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Peninsula Mania Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz of peninsulas around the world. The questions will describe nearby geographic locations, or the countries that the peninsula is in, etc., and you will select the correct peninsula that follows that description.

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

Author
chairmanmeow

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
102,016

Updated
Sep 02 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1337

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the peninsula in southeastern Mexico, which is bordered on the west by the Bay of Campeche, and on the east by the Caribbean Sea? Hint

Yucatan

Tehuantepec

Baja California

Sierra Madre Oriental

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the peninsula in the eastern United States, which contains parts of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia? Hint

Delmarva

May

Kent

Lookout

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the peninsula in northeastern Australia which is positioned next to the Great Barrier Reef, and is bordered by the Gulf of Carpentaria? Hint

Eyre

Canberra

Arnhem Land

Cape York

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Question 4 of 10

4. What peninsula is connected to the mainland of Asia by the Isthmus of Kra? Hint

Singapore

Malay

Sumatra

Kamchatka

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the peninsula which is located in Egypt, and was captured by Israel, and later returned? Hint

Arabian

Persian

Red

Sinai

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the peninsula which consists of Spain and Portugal, and was controlled by the Moors until it was reconquered by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492? Hint

Gibraltar

Iberia

Crimean

Jutland

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the peninsula in northern Russia, which is bordered by the Barents Sea on the north, the White Sea on the south, and contains the city of Murmansk? Hint

Kola

Crimean

Kamchatka

Yamal

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the peninsula on the east coast of Argentina, and contains the town of Puerto Piramides? Hint

Tierra Del Fuego

Taitao

Buenos Aires

Vald�s

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the peninsula on the coast of Antarctica, which points northward toward South America?

Answer: (One word - Do not include the word "peninsula.")

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of the peninsula in eastern Siberia which separates the Sea of Okhotsk from the Pacific Ocean? Hint

Chukchi

Sakhalin

Kamchatka

Kuril

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the peninsula in southeastern Mexico, which is bordered on the west by the Bay of Campeche, and on the east by the Caribbean Sea?

Answer: Yucatan

The Yucatan Peninsula is in southeastern Mexico. Baja California is a peninsula in northwestern Mexico, with the Gulf of California on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Tehuantepec is the name of the isthmus that separates the Yucatan area from the rest of Mexico, and Sierra Madre Oriental is a mountain range.

2. What is the name of the peninsula in the eastern United States, which contains parts of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia?

Answer: Delmarva

The Delmarva Peninsula is bordered by the Chesapeake Bay on the west, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. Kent is the name of an island in the Chesapeake Bay, Cape May is in New Jersey, and Point Lookout is in southern Maryland, where the Potomac River enters the Chesapeake Bay.

3. What is the name of the peninsula in northeastern Australia which is positioned next to the Great Barrier Reef, and is bordered by the Gulf of Carpentaria?

Answer: Cape York

Eyre Peninsula is in southern Australia. Arnhem Land is in northern Australia, but is not considered a peninsula, and is about 500 miles from the Great Barrier Reef. Canberra, of course, is the capital of Australia.

4. What peninsula is connected to the mainland of Asia by the Isthmus of Kra?

Answer: Malay

Singapore is a small country located on an island at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra is an island in Indonesia, and Kamchatka is a peninsula in Russia.

5. What is the name of the peninsula which is located in Egypt, and was captured by Israel, and later returned?

Answer: Sinai

The Arabian Peninsula is further to the east, and consists of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, and several other countries. The Red Sea borders the Sinai Peninsula on the south, and the Persian Gulf is east of the Arabian Peninsula.

6. What is the name of the peninsula which consists of Spain and Portugal, and was controlled by the Moors until it was reconquered by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492?

Answer: Iberia

Gibraltar is a British colony on the south coast of Spain, the Crimean Peninsula is in Ukraine, and Jutland is in Denmark.
In addition to Spain and Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula also comprises Andorra and Gibraltar.

7. What is the name of the peninsula in northern Russia, which is bordered by the Barents Sea on the north, the White Sea on the south, and contains the city of Murmansk?

Answer: Kola

Kamchatka Peninsula is in eastern Russia, the Crimean Peninsula is in Ukraine, and the Yamal Peninsula is in nothern Russia, near the mouth of the Ob River.

8. What is the name of the peninsula on the east coast of Argentina, and contains the town of Puerto Piramides?

Answer: Vald�s

Peninsula Vald�s is on the east coast of Argentina, in the Chubut province. Tierra Del Fuego is an island at the southern tip of South America, Taitao peninsula is in Chile. Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina.

9. What is the name of the peninsula on the coast of Antarctica, which points northward toward South America?

Answer: Antarctic

10. What is the name of the peninsula in eastern Siberia which separates the Sea of Okhotsk from the Pacific Ocean?

Answer: Kamchatka

The Kamchatka peninsula is in eastern Russia. I always remember this from playing the board game Risk: Kamchatka is the name of the easternmost territory in Russia on the Risk board. Sakhalin is an island in the Sea of Okhotsk, the Kuril Islands separate the Sea of Okhotsk from the Pacific Ocean, and the Chukchi Peninsula is in far Eastern Siberia, and forms the place where Siberia is closest to Alaska.

Source: Author chairmanmeow

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