Euro Quiz # 103 - Rivers!
May 22nd, 2015, 12:23 PM
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Euro Quiz # 103 - Rivers!
1- Berlin and its surroundings are said to have more inland waterways than any other area of western Europe - name two of the rivers that run through Berlin and one of its lakes?
2- At 645 miles long this river is the longest one on the Iberian Peninsula?
3- This is the second longest river of the Iberian Peninsula?
4- What river is Amsterdam located on? (Well now a canal but still called the XXXXXX River.
5- Three rivers converge at this Bavarian border town - what is the town and what three large rivers converge in it?
6- The Thames above the Iffley Lock in Oggsford is called what name by at least some folks at the University - the famed rowing course is in this stretch of the Thames called the ???
7- This river starts at a glacier with the same name and bifurcates just after what town in Provence, where it enters the Camargue flood plain or whatever they call that swampy area?
8- In the greater Paris area - two main rivers flow into the Seine - what are they?
9- Schengen, Luxembourg is on what famous river? What are two names of this river - one used in Holland and Belgium and the other in France.
10 - This river forms the border between Cornwall and Devon for much of its course (maybe all?)?
Good luck - the one with the most correct gets a one-way trip down the River of No Return!
2- At 645 miles long this river is the longest one on the Iberian Peninsula?
3- This is the second longest river of the Iberian Peninsula?
4- What river is Amsterdam located on? (Well now a canal but still called the XXXXXX River.
5- Three rivers converge at this Bavarian border town - what is the town and what three large rivers converge in it?
6- The Thames above the Iffley Lock in Oggsford is called what name by at least some folks at the University - the famed rowing course is in this stretch of the Thames called the ???
7- This river starts at a glacier with the same name and bifurcates just after what town in Provence, where it enters the Camargue flood plain or whatever they call that swampy area?
8- In the greater Paris area - two main rivers flow into the Seine - what are they?
9- Schengen, Luxembourg is on what famous river? What are two names of this river - one used in Holland and Belgium and the other in France.
10 - This river forms the border between Cornwall and Devon for much of its course (maybe all?)?
Good luck - the one with the most correct gets a one-way trip down the River of No Return!
May 22nd, 2015, 02:47 PM
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# 3 Ebro River.
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Have a nice weekend
May 23rd, 2015, 02:07 AM
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You'll know that the most populaer name for a river in the UK is "Avon" (and that includes the Welsh ones that are "Afon") but do you know what Avon means....River!
So we go on the River River....
So we go on the River River....
May 25th, 2015, 02:07 PM
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Maine- no yours is spot on correct - these are indeed the two main rivers I had in mind so not sure of why there is confusion but I apologize for any - unbeknownest to me - you did more than answer but told exactly where.
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