150+ River Trivia Questions with Answers

Do you know the difference between a river and a stream? What is the longest river in North America? Which state has more rivers than any other state in the United States?

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A flat bottomed boat on canal or river

Barge

A large bridge spanning the New River Gorge is depicted on the commemorative quarter of what U.S. state?

WEST VIRGINIA

A meander bend in a river, named from river meander – where

Turkey

According to Espen Lind, who cries when ‘she cries a rain storm, she cries a river, she cries a hole in the ground’

Susannah

Across Which River Is The Longest Single Span Suspension Bridge

The Humber

Albany and New York City are two major ports on what river?

HUDSON

Belgrade lies on The Danube and which other river

Sava

Berlin stands on which river

Spree

Beside the long winding river is the translation of which US state

Connecticut

Buffalo River National Park is in which state

Arkansas

First public supply in Britain from river Wey in 1881 what

Electricity

From the 1830s to 1960s, the Lehigh River in eastern _____________, was owned by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co., making it the only privately owned river in the United States.

Pennsylvania

Geneva stands on what river

Rhone

Hamburg lies on which river

The elbe

Hell’s Canyon on the Snake River is deeper than the _______________

Grand canyon

In what country is the Mekong River Delta?

Vietnam

In what country is the mekong river delta

Vietnam

In what direction does the nile river flow

North

In which continent would you find the Amazon river ?

South America

In which continent would you find the Amur river ?

Asia

In which continent would you find the congo river

Africa

In which continent would you find the Lena river ?

Asia

In which continent would you find the mackenzie river

North america

In which continent would you find the Mississippi river ?

North America

In which continent would you find the mississippi river

North america

In which continent would you find the Niger river ?

Africa

In which continent would you find the niger river

Africa

In which continent would you find the Nile river ?

Africa

In which continent would you find the volga river

Europe

In which continent would you find the Yangtze river ?

Asia

In which continent would you find the yellow river

Asia

In which county does the River Mersey rise

Derbyshire

In which county does the River Mersey rise

Derbyshire

In which forest does the River Danube rise

Black forest

In which river did the Pied Piper drown the rats of Hamelin

Weser

In which river was jesus baptised

Jordan

Into what bay does the Ganges River flow?

Bay Of Bengal

Into what bay does the ganges river flow

Bengal

Into what body of water does the danube river flow

Black sea

Into what ocean does the zambezi river empty

Indian ocean

Into what ocean does the Zambezi River empty?

Indian Ocean

Into what ocean does the Zambezi river flow

Indian

Into what sea does the Elbe River flow?

North Sea

Into what sea does the elbe river flow

North

Ireland’s River Shannon flows into which ocean

Atlantic

Johnny rivers sang ‘secret ______ man’

Agent

Linz, austria is a leading port on which river

Danube

Lisbon lies on which river

Tagus

Name the largest river forming part of the U.S. – Mexican border.

Rio Grande

Name the longest river in Nigeria.

Niger

On the banks of which river is the taj mahal

River jumna

On the banks of which river is the Taj Mahal?

River Jumna

On what river is the capital city of Canada

Ottawa

On what river is the capital city of Canada?

Ottawa

On Which River Does New Orleans Stand

The Mississippi

On which River does the City of Dublin stand

The Liffey

On which river does the city of Oporto stand

Douro

On which river does the U.S. capital Washington D.C. stand

Potomac

On which river is Rome located

Tiber

On which river is Rome located?

Tiber

On which river is the city of Mandalay situated

Irrawaddy

On which river is Warsaw to be found

Vistula wisla

On which U. S. river is the Grand Coulee Dam

Columbia

Other than Alain Prost, which driver won three Formula One World Championships in the 80’s?

Nelson Piquet

Racing driver James Hunts nickname was Hunt the what

Shunt

The Amazon river dolphins are what colour

Pink

The Amazon river pushes so much water into the _____________ that, more than a hundred miles at sea, off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean and drink it.

Atlantic

The city of Rouen stands on which river

Seine

The city of Sheffield stands on the River Sheaf; and on which other, major, river

Dublin

The hippopotamus gives birth __________ and nurses its young in the river as well, although the young hippos must come up periodically for air.

Underwater

The largest city on the Mississippi River is _________________

Memphis, tennessee

The last Nascar driver to serve jail time for running moonshine was who

Buddy arrington

The longest river in Western Europe is _________?

Rhine

The Rimac river runs through what city

Lima Peru

The town of Whitby in North Yorkshire stands on what river?

River Esk

The Volga is Europe longest river what is the second longest

Danube

The Volga River flows into what sea

Caspian sea

The Volta is the largest river in which country

Ghana

Translate “january river” into portuguese

Rio de janeiro

Under what river does the Holland Tunnel run?

Hudson

What actor played john wayne’s son in red river

Montgomery clift

What American state has a Thames river?

Connecticut

What capital city is found near the headwaters of the Bosna River

Sarajevo

What city is on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River

Cleveland

What city stands on the river Torens

Adelaide – Australia

What colour are the Amazon river dolphins

Pink

What European capital city is NOT on a river

Madrid

What European capitol stands on the river Aare

Berne Switzerland

What holiday islands have no rivers or lakes – rain water only

Bermuda

What is the longest river in Australia

Murray-Darling

What is the longest river in Australia?

Darling

What is the longest river in the world

Nile

What is the longest river in western Europe

The Volga

What is the most sacred river in India?

Ganges

What is the name for a branch of a river

Tributary

What is the name of the river that runs on the border of california and arizona

Colorado

What is the name of the river that runs on the border of california and arizona

Colorado

What is the only river that flows both north and south of the equator, crossing it twice

Congo

What is the principal river of Ireland

Shannon

What is the principal river of Ireland?

Shannon

What is the widest river

Amazon

What nationality is the racing driver Jean Alesi

French

What river acts as a natural boundary between the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk?

River Waveney

What river did the Pied Piper drown the rats in

Weser

What river does the Grand Coulee Dam dam

Columbia

What river flows through 8 countries and four capitols

Danube

What river flows through 8 countries and four capitols

Danube

What river has the largest drainage basin?

Amazon

What river is called “Old Man River”

Mississippi

What river is Liverpool on

Mersey

What river is represented by the blue stripe on the Gambian flag

Gambia

What river is spanned by the George Washington Bridge

Hudson

What US states name means long river in Indian

Connecticut

What’s the longest river in Asia

Yangtze

What’s the longest river in Asia

Yangtze

What’s the longest river in the americas

The amazon

What’s the longest river in the U.S.

Mississippi river mississippi

What’s the principal river of ireland

Shannon

What’s the worlds widest river

Amazon

Where do Grand Prix drivers put their cars at the beginning of a race

Grid

Where is the wabash river

Indiana

Which American Military Academt was established in 1802 on the Hudson river ?

West Point

Which bridge spans the Hudson River?

George Washington Bridge

Which bridge spans the Hudson River?

George Washington Bridge

Which capital city stands on the north shore of the river Plate estuary

Montevideo

Which countries name translates as place with a great river

Paraguay

Which great Asian river flows into the sea near Karachi

The indus

Which hollywood actor combined gibraltar and a river to create his name

Rock

Which impresionist artist was known for his series of paintings based around Hampton on the river Thames?

Alfred Sisley

Which is the largest river forming part of the u.s-mexico border

Rio grande

Which is the longest river – not river system – in the U.S.A.

The missouri

Which Is The Longest River In Britain

The Severn

Which River Forms A Border Between France & Germany

The Rhine

Which river is dammed by the hoover dam

Colorado river

Which river made The Grand Canyon ?

Colorado

Which river passes through germany, austria, slovakia, hungary, croatia, yugoslavia, romania, blugaria and ukraine before arriving at the black sea

Danube

Which river runs through St Petersburg

Neva

Which sitcom was set in Dunns River Connecticut

Soap

Which Thriller Writers Works Include (The Dark Eyes Of London, Four Just Men & Sanders Of The River)

Edgar Wallace

Which Yorkshire river is formed by the confluence of the Swale and Ure

Ouse

Who Built The First Tunnel Under The River Thames

Sir Marc Isambard Kingdon Brunel

Who cremated on the banks of the ganges river on january 31, 1948

Mahatma

Who discovered the River Zambezi

David livingstone

Who Ended Up Winning The Formula One Drivers Championship In 2007

Kimi Raikkonen

Who threw their Olympic Gold Medal in a Kentucky River after being refused a meal at a diner because of his colour

Casius Clay / Muhamed Ali

Who was cremated on the banks of the Ganges river on January 31, 1948

Mahatma gandhi

Who was poisoned – shot – and drowned river Neva 1916

Rasputin

Who wrote ‘across the river and into the trees’

Ernest hemmingway

Who wrote Moon River used in Breakfast at Tiffanies

Henry Mancini

______________ has a sand desert with dunes over 100 feet high. It is located along the flatland of the Kobuk River in the northwestern part of the state.

Alaska