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There Be Dockage! Trivia Quiz

One definition of dockage is berthing for ships. This is an excuse to have a look at some of the world's ports. Let's see what you know.

A multiple-choice quiz by suomy. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
suomy

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
363,397

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

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1901

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 175 (4/10), sabbaticalfire (6/10), Guest 1 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. As one of the largest ports in the world, Rotterdam is sometimes known as the Gateway to Europe. Where would you find it? Hint

Belgium

Germany

Denmark

Netherlands

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Question 2 of 10

2. Sharing its name with a variety of olive, which of these ports serves Mexico City and the surrounding area?
Hint

Grenache

Manzanillo

Morello

Hass

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Question 3 of 10

3. Although there is a space centre nearby, what makes this port high in the rankings is the number of cruise liners visiting. Which port is it?
Hint

Port Canaveral, Florida

Hachinohe, Japan

Bergen, Norway

Chittagong, Bangladesh

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Question 4 of 10

4. The ship breaking yards in Alang account for around half of the world's ship breaking activity. Where are they? Hint

India

China

Bangladesh

Korea

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Question 5 of 10

5. Ostia Antica was the port city which served Rome during the time of the Roman Empire. At which river mouth was it located? Hint

Euphrates

Tigris

Tiber

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which one of these ports lies on the Yangtze river? Hint

Macau

Beijing

Shanghai

Hong Kong

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Mersey port was a major slaving port at the end of the 18th century?
Hint

Manchester

Glasgow

Dublin

Liverpool

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Question 8 of 10

8. What commodity has the port of Sullom Voe, in the Shetland Islands off the north of Scotland, handled since the 1970s?
Hint

Sheep

Fish

Oil

Wood

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Question 9 of 10

9. What kind of port is Portsmouth in the UK best known for being?
Hint

Coal

Naval

Fishing

Oil

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the islands in Upper New York Bay was the first port of call for millions of immigrants into America during the first half of the 20th century?
Hint

Liberty Island

Staten Island

Ellis Island

Manhattan Island

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. As one of the largest ports in the world, Rotterdam is sometimes known as the Gateway to Europe. Where would you find it?

Answer: Netherlands

It gets its name from when it started off as a dam on the river Rotte. Its strategic position by the North Sea provides access inland via the rivers Meuse and Rhine.

2. Sharing its name with a variety of olive, which of these ports serves Mexico City and the surrounding area?

Answer: Manzanillo

The port is based on the Pacific coast and is the busiest in Mexico. 'Manzanillo' means 'little apple'. The others are varieties of different fruits and not ports: cherry (Morello), grape (Grenache) and avocado (Hass).

3. Although there is a space centre nearby, what makes this port high in the rankings is the number of cruise liners visiting. Which port is it?

Answer: Port Canaveral, Florida

Port Canaveral has the advantage of being a deep-water port. Some of its cargo is destined for the nearby John F. Kennedy Space Center. It also serves as a general cargo port and naval port.

4. The ship breaking yards in Alang account for around half of the world's ship breaking activity. Where are they?

Answer: India

Perhaps not strictly speaking a port, Alang nevertheless has seen a large tonnage of shipping since the ship breaking industry chased cheap labour to Asia. The main purpose behind the ship breaking is to recycle materials. An alternative option sometimes taken is to create artificial reefs from ships that have reached the end of their economic lives.

5. Ostia Antica was the port city which served Rome during the time of the Roman Empire. At which river mouth was it located?

Answer: Tiber

Located about thirty kilometres from Rome, it now lies three kilometres inland from the sea as a result of silting. Ostia was eventually abandoned in the 9th century after repeated sackings by Arab pirates. The Tiber passes through Rome.

6. Which one of these ports lies on the Yangtze river?

Answer: Shanghai

Shanghai sits at the mouth of the Yangtze river and is amongst the largest container ports in the world. At the turn of the 21st century it was also the country's most populated city.

7. Which Mersey port was a major slaving port at the end of the 18th century?

Answer: Liverpool

At the close of the 18th century, ships sailing from Liverpool were responsible for 80% of British slave traffic and 40% of world slave trade. The wealth generated through the slave trade built the city. In more recent times, is is the service sector which provides most wealth and employment although the Mersey river remains an important trade conduit.

8. What commodity has the port of Sullom Voe, in the Shetland Islands off the north of Scotland, handled since the 1970s?

Answer: Oil

Shetland proved to be a good location to establish an oil terminal for some of the North Sea oil fields. It was built on a greenfield site and only handles oil and gas. The terminal has no refinery but acts as a tanker port.

9. What kind of port is Portsmouth in the UK best known for being?

Answer: Naval

Portsmouth has had centuries of use as a naval port. It is unique in being Britain's only island city and lies opposite the Isle of Wight on England's south coast.

10. Which of the islands in Upper New York Bay was the first port of call for millions of immigrants into America during the first half of the 20th century?

Answer: Ellis Island

Greatly expanded through land reclamation, Ellis Island was used as a gateway into America for around sixty years. The original island is part of New York State whereas the reclaimed land was determined to be part of New Jersey in a 1998 Supreme Court ruling.

Source: Author suomy

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