Featured Article Quiz #200
Nile
#1 What are the two main tributaries of the Nile mentioned in the text?
White Nile and Blue Nile
Jordan River and Tigris River
Amazon River and Congo River
#2 According to the text, the Blue Nile begins near Lake Tana in which country?
Ethiopia
South Sudan
Uganda
#3 What natural effect from Ancient Egypt’s yearly Nile flooding helped support farming and government, according to the text?
It left nutrient-rich silt on the land
It created deep saltwater oceans in the delta
It drained the river so irrigation was unnecessary