Which River Runs Through It?

2. One of the oldest English settlements in America is Jamestown, Va. This colony was founded in a swampy tidewater bordered by the _________&_________ rivers.

• James and York
  Correct. Jamestown, one of the first permanent American colonies is a penisula bordered by the James River on the South and the York River on the North.
• William and Platte
  No. Jamestown, one of the first permanent English settlements, is a peninsula bordered by the James River on the South and the York River on the North.
• Allegheny and James
  No. Jamestown, one of the first permanent American colonies, is a peninsula bordered by the James River on the south and the York River on the north.

3. A famous explorer gave his name to this river that Samuel de Champlain sailed up when he discovered Lake Champlain. This river is named

• Joliet.
  Wrong. Marquette and Joilet did some exploring but it was the Hudson River that led Champlain to his lake.
• Lasalle.
  No, it is the Hudson River that led Champlian to his lake.
• Hudson.
  Right! Henry Hudson donated his name to this seaway and in 1807 Robert Fulton's steamboat "Claremont" opened a new era in transport.

4. While touring on this river you pass the Louvre and the Cathedral of Notre Dame and the Musee D'Orsay.

• The Sonne.
  Non, mon ami that is in Germany. The Seine winds its way past these living treasures.
• The Seine.
  Oui, oui, you must have been in France! The Seine winds its way past the Louvre, Musee D'Orsay, Notre-Dame.
• The Sevre.
  Non, non mon ami, the Seine winds its way past the Louvre, Musee D'Orsay, Notre-Dame.

5. Which is the world's longest river?

• The Columbia.
  Not right. All 4,160 miles of the Nile would get you a correct response.
• The Ganges.
  No points here--the Ganges is in India. The Nile is the place you want, all 4,160 miles of it.
• The Nile.
  Yes, all 4,160 miles of it--in ancient Egypt the floods of the Nile were thought to be the tears of the goddess, Isis, mythologically speaking.

6. Which is considered the longest river in the U.S.?

• The Mississippi-Missouri.
  Right you are. This river is 3,710 miles long and nearly bisects the country.
• The Rio Grande.
  No, not this one--the Rio Grande rolls through New Mexico. The Mississippi-Missouri runs nearly the length of the country (3,710 miles long).
• The Snake.
  Incorrect. The Snake is an important river in Idaho but it is the Mississippi-Missouri that is the longest in the U.S. running nearly the length of the country, all 3,710 miles of it.