Friday, May 22, 2020
Dive in … try our lakes and rivers travel quiz!
Are you in the flow when it comes to bodies of water, or do you feel your knowledge isn’t current and needs refreshing?
Which is the deepest lake in the UK?
Loch Ness
Windermere
Wast Water
Loch Morar
What is the world's largest 'lake' by area?
Superior
Caspian
Baikal
Victoria
What is the world's longest river wholly in one country?
Yangtze
Mississippi
Mekong
Paraná
What is the second longest river in the UK?
Thames
Severn
Trent
Clyde
What type of fish used to live in the River Trent until 1902, since when it has become locally extinct?
Pike
Bream
Trout
Common sturgeon
Which of the following French towns is not on the River Seine?
Caudebec-en-Caux
Vernon
Metz
Rouen
One of these lakes in the UK is artificial. Which is it?
Kielder Water
Llyn Tegid
Hickling Broad
Hornsea Mere
Which of the following is considered the longest continuous bridge over water in the world?
Pont de Normandie
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Severn Mile Bridge
Öresund Bridge
Vasco da Gama bridge, the longest road bridge in an EU country, crosses which river?
Tagus
Rhône
Douro
Tiber
Manitoulin Island is the largest freshwater lake island in the world. But what lake is it in?
Great Bear
Van
Michigan
Huron
Which of the following cities is not on the Amazon?
Belém
Iquitos
Salto del Guairá
Manaus
What do Italy's Lake Avernus, Yellowstone Lake in the US, Ecuador's Quilotoa and Lagoa das Sete Cidades in the Azores have in common?
They are all salt lakes
They all occupy volcanic craters
Vast flocks of flamingoes visit them
It is illegal to fish in them
Which UK river rises in Plynlimon, Wales?
Severn
Wye
Usk
Dee
Which US river is known as the Daughter of the Stars for its vivid reflections?
Missouri
Shenandoah
Colorado
Hudson
Which of these popular German lakes is not in Berlin?
Müggelsee
Wannsee
Krumme Lanke
Titisee
12 and above.
A rip-roaring success. Take a bow, er, dip!
7 and above.
Not too shabby! Have a ripple of applause.
0 and above.
Eau dear. You'll make a bigger splash in next week's Guardian Travel quiz I'm sure... Continue reading...