Difficulty — medium

Seas, gulfs and bays.

1. What large country lies between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea? a) Thailand b) India c) Indonesia

2. What country forms most of the eastern boundary of the Red Sea? a) Saudi Arabia b) Egypt c) Iran

3. How many independent countries border the Caspian Sea? a) five b) eight c) seven

4. What country doesn’t border the Coral Sea? a) Australia b) Papua New Guinea c) New Zealand

5. What city is at the eastern end of the Baltic Sea? a) St. Petersburg b) Copenhagen c) Oslo

6. What country almost entirely surrounds the Java Sea? a) Malaysia b) the Philippines c) Indonesia

7. What continent is the Gulf of Guinea off of? a) Africa b) South America c) Asia

8. What island forms the eastern shore of Baffin Bay? a) Iceland b) Ireland c) Greenland

9. If you sail due west from Mumbai, India, across the Arabian Sea, what country do you come ashore in? a) Iran b) Saudi Arabia c) Oman

10. What city is the “entrance” by water to the Black Sea from the Mediterranean Sea? a) Istanbul b) Athens c) Budapest

Answers

1. India; 2. Saudi Arabia; 3. five; 4. New Zealand; 5. St. Petersburg; 6. Indonesia; 7. Africa; 8. Greenland; 9. Oman; 10. Istanbul

Ken Gooden of Denver works in commercial real estate and is a travel and geography addict.