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Final Destination Trivia Quiz

If you followed these ten rivers from source to mouth, where would you end up? See how many of their final destinations you know.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Rowena8482
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
335,558
Updated
Jul 28 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
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724
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Top 35% Quiz
Question 1 of 10
1. From its source at Seven Springs in Gloucestershire, the River Thames flows southeast for over 200 miles until it reaches the North Sea. Which of these islands, on the Essex coast, could be said to be the last settlement on the Thames? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Cooper Creek is the fifth longest river in Australia, and it was on its banks that the explorers Burke and Wills died in 1861. The source of the river is west of the Great Dividing Range of mountains, at the confluence of the Barcoo and Thompson tributaries. Which body of water does Cooper Creek empty into? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. The Limpopo River has its source in the African interior, with the nearest large settlement being Johannesburg. It then travels just over one thousand miles until it reaches the sea at the town of Xai-xai. In which country is Xai-xai? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. The source of the Madeira River is the confluence of two smaller rivers. The Madeira then flows just over 2000 miles until it empties into one of the largest rivers on Earth; which one? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. The River Tiber rises on Mount Fumaiolo in the Apennine Mountains, flows through Rome, and empties into the sea at Ostia. Which sea is it? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. The source of the Yukon is considered to be either the Llewellyn Glacier into Atlin Lake, or Lake Lindeman, via Tagish Lake. It then flows south west across Alaska until it reaches the coast at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Which body of water does it empty into? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. The Huang He or Yellow River rises in the Yueguzonglie basin area of the Bayan Har mountains, in Qinghai Province, China. It flows almost 3400 miles in a huge loop north, east, south, then east again until it reaches the sea. Which sea is it? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. With its source at Tomasee, a lake high in the Swiss Alps, the Rhine flows through seven European countries before it reaches which sea? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. The longest river to flow entirely within Russia is the Lena. Its source is in the mountains a short distance from Lake Baikal, and it flows north just under 2800 miles to its delta. Which sea does it empty into? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Lake Manasarovar is one of the world's highest altitude fresh water lakes. It is in the Himalayas, in Tibet, and is the source of the River Indus. The Indus flows down from the mountains, to its mouth 2000 miles away. Which body of water does it empty into? Hint



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1. From its source at Seven Springs in Gloucestershire, the River Thames flows southeast for over 200 miles until it reaches the North Sea. Which of these islands, on the Essex coast, could be said to be the last settlement on the Thames?

Answer: Foulness

 Foulness is separated from the mainland by narrow channels, and is connected to it by a causeway named the Broomway. Very high tides and storms can submerge this causeway and, in 1953, during a particularly violent storm, the entire island was underwater and two people died. The Thames is the longest river in England, and from Seven Springs to the mouth of the river is 229 miles.
2. Cooper Creek is the fifth longest river in Australia, and it was on its banks that the explorers Burke and Wills died in 1861. The source of the river is west of the Great Dividing Range of mountains, at the confluence of the Barcoo and Thompson tributaries. Which body of water does Cooper Creek empty into?

Answer: Lake Eyre

 Lake Eyre, which has the lowest elevation in Australia at just under fifty feet below sea level, only holds large amounts of water during flood times. It is in the midst of the central desert of South Australia, and its level depends on local rainfall and the amount of water in the various rivers which flow into it.
3. The Limpopo River has its source in the African interior, with the nearest large settlement being Johannesburg. It then travels just over one thousand miles until it reaches the sea at the town of Xai-xai. In which country is Xai-xai?

Answer: Mozambique

 For over half its length, the Limpopo follows the borders between South Africa and Botswana and Zimbabwe. The town of Xai-xai, at the mouth of the river, is on the coast of the Indian Ocean, in Mozambique.
4. The source of the Madeira River is the confluence of two smaller rivers. The Madeira then flows just over 2000 miles until it empties into one of the largest rivers on Earth; which one?

Answer: Amazon

 The Madeira is formed by the joining of the Mamore and Madre de Dios rivers, in the northeast of Brazil. It is the largest tributary of the Amazon, running north west from its source until it meets the Amazon in a marshy area surrounding the four parts of Tupinambarana Island.
5. The River Tiber rises on Mount Fumaiolo in the Apennine Mountains, flows through Rome, and empties into the sea at Ostia. Which sea is it?

Answer: Tyrrhenian

 The Tyrrhenian Sea is believed to be named after the Etruscan Prince Tyrrhenius, who led his people to settle the area now known as Tuscany. It simply translates as "Sea of the Etruscans". As well as the Tiber, Mount Fumaiolo is also the location of the sources of the Savio and Marecchia rivers.
6. The source of the Yukon is considered to be either the Llewellyn Glacier into Atlin Lake, or Lake Lindeman, via Tagish Lake. It then flows south west across Alaska until it reaches the coast at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Which body of water does it empty into?

Answer: Bering Sea

 The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is bigger than the State of Oregon in area. The largest settlement in the delta is the town of Bethel, and there are several smaller villages too, with a combined population of around 25,000 people. All but about 15% of the population are indigenous Inuit and Native Americans.
7. The Huang He or Yellow River rises in the Yueguzonglie basin area of the Bayan Har mountains, in Qinghai Province, China. It flows almost 3400 miles in a huge loop north, east, south, then east again until it reaches the sea. Which sea is it?

Answer: Bohai Sea

 The Bohai Sea is a large gulf off the Yellow Sea. The Yellow River reaches the coast between Bohai Bay and Laizhou Bay. The sixth longest river in the world, the Yellow River is often referred to as "Muddy Flow" and the expression "when the Yellow runs clear" is used in the same way the English would say "when pigs fly".
8. With its source at Tomasee, a lake high in the Swiss Alps, the Rhine flows through seven European countries before it reaches which sea?

Answer: North Sea

 The mouth of the Rhine is at Hoek van Holland, a district of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The river flows for 766 miles from Switzerland through Germany, Italy, Austria, Liechtenstein, and France before it reaches Holland and the sea.
9. The longest river to flow entirely within Russia is the Lena. Its source is in the mountains a short distance from Lake Baikal, and it flows north just under 2800 miles to its delta. Which sea does it empty into?

Answer: Laptev Sea

 The nearest settlement to the delta is the town of Tiksi, and the actual Lena Delta area is a protected wildlife preserve.

The Laptev, Kara, and East Siberian Seas all border the Arctic Ocean, and the Sea of Okhotsk is to the south of Russia, between the Kamchatka peninsula and Sakhalin Island.
10. Lake Manasarovar is one of the world's highest altitude fresh water lakes. It is in the Himalayas, in Tibet, and is the source of the River Indus. The Indus flows down from the mountains, to its mouth 2000 miles away. Which body of water does it empty into?

Answer: Arabian Sea

 The Indus flows from Tibet, through Kashmir in India, and then flows south down the entire country of Pakistan until it reaches the sea near Karachi. In 2010, the government of Pakistan declared January 24th to be Sindhu Darya (River Indus) Day. The festival to celebrate the river which supplies so much of the country's water will be held annually from then onwards.
Source: Author Rowena8482

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