MCQs on rivers of United Kingdom January 8, 2026September 24, 2024 by u930973931_answers 30 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/30 Subscribe 1. What is the longest river in the United Kingdom? (A) River Trent (B) River Thames (C) River Severn (D) River Mersey 2. Which river flows through the city of London? (A) River Mersey (B) River Tyne (C) River Thames (D) River Clyde 3. The River Mersey is located in which city? (A) Manchester (B) Glasgow (C) Birmingham (D) Liverpool 4. Which river is known for its association with the Lake District? (A) River Derwent (B) River Tees (C) River Ouse (D) River Wye 5. The River Trent is a major tributary of which river? (A) River Humber (B) River Ouse (C) River Mersey (D) River Severn 6. Which river is famous for its estuary, known as the Severn Estuary? (A) River Severn (B) River Trent (C) River Thames (D) River Clyde 7. What is the primary source of the River Thames? (A) River Kennet (B) River Avon (C) River Churn (D) River Itchen 8. Which river flows through the city of Edinburgh? (A) River Clyde (B) River Tees (C) River Tay (D) River Forth 9. The River Tyne is known for its famous bridges in which city? (A) Newcastle (B) Gateshead (C) Sunderland (D) Durham 10. Which river is the longest in Scotland? (A) River Clyde (B) River Forth (C) River Spey (D) River Tay 11. Which river is known for the historic city of York? (A) River Thames (B) River Wharfe (C) River Trent (D) River Ouse 12. What is the primary function of the River Severn? (A) Navigation (B) Fishing (C) All of the above (D) Hydroelectric power 13. Which river has the largest catchment area in the UK? (A) River Severn (B) River Thames (C) River Trent (D) River Clyde 14. What city is located at the mouth of the River Tyne? (A) Gateshead (B) South Shields (C) Sunderland (D) Newcastle 15. Which river flows through the city of Birmingham? (A) River Avon (B) River Rea (C) River Severn (D) River Tame 16. What is the main tributary of the River Thames? (A) River Wye (B) River Medway (C) River Itchen (D) River Kennet 17. Which river forms part of the border between England and Scotland? (A) River Trent (B) River Mersey (C) River Tweed (D) River Tyne 18. Which river is known for the scenic Wye Valley? (A) River Dee (B) River Usk (C) River Wye (D) River Avon 19. The River Spey is famous for which type of production? (A) Wool (B) Timber (C) Fish (D) Whisky 20. Which river is known as the “Father of Waters” in the UK? (A) River Thames (B) River Tay (C) River Trent (D) River Severn 21. Which river runs through the Lake District and is known for its beauty? (A) River Wharfe (B) River Derwent (C) River Leven (D) River Lune 22. The River Clyde is associated with which major city? (A) Aberdeen (B) Edinburgh (C) Glasgow (D) Dundee 23. Which river has a famous race known as the “Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race”? (A) River Trent (B) River Severn (C) River Thames (D) River Wye 24. What is the primary use of the River Mersey? (A) Shipping and transport (B) Agriculture (C) Hydropower (D) Recreation 25. Which river is known for its tidal bore? (A) River Thames (B) River Severn (C) River Mersey (D) River Trent 26. Which river is the main water source for the city of London? (A) River Lea (B) River Thames (C) River Medway (D) River Itchen 27. The River Tees is famous for which waterfall? (A) High Force (B) Aysgarth Falls (C) Ingleton Falls (D) Hardraw Force 28. Which river has the largest drainage basin in England? (A) River Severn (B) River Thames (C) River Trent (D) River Mersey 29. The River Ouse in Yorkshire flows into which larger body of water? (A) Atlantic Ocean (B) English Channel (C) North Sea (D) Irish Sea 30. Which river is known for its historic significance and features several ancient crossings? (A) River Wye (B) River Thames (C) River Severn (D) River Forth