Q 01/05

The English Channel separates southern England from which country?

A) France

B) Belgium

C) Netherlands

D) Ireland

Answer · why

A) France

It is an arm of the Atlantic that links to the North Sea at its narrow north-eastern end.

Q 02/05

What is the French name for the English Channel?

A) La Mer Anglaise

B) La Manche

C) Le Detroit

D) La Mer du Nord

Answer · why

B) La Manche

It is usually said to refer to the sea's sleeve shape; German copies the idea as Armelkanal.

Q 03/05

What is the name of the narrow passage at the Channel's north-eastern end?

A) Strait of Dover

B) The Solent

C) Menai Strait

D) Pentland Firth

Answer · why

A) Strait of Dover

The French call it the Pas de Calais.

Q 04/05

How wide is the Channel at its narrowest point?

A) 124 km

B) 34 km

C) 84 km

D) 54 km

Answer · why

B) 34 km

At its widest, between Lyme Bay and the Gulf of Saint Malo, it stretches about 240 km.

Q 05/05

Roughly how long is the English Channel?

A) 560 km

B) 260 km

C) 760 km

D) 410 km

Answer · why

A) 560 km

It covers about 75,000 square kilometres, the smallest of the shallow seas on Europe's continental shelf.