Congo River
The Congo drains much of Central Africa. This topic is part of Rivers within Geography. This page currently draws on 8 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Congo River trivia questions
The Congo River is located on which continent?
Answer: Africa
Bonus fact: The Congo drains much of Central Africa.
The Congo River is second only to the Amazon in what?
Answer: Water discharge
Bonus fact: It carries an enormous volume of water to the Atlantic.
What unusual geographic feature does the Congo River cross twice?
Answer: Equator
Bonus fact: Its looping course crosses the equator northward and southward.
The Congo River flows through which continent?
Answer: Africa
Bonus fact: The Congo is one of Africa's great rivers.
The upper reaches of which major African river pass through Angola?
Answer: Zambezi River
Bonus fact: The State Department also notes that several tributaries of the Congo River have their sources in Angola.
Which river has the second-largest discharge in the world after the Amazon?
Answer: Congo River
Bonus fact: The Congo carries an enormous volume of water.
The Congo rainforest is drained primarily by which river?
Answer: Congo River
Bonus fact: The Congo basin supports the world's second-largest tropical rainforest.
Which major river is notable for crossing the equator twice?
Answer: Congo River
Bonus fact: NASA also describes the Congo as the deepest river on record.