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Cry Me a River

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They are ten of the longest, biggest and most famous rivers on our planet.

Question 1:

When the streams Biya and Katun join in Altai Krai, they form this mighty river. It is located in West Siberia, Russia and has many names- the Siberian Tatars call it Omar or Umar, the Samoyedes- Kolta or Kuay and to the Ostiaks it is known as the As, Yag, Kolta and Yema. It joins the Irtysh river, forming the longest river flow in Russia. What is its name?

Ob
Ural
Volga
Lena

Question 2:

Although the Amazon river is generally regarded as the second-longest in the world, it is the river with greatest total flow, carrying more than the Mississippi, Nile, and Yangtze rivers combined. It ends in the Atlantic Ocean, but it is believed to begin its long journey from this mountain peak.

Cotopaxi
Mount Chimborazo
Misti
Nevado Mismi

Question 3:

This is the longest river in Asia and its Chinese name, Chang Jiang, is literally translated to "Long River". The critically endangered Chinese River Dolphin and Chinese paddlefish live only in this river. It takes its source in the Qinghai Province, flows for 6,380km (3964miles) and finally empties into the East China Sea. What is the name of this river?

Huai River
Yangtze
Mekong
Irtysh

Question 4:

Huang He is the second-longest river in China. Its source is in the Kunlun Mountains at 4,500m (14,764 feet) above sea level. Due to the silts that the river carries, the color of its waters becomes so unnatural that it gave the name of the river . What is the color of the waters of Huang He?

Orange
Red
Brown
Yellow

Question 5:

It is the second-longest river in the United States. The longest one, Missouri, joins it to form the longest river flow in North America. This river flows through ten states- Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana and mouths into the Gulf of Mexico. I am not going to ask you about its name, but about its source. What is the origin of the Mississippi river?

Cass Lake
Lake Itasca
Lake Pepin
Lake Superior

Question 6:

This is the twelfth-longest river in the world. It runs through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. There are various theories about the source and the exact length of the river because there are several effluents of it that are too difficult to explore. Due to the many rapids and waterfalls, as well as the extreme changes in the flow of the river, sailing is extremely difficult. What is the name of this river?

Brahmaputra
Angara
Mekong
Saskatchewan

Question 7:

The longest river in Europe is Volga. But do you know which is the second longest one? It flows through several major European cities, such as Ulm, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade. The river empties in the Black Sea on the terrirories of Romania and Ukraine.

Don
Danube
Emba
Dniepr

Question 8:

The Ganges river is considered to be a holy in India. There is a Hindu legend that the river was created from the sweat of the feet of Vishnu, collected by Brahma. According to Hindu beliefs, if you bathe in the waters of Ganges, it will wash away your sins. However this is not very hygienic, as the river is badly polluted by cremated corpses, carcasses, waste from factories and more. Where does this river empty?

Kara Sea
The Quarry Bay
The Bay of Bengal
Lop Nur

Question 9:

Victoria Falls is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The falls are named after Queen Victoria by David Livingstone, the explorer who visited them in 1855. The falls are 128 m (420 ft) high and are situated on this river.

Zambezi
Orange
Gambia
Congo

Question 10:

The Nile is generally considered the longest river in the world. The source of this mighty river remained unknown for centuries. Finally Lake Victoria was decided to be its source, although there are other theories. Lake Victoria is located on the territories of these three countries.

Zambia, Angola and Sudan
Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya
Egypt, Morocco and Zimbabwe
Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania

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