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