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Persian Gulf General Knowledge

Can you answer these general knowledge questions about the Persian Gulf?
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What is the name of the strait that many ships cross for exiting the gulf?
Strait of Hormuz
What other gulf is connected to the Persian Gulf via that strait?
Gulf of Oman
By what other name is the Persian Gulf sometimes called?
Arabian Gulf
What is the most populous urban area on the Persian Gulf?
Dubai
What country has the shortest coastline along the gulf?
Iraq
On what man-made island does Bahrain border Saudi Arabia?
Passport Island
What country has used its submarines and warships in the gulf to launch cruise missiles
against Iran in 2025 and 2026?
United States
What two rivers merge to form the Shatt al-Arab, before emptying into the gulf?
Euphrates
Tigris
What country co-owns by far the world's largest natural gas field, the
"South Pars/North Dome Gas-Condensate field" with Iran?
Qatar
What company owns the Safaniya Oil Field, the largest offshore oil field in the world?
Saudi Aramco
What group of three artificial archipelagos, resembling a specific type of tree,
was constructed by Nakheel Properties?
Palm Islands
What type of sea cow does the Persian Gulf have the second-highest population of?
Dugong
What type of precious marine product was a top export of the region
prior to the 20th century?
Pearl
What is the largest Saudi city on the Gulf?
Dammam
What European country invaded Bahrain in 1521 and were expelled by the
Persians 81 years later?
Portugal
What Iranian island, starting with Q, is a tourist attraction and the gulf's largest?
Qeshm
What type of traditional sailing vessel's name starts with "D"?
Dhow
What environmental crime did the Iraqis commit in the Persian Gulf
while in retreat during the Gulf War?
Oil Spill
What is the largest port of Iran on the Persian Gulf?
Bandar Abbas
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3 Comments
salicet
+2
Level 85
Apr 5, 2022
Nice quiz, but the direction in the first clue was puzzling
Myk
+1
Level 74
Mar 18, 2026
Need to change North to South in Q1, but great quiz otherwise
Aaron197
+1
Level 76
Mar 18, 2026
A total update incoming.
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