The Living Dead Sea Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jordan and Israel

This is one of the few places in the world where you can drive below sea level and not drown. The surface of the Dead Sea is over 1300 feet below sea level and the deepest part is over 2300 feet below sea level.

Answer: It's so salty nothing but microscopic organisms can live in it

The water of this lake (despite the name it's actually a lake) is roughly nine times as salty as the ocean. Bacteria and microscopic fungi survive in the water and in times of flood when the salinity level drops, algae can thrive temporarily. Although the salty water is very healing externally, you must be careful not to drink any - swallowing a mouthful can kill you.

Answer: Salt crystal formations

White mineral salt crystals cover everything on the shore making it look like it's covered with ice. The extremely high salinity is produced by the rivers and underground springs depositing minerals along with their water into the lake in addition to the high water evaporation rate from this large body of water.

Answer: Its banks are the lowest elevation on earth

The water's surface is over 1300 feet below sea level, making it the lowest spot on Earth. This also means that no water drains out of it because all other points are higher.

Answer: Of the high saline content

This salty water's density is much higher than that of fresh water so you couldn't drown if you tried. The high density makes it difficult to swim on your front and most people enjoy just floating on their back soaking up the healthful properties.

Answer: 7,000,000 tons

As the water evaporates the minerals are left behind, increasing or preserving the sea's salt content. The salinity ranges from 26% to 35%, depending on the time of year. The average ocean saline content is approximately 3.5%

Answer: Scented Sea

It's not known as the Scented Sea, although it is known as the Stinking Lake. All the various names reflect an attribute of this body of water. Sea of Lot refers to the Biblical story of Lot's wife. When she looked behind her at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, she became a pillar of salt.

Answer: For the healthy mud & water

The therapeutic qualities of the mud and the warm, mineral rich waters have attracted visitors since ancient times. They are said to help with many skin ailments as well as arthritis, muscle tension and detoxification.

Answer: Pella

The five cities are: Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboim and Zoar. Some believe there is no evidence left and the cities lie underwater grouped together at the south end of the Dead Sea, while others believe there is evidence that the cities lay in a north-south line along the Jordan/Dead Sea area.

Answer: False

The water level has fallen significantly. The Dead Sea is mainly fed by the Jordan River. However since the 1960s the inflow has been reducing due to large scale irrigation and there are fears that the Dead Sea may disappear by 2050. On the bright side, The Ezekiel Project hopes to divert water from the Mediterranean Sea to the Dead Sea, thereby saving it from possible dissolution.