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Waterfalls, Canyons and Caves

Thundering falls, plunging gorges and caverns lit by glowworms. Grab a torch and a raincoat and find out how well you know the planet's wildest scenery.

✈️ Travel medium 20 questions ~7 min
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What this quiz asks

  • Niagara Falls is made up of three waterfalls. Which is the largest, lying mostly on the Canadian side?
  • Victoria Falls is known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya. What does that name mean?
  • The Iguazu Falls lie on the border between Argentina and which other country?
  • In a cave, stalactites grow up from the floor and stalagmites hang down from the ceiling.
  • Antelope Canyon, the narrow slot canyon famous for beams of sunlight falling inside, is in which US state?
  • On bright full-moon nights, the spray of some great waterfalls shows a pale version of this. What is it called?
  • The Waitomo Caves in New Zealand are famous for ceilings lit up by what?
  • The Blue Grotto, a sea cave filled with shimmering blue light, is on which Italian island?
  • Select ALL of these waterfalls that are in Iceland.
  • Is Mammoth Cave in Kentucky named after the fossil mammoths found inside it?
  • The Fish River Canyon, one of the largest canyons in Africa, is in which country?
  • Fingal's Cave, on the Scottish island of Staffa, is lined with tall six-sided columns of basalt.
  • The Verdon Gorge, often called Europe's Grand Canyon, is in which country?
  • In which year did a British and Vietnamese team first explore Son Doong, one of the largest cave passages on Earth?
  • Visitors to Postojna Cave in Slovenia travel deep inside it aboard what?
  • Select ALL of these caves that are famous for their prehistoric paintings.
  • Order these waterfalls by height, tallest first.
  • Which great river roars through Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the deepest river canyons in the world, in south-west China?
  • Colca Canyon in Peru is a famous place to watch which huge bird soaring on the morning air?
  • Eisriesenwelt, a vast ice cave whose name means 'World of the Ice Giants', is in which country?