Q 01/05

The Red Sea separates Africa from which landmass?

A) Arabia

B) Iberia

C) Anatolia

D) Madagascar

Answer · why

A) Arabia

Arabia and Africa send it almost no river water, so the sea loses far more to evaporation than rain replaces, making it one of the world's saltiest.

Q 02/05

The Red Sea is an inlet of which larger body of water?

A) Atlantic

B) Indian Ocean

C) Mediterranean

D) Persian Gulf

Answer · why

B) Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean water flows in at the surface through the southern strait, while a strong undercurrent carries dense, salty Red Sea water back out.

Q 03/05

Which peninsula sits between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba at the top of the Red Sea?

A) Musandam

B) Sinai

C) Qatar

D) Crimea

Answer · why

B) Sinai

Sinai was handed back to Egypt by Israel in 1982, a withdrawal the two countries had agreed in their 1979 peace treaty.

Q 04/05

What is the name of the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea?

A) Bab-el-Mandeb

B) Strait of Hormuz

C) Bosporus

D) Strait of Tiran

Answer · why

A) Bab-el-Mandeb

Bab-el-Mandeb means 'Gate of Tears' or 'Gate of Grief', a name said to recall its dangerous waters or, in one legend, the people drowned by an earthqu...

Q 05/05

Which country at the southern mouth of the Red Sea hosts both American and Chinese military bases?

A) Eritrea

B) Djibouti

C) Yemen

D) Somalia

Answer · why

B) Djibouti

Djibouti hosts China's first overseas military base, opened in 2017 to support its navy's anti-piracy patrols, only a few kilometres from the US base.