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Missouri

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of Missouri?

a)

St. Louis

b)

Jefferson City

c)

Kansas City

d)

Springfield

2.

Who is the governor of Missouri?

a)

Jay Nixon

b)

Roy Blunt

c)

Claire McCaskill

d)

Mike Parson

3.

How many states border Missouri?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

7

d)

6

4.

Which city in Missouri is a national tourist attraction?

a)

Kansas City

b)

Springfield

c)

St. Louis

d)

Branson

5.

Which river forms the entire EASTERN border of the state of Missouri?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Illinois River

d)

Rio Grande

6.

Which river flows all the way across the state of Missouri, from KC to St. Louis?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Missouri River

c)

Montana River

d)

Minnesota River

7.

Which city has the famous ARCH that you can go up into?

a)

Kansas City

b)

St. Louis

8.

What is the abbreviation of Missouri?

a)

MO

b)

MI

c)

MS

d)

MU

9.

Who did Thomas Jefferson send on an expedition to explore the new territory?

a)

Robert Cavalier Sieur de la Salle

b)

General John J. Pershing of Laclede

c)

John Marquette and Louis Joliet

d)

Lewis and Clark

10.

What does "Missouri" mean?

a)

canoe

b)

town of large canoes

c)

show me

d)

river

11.

Choose 2 ways the Louisiana Purchase was important to the United States.

a)

It gave us California

b)

It doubled the size of the United Statews

c)

It made Ste. Genevieve a settlement

d)

It gave the United States control of the Mississippi River

12.

How much did it cost for the Union to purchase the Louisiana Territory?

a)

$12 million

b)

$15 million

c)

$10 million

d)

$14 million

13.
Which state is marked with *
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Arkansas
c)
Missouri
d)
Kentucky
14.

Who is from Missouri?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What is the state bird?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What do the bears symbolize on the state seal?

a)

Missouri's status and growth

b)

strength and citizen bravery

c)

Just wanted to show the Cubs what a real bear looks like

d)

Dangers of westward expansion

17.
What is one river that is in Missouri?
a)
Nile River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Clear Creek River
d)
North Platte River
18.

Pick the Missouri flag.

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

The land of Missouri was sold to the United States by

a)

France

b)

England

c)

India

d)

China