JigsawWorld Straits Quiz
Free map quiz on the straits of the world, with trivia questions and answers and “which is bigger?”. Easy and hard, for kids and adults.
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About this quiz
Each round has ten questions from every corner of the planet. In most of them a river, lake, sea, mountain range or volcano lights up on the map and you pick its name from four. Others are quick trivia questions, like which river flows through Paris, and some play like a game of higher or lower: which of two places is longer, deeper, higher or bigger, from the longest rivers to the highest mountains.
After every answer you see a short fact about the place and, when we have a puzzle photo of it, the photo too: tap it to play the same place as a jigsaw puzzle. The Easy level keeps to the best-known places; All adds hundreds more.
It is a free physical geography quiz and map game for anyone: the Easy level suits kids, students and beginners, while All is a real test for adults and geography fans. Play it on your own, against a friend with the challenge link, or in class on a big screen.
The figures come from standard references such as Britannica and are rounded. Where experts disagree, as on whether the Nile or the Amazon is longer, we say so instead of picking a side, and we leave out places whose names are disputed.
Maps: Natural Earth (public domain). The photos are credited under each picture and on their puzzle pages.
Sample questions and answers
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Which strait separates Europe from Africa?
Answer: Strait of Gibraltar. At its narrowest the Strait of Gibraltar is about 14 km wide.
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Istanbul lies on both sides of which strait?
Answer: Bosphorus. The Bosphorus splits Istanbul between Europe and Asia.
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Which strait separates Asia from North America?
Answer: Bering Strait. At the Bering Strait, Russia and the USA are only about 82 km apart.
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Which stretch of water separates Great Britain from France?
Answer: English Channel. The Channel Tunnel runs under the English Channel for about 38 km.
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In 1520 Magellan sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific through which strait?
Answer: Strait of Magellan.
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Which strait separates Sicily from mainland Italy?
Answer: Strait of Messina.
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Which strait lies between Denmark and Sweden?
Answer: Øresund. The Øresund Bridge and tunnel link Copenhagen in Denmark with Malmö in Sweden.
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Which strait separates Tasmania from mainland Australia?
Answer: Bass Strait. Tasmania lies about 240 km south of mainland Australia, across the Bass Strait.