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Hydrosphere Trivia Quiz

This quiz involves identifying bodies of water from all over the world. Go ahead and give it a try! (Try not to look any of these answers up-its more fun that way!)

A multiple-choice quiz by biohazard930. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
biohazard930

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
124,746

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
1226

Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (14/20), Guest 86 (15/20), camhammer (16/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which gulf is located to the west of the island of Hainan? Hint

Gulf of Bothnia

Spencer Gulf

Gulf of Tonkin

Gulf of Aden

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Question 2 of 20

2. Which of these bodies of water is located between Russia and the isle of Sakhalin? Hint

Shelekhov Gulf

Barents Sea

Yellow Sea

Tatar Strait

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Question 3 of 20

3. The Skeleton Coast is mainly located off the coast of what country? Hint

Nigeria

India

Namibia

Honduras

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which bay is located directly to the southeast of Cape Town, South Africa? Hint

Bay of Lion

Botany Bay

Sir Francis Bay

False Bay

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Question 5 of 20

5. What body of water is located to the west of Madagascar? Hint

Mozambique Strait

Mozambique Channel

Sea of Marmara

Indian Ocean

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Question 6 of 20

6. Lake Maracaibo is located closer to which of these bodies of water? Hint

Caribbean Sea

Gulf of Panama

Gulf of Guayaquil

Gulf of Venezuela

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Question 7 of 20

7. Van Blommestein Lake is located in which South American country? Hint

Brazil

Guyana

Peru

Suriname

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which body of water is a southern arm of Hudson Bay? Hint

Baffin Bay

Ungava Bay

Gulf of Boothia

James Bay

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Question 9 of 20

9. The gulf to the south of Alaska is called the Gulf of Alaska.

True

False

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Question 10 of 20

10. The Gulf of Honduras is bordered by Guatemala, Honduras, and what other Central American country?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which of these is located northeast of the mainland part of Newfoundland? Hint

Hudson Strait

Labrador Sea

Gulf of St. Lawrence

Baffin Bay

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Question 12 of 20

12. The Windward Passage is between what two countries? Hint

Dominican Republic, Haiti

Cuba, Haiti

Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

Haiti, Jamaica

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Question 13 of 20

13. What sea is located to the east of the Timor Sea? Hint

Arafura Sea

Flores Sea

Savu Sea

Banda Sea

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Question 14 of 20

14. What body of water in southern Italy lies between the 'heel' and 'toe'
of Italy's 'boot'? Hint

Ionian Sea

Sea of Marmara

Bay of Lion

Gulf of Taranto

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Question 15 of 20

15. What body of water is located directly west of Latvia? Hint

Gulf of Bothnia

Gulf of Riga

Gulf of Finland

North Sea

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Question 16 of 20

16. What is the name of the strait that is between Sardinia and Corsica? Hint

Strait of Bonifacio

Dardanelles Strait

Bosporus Strait

Strait of Messina

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Question 17 of 20

17. The Gulf of Thailand is located on one side of the Isthmus of Kra. What is located immediately on the other side? Hint

Gulf of Martaban

Strait of Malacca

Andaman Sea

Indian Ocean

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which of these lies between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula? Hint

Andaman Sea

Java Sea

Sunda Strait

Strait of Malacca

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Question 19 of 20

19. The Cook Strait runs between two islands of New Zealand. Name them. Hint

North Island, Chatham Island

Chatham Island, Steward Island

Cook Island, Steward Island

North Island, South Island

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which of these southern Australian bodies of water is the largest? Hint

Spencer Gulf

Bass Strait

Great Australian Bight

Botany Bay

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which gulf is located to the west of the island of Hainan?

Answer: Gulf of Tonkin

The island of Hainan is an island of China, near Vietnam.

2. Which of these bodies of water is located between Russia and the isle of Sakhalin?

Answer: Tatar Strait

Sakhalin is a long island in the southern part of the Sea of Okhotsk. It is very close to the Russian mainland.

3. The Skeleton Coast is mainly located off the coast of what country?

Answer: Namibia

The Skeleton Coast is formed when the Namib Desert meets the Atantic Ocean, creating a very rocky, dry, and rugged coast.

4. Which bay is located directly to the southeast of Cape Town, South Africa?

Answer: False Bay

False Bay is located near the Cape of Good Hope, at the southern tip of Africa.

5. What body of water is located to the west of Madagascar?

Answer: Mozambique Channel

Madagascar is one of the largest islands in the world. It is the largest island in Africa.

6. Lake Maracaibo is located closer to which of these bodies of water?

Answer: Gulf of Venezuela

Lake Maracaibo is actually not a lake, but a gulf.

7. Van Blommestein Lake is located in which South American country?

Answer: Suriname

Suriname was the only major Dutch territory in continental South America. Its primary languages are Dutch and English.

8. Which body of water is a southern arm of Hudson Bay?

Answer: James Bay

Henry Hudson discovered the Hudson Bay while looking for the Northwest Passage. Henry's crew rebelled against him in the bay and committed mutiny against him. They sent Hudson and his sons out on a small boat in the Hudson Bay.

9. The gulf to the south of Alaska is called the Gulf of Alaska.

Answer: True

10. The Gulf of Honduras is bordered by Guatemala, Honduras, and what other Central American country?

Answer: Belize

Off the coast of Belize lies the world's second largest barrier reef.

11. Which of these is located northeast of the mainland part of Newfoundland?

Answer: Labrador Sea

Newfoundland, a province of Canada, is divided into two regions. The mainland part is Labrador and the island part is Newfoundland.

12. The Windward Passage is between what two countries?

Answer: Cuba, Haiti

Hispaniola, where Haiti is located, is the only island in the world to hold two complete countries. The other country on Hispaniola is the Dominican Republic.

13. What sea is located to the east of the Timor Sea?

Answer: Arafura Sea

The island of Timor, for which the sea is named, had been going through a bloody civil war for many years. The eastern half of the island seceded from Indonesia, making the world's newest country, East Timor.

14. What body of water in southern Italy lies between the 'heel' and 'toe' of Italy's 'boot'?

Answer: Gulf of Taranto

Italy has the two biggest islands in the Mediterranean-Sardinia and Sicily.

15. What body of water is located directly west of Latvia?

Answer: Gulf of Riga

Latvia is one of the three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

16. What is the name of the strait that is between Sardinia and Corsica?

Answer: Strait of Bonifacio

The strait that runs between Sardinia and its neighbor, Corsica(owned by France) is the Strait of Bonifacio.

17. The Gulf of Thailand is located on one side of the Isthmus of Kra. What is located immediately on the other side?

Answer: Andaman Sea

The Isthmus of Kra is made of two countries-Thailand and Myanmar.

18. Which of these lies between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula?

Answer: Strait of Malacca

The Malay Peninsula is home to the tallest towers in the world. They are the Petronas Towers of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

19. The Cook Strait runs between two islands of New Zealand. Name them.

Answer: North Island, South Island

New Zealand has been becoming a very big tourist destination lately.

20. Which of these southern Australian bodies of water is the largest?

Answer: Great Australian Bight

Botany Bay is actually a tiny bay located near Sydney.

Source: Author biohazard930

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