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World Lakes, Rivers, & Seas Trivia Quiz

Do you know your world lakes, rivers, and seas? We'll see.

A multiple-choice quiz by curtis9789. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
curtis9789

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
313,795

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1120

Last 3 plays: Guest 45 (8/10), Guest 1 (7/10), Guest 99 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This lake is 12,500 ft (3,812m) above sea level and borders two countries. One of these countries, which is completely landlocked, has a navy located there. This lake is also the highest navigational lake in the world. What lake? Hint

Lake Maracaibo

Lake Titicaca

Aral Sea

Lake Balkhash

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the longest river in France? Hint

Seine River

Rhone River

Garonne River

Loire River

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Question 3 of 10

3. Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, is located on a lake. Name the lake. Hint

Lake Balkhash

Dead Sea

Aral Sea

Caspian Sea

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the longest river in the US? Hint

Mississippi River

Missouri River

Snake River

Arkansas River

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Question 5 of 10

5. What river separates Russia and China? Hint

Amur River

Huang (Yellow) River

Chang (Yangtze) River

Yalu River

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Question 6 of 10

6. This lake, at 52 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in Australia. Also, the lake can become as large as 3600 square miles and 13 feet in depth due to great seasonal variations. What is the name of this lake? Hint

Dead Sea

Caspian Sea

Lake Ladoga

Lake Eyre

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the largest lake in Europe? Hint

Lake Ladoga

Lake Kuybyshev

Lake Onega

Lake V�nern

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Question 8 of 10

8. This lake is also the name of a country in Africa. It has been, historically, a large shallow lake. Its average modern depth is five feet, but its size has varied considerably over the ages. What lake? Hint

Lake Chad

Lake Victoria

Lake Malawi

Lake Nasser

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Question 9 of 10

9. This lake was once the world's fourth-largest salt lake at 42,250 sq. mi. (68,000 km2). It consists of three separate lakes. The rivers that originally fed into it the lake were diverted in the 1960s for irrigation projects. What is its name? Hint

Aral Sea

Great Salt Lake

Lake Chad

Lake Malawi

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Question 10 of 10

10. The origin of the Amazon River is in what country? Hint

Brazil

Peru

Bolivia

Colombia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is in the Andes Mountains in South America. It is located in Peru and Bolivia. It is in the area where the Incas lived before Pizarro invaded Peru. Incidentally, Bolivia is the landlocked country in question.

2. What is the longest river in France?

Answer: Loire River

The Loire is longer than the Seine (I bet you said the Seine). The Loire River begin at the C�vennes mountain range. The Seine is the second longest river in France.

3. Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, is located on a lake. Name the lake.

Answer: Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea is actually a lake and it is the world's largest lake. It is inland, just like the Aral Sea.

4. What is the longest river in the US?

Answer: Missouri River

The Missouri River is longer than the Mississippi River. The Mississippi is 2,320 mi (3,734 km) long. Missouri is 2,540 mi (4,090 km) long.

5. What river separates Russia and China?

Answer: Amur River

The Amur River also goes through Mongolia. The river is 2,704 miles long.

Answer: Lake Eyre

Lake Eyre rarely fills, but when it does it is the largest lake in Australia. When filled, the lake is almost pure fresh water, but its bottom is a salt bed. So, over time, the salinity increases.

7. What is the largest lake in Europe?

Answer: Lake Ladoga

Lake Ladoga is in Russia. It is approximately 219 km (136 mi) long, and 84 mi (134 km) wide.

Answer: Lake Chad

The Ubangi River was proposed as a source of water for Lake Chad in the 1960s. This diversion project was also promoted by the Heads of State of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) member countries in 2008.

Answer: Aral Sea

The Aral Sea has been described as an environmental disaster. The USSR decided to divert the two rivers, the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya, that fed into the Aral Sea to irrigate the desert. The result was the Soviet plan for cotton production. Uzbekistan became one of the largest cotton exporters in the world.

10. The origin of the Amazon River is in what country?

Answer: Peru

The Amazon begins in Peru, and Brazil is where it ends. The Southern end of Colombia touches it. Bolivia doesn't touch the Amazon River.

Source: Author curtis9789

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