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Oceans and Seas
Test your knowledge of the world's oceans, seas, straits, and waterways.
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Question 1easy
How many oceans are commonly recognized on Earth today?
The correct answer is A. Five
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.)
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