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Mediterranean Sea General Knowledge

Can you answer these general knowledge questions about the Mediterranean Sea?
City populations according to Citypopulation.de
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Largest bordering countries
Algeria
Libya
Egypt
Turkey
France
Smallest bordering country
Monaco
Country with only ≈20km of coastline
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country with the largest Exclusive Economic Zone
Italy
Island nations
Cyprus
Malta
Bordering British Overseas Territory
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Gibraltar
Largest islands
Sicily
Sardinia
Cyprus
Corsica
Crete
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Most populous cities
Alexandria
Barcelona
Algiers
Naples
Athens
Spanish autonomous cities
Ceuta
Melilla
The Mediterranean forms part of which ocean?
Atlantic
The Mediterranean connects to this sea via the Bosphorus Strait
Black Sea
Which marginal sea has approximately 1,400 (mostly Greek) islands?
Aegean Sea
Which marginal sea separates the Balkan peninsula from the Italian Peninsula?
Adriatic Sea
Major canal connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea
Suez Canal
What is the longest river that flows into the Mediterranean?
Nile
Spanish archipelago in the western Mediterranean
Balearic Islands
Empire that completely controlled the Mediterranean for 400 years
Roman Empire
Volcano that famously destroyed Pompeii
Mount Vesuvius
Fictional island that some hypothesise is located in the Mediterranean
Atlantis
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6 Comments
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Level 70
Apr 28, 2025
If you enjoyed this quiz, please feel free to check out the other quizzes in the sea general knowledge series!

Also, a big thank you to whoever spotlighted this quiz :)

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Level 61
Apr 29, 2025
I think Rome should be a type-in for Roman
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Level 70
Apr 29, 2025
Will update soon :)
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Level 61
Apr 29, 2025
Holy Roman Empire should as well I believe
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Level 63
Apr 29, 2025
Doesn't Marseille have a bigger city population than Athens?
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Level 70
Apr 29, 2025
Not according to the source listed in the description, I was surprised as well