Go with the flow in our rivers trivia quiz.
Go with the flow in our rivers trivia quiz. Questions cover the world's great rivers — their lengths, the countries they run through, the civilisations they shaped, and the records they hold. From the Nile to the Amazon, how deep does your knowledge run?
Browse the questions below — click any answer to reveal it.
Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Answer: Colorado River
What is the longest river of the United States (by main stem)?
Answer: Missouri River
What did Portuguese explorers christen O Rio Mar, "The River Sea", in the 16th century?
Answer: Amazon River
This "colorful" body of water is South Africa's longest river.
Answer: the Orange River
In the classic Mark Twain novel, Tom Sawyer lives in a small town located near what river?
Answer: Mississippi
Name the river that flows through the capital city of Cairo.
Answer: the Nile
Name the river that flows through the capital city of Paris.
Answer: the Seine
What is the name for a branch of a river?
Answer: Tributary
Each year about 1 million Hindu pilgrims journey to Varanasi, India to wash away their sins in this holy river.
Answer: the Ganges
Name the river that flows through the capital city of Belgrade.
Answer: Danube