34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What strait connects the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea, between Italy and Albania?
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Strait of Otranto
What Danish strait separates the island of Funen from the Jutland Peninsula?
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Little Belt
Which canal in Ontario, Canada, bypasses Niagara Falls?
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Welland Canal
What strait separates the two main islands of New Zealand?
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Cook Strait
What strait separates Australia from Papua New Guinea?
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Torres Strait
What strait at the southern tip of South America was named after a Portuguese explorer?
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Strait of Magellan
What strait connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden?
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Bab-el-Mandeb
Which canal in Germany connects the North Sea to the Baltic Sea?
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Kiel Canal
Which Alaskan peninsula separates the Chukchi Sea from the Bering Sea?
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Seward Peninsula
Which Australian peninsula is located south of Melbourne?
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Mornington Peninsula
Which Philippine peninsula is the site of the Bataan Death March?
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Bataan Peninsula
Which Ontario peninsula is part of the Niagara Escarpment?
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Bruce Peninsula
Which New Zealand peninsula is famous for its hot springs and coastal scenery?
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Coromandel Peninsula
Which South Australian peninsula is known for its wheat farming?
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Eyre Peninsula
Which Washington state peninsula is known for its temperate rainforest?
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Olympic Peninsula
Which peninsula is home to the countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia?
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Indochinese Peninsula
Which peninsula makes up most of the land area of Turkey?
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Anatolian Peninsula
Which peninsula forms the mainland part of Denmark?
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Jutland
Which peninsula is connected to Ukraine by the Isthmus of Perekop?
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Crimean Peninsula
Which peninsula is connected to mainland Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth?
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Peloponnese
Which Russian peninsula is known for its many active volcanoes?
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Kamchatka Peninsula
Which peninsula separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea?
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Yucatán Peninsula
Which peninsula in Mexico separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California?
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Baja California Peninsula
Which peninsula is shared by Thailand, Malaysia, and part of Myanmar?
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Malay Peninsula
Which two countries share the longest land border in the world?
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Canada and the United States
What is the name of the busiest land border crossing between the US and Mexico?
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San Ysidro border crossing
Which country has a border with Russia that is only 17 kilometers long?
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North Korea
What is the name of the disputed border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir?
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Line of Control
Which island is divided between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
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New Guinea
Which African country borders the most other countries?
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
What was the German codename for the Battle of the Bulge?
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Wacht am Rhein
Which German field marshal commanded Afrika Korps in North Africa?
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Erwin Rommel
Which US aircraft carrier launched the Doolittle Raid in April 1942?
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USS Hornet
Which Allied battle is widely considered the largest naval battle of World War II?
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Battle of Leyte Gulf
Which February 1945 conference brought Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin together in Crimea?
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Yalta Conference
Which British general accepted the surrender of German forces in North Africa in May 1943?
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Harold Alexander
What was the codename for the US Marine Corps invasion of Iwo Jima?
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Operation Detachment
Which US submarine sank the Japanese battleship Kongo in November 1944?
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USS Sealion
What was the codename for the Allied airborne operation to capture the Arnhem bridge in 1944?
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Operation Market Garden
Which German aircraft carrier was laid down but never completed?
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Graf Zeppelin