All major civilisations in the world developed and thrived along huge rivers. They have both divided and united human beings over the past thousands of years. We use river water for water planting, cooking, travelling, washing, drinking, and more. Check out these (not so easy) 45 trivia river quiz questions and answers to see how much you know about them.
River Quiz Questions And Answers
1. What percentage of total water in the world is in rivers?
A. Around 1 per cent
B. Around 10 per cent
C. Around 30 per cent
2. In which country can we find the River Seine?
A. Greece
B. Italy
C. France
3. The River Nile runs through all of these countries, except …
A. Tanzania
B. Morocco
C. Ethiopia
4. To which type of body of water do rivers belong?
A. Saltwater
B. Freshwater
C. Ocean
5. Which water bodies come together to form a river?
A. Lakes
B. Mountains
C. Streams
6. New York City is located on the bank of which river?
A. Hudson
B. Mississippi
C. Danube
7. How many states in the U.S share their name with a river?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
8. What is the longest river in the world?
A. Nile River
B. Amazon River
C. Yangtze River
9. What is the deepest river in the world?
A. Mekong River
B. Congo River
C. Amazon River
10. Which river is 4,425 kilometres in length and travels through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam?
A. Huang He River
B. Yangtze River
C. Mekong River
11. The Victoria Falls is located on which river?
A. Congo
B. Nile
C. Zambezi
12. Which of the following nations does not have any river running through it?
A. Iran
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Iraq
13. The River Nile empties itself into which water body?
A. Mediterranean Sea
B. Red Sea
C. Gulf of Oman
14. The ancient Mesopotamian civilisation developed in between which two rivers?
A. Diyala and Nile
B. Euphrates and Tigris
C. Nile and Euphrates
15. Which river runs through the Himalayas in India and empties into the Bay of Bengal?
A. Ganges
B. Brahmaputra
C. Kaveri
16. In which country can we find the Irrawaddy River?
A. Thailand
B. Bhutan
C. Myanmar
17. The Tigris River travels through three which nations?
A. Iraq, Syria, and Turkey
B. Iran, Iraq, and Jordan
C. Lebanon, Israel, and Libya
18. The longest river in Australia shares its name with a famous tennis player. What is it?
A. The Nadal
B. The Federer
C. The Murray
19. What is the longest river in Europe?
A. Volga
B. Danube
C. Elbe
20. How many nations in Europe does the Danube River travel through?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
21. What is the longest river in the United Kingdom?
A. The Severn
B. The Mersey
C. The Thames
22. In which year did the Whanganui in New Zealand become the first river to be granted human beings’ legal rights?
A. 2007
B. 2012
C. 2017
23. Which river separates Cornwall and Devon?
A. River Tamar
B. River Tyne
C. River Trent
24. What is the other name for the upper reaches of the River Thames and, especially, in Oxford?
A. The Ure
B. The Wye
C. The Isis
25. The River Volga, the longest river in Europe, flows into which sea?
A. Red Sea
B. Caspian Sea
C. Black Sea
26. Which river has the greatest volume of water in the world?
A. Amazon River
B. Nile River
C. Mississippi River
27. Which river creates a large part of the natural border between Mexico and the U.S state Texas?
A. Rio Grande
B. Yukon River
C. Colorado River
28. The Ganges River in India is a holy site for which religion?
A. Buddhism
B. Sikth
C. Hinduism
29. What do we call the point from which a river starts?
A. Head
B. Source
C. Opening
30. What do we call the point where a river ends?
A. Mouth
B. Confluence
C. Tributary
31. What is the widest river in the world?
A. The Danube
B. The Amazon
C. The Yangtze
32. What do we call the small rivers or streams that provide water for the main river?
A. Distributary
B. Meander
C. Tributary
33. What is the approximate number of tributaries of the Amazon River?
A. Around 100
B. Around 500
C. Around 1,000
34. The Grand Canyon in Arizona was created by which river?
A. Mississippi
B. Missouri
C. Colorado
35. Which water body is created when a river runs over a region that moves between hard to soft rock and wears away a shelf?
A. A lake
B. A pond
C. A waterfall
36. Through which process does a river shape the land?
A. Erosion
B. Division
C. Deposition
37. Many rivers form winding bends when they run through valleys. What are they called?
A. Rapids
B. Mudflats
C. Meanders
38. Delta is an area of flat land formed where rivers meet the sea. What is the largest delta in the world?
A. The Amazon Delta
B. The Ganges Delta
C. The Nile Delta
39. Which structure is built on a river to produce electricity and prevent flooding?
A. Dam
B. Reservoir
C. Canal
40. The last one on this list of river quiz questions and answers: the capital cities of Hungary, Serbia, and Austria are all located on the banks of which river?
A. Volga
B. Seine
C. Danube
41. Which river carries more water than any other river on Earth?
A. Mississippi
B. Amazon
C. Nile
42. What is the main river that runs through Rome, Italy?
A. Po
B. Adige
C. Tiber
43. Which of the following countries does NOT have a river?
A. Malta
B. Andorra
C. Belgium
44. Which animals build dams on rivers to create ponds?
A. Otters
B. Beavers
C. Muskrats
45. The biggest hydroelectric power station is built on which river?
A. Yangtze
B. Paraná
C. Columbia
Without rivers and water, there might be no human civilisation. We hope these river quiz questions and answers can give you many interesting facts about our sources of life. If you want more, check out the following London trivia or Paris trivia quizzes.
Annah Mahlaola
Water is our everyday lives. Without Water we can’t survive. Water Gives us Strength. We always feel happy Life with Water.
Every living things and peoples needs water in daily basis.