Quiz • 15 questions

How well do you know the world's most famous rivers?

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Question 1 of 15

Which famous European river “turned red” after a chemical spill in 1986?

Question 2 of 15

The longest river in Europe flows through just one country on its way to the sea, true or false?

Question 3 of 15

Victoria Falls is one of the biggest waterfalls in the world, at 1,708 metres wide - but on which river does it stand?

Question 4 of 15

It’s one of America’s longest rivers, but how do you spell the name of the river which originates in Lake Itasca in Minnesota?

Question 5 of 15

The Amazon is the longest river on Earth, true or false?

Question 6 of 15

In the Tom Hanks film “Sully”, he plays a pilot who successfully lands a plane on a river, saving the crew’s lives - but which American river?

Question 7 of 15

Which countries does the Ganges flow through?

Question 8 of 15

The Canadian River is in which country?

Question 9 of 15

Which French river was painted by Monet and has Joan of Arc’s ashes scattered in it?

Question 10 of 15

The drainage basin of which Chinese river is home to nearly one-third of the world’s population?

Question 11 of 15

What is the longest river in America?

Question 12 of 15

Which river finishes hundreds of metres below sea level?

Question 13 of 15

Which British river has the greatest volume?

Question 14 of 15

Which is the deepest river canyon in America?

Question 15 of 15

Which rivers together form the biggest delta in the world?

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1
Which famous European river “turned red” after a chemical spill in 1986?
Your answer:
Correct answer: Seine
2
The longest river in Europe flows through just one country on its way to the sea, true or false?
Your answer:
Correct answer: True
Russia's Volga flows through just one country.
3
Victoria Falls is one of the biggest waterfalls in the world, at 1,708 metres wide - but on which river does it stand?
Your answer:
Correct answer: Zambezi
4
It’s one of America’s longest rivers, but how do you spell the name of the river which originates in Lake Itasca in Minnesota?
Your answer:
Correct answer: Mississippi
5
The Amazon is the longest river on Earth, true or false?
Your answer:
Correct answer: True
False, it's the Nile, at 6,650 km.
6
In the Tom Hanks film “Sully”, he plays a pilot who successfully lands a plane on a river, saving the crew’s lives - but which American river?
Your answer:
Correct answer: Mississippi
7
Which countries does the Ganges flow through?
Your answer:
Correct answer: India and Bangladesh
8
The Canadian River is in which country?
Your answer:
Correct answer: America
9
Which French river was painted by Monet and has Joan of Arc’s ashes scattered in it?
Your answer:
Correct answer: Seine
10
The drainage basin of which Chinese river is home to nearly one-third of the world’s population?
Your answer:
Correct answer: Mekong
11
What is the longest river in America?
Your answer:
Correct answer: Hudson
The Missouri is America's longest river at 3,770 km.
12
Which river finishes hundreds of metres below sea level?
Your answer:
Correct answer: Ganges
The river Jordan flows into the Dead Sea, far below sea level.
13
Which British river has the greatest volume?
Your answer:
Correct answer: Thames
14
Which is the deepest river canyon in America?
Your answer:
Correct answer: Grand Canyon
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Which rivers together form the biggest delta in the world?
Your answer:
Correct answer: Nile and Zambezi

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