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Quiz about Geographical Enclaves and Exclaves

Geographical Enclaves and Exclaves Quiz

For the purpose of this quiz, a political enclave is a territory completely surrounded by another territory. An exclave is a territory divided from the main territory by another territory or water (Alaska, for example, is an exclave of the US).

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

Author
Czolgolz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
331,966

Updated
Jul 28 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. Perhaps the best-known historical enclave existed in Europe from 1949-1990. It was a divided city in the heart of a divided nation. Surrounded by a wall, it was a democratic city in the middle of Communist Eastern Europe. Name that city.

Answer: (One or Two Words ... think Cold War)

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many sovereign states are found entirely within the borders of Italy, aside from Italy itself?

Answer: (One Word ... number between one and nine)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Apart from the enclaves in Italy, what is the only other country on Earth surrounded completely by another nation? Hint

Swaziland

Lesotho

The Gambia

Malawai

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Question 4 of 10

4. Aside from Alaska, there is another part of the United States that can only be reached by passing through Canada or crossing the water. The Northwest Angle and Elm Point Cape are part of which U.S. state? Hint

Washington State

Minnesota

Vermont

Michigan

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Question 5 of 10

5. Once a notorious penal colony, French Guiana is now part of France, and hence the European Union. Where in the world would we find this exclave? Hint

West Africa

South America

The Pacific Ocean

The Indian Ocean

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Cabinda Province is a West African exclave, separated from the rest of the country by a strip of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Zaire River. To which country does Cabinda belong? Hint

Gabon

Namibia

Angola

Republic of the Congo

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Question 7 of 10

7. A small Russian exclave exists in Eastern Europe, bordered by Poland, Lithuania, and the Baltic Sea. What is the name of the former capital of East Prussia? Hint

Lietuvininkai

Kaliningrad Oblast

Vistula

Memel

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Question 8 of 10

8. The New Madrid Bend, of Fulton County, is bordered by the Mississippi River and Missouri to the north, and Tennessee to the south. However, it is actually part of which US state? Hint

Arkansas

Indiana

Illinois

Kentucky

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Question 9 of 10

9. It must be an Italian thing. The town of Campione d'Italia is part of Italy, though located within the borders of which other nation? Hint

France

Slovenia

Austria

Switzerland

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Namibian city of Walvis Bay was once an exclave of another African nation. Which one? Hint

South Africa

Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Botswana

Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: West Berlin

After the Second World War, Germany and its capital, Berlin, were administered by the victorious Allied powers, USA, UK, USSR and France. The Russians simply never left East Germany until their own government collapsed in the 1990s. West Berlin remained a free city, surrounded by the infamous Berlin Wall. Residents of East Germany would often try to flee there, many times at the expense of their lives.

2. How many sovereign states are found entirely within the borders of Italy, aside from Italy itself?

Answer: 2

Vatican City, the seat of the Roman Catholic Church, is the smallest nation on earth. Located entirely within the city of Rome, it had a 2010 population of less than one thousand. San Marino, a microstate with an area of about 64 square kilometers, is also an enclave in Italy. It is the world's oldest sovereign state, with roots dating to 301 AD.

3. Apart from the enclaves in Italy, what is the only other country on Earth surrounded completely by another nation?

Answer: Lesotho

Lesotho is an enclave completely surrounded by the nation of South Africa. It gained independence from Great Britain in 1966.

Answer: Minnesota

Physically connected to Manitoba but not Minnesota, the two enclaves can only be reached by crossing the Lake of the Woods or by land by passing through Canada. The population of the Angle was 152 in 2000. Point Roberts, part of Washington State but physically connected to British Columbia, is another such oddity.

5. Once a notorious penal colony, French Guiana is now part of France, and hence the European Union. Where in the world would we find this exclave?

Answer: South America

Bordered by Brazil and Suriname, French Guiana is the largest part of the EU located outside of the European continent. It is home to the Guiana Space Center.

Answer: Angola

Angola and Cabinda are both former Portuguese colonies. Cabinda has been part of Angola since 1975. Many Cabindans see this as an illegal occupation and there is an independence movement.

7. A small Russian exclave exists in Eastern Europe, bordered by Poland, Lithuania, and the Baltic Sea. What is the name of the former capital of East Prussia?

Answer: Kaliningrad Oblast

As both Poland and Lithuania are members of NATO and the European Union, Kaliningrad Oblast is an exclave in those areas.

8. The New Madrid Bend, of Fulton County, is bordered by the Mississippi River and Missouri to the north, and Tennessee to the south. However, it is actually part of which US state?

Answer: Kentucky

The New Madrid Bend, more commonly known as the Kentucky Bend, exists in an oxbow loop of the Mississippi. Accessible by land only through Tennessee, the area had a population of 17 in 2000.

9. It must be an Italian thing. The town of Campione d'Italia is part of Italy, though located within the borders of which other nation?

Answer: Switzerland

Located on Lake Lugano less than a kilometer from the Italian border, this exclave is over 14 kilometers by road to the nearest Italian town. The Swiss franc is the local currency, though the Euro is also widely accepted.

10. The Namibian city of Walvis Bay was once an exclave of another African nation. Which one?

Answer: South Africa

The bay was explored by the Portuguese, claimed by the British, and disputed by the Germans before becoming part of South Africa in 1971. In 1994, the South Africans ceded the territory to Namibia.

Source: Author Czolgolz

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