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Quiz about Waterways of the World
Quiz about Waterways of the World

Waterways of the World Trivia Quiz


This is my first quiz. Hopefully you like it.

A multiple-choice quiz by mr.coconuts. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
mr.coconuts
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
216,461
Updated
Feb 19 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
780
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (6/10), Guest 44 (6/10), Guest 162 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is Papua New Guinea's longest river? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What body of water does the Bosphorus connect to the Black Sea? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What gulf borders Latvia? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which one of these is the largest bay in the world, when measured by shoreline? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How many oceans does the Tropic of Capricorn cross? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these countries does NOT border the Red Sea or its gulfs? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is the largest artificial lake in the world by surface area? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. On which Great Lake is Toronto, Canada? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is the world's oldest lake? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. How wide is the Mozambique Channel at its narrowest? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is Papua New Guinea's longest river?

Answer: Sepik

The Sepik, at 600 miles (965 KM) long is in the northern part of Papua New Guinea.
2. What body of water does the Bosphorus connect to the Black Sea?

Answer: Sea of Marmara

The Bosporus Strait connects the Black Sea to the small Sea of Marmara. Then that connects to the Aegean Sea by the Dardanelles Strait.
3. What gulf borders Latvia?

Answer: The Gulf of Riga

The Gulf of Riga is named after the capital of Latvia. It covers an area of 1800 square kms. Latvia and Estonia also have coastlines on the Baltic Sea.
4. Which one of these is the largest bay in the world, when measured by shoreline?

Answer: Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay is situated in Canada (my home country). It's 850 miles long and 650 miles wide. Some of the rivers that flow into this bay are the Nelson, the Albany and the Severn. In most parts it's only 420 feet in depth. (The largest bay measured by area is the Bay of Bengal.)
5. How many oceans does the Tropic of Capricorn cross?

Answer: 3

The three oceans are the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans.
6. Which of these countries does NOT border the Red Sea or its gulfs?

Answer: Turkey

Eight countries have coastlines on the Red Sea. They are Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Eritrea, Sudan, Israel, Djibouti and Jordan.
7. What is the largest artificial lake in the world by surface area?

Answer: Lake Volta

Lake Volta in Ghana was created by the Akosombo dam on the River Volta.
8. On which Great Lake is Toronto, Canada?

Answer: Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario is the only lake that borders Toronto. The lake is 193 miles long and 53 miles in breadth. The coastline is 712 miles in length.
9. What is the world's oldest lake?

Answer: Lake Baikal

At 25 million years old, Lake Baikal in eastern Russia has 23,600 cubic kms of water and 2100 kms of coastline. It's 636 kms long and 80 kms wide.
10. How wide is the Mozambique Channel at its narrowest?

Answer: 419 kms

The Mozambique Channel separates Mozambique from Madagascar and is 419 kilometres wide at its narrowest point
Source: Author mr.coconuts

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