Bing Rivers Quiz: 60 Questions and Answers

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Rivers flow across our planet, carrying water from high places to the oceans. They give us drinking water, help grow food, and let boats carry things from place to place. Rivers have shaped how people live for thousands of years. Towns and cities grew up along riverbanks because they offered so many good things.

How much do you know about the biggest and most famous rivers around the world? This quiz will test what you know about where rivers start, where they end, how long they are, and many other fun facts.

Don’t worry if you don’t know all the answers right away! The answers are all listed at the end so you can check how many you got right. Ready to test your brain? Let’s get started with 60 questions about the world’s most amazing rivers!

Bing Rivers Quiz: 60 Questions and Answers

The answers to all questions can be found at the end of this quiz. Good luck!

  1. Which is the longest river in the world? A) Amazon River B) Nile River C) Mississippi River D) Yangtze River
  2. What river flows through Paris, France? A) Thames River B) Rhine River C) Seine River D) Loire River
  3. The Amazon River is located on which continent? A) Africa B) Asia C) South America D) North America
  4. Which river is known as “The Father of Waters” in the United States? A) Colorado River B) Ohio River C) Missouri River D) Mississippi River
  5. What is the longest river in Asia? A) Yangtze River B) Yellow River C) Ganges River D) Mekong River
  6. Which river flows through London, England? A) Thames River B) Severn River C) Trent River D) Mersey River
  7. The Nile River flows through how many countries? A) 9 B) 11 C) 7 D) 5
  8. Which river forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico? A) Colorado River B) Rio Grande C) Columbia River D) Snake River
  9. What is the longest river in Europe? A) Danube River B) Rhine River C) Volga River D) Seine River
  10. Which river flows through Baghdad, Iraq? A) Euphrates River B) Tigris River C) Jordan River D) Nile River
  11. The Three Gorges Dam is built on which river? A) Yellow River B) Yangtze River C) Mekong River D) Pearl River
  12. Which river is sacred to Hindus? A) Indus River B) Brahmaputra River C) Yamuna River D) Ganges River
  13. What river runs through the Grand Canyon? A) Colorado River B) Snake River C) Rio Grande D) Arkansas River
  14. Which river flows through Rome, Italy? A) Po River B) Arno River C) Tiber River D) Adige River
  15. The Blue Nile and White Nile join to form the Nile River in which city? A) Cairo B) Khartoum C) Addis Ababa D) Nairobi
  16. Which river is the main waterway of Russia? A) Don River B) Dnieper River C) Volga River D) Ural River
  17. What is the longest river in South America? A) Amazon River B) Paraná River C) Orinoco River D) São Francisco River
  18. The Danube River flows into which body of water? A) Mediterranean Sea B) Black Sea C) Baltic Sea D) North Sea
  19. Which river forms a border between China and North Korea? A) Amur River B) Yalu River C) Mekong River D) Yellow River
  20. What river flows through Budapest, Hungary? A) Danube River B) Tisza River C) Drava River D) Sava River
  21. Which river drops over Victoria Falls? A) Congo River B) Niger River C) Zambezi River D) Limpopo River
  22. The Rhine River flows through which of these countries? A) Spain B) Italy C) Germany D) Poland
  23. What is the largest river by volume in the world? A) Mississippi River B) Nile River C) Amazon River D) Yangtze River
  24. Which river flows through New Orleans? A) Mississippi River B) Missouri River C) Ohio River D) Arkansas River
  25. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow through which ancient region? A) Egypt B) Mesopotamia C) Indus Valley D) China
  26. Which river is called the “Yellow River” because of its color? A) Yangtze River B) Mekong River C) Huang He D) Xi River
  27. What river forms part of the border between the United States and Canada? A) Columbia River B) St. Lawrence River C) Red River D) Yukon River
  28. Which river has the world’s largest drainage basin? A) Mississippi River B) Nile River C) Congo River D) Amazon River
  29. The Ganges River flows into which body of water? A) Arabian Sea B) Bay of Bengal C) Indian Ocean D) South China Sea
  30. Which river runs through Cairo, Egypt? A) Nile River B) Niger River C) Congo River D) Zambezi River
  31. What is the official name of the river that flows through Washington, D.C.? A) Delaware River B) Potomac River C) Hudson River D) James River
  32. Which river in Africa is known for its huge delta? A) Niger River B) Congo River C) Nile River D) Zambezi River
  33. The Mekong River flows through how many countries? A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7
  34. Which river flows through Moscow, Russia? A) Volga River B) Don River C) Moskva River D) Neva River
  35. What river flows through Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania? A) Ohio River B) Allegheny River C) Monongahela River D) All of the above
  36. Which river is known as “Mother Ganga”? A) Yamuna River B) Indus River C) Ganges River D) Brahmaputra River
  37. The Niger River flows through which part of Africa? A) North Africa B) East Africa C) West Africa D) Southern Africa
  38. Which river flows through Vienna, Austria? A) Rhine River B) Elbe River C) Danube River D) Main River
  39. What river is the setting for Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”? A) Ohio River B) Missouri River C) Mississippi River D) Delaware River
  40. Which river forms the world’s largest waterfall system? A) Iguazu River B) Congo River C) Amazon River D) Zambezi River
  41. The Columbia River forms part of the border between which two U.S. states? A) Washington and Idaho B) Oregon and Idaho C) Washington and Oregon D) Oregon and California
  42. Which river flows through Budapest and Belgrade? A) Rhine River B) Danube River C) Dnieper River D) Elbe River
  43. What river flows through Lisbon, Portugal? A) Douro River B) Tagus River C) Guadiana River D) Minho River
  44. The Jordan River flows into which body of water? A) Mediterranean Sea B) Red Sea C) Dead Sea D) Sea of Galilee
  45. Which river forms Angel Falls, the world’s highest waterfall? A) Amazon River B) Orinoco River C) Carrao River D) Churun River
  46. What river flows through Shanghai, China? A) Yellow River B) Yangtze River C) Pearl River D) Mekong River
  47. The Congo River is the second largest river in the world by what measure? A) Length B) Width C) Volume D) Depth
  48. Which river flows through Seoul, South Korea? A) Han River B) Nakdong River C) Geum River D) Yalu River
  49. What river has its source in the Tibetan Plateau? A) Indus River B) Ganges River C) Yangtze River D) All of the above
  50. The Murray River is the longest river in which country? A) New Zealand B) Australia C) Indonesia D) South Africa
  51. Which river forms Victoria Falls? A) Niger River B) Congo River C) Zambezi River D) Orange River
  52. What river flows through Kiev, Ukraine? A) Dnieper River B) Don River C) Volga River D) Danube River
  53. The Yangtze River flows into which body of water? A) Yellow Sea B) East China Sea C) South China Sea D) Sea of Japan
  54. Which river runs along the Taj Mahal in India? A) Ganges River B) Yamuna River C) Brahmaputra River D) Godavari River
  55. What is the longest river in the United Kingdom? A) Thames River B) Severn River C) Trent River D) Great Ouse River
  56. Which river forms Niagara Falls? A) St. Lawrence River B) Hudson River C) Niagara River D) Delaware River
  57. What river flows through Bangkok, Thailand? A) Mekong River B) Chao Phraya River C) Ping River D) Red River
  58. The Po River is the longest river in which country? A) Spain B) France C) Italy D) Greece
  59. Which river flows through Prague, Czech Republic? A) Danube River B) Elbe River C) Vltava River D) Rhine River
  60. What river flows through Phnom Penh, Cambodia? A) Mekong River B) Tonle Sap River C) Red River D) Irrawaddy River

Answers

  1. B) Nile River
  2. C) Seine River
  3. C) South America
  4. D) Mississippi River
  5. A) Yangtze River
  6. A) Thames River
  7. B) 11
  8. B) Rio Grande
  9. C) Volga River
  10. B) Tigris River
  11. B) Yangtze River
  12. D) Ganges River
  13. A) Colorado River
  14. C) Tiber River
  15. B) Khartoum
  16. C) Volga River
  17. A) Amazon River
  18. B) Black Sea
  19. B) Yalu River
  20. A) Danube River
  21. C) Zambezi River
  22. C) Germany
  23. C) Amazon River
  24. A) Mississippi River
  25. B) Mesopotamia
  26. C) Huang He
  27. B) St. Lawrence River
  28. D) Amazon River
  29. B) Bay of Bengal
  30. A) Nile River
  31. B) Potomac River
  32. A) Niger River
  33. C) 6
  34. C) Moskva River
  35. D) All of the above
  36. C) Ganges River
  37. C) West Africa
  38. C) Danube River
  39. C) Mississippi River
  40. A) Iguazu River
  41. C) Washington and Oregon
  42. B) Danube River
  43. B) Tagus River
  44. C) Dead Sea
  45. D) Churun River
  46. B) Yangtze River
  47. C) Volume
  48. A) Han River
  49. D) All of the above
  50. B) Australia
  51. C) Zambezi River
  52. A) Dnieper River
  53. B) East China Sea
  54. B) Yamuna River
  55. B) Severn River
  56. C) Niagara River
  57. B) Chao Phraya River
  58. C) Italy
  59. C) Vltava River
  60. A) Mekong River

Rivers bring life to our planet in so many ways. They give us water to drink, help us grow food, and let us move from place to place. Learning about the biggest and most famous rivers helps us understand how people live in different parts of the world.

From the mighty Amazon that carries more water than any other river to the sacred Ganges that millions of people think of as holy, rivers shape our homes, history, and ways of life. Next time you cross a river, think about where that water came from and where it’s going. You might be looking at one of the amazing waterways you just learned about in this quiz!