A River Runs Through It - U.S. Edition Quiz

Answer: Kansas City

The Missouri River is 2,341 miles (3,768km) long. Rising in the Rocky Mountains, it flows to join the Mississippi near St Louis, making it the longest river in North America. Kansas City, Missouri - as opposed to Kansas City, Kansas - had a population of 475,000 in 2015.

Answer: Memphis

The Mississippi River is 2,202 miles (3,544km) long. It rises in northern Minnesota and flows to the Gulf of Mexico. Thirty-one US states and two Canadian provinces feed the river directly or through tributaries. In 2013, Memphis, Tennessee had a population of 653,000.

Answer: Knoxville

The Tennessee River is 935 miles (1,504km) log. It is formed by the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers near Knoxville, Tennessee. It flows on through Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky to the Ohio River. Knoxville, Tennessee had a population of 183,000 in 2013.

Answer: El Paso

The Rio Grande is 1,759 miles (2,830km) long. It rises in Colorado and flows to the Gulf of Mexico, forming part of the US/Mexico border along the way.
El Paso, Texas had a population of 679,000 in 2014.

Answer: Yuma

The Colorado River is 1,450 miles (2.330) long. Rising in the Rocky Mountains it flows southwest across the Colorado Plateau and through the Grand Canyon to Lake Mead . After flowing through Mexico, it reaches the sea in the Gulf of California. Yuma, Arizona had a population of 93,000 in 2014.

Answer: Tulsa

The Arkansas River is 1,443 miles (2,322) long. It rises in Colorado, and flows through Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas to join the Mississippi. Tulsa, Oklahoma had a population of 400,00 in 2014.

Answer: Portland

The Columbia River is 1,243 miles (2,000) long. Another river that has its source in Canada, the Columbia rises in in British Columbia, and flows through Washington State and the bordering Oregon to the Pacific Ocean. Portland, Oregon had a population of 632,000 in 2015.

Answer: Tri-Cities

The Snake River is 1,040 miles (1,674) long. It rises in western Wyoming, and flows through Oregon to reach the Pacific near the Washington Tri-Cities. The neighbouring cities of Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco had a population of 226,000 in 2014.

Answer: Pittsburgh

The Ohio River is 979 miles (1,575) long. It rises near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and flows on through Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois to join the Mississippi. Pittsburgh had a population of 305,000 in 2015.

Answer: Waco

The Brazos River is 1,280 miles (2,060km) long. It rises at Curry County, New Mexico and flows through Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. Waco, Texas had a population of 130,000 in 2014.