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The Seas of Europe Trivia Quiz

There are many seas that lap the coasts of Europe. Some are big, but most are smaller. Can you answer ten questions about them?

A multiple-choice quiz by ozzz2002. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ozzz2002

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
373,319

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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804

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Mediterranean is the largest sea to border continental Europe. There are over 3,000 islands in this body of water, and the two largest both belong to one country. Which country is that? Hint

Greece

Spain

France

Italy

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Aegean Sea is part of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. It touches only two countries, one of which is Turkey. What is the other one? Hint

Bulgaria

Albania

Cyprus

Greece

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these islands is located in the Irish Sea? Hint

Orkney Island

Isle of Wight

Isle of Man

Aran Island

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Sea of Marmara is a small sea that is completely enclosed in the borders of just one country. Which country? Hint

Turkey

Ukraine

Portugal

Poland

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Norwegian Sea borders Norway on its west coast, but what is the sea that sits to the north of Norway? Hint

Baltic Sea

Kara Sea

Barents Sea

North Sea

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Alboran Sea is a small sea that borders Europe. It only touches one European country, but which one?

A hint- it also borders two other countries that are on another continent. Hint

Georgia

Spain

Iceland

Estonia

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the sea that lies due south of Ireland and due west of France? It is part of the Atlantic Ocean and borders the Bay of Biscay, the English Channel and St Georges Channel. Hint

Celtic Sea

Basque Sea

Sargasso Sea

Beaufort Sea

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the only country to touch both the Black Sea and the White Sea? Hint

Romania

Ukraine

Russia

Belarus

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Question 9 of 10

9. This is a small, shallow sea that is an offshoot of the North Sea. It borders the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, and is separated from the North Sea by a string of islands. What is its name? Hint

Wadden Sea

Bothnian Sea

Salton Sea

Laccadive Sea

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Adriatic Sea borders the east coast of Italy, Albania, northern Greece and the Balkan countries of Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Which city in southern Italy is the largest with an Adriatic coast? Hint

Naples

Palermo

Dubrovnik

Bari

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Mediterranean is the largest sea to border continental Europe. There are over 3,000 islands in this body of water, and the two largest both belong to one country. Which country is that?

Answer: Italy

Sicily is the largest island, and Sardinia is slightly smaller. Both also border on the Tyrrhenian Sea, as does the French island of Corsica.

2. The Aegean Sea is part of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. It touches only two countries, one of which is Turkey. What is the other one?

Answer: Greece

The southern limit of the Aegean is the Greek island of Crete. Most of the famed Greek islands are dotted throughout its waters.

3. Which of these islands is located in the Irish Sea?

Answer: Isle of Man

Aran Island is off the west coast of Ireland, Orkney Island is at the top end of Scotland and the Isle of Wight lies off the south coast of England. Isle of Man is at the northern end of the Irish Sea, almost equidistant between Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Island.

4. The Sea of Marmara is a small sea that is completely enclosed in the borders of just one country. Which country?

Answer: Turkey

Marmara separates the Asian and European parts of Turkey. It sits between the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

5. The Norwegian Sea borders Norway on its west coast, but what is the sea that sits to the north of Norway?

Answer: Barents Sea

The Barents Sea is name after William Barentz (Barents), a Dutch sailor who explored the area in the 1590s.

The Kara Sea is further east than the Barents, and borders Siberia in Russia. The North Sea borders Norway, but is on the southern side of the country, and the Baltic touches Sweden and Finland, but not Norway.

6. The Alboran Sea is a small sea that borders Europe. It only touches one European country, but which one? A hint- it also borders two other countries that are on another continent.

Answer: Spain

The Alboran Sea sits just inside the Straits of Gibraltar, at the western end of the Mediterranean. It also borders Morocco and Algeria, in Africa.

7. What is the name of the sea that lies due south of Ireland and due west of France? It is part of the Atlantic Ocean and borders the Bay of Biscay, the English Channel and St Georges Channel.

Answer: Celtic Sea

The Beaufort Sea is north of Canada and Alaska, and the Sargasso Sea is enclosed in the North Atlantic- it does not have a land border. The Basque Sea does not exist.

8. What is the only country to touch both the Black Sea and the White Sea?

Answer: Russia

Sochi, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics is located at the eastern end of the Black Sea.

The White Sea is in northern Russia, close to the border with Finland. Ukraine and Romania both touch the Black Sea only, and Belarus does not touch either.

Answer: Wadden Sea

The Wadden Islands archipelago protect the Wadden Sea, allowing it to be a very diverse wildlife area. Indeed, much of the area is World Heritage listed.

The Bothnian Sea is a part of the larger Baltic Sea and the Laccadive Sea is south of India. Salton Sea is a large lake found in Southern California.

Answer: Bari

Of these four, Bari is the only one that would qualify. Naples is on the western Italian coast, Palermo is in Sicily, and Dubrovnik is not in Italy- it is in Croatia. Venice is on the Adriatic, but it is in northern Italy, and is also smaller than Bari, which had a population of 320,000 in the 2011 census.

Source: Author ozzz2002

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