Match the City to Its River
Almost every great city grew up on the banks of a river. Can you trace twelve famous cities from five continents to the waters that flow through them?
About this quiz
Rivers gave the first cities fresh water, food, fertile land and a road for trade, so it is no surprise that so many of the world's great capitals and ports still sit on their banks. Some of these rivers are older than any written history of the cities beside them, and many of the cities would look completely different without the bridges, quays and waterfronts their rivers gave them.
This quiz lines up twelve well-known cities from five continents against twelve rivers, and you have to connect each city to the river that runs through it. Every city was chosen because one river clearly defines it, and every river appears only once, so there is exactly one right answer for each pair.
Click a city and then a river, or drag a line between them. Clicking a linked item breaks the connection, and the river column is shuffled every attempt. You get two and a half minutes. Start with the pairs you know from postcards and travel shows, then work out the rest by geography and elimination before you press Submit.
Geography · 12 pairs · medium · 3 minutes to play · Played 1 time
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