Amazon... or Nile?

For each statement, guess between whether it pertains to the Amazon river or the Nile River.

Based on the This... or that? series by Aaron197

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1. Is in South America

Amazon

Nile

2. Has a greater amount of water flowing through it

Nearly 75 times as much water flows through the Amazon as the Nile

Amazon

Nile

3. Empties into the Mediterranean Sea

Amazon

Nile

4. Travels mostly in the West to East direction

Amazon

Nile

5. Is deeper

The Amazon has a deeper average and maximum depth

Amazon

Nile

6. Has more tributaries

The Amazon has thousands of tributaries, while the Nile has two: the Blue Nile and Atbarah

Amazon

Nile

7. Has more people living in its basin

The Amazon's basin is mostly rainforest, which is uninhabitable for large populations

Amazon

Nile

8. Had more people living in its basin in 1000 BC

Amazon

Nile

9. Flows through more national capitals

The Nile passes through Cairo, Khartoum, and Juba

Amazon

Nile

10. Has piranhas

Amazon

Nile

11. Has crocodiles

The Amazon river doesn't have crocodiles, but it does have caimans, which are like small alligators

Amazon

Nile

12. Has dolphins

Amazon

Nile

13. Is named after a Greek legend

Amazon

Nile

14. Has bridges across its main branch

Amazon

Nile

15. Has a dam on its main branch

Amazon

Nile

16. Is the namesake of a company worth more than $1 trillion

Amazon

Nile

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24 Comments

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Level 80

Dec 6, 2021

I see controversy was avoided by not including "Is longer."

Level 77

Nov 7, 2022

Any issues could be resolved by having a "Both" option for that question (-a wink and a nod-)

Level 72

Nov 23, 2023

Both can't be longer - that answer would automatically and always be incorrect!

Level 61

Aug 15, 2023

The Nile may be longer, but the Amazon is better in every other way.

Level 21

May 12, 2024

The Amazon is awesome, but it's the Nile that fed and brought water to ancient civilizations and so does for hundreds of millions of people.

+55

Level 88

Dec 7, 2021

I went on a "swimming with dolphins and piranha fishing" trip in the Amazon once. I'd assumed the two activities would be in different places. Nope.

Level 76

Dec 12, 2021

I'm guessing the majority of the 2% who missed the corporation question didn't finish the quiz. Can't believe too many people thought there was a trillion dollar company called Nile LOL

Level 86

Nov 13, 2023

Maybe they confused it with Nike?

Level 74

Nov 13, 2023

Yeah I bought a pair of really cheap genuine Nile Air sneakers in the local market here recently.

Level 71

Dec 18, 2025

Sorry to break it to you, but I think they were knockoffs.

Level 72

Dec 19, 2021

So you're saying there's not a single bridge across the (main branch of the) Amazon?

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Level 59

Dec 20, 2021

yep!

Level 55

Nov 13, 2023

It deep, and wide.

Me, internally:

(don't make a your mama joke don't make a your mama joke don't make a your mama joke don't...)

Also there's no need, there like one big city near its banks and that's it.

Level 82

Dec 19, 2021

Hi, for #8 there's a typo (it --> in). Great quiz!

Level 72

Dec 19, 2021

There is a bridge in Manaus, Brazil that is often credited as being the only bridge that crosses the Amazon but it actually crosses a tributary known as the Rio Negro.

+16

Level 79

Dec 19, 2021

I'm sure that more people would have answered #7 correctly if not for you following it with #8 leading to them second-guessing themselves.

Level 79

Dec 19, 2021

I noticed that and thought it was there to trip people up, I was able to see through it

Level 78

Dec 21, 2021

And I was tripped up.

Level 79

Dec 19, 2021

14/16

Level 62

Dec 20, 2021

same, thought amazon didn't have dolphins

Level 61

Dec 20, 2021

It has pink dolphins ! :)

Level 83

Dec 21, 2021

Love this quiz, had to retake it a few times for the questions about bridges and dams! The "Has piranhas" question I knew from Tarzan lol "Nope, he's right! They're native to South America"

Level 57

Jul 26, 2022

"The Amazon river doesn't have crocodiles, but it does have caimans, which are like small alligators"

The species Melanosuchus niger can grow to 6 m (20 ft) and 500 kg. Indeed a small alligator.

Level 68

Sep 17, 2025

15/16, and the one question I got wrong was the Greater Water flow. why do I secondguess myself