Subject: waterfalls around the world

1. Box Cañon Falls is located in which Colorado town that is sometimes called the “Switzerland of America”?

a. Fort Morgan; b. Ouray; c. Steamboat Springs

2. A unique series of eight waterfalls, _______ Falls is located in the Pocono Mountains.

a. Navajo; b. Hemlock; c. Bushkill

3. One of the world’s seven natural wonders, this waterfall is the world’s largest by combined width and height.

a. Yosemite Falls; b. Niagara Falls; c. Victoria Falls

4. Skógafoss Falls, at an approximate height of 197 feet, is one of the biggest waterfalls in ___________.

a. Iceland; b. Italy; c. Ireland

5. Which of these can be viewed from two countries?

a. Havasupai Falls; b. Niagara Falls; c. Jim Jim Falls

6. Secret Falls (Uluwehi Falls) in Kauai, Hawaii can be accessed by ___________.

a. train; b. driving, then on horseback; c. kayak, then hiking

7. Havasu Falls located in Arizona, is known for its ___________.

a. unusually high volume; b. blue-green water; c. twin cascades

8. Which waterfall in Oregon was a gathering place for the Chinook and Wasco tribes?

a. Dingman Falls; b. Yosemite Falls; c. Multnomah Falls

9. Sprouting Rock Falls cascades into which lake located near Glenwood Springs?

a. Hanging Lake; b. Lake Kincaid; c. Blue Mesa Reservoir

10. ______ Falls, an approximately five story waterfall located in Antarctica is known for its dark red color.

a. Russell; b. Huka; c. Blood

Answers

1. Ouray; 2. Bushkill; 3. Victoria Falls; 4. Iceland; 5. Niagara Falls; 6. kayak, then hiking; 7. blue-green water; 8. Multnomah Falls; 9. Hanging Lake; 10. Blood

Diane Jensen Valvano is a social worker and reader of The Denver Post who loves travel and geography and learning about new places.