Swimming the Seas Trivia Quiz

Answer: Coral

C + Oral

The Coral Sea lies off the coast of the state of Queensland in Australia. It is most famous for being the home of the Great Barrier Reef, the largest living structure in the world. The Great Barrier Reef has also been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and various measures have been undertaken to maintain the environment around it.

Answer: Barents

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The Barents Sea is found within the Arctic Ocean. It was named after Willem Barentsz, a Dutch navigator. In earlier times, this body of water was known as Murman Sea among the Russians.

Answer: North

The North Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. It has shorelines in many countries including Germany, France and the United Kingdom. Major rivers like the Rhine and the Elbe drain into the North Sea.

Answer: Mediterranean

The Mediterranean Sea has long been regarded as one of the most important bodies of water. It contains within itself many other smaller seas and has coastlines in countries on three different continents - Europe, Asia and Africa. The Strait of Gibraltar connects it to the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer: Bering

Be + Ring

The Bering Sea borders Russia and the US state of Alaska. It was named after Vitus Bering, a Danish navigator. Many scientists believe that one point this sea was shallow enough to allow humans to cross over from Asia to the Americas.

Answer: Yellow

Lowly + E = Yellow

The Yellow Sea is the northern part of the East China Sea which itself is a part of the Pacific Ocean. Sand particles of the Gobi desert are sometimes blown onto its surface giving it a golden yellow colour and leading to the name Yellow Sea. The sea is bounded by mainland China and the Korean peninsula.

Answer: Adriatic

The Adriatic Sea is a smaller sea within the Mediterranean sea. It separates the Italian and Balkan peninsulas. Important tourist destinations along its coast include the Croatian city of Dubrovnik and Italian city of Venice.

Answer: Beaufort

Beau + Fort

The Beaufort Sea is found within the Arctic Ocean. It has shorelines on Yukon and the Northwest Territories in Canada and Alaska in USA. The sea was named after Sir Francis Beaufort, an Irish hydrographer, who has also lent his name to a scale of wind force measurement called the Beaufort Scale.

Answer: Baltic

The Baltic Sea is found within the Atlantic Ocean. The countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania which border this sea are often known as the Baltic Republics or Baltic States. Important central European rivers like the Oder and Vistula drain into the Baltic Sea.

Answer: Andaman

And + A + Man

The Andaman Sea is part of the Indian Ocean. It is bounded by Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia and the Andaman Islands of India. The sea contains Barren Island which is regarded as the only active volcano within the Indian subcontinent.