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Seas All Over the World Trivia Quiz

This quiz will be concerned with seas all over the world. Some of them may not be too well known.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 9 mins.

Author
author

Time
9 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
118,954

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

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1915

Last 3 plays: Dizart (18/20), ArlingtonVA (6/20), james1947 (20/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. This sea is the part of the Arctic Ocean north east of Alaska, north west of Canada and west of Banks Islands in the Arctic Archipelago. Hint

Chukchi Sea

Beaufort Sea

Bering Sea

Labrador Sea

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Question 2 of 20

2. This sea borders Australia (Northern Territory) and New Guinea (West Irian). Hint

Coral Sea

Tasman Sea

Timor Sea

Arafura Sea

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Question 3 of 20

3. This sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia, and between Spitsbergen and Novaya Zemlya. Hint

Kara Sea

Norwegian Sea

Barents Sea

White Sea

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Question 4 of 20

4. This sea is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean west of the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands. Sakhalin Island is situated in the south west. Hint

East Siberian Sea

Laptev Sea

Sea of Okhotsk

Bering Sea

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Question 5 of 20

5. This sea is an arm of the Arctic Ocean. It borders the Novaya Zemlya Islands on the west, the Severnaya Zemlya Islands on the east and West Siberia on the south. Hint

Laptev Sea

Kara Sea

East Siberian Sea

Barents Sea

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Question 6 of 20

6. This sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean. It borders the Severnaya Zemlya Islands on the west, the New Siberian Islands on the east and Central Siberia on the south. Hint

Kara Sea

Barents Sea

East Siberian Sea

Laptev Sea

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Question 7 of 20

7. This sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean, north of the Sakha Republic (Siberia, Russia) and the Chukchi Autonomous Okrug. It extends from the New Siberian Islands to the Wrangel Island. Hint

East Siberian Sea

Beaufort Sea

Sea of Okhotsk

Chukchi Sea

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Question 8 of 20

8. This sea is a part of the North Pacific Ocean. It is situated between north eastern Siberia, the Kamchatka Peninsula, Western Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Hint

Beaufort Sea

Chukchi Sea

Bering Sea

Eastern Siberian Sea

9. This sea is situated in the east Malay Archipelago. It borders the Moluccas Islands (Indonesia) on the north, and Wetar Island, Romang Island, Damar Island, Tanimbar Islands etc. (Indonesia) on the south. Hint

Molucca Sea

Ceram Sea

Arafura Sea

Banda Sea

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Question 10 of 20

10. This sea borders north east Borneo, Sulawesi and the southern Philippines Islands. Hint

Celebes Sea

Molucca Sea

Sulu Sea

Java Sea

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Question 11 of 20

11. This sea borders north eastern Borneo (Malaysia) and Philippines islands such as Palawan, Panay, Negros and western Mindanao. Hint

South China Sea

Sulu Sea

Philippine Sea

Celebes Sea

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Question 12 of 20

12. This sea is a part of the Bengal Sea. It borders Myanmar (Burma), the Malay Peninsula, the Strait of Malacca, Sumatra and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India).

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Question 13 of 20

13. This sea is a part of the Pacific Ocean It borders China, South Korea, Kyushu Island (Japan) and the Ryukyu Islands (Japan). Hint

South China Sea

Yellow Sea

East China Sea

Sea of Japan

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Question 14 of 20

14. This sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Iceland on the west and Spitsbergen and Norway on the east. The western part of it is called the Greenland Sea.

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Question 15 of 20

15. This sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in Antarctica. It borders the Antarctic Peninsula, West Antarctica, Queen Maud Land (Antarctica) and Coats Land (Antarctica). Hint

Ross Sea

Bellinghausen Sea

Amundsen Sea

Weddell Sea

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Question 16 of 20

16. This sea is a large inlet of the Barents Sea. It is enclosed on the north by the Kola Peninsula.

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Question 17 of 20

17. This is an inland sea between the Arabian Peninsula and north east Africa.

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Question 18 of 20

18. This sea is a large inlet of the Pacific Ocean between north east China and the Korean Peninsula.

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Question 19 of 20

19. This sea between Europe and Asia receives many rivers, among them Danube, Dniester, Bug and Dnieper.

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Question 20 of 20

20. This sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean extending between the European continent on the south and east and Great Britain on the west.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This sea is the part of the Arctic Ocean north east of Alaska, north west of Canada and west of Banks Islands in the Arctic Archipelago.

Answer: Beaufort Sea

Max. depth of the Beaufort Sea is about 15.000 feet. Main port on Alaskan side is Prudhoe Bay.

2. This sea borders Australia (Northern Territory) and New Guinea (West Irian).

Answer: Arafura Sea

The Arafura Sea touches several Indonesian islands (Tanimbar, kai, Aru) as well as the Indonesian territory West Irian on New Guinea Island.

3. This sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia, and between Spitsbergen and Novaya Zemlya.

Answer: Barents Sea

The Barents Sea covers 530.000 square miles. Chief port is Murmansk. Recently there has been discovered oil and gas on the Russian side. One of the gas fields is supposed to be the world�s largest offshore.

4. This sea is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean west of the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands. Sakhalin Island is situated in the south west.

Answer: Sea of Okhotsk

The Sea of Okhotsk covers 600,000 square miles. Chief port is Magadan, which is a center for the large gold fields by Kolyma.

5. This sea is an arm of the Arctic Ocean. It borders the Novaya Zemlya Islands on the west, the Severnaya Zemlya Islands on the east and West Siberia on the south.

Answer: Kara Sea

The Kara Sea is frozen much of the year. The rivers Ob and Yenisey flow into it. Chief ports are Novyy Port and Dikson.

6. This sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean. It borders the Severnaya Zemlya Islands on the west, the New Siberian Islands on the east and Central Siberia on the south.

Answer: Laptev Sea

The Laptev Sea was formerly called the Nordenskj�ld Sea. The Lena river flows into it. Chief port is Tiksi.

7. This sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean, north of the Sakha Republic (Siberia, Russia) and the Chukchi Autonomous Okrug. It extends from the New Siberian Islands to the Wrangel Island.

Answer: East Siberian Sea

The East Siberian Sea is situated between the Laptev Sea and the Chukchi Sea. Chief port is Pevek, which is the northernmost town in the world with more than 5000 inhabitants.

8. This sea is a part of the North Pacific Ocean. It is situated between north eastern Siberia, the Kamchatka Peninsula, Western Alaska and the Aleutian Islands.

Answer: Bering Sea

The Bering Sea connects by the Bering Strait with the Atlantic Ocean. The Bering Sea and Bering Strait was explorated by Danish navigator Vitus Bering (1728 and 1741) in employ of Russia. His explorations formed the chief basis for the Russian claims to Alaska.

Answer: Banda Sea

Max. depth of the Banda Sea is 21.000 feet. Chief port is Ambon. The sea also borders the Banda Islands, which for centuries were important in the spice trade. They were annexed by Portugal in 1512 and conquered by the Dutch in 1621.

10. This sea borders north east Borneo, Sulawesi and the southern Philippines Islands.

Answer: Celebes Sea

The Celebes Sea is connected with the Java Sea by the Makassar Strait.

11. This sea borders north eastern Borneo (Malaysia) and Philippines islands such as Palawan, Panay, Negros and western Mindanao.

Answer: Sulu Sea

The Sulu Sea borders the Sulu Archipelago, which used to be an independent sultanate. The sultanate was terminated by a treaty in 1940 in which the archipelago was ceded to the Philippines.

12. This sea is a part of the Bengal Sea. It borders Myanmar (Burma), the Malay Peninsula, the Strait of Malacca, Sumatra and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India).

Answer: Andaman Sea

The Andaman Sea is situated east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The islands were first settled by the British in 1789. Port Blair was settled as an Indian penal settlement in 1858.

13. This sea is a part of the Pacific Ocean It borders China, South Korea, Kyushu Island (Japan) and the Ryukyu Islands (Japan).

Answer: East China Sea

The China Sea is divided by Taiwan into the East China Sea and the South China Sea. The South China Sea is enclosed by south east China, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, the Philippines and Taiwan.

14. This sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Iceland on the west and Spitsbergen and Norway on the east. The western part of it is called the Greenland Sea.

Answer: Norwegian Sea

The Norwegian Sea borders most of central and north Norway (north of 61 degrees N) as well as Greenland, Iceland, Spitsbergen, Faroe Islands and Shetland Islands.

15. This sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in Antarctica. It borders the Antarctic Peninsula, West Antarctica, Queen Maud Land (Antarctica) and Coats Land (Antarctica).

Answer: Weddell Sea

The Weddell Sea was first visited by the British whaler J.Weddell in 1823.

16. This sea is a large inlet of the Barents Sea. It is enclosed on the north by the Kola Peninsula.

Answer: White Sea

Chief port of the White Sea is Arkhangelsk. The sea is kept open by ice-breakers from October to May. It is important for sealing.

17. This is an inland sea between the Arabian Peninsula and north east Africa.

Answer: Red Sea

The Red Sea connects with the Mediterranean Sea through the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal, on the south it connects with the Arabian Sea through the strait of Bab el Mandeb. The Red Sea was traditionally the ttrade route between Egypt and India, from the opening of the Suez Canal (1869) also between Europe and India.

18. This sea is a large inlet of the Pacific Ocean between north east China and the Korean Peninsula.

Answer: Yellow Sea

The Yellow Sea connects with the East China Sea on the south. It is very shallow. Oil has been found.

19. This sea between Europe and Asia receives many rivers, among them Danube, Dniester, Bug and Dnieper.

Answer: Black Sea

The Black Sea borders Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria,Turkey and Georgia.It is connected with the Aegean Sea through the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara and Dardanelles. The question about controlling the inlet to the Black Sea has been controversial for centuries. Today Turkey controls it, based on the Montreux Treaty in 1936.

20. This sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean extending between the European continent on the south and east and Great Britain on the west.

Answer: North Sea

The North Sea is the site of extensive oil and natural-gas fields. Gas was first found in 1965, oil in 1969. The North Sea carries more traffic than any other sea.

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