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Questions: Test your knowledge of the Mediterranean
- Name the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
- Which island gave its name to copper?
- The port of Cagliari is on which island?
- Which ancient civilization of the eastern Mediterranean gave the world its oldest verified alphabet?
- Name the only African country with both Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines?
- The country of Malta is made up of three islands, Malta and Comino are two, what's the third?
- Which mountain range separates the Mediterranean Sea from the Sahara Desert?
- From 1814 to 1815, which Mediterranean island was the site of Napoleon's first exile?
- Located in the Hellenic Trench, what name is given to the deepest part of the Mediterranean Sea?
- Which narrow strait seperates Sicily from Calabria in Southern Italy?
- Talayot is a Bronze Age megalith found on which island?
- Carthage is an ancient city in which present-day country?
- Which peninsula contains Portugal and Spain?
- Knossos is a Bronze Age archaeological site on which island?
- What is the Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea?
- Which volcanic island's name is derived from the Ancient Greek word for 'round' due to the volcano's round, conical appearance?
- Which sea is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea?
- The Port of Durres is the largest seaport of which country?
- Palma de Mallorca is the largest city in which archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea?
- Which medieval walled city on the coast of Croatia is a popular tourist destination?
- Which famous sea battle was fought on the Mediterranean Sea from the 1st to the 3rd of August 1798?
- What is the name of the island off the coast of Naples, renowned for its Blue Grotto sea cave?
Answers
- Sicily
- Cyprus
- Sardinia
- Phoenicians
- Morocco
- Gozo
- The Atlas Mountains
- Elba
- Calypso Deep
- The Strait of Messina
- Both Menorca and Majorca are correct
- Tunisia
- The Iberian Peninsula
- Crete
- Mare Nostrum
- Stromboli
- The Adriatic Sea
- Albania
- The Balearic Islands
- Dubrovnik
- Battle of the Nile
- Capri