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Hint
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Length
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River
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A) Largest river by discharge
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4000 mi
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Amazon
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B) This river runs thru Tibet, India and Bangladesh
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1802 mi
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Brahmaputra
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C) Cuts through the Grand Canyon
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1450 mi
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Colorado
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D) This European river runs thru 4 capitals and 10 countries
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1795 mi
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Danube
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E) Formed the cradle of civilization in ancient Mesopotamia
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1740 mi
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Euphrates
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F) Glacial river in British Columbia and Montana known for its clear waters
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158 mi
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Flathead
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G) Holiest river in India
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1569 mi
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Ganges
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H) Runs through NYC, named for the explorer who discovered it
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315 mi
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Hudson
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I) Vital river that runs thru Pakistan, India and Tibet
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1976 mi
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Indus
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J) According to Exodus, this river is where the Israelites crossed into the Promised Land
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156 mi
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Jordan
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K) River in the Yukon Territory where gold was discovered in 1896
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99 mi
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Klondike
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L) Longest river in France
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625 mi
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Loire
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M) Including tributaries, this river is the longest in the US
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2400 mi
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Missouri
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N) The worlds longest river
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4130 mi
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Nile
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O) Flows thru Pittsburgh, Louisville and Huntington
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981 mi
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Ohio
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P) The longest river in Italy, it flows thru the northern part of the country
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405 mi
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Po
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Q) River that runs thru the south-central part of CT, named for the native tribe
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45.5 mi
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Quinnipiac
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R) Runs thru cities like Basel, Cologne, and Dusseldorf, famous for its river cruises
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765 mi
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Rhine
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S) Longest river in Ireland
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224 mi
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Shannon
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T) Flows thru Iraq to create part of the Mesopotamian cradle of civilization
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1180 mi
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Tigris
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U) Runs thru the mountains of Russia into Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea
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1509 mi
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Ural
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V) Flows thru southwest Arizona, it means green in Spanish
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125 mi
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Verde
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W) Tributary of the Columbia river that flows entirely thru Oregon
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187 mi
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Willamette
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X) Flows from the Jiangxi province to lake Poyang in China
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224 mi
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Xin
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Y) Longest river in China and the worlds 3rd largest
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3915 mi
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Yangtze
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Z) Victoria falls is a major spectacle on this African river
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1599 mi
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Zambezi
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