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Across the Pond Trivia Quiz

I will give you the names of places on either side of a body of water. You name the body of water.

A multiple-choice quiz by ferfer72. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ferfer72

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
351,451

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1681

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: earthangel59 (9/10), Suber (10/10), RoninWoman (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The phrase "Across the Pond" is frequently used to describe the distance between the United States and the United Kingdom. Which "pond" lies between these two countries? Hint

The Atlantic Ocean

Lake Superior

The Pacific Ocean

The Gulf of Mexico

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Question 2 of 10

2. St. Louis, MO and Memphis, TN are on opposite sides of a major river in the US (although one is many miles south of the other). What is the name of this "pond"? Hint

The Mississippi River

The Snake River

The Missouri River

The Rio Grande

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Question 3 of 10

3. Milwaukee, WI and Grand Rapids, MI are on opposite sides of one of the Great Lakes. It's the only Great Lake that is located entirely within the United States. What is this "pond"? Hint

Lake Michigan

Lake Superior

Lake Erie

Lake Ontario

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Baikalskii Mountain Range and the Barguzinskil Mountain Range are on opposite sides of the deepest freshwater lake in the world. What is this "pond"? Hint

Lake Sillimi

Lake Honshu

Lake Baikal

Lake York

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Question 5 of 10

5. Heywood's Meadow and Wyman's Meadow can be found on opposite sides of Henry David Thoreau's favorite body of water. What is this actual pond? Hint

Walden Pond

Parks Pond

Transcendental Pond

Golden Pond

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Question 6 of 10

6. A war was named after the body of water that lies between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. What is this "pond"? Hint

The Hudson Gulf

The Gulf of Mexico

The Persian Gulf

The Card Gulf

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Question 7 of 10

7. San Francisco and Marin County are on opposite sides of a bay and are connected by a very famous bridge. What is this "pond"? Hint

San Francisco Bay

Brooklyn Bay

Oakland Bay

Marin Bay

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Question 8 of 10

8. Cocoli and Balboa are on opposites sides of a manmade waterway. What is this "pond"? Hint

Grand Canal

Suez Canal

Panama Canal

Erie Canal

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Question 9 of 10

9. One river sees Memphis and Giza waving at each other across its waters. Which "pond" is this? Hint

The Amazon River

The Canada River

The Mississippi River

The Nile River

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Question 10 of 10

10. Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines all lie on different parts of the same sea. What is this "pond"? Hint

South China Sea

Red Sea

East China Sea

Sulu Sea

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The phrase "Across the Pond" is frequently used to describe the distance between the United States and the United Kingdom. Which "pond" lies between these two countries?

Answer: The Atlantic Ocean

While the exact origin of this idiom is unknown, it is believed to be coined by the British. Some suggest that the British felt their navy was so great, the Atlantic Ocean was a mere pond.

2. St. Louis, MO and Memphis, TN are on opposite sides of a major river in the US (although one is many miles south of the other). What is the name of this "pond"?

Answer: The Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is three feet at its most shallow spot and 200 feet at its deepest. Almost 250 species of fish can be found in the Mississippi and its tributaries.

3. Milwaukee, WI and Grand Rapids, MI are on opposite sides of one of the Great Lakes. It's the only Great Lake that is located entirely within the United States. What is this "pond"?

Answer: Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan is the sixth largest freshwater lake in the world. The shore is lined with the world's largest freshwater dunes.

4. The Baikalskii Mountain Range and the Barguzinskil Mountain Range are on opposite sides of the deepest freshwater lake in the world. What is this "pond"?

Answer: Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal is in Eastern Siberia in Russia. During various periods of Russian history, many people were imprisoned near this lake. Baikal has inspired many poems and tributes from these prisoners over the years.

5. Heywood's Meadow and Wyman's Meadow can be found on opposite sides of Henry David Thoreau's favorite body of water. What is this actual pond?

Answer: Walden Pond

Walden Pond can be found in Concord, MA. Thoreau stayed on land owned by author Ralph Waldo Emerson for two years, and he made the pond famous by writing about his time there.

6. A war was named after the body of water that lies between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. What is this "pond"?

Answer: The Persian Gulf

A controversy over the name of this gulf began in the late 1950s and early 1960s. While it was originally named for the dominant Persian Empire on its shores, Arabian cultures feel the name is outdated. Many people now call this gulf the Arabian or Arab Gulf.

7. San Francisco and Marin County are on opposite sides of a bay and are connected by a very famous bridge. What is this "pond"?

Answer: San Francisco Bay

The Golden Gate Bridge connects these two areas at the point where the San Francisco Bay opens into the Pacific Ocean. The Bay Bridge also spans across this body of water, connecting San Francisco to Oakland.

8. Cocoli and Balboa are on opposites sides of a manmade waterway. What is this "pond"?

Answer: Panama Canal

A total of 56,307 people worked to build the Panama Canal between 1904 and 1913. It cost about $375,000,000 to complete the project.

9. One river sees Memphis and Giza waving at each other across its waters. Which "pond" is this?

Answer: The Nile River

Egypt depends on the Nile River for many things. The water is a source of fish, a way to grow crops, and much more. Uganda and Sudan use the Nile for electrical power.

10. Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines all lie on different parts of the same sea. What is this "pond"?

Answer: South China Sea

While Malaysia and the Philippines both have partial shores on the Sulu Sea, the only sea that contains all three is the South China Sea. The South China Sea connects to the East China Sea by the Taiwan Strait.

Source: Author ferfer72

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