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Life's a Beach!

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Physical Geography
Lifes a Beach game quiz
"Here is a quiz on some of the earth's most unique beaches. Most of them sound like bucket list locations to me!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Located on the east coast of Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand is the unusual Hot Water Beach, which derives its name for which of the following reasons?
    Ocean temperatures are above 83 degrees year around
    It was used to smuggle illegal liquor or "firewater"
    The name comes from a Maori word "hottowera"
    Underground hot water springs that filter up through the sand


2. On which Pacific Island group would you find Kaihalulu Beach, famous for its isolation and its red sand beaches?
    The Azores
    Hawaiian Islands
    The Falkland Islands
    The Orkneys


3. Pink Sand Beach in The Bahamas derives its color from which of the following?
    The pink hibiscus bushes surrounding the beach
    Flamingo urine
    Pulverized coral and shells
    Pink dye is mixed into the sand by humans


4. Maho Beach on the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten is a popular beach with tourist who come to watch what unusual happening?
    Airplanes landing
    Red Tide
    Turtles hatching
    Frequent water spouts


5. Hyams Beach in New South Wales , Australia is listed in the "Guinness Book of Records" for which of the following reasons?
    It has the highest tides in the world
    Most polluted beach in the world
    Whitest sand beach in the world
    Shallowest beach in the world


6. Beaches are only located on salt water shores.
    True
    False


7. To which Atlantic nation would I travel to if I wanted to visit the beautiful Vik Beach known for bad weather and its black sand?
    Bermuda
    Cuba
    Iceland
    Haiti


8. Sandcut Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia has which of these unusual features?
    Bright yellow sand
    Huge populations of elephant seals
    A waterfall
    Multiple shipwrecks on the beach


9. There are two green sand beaches on the planet. One is found in Hawaii, and the other is found in which Pacific island nation?
    Aruba
    Japan
    Tuvalu
    Guam


10. Pfeiffer Beach is a beautiful purple sand beach located in Big Sur, California.
    True
    False


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Compiled Jun 28 12