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Rivers and Cities Trivia Quiz

I give you the city. You choose the river on which it stands. Roam the world to find the answers!

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
minch

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
4,903

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
34739

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: frayedknots (12/20), adeej (14/20), Guest 105 (9/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. On which river does the capital of England lie? Hint

Severn

Tyne

Tees

Thames

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Question 2 of 20

2. On which river does the capital of Italy lie? Hint

Tagus

Tigris

Tyne

Tiber

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Question 3 of 20

3. On what river does Perth (Australia) lie? Hint

Murray

Red

Darling

Swan

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Question 4 of 20

4. On which of these rivers does the Irish city of Limerick stand? Hint

Boyne

Shannon

Tay

Liffey

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Question 5 of 20

5. On what river does Vancouver, Canada lie? Hint

St Lawrence

Fraser

Columbia

Mackenzie

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Question 6 of 20

6. On which river does the capital of Portugal lie? Hint

Ebro

Douro

Tiber

Tagus

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Question 7 of 20

7. On which river does the capital of Egypt lie?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 20

8. On what river does Pittsburgh lie? Hint

Missouri

Columbia

Hudson

Ohio

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Question 9 of 20

9. On what river does the capital of Iraq lie? Hint

Euphrates

Red

Nile

Tigris

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Question 10 of 20

10. On what river does Hamburg lie? Hint

Rhine

Spree

Rhone

Elbe

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Question 11 of 20

11. On what river does Turin lie? Hint

Rhone

Volga

Tiber

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Question 12 of 20

12. On what river does the Brazilian city of Manaus stand? Hint

Congo

Negro

Zambesi

Orinoco

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Question 13 of 20

13. On what river does the capital of France lie? Hint

Loire

Rhine

Rhone

Seine

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Question 14 of 20

14. On what river does the capital of the Republic of Ireland lie? Hint

Liffey

Boyne

Shannon

Foyle

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Question 15 of 20

15. On what river does Melbourne, Australia, lie? Hint

Swan

Yarra

Murray

Darling

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Question 16 of 20

16. On what river does the capital of Germany lie? Hint

Rhine

Spree

Elbe

Danube

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Question 17 of 20

17. On what river does Glasgow, Scotland lie? Hint

Tay

Tees

Forth

Clyde

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Question 18 of 20

18. On what river does Brazzaville lie? Hint

Zambesi

Congo

Limpopo

Nile

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Question 19 of 20

19. On what river does the capital of Austria stand?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 20 of 20

20. On what river does Montreal lie?

Answer: (Two Words English name)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On which river does the capital of England lie?

Answer: Thames

The capital is London.

2. On which river does the capital of Italy lie?

Answer: Tiber

The capital of Italy is Rome.

3. On what river does Perth (Australia) lie?

Answer: Swan

4. On which of these rivers does the Irish city of Limerick stand?

Answer: Shannon

5. On what river does Vancouver, Canada lie?

Answer: Fraser

6. On which river does the capital of Portugal lie?

Answer: Tagus

The capital is Lisbon.

7. On which river does the capital of Egypt lie?

Answer: Nile

Cairo is the capital of Egypt.

8. On what river does Pittsburgh lie?

Answer: Ohio

The Ohio River is formed from a confluence of Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers.

9. On what river does the capital of Iraq lie?

Answer: Tigris

The capital is Baghdad.

10. On what river does Hamburg lie?

Answer: Elbe

11. On what river does Turin lie?

Answer: Po

12. On what river does the Brazilian city of Manaus stand?

Answer: Negro

Negro means black and the waters of the Rio Negro are dark until it reaches the River Amazon.

13. On what river does the capital of France lie?

Answer: Seine

The capital is Paris.

14. On what river does the capital of the Republic of Ireland lie?

Answer: Liffey

The capital is Dublin.

15. On what river does Melbourne, Australia, lie?

Answer: Yarra

16. On what river does the capital of Germany lie?

Answer: Spree

The capital is Berlin.

17. On what river does Glasgow, Scotland lie?

Answer: Clyde

18. On what river does Brazzaville lie?

Answer: Congo

19. On what river does the capital of Austria stand?

Answer: Danube

The capital is Vienna (Wien).

20. On what river does Montreal lie?

Answer: St. Lawrence

Source: Author minch

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