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Quiz about European and North American Rivers  Upstream or D
Quiz about European and North American Rivers  Upstream or D

European and North American Rivers: Upstream or D Quiz


In each question I will give the names of cities along a river. Select the only route that requires you to travel upstream.

A multiple-choice quiz by jstagamtome. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
jstagamtome
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
180,000
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
776
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Question 1 of 10
1. On the Danube, upstream travel is between which cities in the direction indicated? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. On the Rhine, when would you be swimming upstream? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. On the Mississippi river, which is the upstream direction? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. On the St. Lawrence River, which is the upstream route? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. On the Snake River, which destination is upstream? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Upstream on the Seine is in which direction? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. On the English river Severn, which way is upstream? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Now the Shannon River in Ireland; in which case are you going upstream? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. On the Rhone River in southern France, you are traveling upstream if you swim from Lyon to Avignon.


Question 10 of 10
10. On the Rio Grande River between the United States and Mexico, you are traveling upstream from Laredo to El Paso.



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1. On the Danube, upstream travel is between which cities in the direction indicated?

Answer: Vienna to Linz

The Danube empties into the Black Sea, and begins in Germany. Graz lies on the Mur, not the Danube.
2. On the Rhine, when would you be swimming upstream?

Answer: Bonn to Coblenz

The Rhine begins in Switzerland, tumbles down the earth-rumbling falls at Schaffhausen, winds through the Black Forest, through the romantic hilly castle country of middle Germany, and splits into a delta shortly before Arnhem. It then empties into the North Sea near Rotterdam. My Dutch philosophy professor used to say that by the time the Rhine reached the Netherlands, the water in it had been drunk twice.
3. On the Mississippi river, which is the upstream direction?

Answer: Baton Rouge to Natchez

Flowing from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico at the New Orleans delta, the Mississippi is the longest river in the Northern Hemisphere.
4. On the St. Lawrence River, which is the upstream route?

Answer: Quebec City to Montreal

The Saint Lawrence is ten miles across at the Saguenay fjord, and it is a favorite spot for whale watching.
5. On the Snake River, which destination is upstream?

Answer: Twin Falls to Idaho Falls

The Snake River begins in Wyoming, and empties into Lake Sakajawea, from which the Columbia River emerges.
6. Upstream on the Seine is in which direction?

Answer: Vernon to Paris

Vernon is the gateway to Normandy, and the remaining sites are all in Normandy except Paris. Honfleur is at the mouth of the Seine.
7. On the English river Severn, which way is upstream?

Answer: From Bristol channel to Worcester

Bristol channel is at the mouth of the Severn. At Ironbridge, the Severn flows under the oldest Iron Bridge in existence, built in 1779.
8. Now the Shannon River in Ireland; in which case are you going upstream?

Answer: From Loop Head to Limerick

The Shannon is the longest river in Ireland and Britain at 200 miles, and has an extensive network of canals.
9. On the Rhone River in southern France, you are traveling upstream if you swim from Lyon to Avignon.

Answer: False

In Lyon, there is a convergence of the Saone and Rhone rivers, and the Rhone flows on through Valence, Montelimar, Avignon, and Arles before emptying in the Mediterranean Sea.
10. On the Rio Grande River between the United States and Mexico, you are traveling upstream from Laredo to El Paso.

Answer: true

The Rio Grande runs along the entire Mexico-Texas border, forms a small portion of the New Mexico-Texas border. It begins in the San Juan Mountains in southern Colorado.
Source: Author jstagamtome

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