Q 01/05

The Red Sea separates Africa from which landmass?

A) Arabia

B) Iberia

C) Anatolia

D) Madagascar

Answer · why

A) Arabia

It is technically an inlet of a larger ocean, reached through a narrow strait and the Gulf of Aden at its southern end.

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

Its only natural opening to the ocean is at the southern end; the northern link to the Mediterranean is man-made.

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

Egyptian resorts on the peninsula's coast are the heart of what is marketed as the Red Sea Riviera.

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

Its Arabic name is usually translated as the Gate of Grief or Gate of Tears, a nod to its dangerous navigation.

Q 05/05

How many countries border the Red Sea proper (excluding the two northern gulfs)?

A) Eight

B) Four

C) Ten

D) Six

Answer · why

D) Six

Two of them line the eastern shore and four the western shore.