Waterfalls Trivia and Quiz Page

12 Questions

1. The tallest waterfall in the world is generally agreed to be Angel Falls in which country?
2. What is the name of the tallest waterfall in Africa? And in which country would you find this waterfall?
3. The Reichenbach Falls is a large waterfall in Switzerland which was the scene of the apparent death of which fictional character?
4. Niagara Falls is actually a group of how many waterfalls?
5. Which African waterfall on the Zambezi River is nicknamed "The Smoke That Thunders"?








6. The Iguazu Falls are waterfalls on the border of which two countries?
7. What word can be used instead of waterfall, especially for one containing great volumes of water rushing over a precipice?
8. Which American national park is internationally recognised for its granite cliffs and waterfalls?
9. Several of the tallest single drop waterfalls in the world can be found in which European country?
10. At 40 metres in height, why might you find the Rain Vortex in Singapore in the record books?
11. What name is given to the largest of the waterfalls that collectively form Niagara Falls?
12. Sutherland Falls is a waterfall near Milford Sound in which country?

Answers:

1. Venezuela
2. Tugela Falls. South Africa.
3. Sherlock Holmes
4. Three waterfalls
5. Sherlock Holmes
6. Argentina and Braxil
7. Cataract
8. Yosemite National Park
9. Norway
10. The world's largest indoor waterfall
11. Horseshoe Falls (also known as Canadian Falls)
12. New Zealand