Rivers & Lakes Quiz

Question 1

Which river flows through the Amazon rainforest and discharges the most water of any river?

Accepted Answer

The Amazon

Answer

The Nile

Answer

The Congo

Answer

The Mississippi

Question 2

Lake Baikal in Russia holds approximately what fraction of the world's fresh surface water?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

5%

Answer

10%

Answer

30%

Question 3

Which African lake is the largest by surface area?

Accepted Answer

Lake Victoria

Answer

Lake Tanganyika

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Lake Malawi

Answer

Lake Chad

Question 4

The Nile River flows through 11 countries. In which direction does it ultimately flow?

Accepted Answer

Northward into the Mediterranean Sea

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Southward into the Indian Ocean

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Eastward into the Red Sea

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Westward into the Atlantic

Question 5

Which river forms most of the border between the USA and Mexico?

Accepted Answer

The Rio Grande

Answer

The Colorado River

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The Pecos River

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The Snake River

Question 6

The Congo River in Central Africa is notable for being what?

Accepted Answer

The world's deepest river

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The longest river in Africa

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The river with most tributaries

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The fastest flowing river

Question 7

Which lake straddles the border between Peru and Bolivia at approximately 3,800 metres above sea level?

Accepted Answer

Lake Titicaca

Answer

Lake Maracaibo

Answer

Lake Poopó

Answer

Lake Atitlán

Question 8

Through how many countries does the Danube River flow?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

8

Question 9

The Mississippi River drains approximately what fraction of the contiguous United States?

Accepted Answer

31%

Answer

10%

Answer

20%

Answer

50%

Question 10

Where is the Dead Sea located, and why is it called 'dead'?

Accepted Answer

On the border of Jordan and Israel — its extreme salinity prevents most life

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In Egypt — it is a dried-up sea

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In Saudi Arabia — it once contained fresh water

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In the Sinai Peninsula — ancient pollution killed its ecosystem

Question 11

The River Thames flows through which capital city?

Accepted Answer

London

Answer

Edinburgh

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Cardiff

Answer

Belfast

Question 12

Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes. It borders the USA and which other country?

Accepted Answer

Canada

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Mexico

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Russia

Answer

Greenland

Question 13

Which river, flowing through China, is the third longest in the world?

Accepted Answer

The Yangtze (Chang Jiang)

Answer

The Yellow River (Huang He)

Answer

The Mekong

Answer

The Pearl River

Question 14

The Nile has two main tributaries. What are they called?

Accepted Answer

White Nile and Blue Nile

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Upper Nile and Lower Nile

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Northern Nile and Southern Nile

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Main Nile and Lesser Nile

Question 15

The Caspian Sea is technically what?

Accepted Answer

The world's largest lake (enclosed saltwater body)

Answer

The world's largest bay

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A shallow sea connected to the Black Sea

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A freshwater lake

Question 16

The River Rhine flows through Germany and empties into which sea?

Accepted Answer

North Sea

Answer

Baltic Sea

Answer

English Channel

Answer

Mediterranean Sea

Question 17

Which African river is second only to the Amazon in water discharge?

Accepted Answer

The Congo

Answer

The Nile

Answer

The Niger

Answer

The Zambezi

Question 18

The Victoria Falls waterfall is on the border between which two countries?

Accepted Answer

Zimbabwe and Zambia

Answer

Kenya and Tanzania

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Mozambique and Malawi

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Botswana and Namibia

Question 19

The Mekong River flows through six countries. Which sea does it empty into?

Accepted Answer

The South China Sea

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The Bay of Bengal

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The Yellow Sea

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The Andaman Sea

Question 20

Lake Tanganyika, the world's second deepest lake, borders four African countries. Which are they?

Accepted Answer

Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Zambia

Answer

Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda

Answer

Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia

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Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda