Guess Where? Rivers of the U.S.

Guess Where? Quiz - Rivers of the U.S.

America’s rivers serve as our historical backbone, providing a setting for so many cities, battles, stories and tall tales. If you think you know your Missouri from your Missississip’, click below and show us what you know!

This river carved out the Grand Canyon over two billion years.

Jila

San Juan

Little Snake

Colorado

This big river serves as a big part of the border between Texas and Mexico.

Colorado

Conchos

Rio Grande

Pecos

The Mississippi is America’s longest river. It passes through 10 states before outflowing into the Gulf of Mexico. In what state does it begin?

North Dakota

Michigan

Illinois

Minnesota

Called the “most beautiful river on earth” by Thomas Jefferson, this river served as one of the borders between free states and slave states during the civil war.

Ohio

Potomac

Missouri

Tennessee

This river drains over New York’s famous Niagra Falls.

St. Lawrence

Niagra

Hudson

Ohio

Flowing east for 1,400 miles from Colorado through Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, this is America’s sixth largest river.

Colorado

Arkansas

Oklahoma

Kansas

A beach on this river in Washington State was the site of ransom cash recovered from the famous 1971 skyjacking by D.B. Cooper.

Pit

Deschutes

Colombia

Snake

Which of the following is not one of OARS best whitewater rafting trips in each state?

Middle Fork of the Salmon in Idaho

Merced River in California

Snake River in Wyoming

Rogue River in Oregon

Alaska’s longest river served as the main mode of transportation during the Klondike Gold Rush. Which river is it?

Yukon

Denali

Porcupine

White

“Ripley’s Believe It or Not” once called the Lost River the “shortest, deepest river in the world” because it runs only 400 feet before dropping into a blue hole in a cave that is 437 feet deep. In what state can you find this tourist attraction?

Kentucky

Florida

Tennessee

Georgia

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