Amazon... or Nile?

For each statement, guess between whether it pertains to the Amazon river or the Nile River.

Based on the This... or that? series by Aaron197

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1. Is in South America

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

2. Has a greater amount of water flowing through it

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

Nearly 75 times as much water flows through the Amazon as the Nile

3. Empties into the Mediterranean Sea

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

4. Travels mostly in the West to East direction

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

5. Is deeper

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

The Amazon has a deeper average and maximum depth

6. Has more tributaries

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

The Amazon has thousands of tributaries, while the Nile has two: the Blue Nile and Atbarah

7. Has more people living in its basin

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

The Amazon's basin is mostly rainforest, which is uninhabitable for large populations

8. Had more people living in its basin in 1000 BC

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

9. Flows through more national capitals

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

The Nile passes through Cairo, Khartoum, and Juba

10. Has piranhas

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

11. Has crocodiles

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

The Amazon river doesn't have crocodiles, but it does have caimans, which are like small alligators

12. Has dolphins

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

13. Is named after a Greek legend

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

14. Has bridges across its main branch

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

15. Has a dam on its main branch

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

16. Is the namesake of a company worth more than $1 trillion

Amazon ✓

Nile ✓

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Level 82

Dec 6, 2021

I see controversy was avoided by not including "Is longer."

Level 78

Nov 7, 2022

Any issues could be resolved by having a "Both" option for that question (-a wink and a nod-)

Level 68

Nov 23, 2023

Both can't be longer - that answer would automatically and always be incorrect!

+45

Level 84

Dec 7, 2021

I went on a "swimming with dolphins and piranha fishing" trip in the Amazon once. I'd assumed the two activities would be in different places. Nope.

Level 75

Dec 12, 2021

I'm guessing the majority of the 2% who missed the corporation question didn't finish the quiz. Can't believe too many people thought there was a trillion dollar company called Nile LOL

Level 67

Nov 13, 2023

Maybe they confused it with Nike?

Level 75

Nov 13, 2023

Yeah I bought a pair of really cheap genuine Nile Air sneakers in the local market here recently.

Level 71

Dec 19, 2021

So you're saying there's not a single bridge across the (main branch of the) Amazon?

+11

Level 58

Dec 20, 2021

yep!

Level 56

Nov 13, 2023

It deep, and wide.

Me, internally:

(don't make a your mama joke don't make a your mama joke don't make a your mama joke don't...)

Also there's no need, there like one big city near its banks and that's it.

Level 79

Dec 19, 2021

Hi, for #8 there's a typo (it --> in). Great quiz!

Level 67

Dec 19, 2021

There is a bridge in Manaus, Brazil that is often credited as being the only bridge that crosses the Amazon but it actually crosses a tributary known as the Rio Negro.

+15

Level 82

Dec 19, 2021

I'm sure that more people would have answered #7 correctly if not for you following it with #8 leading to them second-guessing themselves.

Level 67

Dec 19, 2021

I noticed that and thought it was there to trip people up, I was able to see through it

Level 72

Dec 21, 2021

And I was tripped up.

Level 67

Dec 19, 2021

14/16

Level 59

Dec 20, 2021

same, thought amazon didn't have dolphins

Level 56

Dec 20, 2021

It has pink dolphins ! :)

Level 80

Dec 21, 2021

Love this quiz, had to retake it a few times for the questions about bridges and dams! The "Has piranhas" question I knew from Tarzan lol "Nope, he's right! They're native to South America"

Level 57

Jul 26, 2022

"The Amazon river doesn't have crocodiles, but it does have caimans, which are like small alligators"

The species Melanosuchus niger can grow to 6 m (20 ft) and 500 kg. Indeed a small alligator.