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Lakes and Rivers Trivia Quiz

There are many great lakes and rivers in the world. Do you know where they are?

A multiple-choice quiz by pizza_5. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
pizza_5

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,437

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
7889

Last 3 plays: Guest 49 (2/10), nikkitem (9/10), moonraker2 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the world's lowest lake? Hint

Caspian Sea

Dead Sea

Baltic Sea

Red Sea

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the world's highest navigable lake? Hint

Lake Bio-Bio

Lake Victoria

Lake Nasser

Lake Titicaca

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the world's largest saltwater lake? Hint

Lake Victoria

Lake Tanganyika

Caspian Sea

Lake Kivu

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the world's freshwater lakes is largest in area? Hint

Lake Placid

Lake Michigan

Lake Superior

Lake Victoria

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the world's longest river, of these choices? Hint

Rhine

Mississippi

Amazon

Mekong

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Question 6 of 10

6. What river carries the greatest volume of water? Hint

Nile

Amazon

Rhine

Mississippi

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is Africa's largest lake by surface area? Hint

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Edward

Lake Kivu

Lake Victoria

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the largest river in Cambodia? Hint

Mekong

Yangtze

Yellow

Hsi

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the Great Lakes was known as Gitchigumi to native Americans? Hint

Lake Michigan

Lake Superior

Lake Erie

Lake Huron

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the largest of Australia's salt lakes? Hint

Lake Eyre

Lake Simpson

Lake Canberra

Lake Tanami

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the world's lowest lake?

Answer: Dead Sea

It is 1,300 feet below sea level.

2. What is the world's highest navigable lake?

Answer: Lake Titicaca

It is 12,507 feet above sea level.

3. What is the world's largest saltwater lake?

Answer: Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea straddles Europe and Asia. It covers 143,500 square miles and is 92 feet below sea level.

4. Which of the world's freshwater lakes is largest in area?

Answer: Lake Superior

Lake Superior covers 31,800 square miles.

5. What is the world's longest river, of these choices?

Answer: Amazon

The Amazon is 4,345 miles long. The Nile, another contender for this title, is 4,151.

There is, however, some disagreement among geographers on how to come up with the figures, so some will say that the Nile is the longest.

6. What river carries the greatest volume of water?

Answer: Amazon

The Amazon contains nearly one-fifth of all the fresh water that runs over the surface of the earth.

7. What is Africa's largest lake by surface area?

Answer: Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria covers 26,900 square miles and is located in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

8. What is the largest river in Cambodia?

Answer: Mekong

9. Which of the Great Lakes was known as Gitchigumi to native Americans?

Answer: Lake Superior

10. What is the largest of Australia's salt lakes?

Answer: Lake Eyre

Lake Eyre is a lake of 3,600 square miles with a maximum depth of four feet.

Source: Author pizza_5

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