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Where Does it Begin? Trivia Quiz

You may know the major cities located on these rivers, but do you know where they begin?

A multiple-choice quiz by cfp0608. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
cfp0608

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
288,298

Updated
Jun 04 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
148

Last 3 plays: driver88 (9/10), Guest 94 (2/10), GoodwinPD (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. You may know that the River Thames flows through London, but where does it begin? Hint

Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, Wales

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Birmingham, West Midlands, England

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Question 2 of 10

2. You may know that Paris is located on the Seine, but where does it begin? Hint

Fontainebleau, Ile-de-France, France

near Dijon, Bourgogne, France

Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France

Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland

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Question 3 of 10

3. You may know that Szczecin, Poland is located on the Oder, but where does it begin? Hint

Katowice, Slaskie, Poland

Hranice, Olomoucky, Czech Republic

Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Ceska Lipa, Liberecky, Czech Republic

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Question 4 of 10

4. You may know that Lisbon is located on the Tagus, but where does it begin?
Hint

Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain

near Guadalajara, Castilla La Mancha, Spain

Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Salamanca, Castilla Leon, Spain

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Question 5 of 10

5. You may know that Hamburg is located on the Elbe, but where does it begin? Hint

Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany

Prague, Praha, Czech Republic

Pardubice, Pardubicky, Czech Republic

Dresden, Saxony, Germany

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Question 6 of 10

6. You may know that Bonn is located on the Rhine, but where does it begin? Hint

Aosta, Valle d'Aosta, Italy

Arbon, Thurgau, Switzerland

Stafa, Zurich, Switzerland

Mulhouse, Alsace, France

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Question 7 of 10

7. You may know that Turin is located on the Po, but where does it begin? Hint

Aosta, Valle d'Aosta, Italy

Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland

Fossano, Piemonte, Italy

Montgenevre, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

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Question 8 of 10

8. You may know that Warsaw is located on the Vistula, but where does it begin? Hint

Zabreh, Olomoucky, Czech Republic

Jaslo, Podkarpackie, Poland

Trencin, Trenciansky, Slovakia

near Wisla, Slaskie, Poland

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Question 9 of 10

9. You may know that Nizhniy Novgorod is located on the Volga, but where does it begin? Hint

near Arkhangel'sk, Arkhangel'sk, Russia

near Ostashkov, Tver', Russia

Kajaani, Kainuu, Finland

Rezekne, Rezekne, Latvia

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Question 10 of 10

10. You may know that Kiev is located on the Dnieper, but where does it begin? Hint

Homyel', Homyel', Belarus

Sychevka, Smolensk, Russia

Dnipropetrovs'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, Ukraine

L'viv, L'viv, Ukraine

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You may know that the River Thames flows through London, but where does it begin?

Answer: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

The River Thames flood barrier is the second largest movable flood barrier in the world and was built to protect London from storm surges.

2. You may know that Paris is located on the Seine, but where does it begin?

Answer: near Dijon, Bourgogne, France

The Seine divides the city of Paris and creates many islands, including the island on which Notre Dame Cathedral sits.

3. You may know that Szczecin, Poland is located on the Oder, but where does it begin?

Answer: Hranice, Olomoucky, Czech Republic

The Oder serves as much of the border between Germany and Poland.

4. You may know that Lisbon is located on the Tagus, but where does it begin?

Answer: near Guadalajara, Castilla La Mancha, Spain

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and is located at the mouth of the Tagus River.

5. You may know that Hamburg is located on the Elbe, but where does it begin?

Answer: Pardubice, Pardubicky, Czech Republic

Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and its principal port. Hamburg was virtually destroyed by air raids during World War II.

6. You may know that Bonn is located on the Rhine, but where does it begin?

Answer: Stafa, Zurich, Switzerland

The confederation of the Rhine was created by Napoleon with himself as protector. It was formed out of sixteen Germanic states and dissolved the Holy Roman Empire. Bonn served as capital of West Germany from 1949 until 1991.

7. You may know that Turin is located on the Po, but where does it begin?

Answer: Fossano, Piemonte, Italy

The 2006 Winter Olympics were held in Turin, Italy. The Po River is the longest in Italy.

8. You may know that Warsaw is located on the Vistula, but where does it begin?

Answer: near Wisla, Slaskie, Poland

The Vistula River is the longest river in Poland and drains over half of that country.

9. You may know that Nizhniy Novgorod is located on the Volga, but where does it begin?

Answer: near Ostashkov, Tver', Russia

The Volga is the longest river in Europe, but is contained entirely within Russia.

10. You may know that Kiev is located on the Dnieper, but where does it begin?

Answer: Sychevka, Smolensk, Russia

The Dnieper River flows through Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine before reaching the Black Sea.

Source: Author cfp0608

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