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