Trivia: Cape Girardeau is located on the Mississippi River in which U.S. state?
Missouri
Iowa
Mississippi
Illinois
The correct answer is Missouri
So why is this answer correct? : The town of Cape Girardeau was named for a cape that disappeared sometime during the 1800s. The promontory on the Mississippi River was demolished during railroad construction, but a nearby memorial called Cape Rock Park holds the rock that once formed part of the cape.