How Well Do You Know the Rivers of the World?

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A river is a large quantity of water that flows into another body of water such as a sea or a lake. There are thousands of rivers all over the Earth. Rivers can be found in many different countries and continents. Do you know the names and locations of the most important rivers in the world? Take this quiz to show off your river knowledge!
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Rivers of the World Quiz Questions

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Question 1

This river empties into the Atlantic Ocean in Brazil, has an estimated length of roughly 4,000 miles (6,400 km), and is largely surrounded by rainforest. What is the name of the longest river in South America?

  • A
    Amazon River
  • B
    Colorado River
  • C
    Orinoco River
  • D
    Nile River

Question 2

This river that empties into the Gulf of Mexico divides the United States roughly in half vertically. What is the name of this river whose source is Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota?

  • A
    Minnesota River
  • B
    Ohio River
  • C
    Mississippi River
  • D
    Yellow River

Question 3

This large tributary of the Mississippi River runs from Montana to just north of St. Louis, Missouri where it meets up with the Mississippi River. What is the name of this second longest river in North America?

  • A
    Mackenzie River
  • B
    Yukon River
  • C
    Missouri River
  • D
    Amazon River

Question 4

Running a length of approximately 1,900 miles (3,060 km) this river's headwaters are located in the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado. What is the name of this river that creates much of the natural border between Texas and Mexico?

  • A
    Rio Grande
  • B
    Colorado River
  • C
    Yukon River
  • D
    Indus River

Question 5

This Chinese river is the longest in Asia. What is the name of this river that reaches from the Plateau of Tibet to the East China Sea?

  • A
    Mississippi River
  • B
    Yangtze River
  • C
    Euphrates River
  • D
    Yellow River

Question 6

Discharging into the Bering Sea, this river has an estimated length of 1,980 miles (3,190 km). What is the name of this river that flows through Alaska and Canada?

  • A
    Darling River
  • B
    Missouri River
  • C
    Mackenzie River
  • D
    Yukon River

Question 7

If you started at this river's source in Germany and wanted to follow it to its end, you'd end up at the Black Sea. What is the name of this second longest river in Europe?

  • A
    Danube River
  • B
    Volga River
  • C
    Dnieper River
  • D
    Orange River

Question 8

With a length of roughly 2,700 miles (4,350 km), this river that runs through much of Southeast Asia and enters the South China Sea in Vietnam. What is the name of this 12th longest river in the world?

  • A
    Mississippi River
  • B
    Ob River
  • C
    Mekong River
  • D
    Yangtze River

Question 9

What is the name of the river that originates in Lake Hazer in Turkey and later meets up with the Euphrates River to flow into the Persian Gulf?

  • A
    Nile River
  • B
    Yukon River
  • C
    Tigris River
  • D
    Indus River

Question 10

This great African river is the longest in the world and runs from Lake Victoria all the way up to the Mediterranean Sea. What is the name of this river?

  • A
    Congo River
  • B
    Tigris River
  • C
    Thames River
  • D
    Nile River

Question 11

With a length of roughly 2,900 miles (4,700 km), this river flows through much of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and then enters the Atlantic Ocean. What is the name of this second largest river in Africa?

  • A
    Congo River
  • B
    Nile River
  • C
    Zambezi River
  • D
    Indus River

Question 12

This river begins in the Himalayan mountains and flows down through India into the Bay of Bengal. What is the name of this holy river?

  • A
    Ganges River
  • B
    Indus River
  • C
    Euphrates River
  • D
    Nile River

Question 13

This river begins in Turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq where it joins with the Tigris River and flows into the Persian Gulf. What is the name of this longest river in southwest Asia?

  • A
    Nile River
  • B
    Jordan River
  • C
    Euphrates River
  • D
    Orinoco River

Question 14

You would have to dress warmly if you wanted to follow the largest river system in Canada. What is the name of the river that runs across the Northwest Territories emptying into the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic ocean?

  • A
    Volga River
  • B
    Mackenzie River
  • C
    Zambezi River
  • D
    Yukon River

Question 15

If you wanted to travel down this river, you'd go through, or along the border of, Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. What is the name of this river that would eventually let you out into the Indian Ocean?

  • A
    Zambezi River
  • B
    Congo River
  • C
    Yellow River
  • D
    Mekong River

Question 16

What is the name of the major river that creates part of the border between Colombia and Venezuela and runs through Venezuela and out to the Atlantic Ocean?

  • A
    Orinoco River
  • B
    Amazon River
  • C
    Ohio River
  • D
    Rio Grande

Question 17

This river originates in the eastern Tibetan Plateau and has a delta at the other end where it meets the Bohai Sea. What is the second longest river in China called?

  • A
    Yangtze River
  • B
    Yellow River
  • C
    Amazon River
  • D
    Danube River

Question 18

One of the longest rivers in Russia, this river's source is found in the Altai Mountains. What is the name of this river that continues through the West Siberian Plain and into the Arctic Ocean?

  • A
    Ob River
  • B
    Tigris River
  • C
    Volga River
  • D
    Mississippi River

Question 19

Discharging into the Caspian Sea, this is the longest river in Europe. What is the name of this river?

  • A
    Volga River
  • B
    Yenisei River
  • C
    Danube River
  • D
    Congo River

Question 20

This river and its tributaries run from its source in southwestern Tibet, into India and Pakistan, and eventually into the Arabian Sea. What is the name of this river?

  • A
    Indus River
  • B
    Ganges River
  • C
    Tigris River
  • D
    Ob River

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