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Oceans and Seas

25 questions

Test your knowledge of the world's oceans, seas, straits, and waterways.

Question 1easy

How many oceans are there on Earth?

The correct answer is A. Five (or four)

Question 2easy

Which ocean is the largest?

The correct answer is C. Pacific Ocean

Question 3easy

Which sea is the largest enclosed inland body of water?

The correct answer is C. Caspian Sea

Question 4easy

The Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic by which strait?

The correct answer is B. Strait of Gibraltar

Question 5easy

Which ocean lies between Africa and Australia?

The correct answer is B. Indian Ocean

Question 6medium

The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to which body of water?

The correct answer is D. Red Sea

Question 7medium

The Bosphorus Strait connects the Black Sea to which sea?

The correct answer is D. Sea of Marmara (then to Mediterranean)

Question 8medium

Which sea is the saltiest natural body of water?

The correct answer is B. Dead Sea

Question 9medium

The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean to which ocean?

The correct answer is C. Pacific Ocean

Question 10medium

Which sea is bordered by Italy, Greece, and Turkey?

The correct answer is D. Mediterranean Sea

Question 11medium

The Caribbean Sea is part of which ocean?

The correct answer is A. Atlantic Ocean

Question 12medium

Which strait separates Asia from North America?

The correct answer is A. Bering Strait

Question 13medium

The North Sea is bordered by which of these countries?

The correct answer is D. United Kingdom

Question 14medium

Which ocean is the smallest?

The correct answer is A. Arctic Ocean

Question 15medium

The Red Sea lies between Africa and which peninsula?

The correct answer is B. Arabian Peninsula

Question 16hard

The Mariana Trench, the deepest point in the ocean, is in which ocean?

The correct answer is C. Pacific Ocean

Question 17hard

The Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint for oil shipping from which gulf?

The correct answer is C. Persian Gulf

Question 18hard

Which body of water is the world's largest lake by area and is bordered by Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan?

The correct answer is B. Caspian Sea

Question 19hard

The Tasman Sea lies between Australia and which country?

The correct answer is C. New Zealand

Question 20hard

Which sea is the largest marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean?

The correct answer is D. South China Sea

Question 21hard

The Strait of Malacca is a major shipping lane between which two land masses?

The correct answer is B. Malay Peninsula and Sumatra

Question 22hard

The Sea of Japan is known by a different name in Korea. What is it?

The correct answer is A. East Sea

Question 23hard

Which gulf is the largest in the world?

The correct answer is B. Gulf of Mexico

Question 24hard

The Drake Passage is the body of water between South America and which continent?

The correct answer is B. Antarctica

Question 25hard

The Baltic Sea is connected to the North Sea by which straits?

The correct answer is A. Danish straits (Great Belt, etc.)