The Mighty Mississippi

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1. What is the source of the Mississippi river? Lake Itasca Reindeer Lake The Iron Mountain Athabasca Marsh

2. The Mississippi flows through the Minnesota twin cities area. One is Saint Paul What is the other? Answer: (One word)

3. The Mississippi is joined at Prescott in Wisconsin by which important tributary? Wisconsin Fox La Crosse Saint Croix

4. Dubuque is an important town on the upper Mississippi but in which state would you find Dubuque? Wisconsin Nebraska Illinois Iowa

5. The Mississippi river receives water from Lake Michigan through which tributary? Illinois Wabash Ohio Kankakee

6. St Louis is a major city on the river Mississippi and was founded in 1764 but by whom? Laclede and Chouteau Lewis and Clark Baptiste Soucheze

7. Which port town lies at the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers? Port Ohio Paducah Cairo Evansville

8. In the lower course of the Mississippi the river has created many small lakes, what is the geographical term for these lakes? Dry Bone Swans Neck Big Bend Ox Bow

9. The Mississippi flows through the state capital of Louisiana, what is the name of the state capital? Alexandria New Orleans Baton Rouge Shreveport

10. New Orleans stands on the Mississippi just before the river enters its delta. But how many times greater is the flow of the river at New Orleans than at its source in Minnesota? 3600 99600 25800 66700