Waterfalls Quiz: Can You Get 8 Out of 10?

This waterfalls quiz travels from Niagara Falls and Yosemite Falls to Angel Falls, Victoria Falls and Iguazu. Can you get 8 out of 10 on the world's great waterfalls?

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

World
What is the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world?
US
Niagara Falls is made of three falls. Which is the largest?
US
Which is the tallest waterfall in Yosemite National Park?
Africa
Victoria Falls lies on which river?
South America
Iguazu Falls lies on the border of Argentina and which country?
Oregon
Which Oregon waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge drops about 189 meters?
Arizona
Havasu Falls, known for blue-green water, is near which canyon?
Science
What is a waterfall that falls in steps called?
Europe
Which country has the waterfall Gullfoss?
Volume
Which waterfall in Africa is often called the largest sheet of falling water?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is the tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world?
Answer: Angel Falls
Angel Falls in Venezuela drops about 979 meters, with an uninterrupted plunge of about 807 meters.
Q2: Niagara Falls is made of three falls. Which is the largest?
Answer: Horseshoe Falls
Horseshoe Falls lies mostly in Canada and carries about 90 percent of the Niagara River's water.
Q3: Which is the tallest waterfall in Yosemite National Park?
Answer: Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls drops about 739 meters in three sections and is among the tallest waterfalls in North America.
Q4: Victoria Falls lies on which river?
Answer: Zambezi
Victoria Falls, on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, is known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, the Smoke that Thunders.
Q5: Iguazu Falls lies on the border of Argentina and which country?
Answer: Brazil
Iguazu has about 275 separate drops. Its most famous section is the U-shaped Devil's Throat.
Q6: Which Oregon waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge drops about 189 meters?
Answer: Multnomah Falls
A stone footbridge built in 1914 crosses Multnomah Falls between its upper and lower tiers.
Q7: Havasu Falls, known for blue-green water, is near which canyon?
Answer: Grand Canyon
Havasu Falls is on Havasupai tribal land. Its color comes from calcium carbonate dissolved in the water.
Q8: What is a waterfall that falls in steps called?
Answer: Cascade
A cascade tumbles over a series of rock steps, while a plunge waterfall drops vertically without touching rock.
Q9: Which country has the waterfall Gullfoss?
Answer: Iceland
Gullfoss, or Golden Falls, is on the Hvítá River and is part of Iceland's popular Golden Circle route.
Q10: Which waterfall in Africa is often called the largest sheet of falling water?
Answer: Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is about 1,708 meters wide and 108 meters high, creating a curtain of water larger than Niagara's.

Waterfalls Quiz – How Waterfalls Form

Waterfalls usually form where a river flows over hard rock that sits on top of softer rock. The soft layer wears away faster, creating a ledge and a steep drop. Over time the falls move upstream as the edge collapses.

Niagara Falls has moved about 11 kilometers upstream since the end of the last Ice Age. Engineers now control its flow, and at night a large share of the water is diverted to power plants on both sides of the border.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travelers and nature fans can use this quiz to match famous waterfalls with their rivers and countries.

Which waterfall is tallest in the world
Why Horseshoe Falls is the biggest part of Niagara
Where Victoria and Iguazu falls are
How cascades differ from plunges
Why waterfalls slowly move upstream

Did You Know?

Angel Falls is named after US aviator Jimmie Angel, who flew over it in 1933.
Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, in 1901.
Norway has several of Europe's tallest waterfalls.
Some waterfalls freeze solid in winter, attracting ice climbers.
Kaieteur Falls in Guyana is one of the most powerful single-drop waterfalls.