Major Rivers of the Capital Cities in Europe Quiz

Answer: The River Seine

The River Seine rises at Source Seine, near Dijon in France before flowing into the English Channel at Le Havre and Honfleur. In Paris, the Notre Dame Cathedral is built upon the Isle de Notre Dame in the River Seine. In Paris 37 bridges cross the River Seine, with the most famous being the Pont Louis-Phillipe and the Pont Neuf.

Answer: The River Thames

The River Thames rises at Thames Head, near Kemble in the county of Gloucestershire, and flows into the Thames Estuary, between Southend-on-Sea in Essex and the north Kent coast.

Of the many bridges that cross the river Thames in London, the most famous are Tower Bridge, Westminster Bridge, and London Bridge. The famous University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge is held on the River Thames in London between Putney and Mortlake.

Answer: The River Spree

The River Spree rises at Nuenedorf, Germany near the border with the Czech Republic, before joining the River Harvel at Spandau in West Berlin. As the River Spree passes it through Berlin it forms an island, named Museum Island due to five museums built on the northern half of the island.

Answer: The River Tiber

The River Tiber rises at Mount Fumaiolo in the Apennine Mountains east of Rome before flowing in to the Tyrrhenian Sea in the Mediterranean Sea at the port of Ostia, west of Rome. Of the ancient bridges that cross the River Tiber in Rome, the Ponte Milvio, the Pont Sant'Angelo and the Pons Fabricius, the oldest surviving bridge in Rome from Roman times.

Answer: Stockholm

The River Danube rises near Donaueschingen in the Black Forest region of Germany before forming the Danube Delta on the Romanian/Ukraine borders as it flows into the Black Sea. The Rive Danube use to form part of the borders of the ancient Roman Empire and flows through the capital cities of Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary) and Belgrade (Serbia).

Stockholm in the capital city of Sweden and is built on a number of islands at the head of Lake Mälaren.

Answer: The River Tagus

The River Tagus rises across the border of Portugal in Spain, before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. There are currently two bridges on the River Tagus at Lisbon. The 25 de Abril bridge (originally named the Salazar Bridge), named after the date of the Carnation Revolution which took place in Portugal in 1974. The other bridge is the Vasco da Gama, named after Vasco da Gama, one of the great, early Portuguese explorers.

Answer: The Moskva River

The Moskva River rises in Vladia Hills, northwest of Moscow. It flows to join the Oka River, which itself joins the Volga River, Europe's longest river.

Answer: The River Liffey

The River Liffey rises in the Wicklow Mountains, before for flowing into the Irish Sea. The name Liffey translates from Irish as "An Life". A number of bridges cross the River Liffey in Dublin, with the newest bridge named after Irish writer, Samuel Beckett.

Answer: The Manzanares

Rising in the Guadarrama Mountain, the Manzanares River is 52 miles (83 km) long. After passing through Madrid, the Manzanares flows on until it joins the Jarama River.

On the banks of the Manzanares River in Madrid is the Vicente Calderón stadium, home to Atlético Madrid football club.

Answer: The River Vistula

The River Vistula rises in the south of Poland in the Silesian Beskids, part of the western half of the Carpathian Mountains, before flowing on through Poland before emptying into the Baltic Sea near Gdańsk.

The City of Warsaw itself has suffered from damage caused by many wars, none more so the World War II, which led to 85% of its buildings being destroyed.