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River Riddles Printable
Interactive River Riddles

🏞️ Who Am I? River Riddles

Drag the correct river name to solve each riddle!

Grades K-6 • Geography & Reading
Score: 0/80
Completed: 0/8

🎯 How to Play:

  • Read each riddle carefully
  • Drag a river name from the bank to the drop zone
  • Get instant feedback on your answers!
  • Complete all 8 riddles to become a River Expert!

🏦 River Name Bank

1
I am located in South America and travel through Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. I may be the world’s longest river at 4,345 miles. Pink dolphins swim in my waters, and I flow through the world’s largest rainforest.
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2
I flow 2,318 miles through the heart of the United States from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Mark Twain wrote famous stories about adventures on my muddy waters. People call me “Big Muddy.”
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3
I flow 215 miles through London, England. Famous bridges like Tower Bridge and London Bridge cross my waters. The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben sit along my banks before I reach the North Sea.
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4
I flow 2,703 miles through Southeast Asia, passing through six countries including China, Thailand, and Vietnam. Millions of people depend on me for fishing and growing rice in my fertile delta.
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5
I carved the famous Grand Canyon over millions of years! I flow 1,450 miles through the southwestern United States. The Hoover Dam controls my waters, and I rarely reach the ocean anymore.
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6
I am the longest river in the world at 4,132 miles! I flow north through Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. Ancient Egyptian pyramids and pharaohs built their civilization along my life-giving waters.
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7
I flow 1,330 miles through northern South America, mainly through Venezuela and Colombia. I create one of the world’s largest river deltas where I meet the Atlantic Ocean. Many indigenous peoples call my basin home.
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8
I am Asia’s longest river at 3,915 miles, flowing through China from Tibet to the East China Sea. The massive Three Gorges Dam was built across my waters. I’m also called the Chang Jiang.
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📚 Learning Objectives & Standards

Geography Skills (K-6):

Identify major world rivers and their geographic features

Reading Comprehension (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.7):

Use text clues to identify geographic locations and features

Critical Thinking:

Analyze descriptive clues to make logical connections

Digital Literacy:

Practice drag-and-drop interactions and immediate feedback

Once you’ve explored rivers from around the world and completed the interactive matching activity, express your creativity by coloring different rivers. Each coloring page includes a riddle to help reinforce what you learned in the previous activity. For inspiration, check out the coloring video of the Colorado River below!

Rivers Riddles Coloring Pack
Rivers Riddles Answer Key

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