Peninsulas of the World Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jutland Peninsula

Jutland, although it makes up the mainland and largest part of Denmark, does not have many large cities. Sjaelland and Fyn are Denmark's two largest islands, and Copenhagen, Denmark's capital city, is located on the eastern shore of Sjaelland.

Answer: Peloponnesus Peninsula

The Peloponnesus is attached to mainland Greece by a strip of land controlled by Corinth, and was the site of a 5th century BC war between Athens and Sparta. Thessaly is located in northern Greece, and Lesvos is a Greek island near Turkey in the Aegean Sea. The Salentina Peninsula makes up the "heel" of Italy's "boot".

Answer: White Sea

Both of these peninsulas are in northwestern Russia. The Barents Sea only borders the Kola Peninsula, and the Baltic Sea borders neither. The Kola Peninsula contains Murmansk, which is the northernmost city inhabited by over 400,000 people.

Answer: Liaodong Peninsula

Both the Liaodong and Shandong Peninsulas border these two bays, with the former to the north and the latter to the south. They are in northeastern China. The Leizhou Peninsula is in southern China, near the island of Hainan. The Oshima Peninsula is in Japan, and is part of the island of Hokkaido. Dalian is one of thirty Chinese cities inhabited by over a million people.

Answer: Bahrain

Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf near Qatar, and has a capital of Manama. Qatar, mostly composed of desert, is attached to Saudi Arabia and has a capital of Doha. The United Arab Emirates, formed when seven emirates merged, and Oman, with a capital of Muscat, do not at first glance look to be on a peninsula.

However, they are part of the vast Arabian Peninsula, the largest in the world.

Answer: Dakar

Dakar is the capital of Senegal. During the 16th and 17th centuries, it was the largest exporter of slaves in West Africa. Abidjan, in Cote d'Ivoire, Accra, in Ghana, and Lagos, in Nigeria, are all major ports, but are not on peninsulas. Another notable port on a peninsula in Conakry, the capital of Guinea.

Answer: Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula, in northern Queensland, contains Cape York, the northernmost point in Australia. It is separated from Papua New Guinea by the Torres Strait. The Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas are located in the state of South Australia, and both border Spencer Gulf. Arnhem Land is part of Northern Territory and is across the Gulf of Carpentaria from the Cape York Peninsula.

Answer: Door Peninsula

The Door Peninsula, a popular tourist destination in Wisconsin, sticks into Lake Michigan and creates Green Bay. The Gaspe Peninsula is part of Quebec and north of New Brunswick. The Ungava Peninsula is in northern Quebec and borders Hudson Bay and Ungava Bay. The Olympic Peninsula is located in western Washington and is home to a temperate rain forest.

Answer: Panama

The Azuero Peninsula is between the Gulf of Panama and the Pacific Ocean. Mexico's feature peninsulas includes Baja California and the Yucatan Peninsula, while Guatemala and Honduras do not have any large peninsulas.

Answer: Valdes Peninsula

The Valdes Peninsula juts into the Atlantic Ocean, and is bordered by the New and San Matias Gulfs. It achieved World Heritage status due to it being the breeding ground for many animals such as the southern right whale and the southern elephant seal. Tierra del Fuego is a large island near the southern tip of South America, owned by Chile and Argentina.

The Guajira Peninsula in Colombia borders the Gulf of Venezuela, and the Paria Peninsula is a national park in Venezuela that reaches toward Trinidad and Tobago.