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Rivers Around the World Trivia Quiz

Take a quiz on some of the more famous rivers of the world. Test your knowledge of these flowing bodies of water.

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

Author
charlemagne

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
3,923

Updated
Sep 05 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
5358

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Question 1 of 10

1. Along with the Tigris, what other river forms Mesopotamia and empties into the Persian Gulf? Hint

Danube

Euphrates

Amazon

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Question 2 of 10

2. What river was the basis of early civilization in Egypt? Hint

Zambezi

Congo

Nile

Niger

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Question 3 of 10

3. What river cuts America neatly into two parts and whose source is Lake Itasca, Minnesota? Hint

Colorado

Red

Rio Grande

Mississippi

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Question 4 of 10

4. What river flows through the capital city of England? Hint

Loire

Seine

Danube

Thames

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Question 5 of 10

5. On the banks of what river was the seat of Roman civilization built?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What river flows past the capital of the United States? Hint

James

Potomac

York

Rappahannock

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Question 7 of 10

7. What South American river is the second longest in the world?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. The course of what major Russian river begins northwest of Moscow and flows past the former Stalingrad?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Hoover Dam hydro-power plant was built on what river in western United States? Hint

Missouri

Colorado

Cumberland

Red

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Question 10 of 10

10. What river of Northern China is also called the Yellow River? Hint

Huang He

Langcang

Chang

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Along with the Tigris, what other river forms Mesopotamia and empties into the Persian Gulf?

Answer: Euphrates

Found in modern-day Iraq, these rivers form the lifeblood of the Persian Gulf.

2. What river was the basis of early civilization in Egypt?

Answer: Nile

A 2006 survey discovered that it is even longer than previously estimated.

3. What river cuts America neatly into two parts and whose source is Lake Itasca, Minnesota?

Answer: Mississippi

Crossing the Mississippi River and exploring the land there was a major part of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

4. What river flows through the capital city of England?

Answer: Thames

The Seine flows through Paris, France's capital. The Thames flows through London, and many famous bridges have been built over it.

5. On the banks of what river was the seat of Roman civilization built?

Answer: Tiber

Romulus and Remus built their majestic city on the banks of the Tiber, which would later form a majestic empire.

6. What river flows past the capital of the United States?

Answer: Potomac

7. What South American river is the second longest in the world?

Answer: Amazon

The Nile is the longest river in the world, but through the Amazon flows the most amount of water.

8. The course of what major Russian river begins northwest of Moscow and flows past the former Stalingrad?

Answer: Volga

Former Stalingrad is now reinstated its old name - Volgograd.

9. The Hoover Dam hydro-power plant was built on what river in western United States?

Answer: Colorado

10. What river of Northern China is also called the Yellow River?

Answer: Huang He

Source: Author charlemagne

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