1. The Dead Sea is surrounded by which two countries: Turkey and Syria Syria and Lebanon Jordan and Israel Egypt and Saudi Arabia

2. How did the Dead Sea get its name? It’s so salty nothing can live in it Thousands of people were purposely drowned here in the middle ages If a human steps into this water they will die The person who discovered it was named Johannson Dead

3. If you go on vacation to the Dead Sea what will you see on the shores? Pink sand Quartz crystal formations People sunbathing in the nude Salt crystal formations

4. One of the reasons the Dead Sea is famous is because: Quartz crystals are the most abundant here In 1947 it was blessed by Pope Pius XII Its banks are the lowest elevation on earth Vast schools of piranha live here

5. The reason why people are extra buoyant and can float effortlessly in the Dead Sea is because: Guide books recommend eating a fatty meal beforehand Of the oxygen rich air Of the high saline content The special mud helps you float

6. Approximately how much water evaporates from the Dead Sea daily? 700,000 tons 400,000 tons 7,000,000 tons 1,500,000 tons

7. The Dead Sea is known by several names. Which of these names is it NOT known by? Scented Sea Sea of Lot Salt Sea Lake of Asphalt

8. What’s the #1 reason people come to the Dead Sea? For the inspiring view For the healthy mud & water To float on their backs To go shopping & bar hopping

9. The location of the Dead Sea is believed to have been home to five Biblical cities. Which of these is not one of them: Gomorrah Sodom Pella Zoar

10. The Dead Sea is sinking by about this much every year: Thirty nine inches Twenty inches Seventy two inches Less than ten inches