08 July 2020

Quiz: How well do you know the world's waterfalls?

Consider yourself an expert on the waterfalls of the world? Know your Niagara Falls from your Victoria Falls? Then try this quiz...

4 mins

1. Where would you find this waterfall?

Canada

Iceland

Scotland

Antarctica

2. Iguazu Falls is one of the world's largest waterfalls. But how many individual falls does it have?

275

576

3. Angel Falls is the world's tallest waterfall. But how tall is it?

979m

802m

500m

2,000m

4. So now you know how high it is. But do you know where Angel Falls is?

Argentina

South Africa

Tunisia

Venezuela

5. What's so special about Hawaii's Upside Down Falls?

The wind pushes the water upwards, so it flows in reverse

Rather than being at the top of a hill, it's at the bottom of a cave

Nothing is special about it. It just has a funny name

It glows in the dark

6. What is the name of this waterfall?

Gullfoss

Seljalandsfos

Skógafoss

Hengifoss

7. Which waterfall is one of the 7 natural wonders of the world?

Niagara Falls

Victoria Falls

Iguazu Falls

Angel Falls

8. Sgwd Yr Eira is the name of this waterfall in Wales. What does it translate to?

A calm fall

Fall of water

A peaceful fall

Fall of snow

9. This frozen waterfall in Vail, Colorado is known as 'the Fang'. How tall is the Fang?

10m

300m

1,000m

50m

10. How wide is Niagara Falls?

500m

997m

1,500m

200m

11. What is the name of this waterfall?

Kuang Si Falls

Namtok Si Dit

Kaeng Sopha Waterfall

Huangguoshu Waterfall

12. Where would you find Kaieteur Falls?

Guatemala

Guyana

Ghana

Grenada

13. What's special about the Marmore waterfall in Italy?

It's the tallest waterfall in Europe

It's the deepest waterfall in Europe

It's a manmade waterfall

It's the widest waterfall in Europe?

14. Where would you find the Hogenakkal Falls?

China

Japan

Kenya

India

15. What is the name of this waterfall?

Havasu Falls

Amercian Falls

Horseshoe Falls

Yosemite Falls

16. Which two countries border Iguazu Falls?

Venezuela and Guyana

Brazil and Venezuela

Argentina and Brazil

Argentina and Chile