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TRANS
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TRIVIA
THE RIO GRANDE
by Carolyn Brown Zniewski
1) The headwaters of the Rio Grande is at Canby Mountain in Colorado in which
mountain range?
a) Rocky Mountains
c) Sierra Madre Mountains
b) East Continental Mountains
d) San Juan Mountains
2) Before the Rio Grande was dammed it carried steamboats from the mouth of the
river to Brownsville. It 1846 steamboats on the Rio carried soldiers to fight in the
Mexican-American War. How many dams are now on the Rio Grande?
a) 8
c) 10
b) 3
d) 1
3) The Rio Grande is the international border between Texas and Mexico. How many
of the 36 bridges crossing the border carry railroad traffic?
a) 7
c) 6
b) 3
d) 4
4) There are 12 tributaries to the Rio Grande. The Pecos River drains the largest area of
land. Which river contributes the largest volume of water at almost twice the amount
of the next largest contributor?
a) Devil’s River
c) Santa Fe River
b) Rio Conchos
d) Rio Alamo
Bonus: The length of the Rio Grande varies because it changes course regularly, and
the official length of the part of the river that borders Mexico varies from 889 miles
to 1248 miles depending on how it is measured. What is the agreed-upon geo-
graphic length of the entire Rio Grande?
a) 2018 miles
c) 1885 miles
b) 1903 miles
d) 1798 miles
Answers:1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b, Bonus-c
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