World's Longest Rivers
Instructions: Test your knowledge of the world's mightiest and longest rivers spanning every continent!
- 1.
Which river is generally considered the longest in the world?
ANileBYangtzeCAmazonDMississippi - 2.
The Yangtze River, the longest in Asia, flows entirely through which country?
AIndiaBJapanCRussiaDChina - 3.
The Mississippi-Missouri river system is the longest in which continent?
ANorth AmericaBEuropeCAsiaDSouth America - 4.
Which is the longest river in Australia?
AMurrumbidgee RiverBLachlan RiverCMurray RiverDDarling River - 5.
The Mekong River flows through six countries in Southeast Asia. Which country is NOT one of them?
AThailandBMalaysiaCCambodiaDVietnam - 6.
The Yellow River (Huang He) is the second-longest river in China. What gives it its distinctive color?
ALoess sedimentBAlgae bloomsCIron depositsDVolcanic minerals - 7.
Which river, flowing through India and Bangladesh, is considered sacred in Hinduism?
AGangesBIndusCBrahmaputraDGodavari - 8.
The Ob-Irtysh river system, one of the longest in the world, flows through Russia and which other country?
AKazakhstanBChinaCMongoliaDUkraine - 9.
The Danube River is the second-longest in Europe. Into which sea does it empty?
ANorth SeaBMediterranean SeaCBlack SeaDBaltic Sea - 10.
The Mackenzie River is the longest river in which country?
ACanadaBUnited StatesCRussiaDBrazil - 11.
The Yenisei River, one of the world's longest, flows northward into which ocean?
AAtlantic OceanBArctic OceanCIndian OceanDPacific Ocean - 12.
The Indus River, which gave India its name, primarily flows through which modern country?
ABangladeshBIndiaCAfghanistanDPakistan - 13.
The Rio Grande forms part of the border between the United States and which country?
AGuatemalaBCanadaCCubaDMexico - 14.
The Lena River is one of the longest rivers in Russia. Into which sea does it flow?
ABering SeaBKara SeaCLaptev SeaDSea of Okhotsk - 15.
Which is the longest river that flows through the continent of South America?
AAmazonBOrinocoCSao FranciscoDParana