World's Longest Rivers Quiz
The Nile is the longest river in the world— but how long is it actually?
- From its source to the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile River has existed for thousands of years and stretches across many African countries.
Which river is the largest in terms of water volume discharge?
- The Amazon alone provides 20% of river discharge into the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the longest river in Asia?
- The river is also the third-longest on Earth at 3,915 miles.
What is the name of the longest river in Europe?
- The Danube River is the second-longest river in Europe and flows through Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, and Vienna.
What is the name of the only river that crosses the equator twice?
- Flowing from eastern Africa to the Atlantic Ocean, the Congo River passes over the equator twice in its journey.
What is the longest river in Canada?
- This river measures 2,635 miles in length from the mouth of the river at the Beaufort Sea to its source in Thutade Lake, British Columbia
The Nile River provides direct water resources to how many countries in Africa?
- As the longest river in the world, 11 countries directly benefit from the Nile River and its resources, including Egypt, Tanzania, Rwanda, and more.
The fourth-largest river is the Yellow River which is also the birthplace of civilization in China. What is its national name?
- The Yellow River is also the second-longest river in China and a cradle of life just like the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers in the Middle East.
Which US river is the second-longest and the riverbed of which was used as the boundary line for several states when the United States was first formed?
- While the Missouri River is slightly longer than the Mississippi River, the latter was relied on to mark early state lines, such as Kentucky and Louisiana.
What is the name of the river that passes through four European capital cities?
- The Danube River is the second-longest river in Europe and flows through Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, and Vienna.
