Rivers & Lakes Quiz

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

1. The Amazon
2. The Congo
3. The Mississippi
4. The Nile

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

1. 10%
2. 20%
3. 30%
4. 5%

3. Which African lake is the largest by surface area?

1. Lake Chad
2. Lake Malawi
3. Lake Tanganyika
4. Lake Victoria

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

1. Eastward into the Red Sea
2. Northward into the Mediterranean Sea
3. Southward into the Indian Ocean
4. Westward into the Atlantic

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

1. The Colorado River
2. The Pecos River
3. The Rio Grande
4. The Snake River

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

1. The fastest flowing river
2. The longest river in Africa
3. The river with most tributaries
4. The world's deepest river

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

1. Lake Atitlán
2. Lake Maracaibo
3. Lake Poopó
4. Lake Titicaca

8. Through how many countries does the Danube River flow?

1. 10
2. 4
3. 6
4. 8

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

1. 10%
2. 20%
3. 31%
4. 50%

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

1. In Egypt — it is a dried-up sea
2. In Saudi Arabia — it once contained fresh water
3. In the Sinai Peninsula — ancient pollution killed its ecosystem
4. On the border of Jordan and Israel — its extreme salinity prevents most life

11. The River Thames flows through which capital city?

1. Belfast
2. Cardiff
3. Edinburgh
4. London

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

1. Canada
2. Greenland
3. Mexico
4. Russia

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

1. The Mekong
2. The Pearl River
3. The Yangtze (Chang Jiang)
4. The Yellow River (Huang He)

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

1. Main Nile and Lesser Nile
2. Northern Nile and Southern Nile
3. Upper Nile and Lower Nile
4. White Nile and Blue Nile

15. The Caspian Sea is technically what?

1. A freshwater lake
2. A shallow sea connected to the Black Sea
3. The world's largest bay
4. The world's largest lake (enclosed saltwater body)

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

1. Baltic Sea
2. English Channel
3. Mediterranean Sea
4. North Sea

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

1. The Congo
2. The Niger
3. The Nile
4. The Zambezi

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

1. Botswana and Namibia
2. Kenya and Tanzania
3. Mozambique and Malawi
4. Zimbabwe and Zambia

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

1. The Andaman Sea
2. The Bay of Bengal
3. The South China Sea
4. The Yellow Sea

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

1. Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda
2. Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Zambia
3. Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda
4. Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia