Ten questions on the rivers that shaped cities, borders, and a fair number of pub quiz arguments.

Questions

1. What is the longest river in the world by most measurements? Easy
2. On which river does the city of Paris sit? Easy
3. The Amazon River flows primarily through which South American country before reaching the Atlantic? Easy
4. What river forms much of the border between the United States and Mexico? Medium
5. Which river flows through the Grand Canyon? Medium
6. The Ganges River is considered sacred in which major religion? Medium
7. Which African river is dammed at Aswan to form Lake Nasser? Medium
8. What is the name of the river that flows through both Baghdad and forms, with the Euphrates, the historic region of Mesopotamia? Medium
9. Which river is the longest in Europe, flowing from Russia into the Caspian Sea? Hard
10. The Ob, Yenisei, and Lena are three major rivers that all drain into which body of water? Hard

Answer Key

1. The Nile (accept “Nile River”)
2. The Seine
3. Brazil
4. The Rio Grande (accept “Rio Bravo”)
5. The Colorado River
6. Hinduism
7. The Nile
8. The Tigris
9. The Volga
10. The Arctic Ocean