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Waterways of the World Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by mr.coconuts. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mr.coconuts

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
216,461

Updated
Feb 19 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
810

Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (9/10), mickeyp (10/10), Guest 94 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Papua New Guinea's longest river? Hint

Sepik

Maori

Murray

Port Moresby creek

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Question 2 of 10

2. What body of water does the Bosphorus connect to the Black Sea? Hint

Mediterranean Sea

Ionean Sea

Aegean Sea

Sea of Marmara

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Question 3 of 10

3. What gulf borders Latvia? Hint

The Gulf of Riga

Gulf of Finland

The Latvian Gulf

Gulf of Daugava

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which one of these is the largest bay in the world, when measured by shoreline? Hint

Hudson Bay

Gulf of Carpentaria

Bay of Bengal

Baffin Bay

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many oceans does the Tropic of Capricorn cross? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these countries does NOT border the Red Sea or its gulfs? Hint

Egypt

Jordan

Yemen

Turkey

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the largest artificial lake in the world by surface area? Hint

Jaisamand Lake

Dauphin Lake

Lake Volta

Lake Eildon

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Question 8 of 10

8. On which Great Lake is Toronto, Canada? Hint

Lake Erie

Lake Ontario

Lake Superior

Lake Huron

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the world's oldest lake? Hint

Lake Oldfolk

Lake Berryessa

Lake Khuvsgul

Lake Baikal

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Question 10 of 10

10. How wide is the Mozambique Channel at its narrowest? Hint

567.684 kms

152 kms

1000 kms

419 kms

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Papua New Guinea's longest river?

Answer: Sepik

The Sepik, at 600 miles (965 KM) long is in the northern part of Papua New Guinea.

2. What body of water does the Bosphorus connect to the Black Sea?

Answer: Sea of Marmara

The Bosporus Strait connects the Black Sea to the small Sea of Marmara. Then that connects to the Aegean Sea by the Dardanelles Strait.

3. What gulf borders Latvia?

Answer: The Gulf of Riga

The Gulf of Riga is named after the capital of Latvia. It covers an area of 1800 square kms. Latvia and Estonia also have coastlines on the Baltic Sea.

4. Which one of these is the largest bay in the world, when measured by shoreline?

Answer: Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay is situated in Canada (my home country). It's 850 miles long and 650 miles wide. Some of the rivers that flow into this bay are the Nelson, the Albany and the Severn. In most parts it's only 420 feet in depth. (The largest bay measured by area is the Bay of Bengal.)

5. How many oceans does the Tropic of Capricorn cross?

Answer: 3

The three oceans are the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans.

6. Which of these countries does NOT border the Red Sea or its gulfs?

Answer: Turkey

Eight countries have coastlines on the Red Sea. They are Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Eritrea, Sudan, Israel, Djibouti and Jordan.

7. What is the largest artificial lake in the world by surface area?

Answer: Lake Volta

Lake Volta in Ghana was created by the Akosombo dam on the River Volta.

8. On which Great Lake is Toronto, Canada?

Answer: Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario is the only lake that borders Toronto. The lake is 193 miles long and 53 miles in breadth. The coastline is 712 miles in length.

9. What is the world's oldest lake?

Answer: Lake Baikal

At 25 million years old, Lake Baikal in eastern Russia has 23,600 cubic kms of water and 2100 kms of coastline. It's 636 kms long and 80 kms wide.

10. How wide is the Mozambique Channel at its narrowest?

Answer: 419 kms

The Mozambique Channel separates Mozambique from Madagascar and is 419 kilometres wide at its narrowest point

Source: Author mr.coconuts

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