World Rivers

Question 1

The Ravi, as in Shankar, is a major tributary of this river that winds from Tibet to Pakistan

Answer 1

Indus

Question 2

Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, 2 degrees above the Arctic Circle, lies on this river’s delta

Answer 2

the MacKenzie River

Question 3

A centuries-old column on Roda Island in Cairo measured the height of this river’s annual floods

Answer 3

The Nile

Question 4

This country’s longest river, the Waikato, winds north & west before entering the Tasman Sea

Answer 4

New Zealand

Question 5

This river bisecting Dublin was personified by James Joyce as Anna Livia Plurabelle

Answer 5

the (River) Liffey

Question 6

Murray is not just your cousin the dentist but also this country’s major river, at more than 1,500 miles

Answer 6

Australia

Question 7

The 2 longest rivers in the U.K. are the Thames & this 220-mile tier that flows through England & Wales

Answer 7

Severn

Question 8

Major ports on this river include Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod & Rybinsk

Answer 8

Volga River

Question 9

Crack open a Brazil nut & tell us of your time as a captain on the Rio Madeira, a major tributary of this river

Answer 9

Amazon River

Question 10

This long river with a short name rises in the Cottian Alps & empties into the Adriatic

Answer 10

Po River

Question 11

In 1973 Syrians completed Tabka Dam, one of the world’s largest on this river they call al Furat

Answer 11

Euphrates

Question 12

This German river rises in the Czech Republic, where it’s known as the Labe

Answer 12

Elbe

Question 13

This longest Venezuelan river starts in the Parima Highlands near the Brazilian border

Answer 13

Orinoco River

Question 14

In chapter 3 of the Biblical book named for him, Joshua leads the Israelites across this river

Answer 14

Jordan River

Question 15

Perhaps Enya could tell you that part of this 1,600-mile-long river flows along the Venezuela-Colombia border

Answer 15

Orinoco River

Question 16

In Israel the area where this river exits the Sea of Galilee is considered holy

Answer 16

Jordan River

Question 17

This river that flows to Lyon, France rises from a glacier of the same name in Switzerland

Answer 17

the Rhone

Question 18

The Marne joins this river at Charenton-le-Pont, a suburb of Paris

Answer 18

the Seine

Question 19

The Lorelei is a famous steep rock on the right bank of this river

Answer 19

the Rhine

Question 20

A portion of Thailand’s border with Laos is provided by this river

Answer 20

Mekong

Question 21

The Aare, originating in the Bern canton, is a major river of this country

Answer 21

Switzerland

Question 22

Rising in the Black Forest, it’s the second longest river in Europe

Answer 22

Danube