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World Rivers Trivia Quiz
1. What is the start of a river called?
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The source or headwaters.
2. What is the longest river in the world?
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The Nile.
3. Which beer shares its name with the river that runs through Amsterdam?
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Amstel beer.
4. What is the longest river in the United States?
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The Missouri River.
5. In what continent is the River Nile found?
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Africa.
6. What river runs through the Grand Canyon?
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The Colorado River.
7. What is the longest river in Europe?
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8. In what country is the Yangtze River?
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China.
9. Which U.S. city is located on the Hudson River?
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10. How many U.S. states does the Mississippi River run through?
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10 – Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
11. In what country does the River Nile start?
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Uganda.
12. What river was Jesus baptized in?
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The River Jordan.
13. What is the longest river in Canada?
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The Mackenzie River.
14. In what U.S. state does the Mississippi River begin?
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Minnesota.
15. What river emerges in the western Himalayas and flows down across northern India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal?
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16. What river runs through Chicago?
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The Chicago River.
17. What is the longest river in South America?
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The Amazon River.
18. What river did George Washington famously cross on December 25, 1776?
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The Delaware River.
19. In what European country does the Danube River rise?
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Germany.
20. What river was the movie Deliverance filmed on?
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The Chattooga River.
21. Which is the longest river in Ireland?
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The River Shannon.
22. What is the name of the deepest river gorge on the North American continent?
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Hells Canyon.
23. What river runs through Paris, France?
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The Seine.
24. What river separates Switzerland and Liechtenstein?
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The Rhine River.
25. What river features the world’s largest hydroelectric dam?
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The Yangtze River, China.
26. Which river crosses the equator twice?
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The Congo River.
27. What is the third longest river in the world?
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The Yangtze River.
28. Which U.S. president liked to skinny-dip in the Potomac River at 5 a.m.?
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John Quincy Adams.
29. What is the longest river wholly in France?
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The Loire River.
30. What direction does the Amazon River flow?
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From west to east.
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