Rivers of Europe quiz

David Whitley,

This geography trivia quiz is all about European rivers. Questions look at which cities and attractions are on their banks, which countries they form the border between and which seas they flow into. Do you know your Rhine from your Rhone and your Aire from your Elbe? It’s time to find out…

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Rivers of Europe quiz

This geography trivia quiz is all about European rivers. Questions look at which cities and attractions are on their banks, which countries they form the border between and which seas they flow into. Do you know your Rhine from your Rhone and your Aire from your Elbe? It’s time to find out…

1 / 10

What is the longest river that flows into England’s Humber estuary?

2 / 10

Most European river cruises along the Moselle stick to the German section. But the river also passes through France and which other country?

3 / 10

On which European river would a cruise ship rise 35 metres through the Carrapatelo Lock before allowing guests off for a wine tasting in the Quinta da Pacheca barrel room?

4 / 10

On which river, which has its source in Czechia, do the German cities of Meissen, Dessau, Dresden and Hamburg lie?

5 / 10

Cruises along which French river might visit the ancient amphitheatre of Arles, the Palace of the Popes in Avignon and the cobblestone streets of Viviers?

6 / 10

The Oder River defines much of the border between Germany and which other European country?

7 / 10

Which European capital do small cruise ships enter along the Vltava River?

8 / 10

Christopher Columbus’ historic voyage to the Americas in 1492 started at Palos de la Frontera on which Spanish River?

9 / 10

The French cities or Orleans, Nantes. Blois and Amboise are on which river, popular with cruise ships?

10 / 10

On which river do special shopping-themed winter cruise ships head to the floating Christmas market in Vilshofen, Germany?

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More quizzes about rivers

Other quizzes about rivers on Geograquiz include a river cruise attractions test, a European riverside capitals quiz and a river confluences trivia challenge.

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For more brain-teasers with a twist, I recommend the map-centric Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book and the lateral thinking-sparking GCHQ Puzzle Book.

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