Quiz on major Rivers and Water Bodies of the World:
Question: The Negro river flows in –
(a) Brazil
(b) Bolivia
(c) Spain
(d) Argentina
Question: The river situated along the border between the USA and Mexico is ___
(a) Rio Grande
(b) Amazon
(c) Mississippi
(d) Colorado
Question: The River Tiber runs through which capital city?
(a) Lisbon
(b) Rome
(c) Washington DC
(d) Paris
Question: Where would you find the river Bug?
(a) Spain
(b) Estonia
(c) Ukraine
(d) Sweden
Question: The great Asian river Mekong does not run through __
(a) China
(b) Malaysia
(c) Cambodia
(d) Laos
Question: The Congo river flows in –
(a) Angola
(b) South Africa
(c) Zambia
(d) Algeria
Question: The highest waterfall in the world is.
(a) Niagara Falls
(b) Boyoma Falls
(c) Salto Angel Falls
(d) Khone Falls
Question: The longest river in the world is the –
(a) Amazon
(b) Yangtze
(c) Nile
(d) Congo
Question: Dublin is situated at the mouth of this river –
(a) Shannon
(b) Liffey
(c) Nore
(d) Boyne
Question: The river Volga flows out into the –
(a) Black Sea
(b) Aral Sea
(c) Sea of Azov
(d) Capsian sea
Question: Basel, Strasbourg, Karlsruhe, Mannheim, Mainz, Koblenz, Bonn, Cologne and Dusseldorf are on which river?
(a) Limpopo
(b) Thames
(c) Rhine
(d) Swan
Question: Which one of the following is the largest lake in the world?
(a) Lake Superior
(b) Caspian Sea
(c) Lake Baikal
(d) Lake Victoria
Question: The capital city that stands on the river Danube is –
(a) Amsterdam
(b) Belgrade
(c) Minsk
(d) Sofia
Question: The country in which the river Wangchu flows is –
(a) Bhutan
(b) Laos
(c) Myanmar
(d) Thailand
Question: The city which is also known as the City of Canals is –
(a) Venice
(b) Treviso
(c) Florence
(d) Rome
Question: The largest river in France is –
(a) Seine
(b) Rhone
(c) Meuse
(d) Lore
Question: The city of Rome is situated on the bank of this river
(a) Danube
(b) Tibet
(c) Rhine
(d) Elbe
Question: the River Danube flows in –
(a) Czechia
(b) Slovakia
(c) Romania
(d) Hungary
Question: The River Nile is on what continent?
(a) Europe
(b) Africa
(c) Australia
(d) South America
Question: The River Tigris flows in –
(a) Syria
(b) Iran
(c) Iraq
(d) Saudi Arabia
Question: The river Mackenzie flows in –
(a) Canada
(b) Australia
(c) USA
(d) Holland
Question: On which river bank is the famous monument ‘Taj Mahal’ situated?
(a) Krishna
(b) Bhagirathi
(c) Yamuna
(d) Brahmaputra
Question: The Murray-Darling river flows in –
(a) Canada
(b) New Zealand
(c) Australia
(d) France
Question: The Whanganui River is in
(a) Australia
(b) China
(c) USA
(d) New Zealand
Question: The biggest river delta in the world is the –
(a) Ganges-Brahmaputra delta
(b) Okavango Delta
(c) Amazon Delta
(d) Ebro Delta
Question: What ancient Sumerian city stood on the banks of the Euphrates River between 3200 and 2300 BC?
(a) Ah
(b) Ur
(c) Um
(d) Eh
Question: Vishwamitri river flows through which of the following Indian cities?
(a) Madurai
(b) Vadodara
(c) Bangalore
(d) Agra
Question: Lake formed in a cut off river, called __
(a) Playa Lake
(b) Meteoric Lake
(c) Ox-Bow Lake
(d) Crater Lake
Question: Where are the Snowy, Murray and the Darling?
(a) Australia
(b) India
(c) South Africa
(d) Montserrat
Question: Where is the strait known as the Bocca Tigris?
(a) In the River Tigre, Peru
(b) At the mouth of the River Tigris in the Persian Gulf
(c) In the Pearl River delta, South China
(d) At the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Question: If you traveled down the Yarra River in Australia, which city would you be in when you reached the ocean?
(a) Brisbane
(b) Melbourne
(c) Wellington, New Zealand
(d) Sydney
Question: To measure the length of a river on a map, we use
(a) Planimeter
(b) Opisometer
(c) Lactometer
(d) Anemometer
Question: The river situated along the border between the USA and Mexico is ___
(a) Rio Grande
(b) Amazon
(c) Mississippi
(d) Colorado
Question: Which country contains the largest lakes in the world?
(a) Canada
(b) New Zealand
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Antarctica
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Question: The Intervening area between the river is known as
(a) Beas
(b) Chenab
(c) Delta
(d) Doab
Question: Which Frenchman was the first to navigate the St Lawrence River in Canada in 1535?
(a) Jacques Cartier
(b) Jacques Timex
(c) Jacques Omega
(d) Jacques Casio
Question: Source of the River Nile is
(a) Lake Nassir
(b) Lake Victoria
(c) Lake Chad
(d) Lake Tanganyika
Question: The “Beautiful River” is a river in which country ?
(a) Chile
(b) New Zealand
(c) Indonesia
(d) Vietnam
Question: The Okavango Delta is in which country?
(a) Ivory Coast
(b) Nigeria
(c) Botswana
(d) Kenya
Question: which river, the longest in France, empties into the Atlantic at St. Nazaire?
(a) Seine
(b) Rhine
(c) Rhone
(d) Loire
Question: What ancient Sumerian city stood on the banks of the Euphrates River between 3200 and 2300 BC?
(a) Ah
(b) Ur
(c) Um
(d) Eh
Question: What is a lagoon?
(a) Pound
(b) Lake
(c) Spring
(d) Water fall
Question: The largest sweet water lake in the world is
(a) Lake Caldera
(b) Lake
(c) Lake Baikal
(d) Lake Superior
Question: which river, the longest in France, empties into the Atlantic at St. Nazaire?
(a) Seine
(b) Rhine
(c) Rhone
(d) Loire
Question: What city has more than one hundred kilometres of which were dug in the 17th century to form concentric belts around the city, known as the grachtengordel?
(a) Venice
(b) Amsterdam
(c) Berlin
(d) Geneva
Question: One of the rarest reptiles, a species of crocodile, is found in the wild exclusively where?
(a) The Orinoco River
(b) The Amazon River
(c) The Murray River
(d) The Yangtze River
Question: What energy of water is used to produce hydroelectricity?
(a) Potential energy
(b) Kinetic energy
(c) Both (a) and (b) of these
(d) None of these.
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Question: The surface of a lake is frozen in severe winter, but the water at its bottom is still liquid. What is the reason?
(a) Ice is a bad conductor of heat
(b) Since the surface of the lake is at the same temperature as the air, no heat is lost.
(c) The density of water is maximum at 4°C
(d) None of the statements
Question: The place where the river meets the sea is called
(a) estuaries
(b) oceans
(c) lake
(d) wetlands
