Quiz: Challenge your knowledge of the world’s major rivers

Questions

1. Which river is the longest in the world?
2. The Amazon River flows through which continent?
3. Name the river that passes through Paris.
4. Which river is known as the world’s largest by discharge?
5. The Nile River flows into which sea?
6. Which river runs through the Grand Canyon?
7. Name the river that forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico.
8. The Ganges River flows into which body of water?
9. Which river is associated with the city of Budapest?
10. The Yangtze River is located in which country?

Answers

1. Nile River (though some consider the Amazon longer)
2. South America
3. Seine
4. Amazon River
5. Mediterranean Sea
6. Colorado River
7. Rio Grande
8. Bay of Bengal
9. Danube (flows through Budapest)
10. China