Missouri Geography & Landmarks Quiz

What major river forms most of Missouri’s eastern border?

   Ohio River
   Mississippi River
   Missouri River
   Nile River

In which Missouri city would you find the Gateway Arch?

   Saint Joseph
   Saint Louis
   Saint Nicholas
   Saint Thomas

Which Missouri city is home to the Negro Baseball Leagues Hall of Fame?

   Jefferson City
   Joplin
   Kansas City
   Saint Louis

Which Missouri city served as the eastern hub of the short-lived Pony Express?

   Saint Joseph
   Saint Louis
   Saint Nicholas
   Saint Thomas

Which Missouri university is the oldest public university west of the Mississippi?

   Lincoln University
   University of Missouri-Columbia
   William Woods University
   Washington University

What large river flows near St. Joseph, Kansas City, Columbia, Jefferson City and St. Charles?

   Mississippi River
   Missouri River
   Ohio River
   Nile River

What is the common nickname for Dunklin, Pemiscot and New Madrid Counties is extreme southeastern Missouri?

   Backbone
   Bootheel
   Panhandle
   Potholder

Which southwest Missouri city is world famous for stage shows and country music?

   Booneville
   Branson
   Saint Louis
   Sedalia

What type of natural disaster that occurred in southeast Missouri in 1811-1812 caused the Mississippi River to run backwards?

   Earthquake
   Fire
   Flood
   Tornado

What large recreational lake in central Missouri did damming the Osage River create?

   Great Salt Lake
   Lake of the Ozarks
   Truman Lake
   Mark Twain Lake

What underground landscape formation is more prevalent in Missouri than in any other state in the Union?

   Caves
   Mountains
   Streams
   Valleys

What is the state capital of Missouri?

   Jefferson City
   Kansas City
   Saint Charles
   Saint Louis

Which northwest Missouri city was the birthplace of newscaster Walter Cronkite?

   Saint Joseph
   Saint Louis
   Saint Nicholas
   Saint Thomas

The Oregon Trail of the 1840s and 1850s began in which western Missouri city?

   Independence
   Marceline
   Springfield
   Saint Joseph

Which southwest Missouri town was the birthplace of US President Harry Truman?

   Kansas City
   Joplin
   Lamar
   Springfield

What northeast Missouri city was the setting for Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

   Columbia
   Hannibal
   Jefferson City
   Saint Louis

What town, originally founded by the French, is the oldest permanently inhabited European settlement in Missouri?

   Saint Genevieve
   Saint Joseph
   Saint Nicholas
   Saint Thomas

On what battleship did the Japanese formally surrender to end the Second World War?

   USS Arizona
   USS Indiana
   USS Missouri
   USS Utah

What are the names of the two historically African-American colleges in Missouri?

   Columbia College and Westminster College
   Lincoln University and Harris-Stowe College
   Stephens College and William Woods University
   Washington University and Harvard University

Named for a Missouri city, what plane did Charles Lindbergh fly across the Atlantic in 1927?

   St. Charles Cruiser
   Joy of Springfield
   Kansas City Flyer
   Spirit of St. Louis

Which Interstate Highway, the first in the United States, connects the Missouri cities of Kansas City and Saint Louis?

   Interstate 35
   Interstate 70
   Interstate 90
   Interstate 95

What mode of mechanized transportation was the first to serve the cities along the Missouri River?

   Canoe
   Raft
   Steamboat
   Tug Boat