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Missouri 2

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  1. The University of Missouri is ___ in Columbia, Missouri.
    a. are
    b. is
    c. were
  2. Two major rivers meet ___ St Louis, the Mississippi and the Missouri.
    a. on
    b. over
    c. at
  3. Missouri became ___ state on August 10, 1821.
    a. a
    b. an
    c. the
  4. Missouri was admitted to the Union ___ the 24th state.
    a. by
    b. for
    c. as
  5. Missouri is ___ as the "Show Me" state.
    a. favored
    b. honored
    c. known
  6. Kansas City is the ___ city in Missouri.
    a. widest
    b. largest
    c. deepest
  7. The University of Missouri is ___ in Columbia, Missouri.
    a. from
    b. known
    c. located
  8. Jesse James, one of America's most ___ outlaws was from northwest Missouri
    a. infamous
    b. happy
    c. handsome
  9. The French were the ___ Europeans to explore the Missouri region in 1673.
    a. biggest
    b. best
    c. first
  10. Missouri became a possession of the United States ___ the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803.
    a. as
    b. with
    c. were
  11. Missouri was ___ to the Union as a slave state in 1821.
    a. admitted
    b. founded
    c. entered
  12. Harry Truman, the 33rd president was ___ Missouri.
    a. by
    b. from
    c. at
  13. The Pony Express, an early mail service to the west, ___ at St. Joseph, Missouri.
    a. began
    b. jumped
    c. joined
  14. Brad Pitt, the movie star ___ from Missouri.
    a. will
    b. are
    c. is
Copyright (C) 2001 by Scott Greene (scott@ccnet.ne.jp)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.