Q 01/05

The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Mediterranean Sea to which ocean?

A) The Pacific

B) The Indian Ocean

C) The Arctic

D) The Atlantic

Answer · why

D) The Atlantic

It also separates Europe from Africa.

Q 02/05

How wide is the Strait of Gibraltar at its narrowest point?

A) About 40 km

B) About 100 km

C) About 3 km

D) About 14 km

Answer · why

D) About 14 km

That is 7.7 nautical miles; ferries make the crossing in as little as 35 minutes.

Q 03/05

In the 2020s, what was the fastest ferry crossing time between the two continents?

A) About 3 hours

B) About 35 minutes

C) About 90 minutes

D) About 10 minutes

Answer · why

B) About 35 minutes

Ferries ran daily between Spain and Morocco, and Gibraltar to Tangier.

Q 04/05

What is the range of the Strait's depth?

A) 100 to 300 metres

B) 30 to 90 metres

C) 300 to 900 metres

D) 1,000 to 3,000 metres

Answer · why

C) 300 to 900 metres

The shallowest point, the Camarinal Sill, sits at about 280 metres.

Q 05/05

The name Gibraltar comes from an Arabic phrase meaning what?

A) Gate of the West

B) The Passage

C) Rock of the Sunset

D) Tariq's Mount

Answer · why

D) Tariq's Mount

It honours the Umayyad commander who crossed in 711.