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