Waters
- 8. What is the primary source of the Mississippi River?
A) Lake Michigan
B) Lake Itasca
C) Lake Erie
D) Lake Superior
- 9. What is the geographical feature created by the Mississippi River as it flows south of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, into the Gulf of Mexico?
A) Niagara Falls
B) Mississippi Delta
C) Grand Canyon
D) Great Barrier Reef
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