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This River Runs Through It

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1. Lule, Dal and Ume are the principal rivers of which country?
    Indonesia
    Sweden
    Malaysia
    Denmark


2. We all know that the mighty Danube runs through some of Europe’s most beautiful and historic capitals. In which order would you encounter them by traveling west to east?

    Vienna, Belgrade, Budapest
    Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest
    Budapest, Vienna, Bucharest
    Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade


3. The Kama, Samara, and Oka are tributaries of what important river?
    The Mekong, in China, Cambodia, and Vietnam
    The Tone, in Japan
    The Brahmaputra, in Bangladesh and India
    The Volga, in Russia


4. A river horse is a hippopotamus, but what’s a river jack?
    A small fish like an alewife
    A crocodile
    A duck similar to a mallard
    An unpleasant-looking snake


5. Rivers run down under, too. Who named a Queensland, Australia river after his ship?
    Charles Darwin (Beagle River)
    Captain James Cook (Endeavour River)
    King George VI (River Britannia)
    John Oxley (Macquarie River)


6. All of these rivers flow north into the Arctic Ocean, but which has the largest delta?

    Mackenzie River
    Lena River
    Ob River
    Pechora River


7. These rivers named after people run through magnificent Canada. Put them in order from shortest to longest. (Hint: the shortest and longest are the two named after men who explored Canada.)
    Nelson, Fraser, Churchill, Mackenzie
    Fraser, Mackenzie, Nelson, Churchill
    Fraser, Churchill, Nelson, Mackenzie
    Nelson, Churchill, Fraser, Mackenzie


8. The Chao Praya river runs through Bangkok and is used for many purposes, both practical and ceremonial. What does “Chao Praya” mean in Thai?
    River of Angels
    River of Kings
    Grand Canal
    Muddy River


9. The source of the mighty Amazon is in which country?
    Peru
    Chile
    Ecuador
    Brazil


10. And finally, in case you were expecting a quiz about the movie “A River Runs Through It”: What was the river where parts of the film were shot?

    Salmon River, Washington State
    Boulder River, Montana
    Boulder River, Idaho
    Salmon River, Wyoming


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