Bodies of Water Study Guide

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the Rhine 36 the Mississippi 32 the Nile 32 the Thames 31 the Danube 30 the Amazon 30 the Missouri 28 the Seine 27 the Colorado 26 British Columbia 24 the Volga 24 the Ganges 22 Lake Michigan 21 the Black Sea 20 the Rio Grande 19 Lake Geneva 19 the Potomac 19 Lake Victoria 18 the Great Salt Lake 18 the Indian Ocean 18 Lake Baikal 17 the Mediterranean 16 the Red Sea 16 the Jordan 16 the Ohio 15 the North Sea 15 the Dead Sea 15 the Caspian Sea 14 the Bay of Bengal 14 the Yangtze 14 the Bay of Biscay 14 Lake Huron 13 the Adriatic 13 Lake Erie 12 the Mekong 12 New Zealand 11 Lake Pontchartrain 11 Lake Ontario 11 Lake Mead 11 the Tiber 11 the St. Lawrence 11 the Coral Sea 11 the Arctic Ocean 11 the Pacific 11 the Snake River 11 Lake Champlain 10 Italy 10 Australia 10 the Gulf of Mexico 10 the Congo 10 the Zambezi 10 the Finger Lakes 10 the Red River 9 the Caribbean 9 Lake Tahoe 9 Lake Maracaibo 9 the Arabian Sea 9 the Hudson Bay 9 the Tagus 9 the Baltic Sea 9 the Hudson 9 the Euphrates 8 the Colorado River 8 the Bering Sea 8 Lake Titicaca 8 Lake Superior 8 Lake Okeechobee 8 Lake Nasser 8 Crater Lake 8 the Yellow Sea 8 the Atlantic 8

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the Rhine 36x 22.2% stumper $786 avg J:17 DJ:19
J $100 1997 In the Netherlands the name of this river is spelled R-I-J-N
J $600 2011 From two small sources, this river flows to the North Sea
J $1,000 DD 2001 The Lorelei is a famous steep rock on the right bank of this river
the Mississippi 32x 6.5% stumper $423 avg J:14 DJ:17 FJ:1
J $100 1995 The Ohio River contributes more water to this river, which it joins in Illinois, than any other tributary
J $600 2015 To beat your feet on its mud, visit places on its bank like Davenport, Iowa
DJ $1,200 2016 Old Vicksburg Bridge
the Nile 32x $350 avg J:14 DJ:18
J $100 1993 Annual floodings of this river are contained by the Aswan High Dam
DJ $800 2023 Lake Nasser was created by impounding the waters of this river
DJ $2,000 DD 2003 It enters the Mediterranean Sea after separating into Rosetta & Damietta branches
the Thames 31x 3.3% stumper $387 avg J:9 DJ:21 FJ:1
J $200 2019 Tilbury & Southend-on-Sea lie on this river, along with many other British-sounding places
DJ $800 2023 Connecting Rotherhithe & Wapping, the world's first big underwater tunnel was completed in 1843 beneath this river
DJ $1,400 DD 1991 When this river flooded in 1928, the storerooms of the Tate Gallery were inundated
the Danube 30x $900 avg J:15 DJ:13 FJ:2
J $100 1998 This "Beautiful Blue" river is blue for only part of its length; mostly it's brown or sepia-colored
J $500 1990 Dividing the country in two, this river is an important int'l trade route for Hungary
J $1,000 2011 Vienna, Austria
the Amazon 30x 10.3% stumper $531 avg J:14 DJ:15 FJ:1
J $100 2000 This river's drainage basin, the world's largest, includes parts of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador & Colombia
J $500 1997 The Ucayali & Maranon rivers converge near Nauta, Peru, forming this river
DJ $2,000 DD 2003 The forest around it is called the "Lungs of the World" because it supplies so much of the Earth's oxygen
the Missouri 28x 14.3% stumper $932 avg J:12 DJ:16
DJ $200 1987 This is the river you're "sent up" if you're sent from Kansas City to Leavenworth
DJ $800 2007 At the 2 cities named Kansas City, this "stately" river meets the Kansas River
J $1,000 2003 Lake of the Ozarks
the Seine 27x 3.7% stumper $467 avg J:8 DJ:19
J $100 2001 The Marne joins this river at Charenton-le-Pont, a suburb of Paris
J $600 2009 You can bank on the fact that this river runs through Paris, dividing it into "left" "right" sections
DJ $1,000 DD 1988 River mentioned in thefollowing Kingston Trio song:"Standing there across the river, mid sound of horn and tram / In all her quiet beauty, the cathedral Notre Dame..."
the Colorado 26x 19.2% stumper $631 avg J:13 DJ:13
J $200 1988 Lake Powell was created by damming the waters of this river
DJ $600 1995 Over 1,000 feet deep the Royal Gorge in this state was carved by the Arkansas River
DJ $1,000 1988 World's highest suspension bridge spans the Royal Gorge which was cut by the Arkansas River in this state
the Volga 24x 12.5% stumper $608 avg J:8 DJ:16
DJ $200 1997 In antiquity this "mother" river of Russia was known as the Rha or Oaros
DJ $800 1998 About 60% of this "mother" river of Russia's water flow is from snow; the rest is from groundwater & rain
DJ $1,200 2014 The Moscow canal links this river at Evankovo with the Russian capital
the Ganges 22x $568 avg J:8 DJ:14
J $100 1999 The sacred Hindu city of Benares is located on the left bank of this river
DJ $600 1997 The world's largest delta is formed by the Brahmaputra & this sacred river
J $1,000 2019 Sacred to Hindus, this river begins in a Himalayan ice cave more than 10,000 feet above sea level
the Rio Grande 19x 5.3% stumper $495 avg J:6 DJ:13
J $100 1995 In the 1960s Mexico & the U.S. built an artificial riverbed to prevent it from shifting course
DJ $600 1994 This river rises in the Rocky Mountains & empties into the Gulf of Mexico at Brownsville, Texas
DJ $1,600 2022 The Conchos River, the longest in the state of Chihuahua, is a tributary of this one
the Potomac 19x 5.3% stumper $547 avg J:6 DJ:13
J $100 1995 This river forms Virginia's northeast border
DJ $800 2018 The 2 rivers that flow through Washington, D.C. are the Anacosta & this one
DJ $1,200 2020 Head up this river & you'll see George Washington's Mount Vernon home on its banks
the Jordan 16x 6.7% stumper $680 avg J:8 DJ:7 FJ:1
J $100 1984 River mentioned most often in the Bible
DJ $800 2007 It's fed by the Hasbani River in Lebanon & by the Baniyas in Syria
J $2,200 DD 2004 This Mideastern boundary river rises on the slopes of Mount Hermon
the Ohio 15x 7.1% stumper $693 avg J:6 DJ:8 FJ:1
J $200 2003 Buckeye Lake
J $500 1988 Ironically, Kentucky, not this Midwest neighbor, has jurisdiction over the river forming their border
J $1,000 2007 Major tributaries of this "state"ly river include the Kentucky, Wabash & Cumberland rivers
the Yangtze 14x $643 avg J:7 DJ:7
DJ $400 1995 The Han Jiang is one of the chief tributaries of this longest river in Asia
DJ $800 2021 In some areas, mountains more than one mile high form the banks of this river that runs from Tibet to the East China Sea
J $1,000 2024 Nanjing & Shanghai
the Mekong 12x 8.3% stumper $917 avg J:3 DJ:9
DJ $400 1987 River forming most of the Thailand-Laos border, or how a movie ape might identify himself
J $500 2000 A portion of Thailand's border with Laos is provided by this river
DJ $1,200 2003 The source of this river that flows across Cambodia & Vietnam wasn't discovered until 1994; it's in Tibet
the Tiber 11x 20.0% stumper $600 avg J:2 DJ:8 FJ:1
DJ $200 1992 Vatican City lies on the west, or right, bank of this river
DJ $600 1988 The oldest bridge in Rome, dating back before the birth of Christ, spans this river
DJ $1,000 2000 The Ponte Garibaldi & the Ponte Palatino
the St. Lawrence 11x $764 avg J:2 DJ:9
DJ $200 1991 Jacques Cartier originally called it the River of Canada, but it later became known by this name
DJ $800 2024 The Thousand Islands lie in this river just where it leaves Lake Ontario
DJ $1,000 1987 The thousand islands of salad dressing fame are in this river
the Snake River 11x 27.3% stumper $891 avg J:2 DJ:9
DJ $400 1997 Shoshone Falls in Idaho lies on this winding river
J $600 2015 Wind your way through Hells Canyon while rafting on this river
DJ $1,000 1994 Boats can travel on this 1,000-mile-long river as far inland as Lewiston, Idaho
the Congo 10x $1,089 avg J:3 DJ:6 FJ:1
DJ $600 2000 Brazzaville &Kinshasa
DJ $1,200 DD 2015 Aggressive gorillas figure in this Crichton thriller
FJ 2007 The course of this river that's almost 3,000 miles long is an immense counter-clockwise semi-circle
the Zambezi 10x 40.0% stumper $1,600 avg J:2 DJ:8
J $200 1993 The country of Zambia takes its name from this river
DJ $800 2024 Zambia's lowest point is this river that separates the country from Zimbabwe & also begins with "Z"
DJ $1,200 2002 David Livingstone was the first European to explore this river on which Victoria Falls is located
the Red River 9x 11.1% stumper $744 avg J:2 DJ:7
DJ $200 1994 This river on the border of Texas & Oklahoma is named for the color of its sediment
DJ $600 1994 Hanoi, Vietnam & Shreveport, Louisiana are on rivers with this colorful name
DJ $1,000 DD 1989 At least 4 U.S. rivers have this name that's in the title of the followingsong:"Come sit by my side if you love me..."
the Tagus 9x 44.4% stumper $1,122 avg J:2 DJ:7
DJ $100 DD 2007 Toledo & Lisbon
DJ $1,000 2000 Abrantes &Lisbon
DJ $1,000 1997 It flows 626 miles across the Iberian peninsula before entering the Atlantic near Lisbon
the Hudson 9x $411 avg J:6 DJ:3
J $100 1991 Lake Tear of the Clouds is the source of this river, the longest in New York State
J $600 2007 It's New York State's longest river
DJ $1,600 2025 The West Point Crew is at home there
the Euphrates 8x 12.5% stumper $850 avg J:3 DJ:5
J $200 2022 Near where it joins the Tigris, parts of this river flow through the marshes of Iraq's Lake Hammar
J $800 2012 Everyone remember where we parked! The van's in Al Qurnah, Iraq, where this 1,700-mile-long river joins the Tigris!
DJ $1,000 DD 1992 This longest river in Southwest Asia rises in Turkey & empties into the Persian Gulf
the Colorado River 8x $688 avg J:3 DJ:5
J $200 1993 Much of the water for Los Angeles & San Diego is supplied by this river
DJ $600 1987 This river began carving out the Grand Canyon perhaps as long as 12 million years ago
DJ $1,000 1996 It flows into the Gulf of California after a journey of 1,450 miles
Should-Know (28)
the Po 7x 14.3% stumper $1,086 avg J:1 DJ:6
J $600 2011 Parma, Trebbia, Ticino
DJ $1,000 1998 The main drain of northern Italy, its delta at the Adriatic Sea has numerous mouths
DJ $600 1992 The Tanaro & Ticino are among the many tributaries of this river in Northern Italy
the Orinoco 7x 28.6% stumper $1,571 avg J:1 DJ:6
DJ $1,000 1993 It's the Churun, a tributary of this Venezuelan river, that flows over angel falls
J $1,200 DD 1997 In 1951 it was determined that this river's source was in the Sierra Parima of Venezuela
DJ $1,600 2011 Venezuela & Colombia
the Arno 7x 16.7% stumper $1,200 avg DJ:6 FJ:1
DJ $800 2024 Until the 15th century, Pisa was on the Ligurian Sea, but silt from this principal river of Tuscany left it 6 miles from shore
DJ $1,200 2010 Have some pizza in Pisa, Italy as you sail down this river with a 4-letter name
FJ 2021 The flooding of this river in 1966 destroyed or damaged some 14,000 works of art, many of them priceless
the Snake 7x $671 avg J:3 DJ:4
J $200 2006 A western U.S. river, or Kurt Russell's eyepatch-wearing anti-hero in 2 John Carpenter flicks
DJ $800 1989 Pioneers dying of thirst at Hells Canyon, Ida. could look down at this river but had no way of reaching it
J $1,000 2012 Unlike Mr. Knievel, the van doesn't try to jump this river that forms part of the boundary between Idaho & Oregon
the Indus 7x 28.6% stumper $1,257 avg DJ:7
DJ $400 1996 This river's name is from Sindhu, Sanskrit for "river"
DJ $800 2015 The Ravi, as in Shankar, is a major tributary of this river that winds from Tibet to Pakistan
DJ $1,200 2020 The Thar Desert of Northwestern India stretches into Pakistan & this river's valley
the Shannon 7x 57.1% stumper $771 avg J:1 DJ:6
DJ $400 1992 An international airport in Ireland shares its name with this river, the country's largest
J $800 2003 Killaloe & Limerick
DJ $1,000 DD 2000 Limerick &Killaloe
the Hudson River 6x 33.3% stumper $650 avg J:2 DJ:4
J $200 1985 The George Washington Bridge spans it
DJ $800 2015 Years after Isaac Bashevis Singer's death came the first English translation of "Shadows on" this urban river
DJ $1,000 1988 The Mohawk River is the largest tributary of this river which flows into the Atlantic
the Elbe 6x 100.0% stumper $1,367 avg J:1 DJ:5
J $1,000 2020 This 700-mile-long river formed part of the boundary between East Germany & West Germany
DJ $1,000 1993 This river on which Hamburg lies formerly served as part of the border between East & West Germany
DJ $1,000 DD 1985 While poets pour over the Rhine & Danube this 2nd largest German river gets no press
the Delaware 6x 50.0% stumper $800 avg J:3 DJ:3
DJ $200 1990 To go from Philadelphia to New Jersey, you cross this river that shares its name with another state
J $600 2013 Each year at Titusville, New Jersey, you can see a reenactment of the crossing of this river
DJ $2,000 DD 2013 Beneath the Ben Franklin Bridge that links Philadelphia & Camden, New Jersey
the Yukon 6x $1,067 avg J:3 DJ:3
J $300 1997 This river's tributaries include the Koyukuk River in Alaska & the Klondike in Canada
J $1,000 2011 Big Salmon, Pelly, Klondike
J $100 1990 This North American river shares its name with a Canadian territory
the Tigris 6x 33.3% stumper $1,150 avg J:3 DJ:3
J $300 2000 This river begins in Turkey's eastern Anatolian Highlands & flows through Baghdad on its way to the Persian Gulf
J $600 2016 Mosul, one of Iraq's largest cities, lies on the west bank of this river
DJ $4,000 DD 2017 From its source in Turkey's Lake Hazar, it travels south to Al Qurna, Iraq where it becomes part of the Shatt al Arab
the Jordan River 6x 16.7% stumper $733 avg J:3 DJ:3
DJ $400 2004 From the Lake Hula area to the Sea of Galilee about 10 miles south, it falls more than 600 feet
J $500 DD 1998 River crossed by the Allenby, or King Hussein, Bridge
J $2,000 DD 2018 Just like the one in the Middle East, this Salt Lake City river empties into a very saline lake
the Yellow River 5x $1,040 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $600 2004 It doesn’t have its distinct color yet when it emerges in Qinghai Province
J $1,000 2024 China's second-longest river, it's been called the cradle of Chinese civilization
DJ $600 1995 Called "China's Sorrow" from its frequent floods, the Huang Ho is known by this name in English
the Niagara River 5x 60.0% stumper $1,060 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $500 DD 2004 About halfway along its course from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, it falls 167 feet
J $1,000 DD 2019 Hydroelectric plants & pumping-generating stations on the U.S. & Canadian sides of this river have a 4.8-million kilowatt combined capacity
DJ $800 2018 Lake Ontario is 326' below Lake Erie, so serious water will fall at some point in this river connecting the 2 lakes
the Loire 5x 20.0% stumper $1,120 avg DJ:5
DJ $600 1995 Famous for its many chateaux, this river was called the Liger by the Romans
DJ $1,000 2001 Nantes, Orleans
DJ $800 1993 Touraine, an area famous for its chateaux, lies in this river's valley
the Columbia River 5x 60.0% stumper $1,120 avg J:1 DJ:4
DJ $200 1989 This river forms most of the border between Washington & Oregon
DJ $2,000 DD 2013 1,240 miles long & rich in hydro power, it's the largest river by volume that flows from the U.S. into the Pacific Ocean
DJ $400 2012 The Yakima:to this larger Pacific Northwest river
the Platte 5x $500 avg J:4 DJ:1
J $400 2021 The Loup & Elkhorn Rivers are the main tributaries of this 310-mile river that flows across Nebraska
J $500 1995 The chief tributaries of this flat, shallow Nebraska river are the Loup & Elkhorn Rivers
DJ $1,000 1989 Although it flows for 310 miles through mid-Nebraska, this river is too shallow for navigation
the Vistula 5x 40.0% stumper $1,420 avg DJ:5
DJ $600 1995 The Poles call this river the Wisla
DJ $2,000 2021 During winter parts of this longest river in Poland freeze over
DJ $2,000 2020 This longest river of Poland runs through the city of Warsaw
the Missouri River 5x $640 avg J:1 DJ:4
DJ $400 2003 This tributary of the Mississippi is even longer than the Mississippi itself
DJ $600 1989 From its source near Three Forks, Montana to its mouth near St. Louis, this river traverses 7 states
DJ $1,000 DD 2007 It's formed by the confluence of 3 rivers near Three Forks, Montana
the Tagus River 4x 75.0% stumper $1,200 avg DJ:4
DJ $800 1994 Cities on this European river include Toledo, Spain & Abrantes, Portugal
DJ $1,200 2024 A bit east of Madrid, dams on this river form an artificial lake known as the Sea of Castile
DJ $800 1994 Lisbon lies on this river, the longest on the Iberian Peninsula
the Ohio River 4x 25.0% stumper $975 avg DJ:4
DJ $600 1992 This river joins the Mississippi south of Cairo Illinois, doubling the amount of freight traffic
DJ $1,200 DD 2014 At Paducah, Kentucky, the Tennessee River meets this other one named for a state
DJ $800 1988 This river covers the entire southern boundary of Indiana
the Mersey 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 1997 The ferry 'cross this British river predates Gerry & the Pacemakers by 635 years
DJ $600 1991 A railway tunnel beneath this English river connects the cities of Liverpool & Birkenhead
DJ $400 1989 in 1965 Gerry & the Pacemakers saluted the ferry that crosses this English River
the East River 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $100 1986 New York's FDR Drive runs along this "river" which isn't really a river
DJ $1,200 2025 In Season 8 of "Seinfeld", Kramer finds the pool too crowded & takes up swimming in this, actually a tidal estuary
J $300 1986 If you bought the Brooklyn Bridge & took it home, people would have to find another way to cross this
the Chesapeake 4x $325 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $100 1985 The Susquehanna, Rappahannock, & Potomac all flow into this bay
DJ $800 2020 The Rappahannock River rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains & flows just over 200 miles before emptying into this bay
J $200 1996 This bay that bisects Maryland is the submerged valley of the Susquehanna River
the Arkansas River 4x 75.0% stumper $1,350 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $600 2011 Fort Smith & Little Rock are among the cities located on its banks
DJ $1,200 2007 In 1722 a French explorer on this river noticed the "Little Rock" that gave the city its name
DJ $1,600 2015 Rising near Tennessee pass in the Colorado Rockies, it flows southeasterly for more than 1,400 miles
the Wabash 4x 25.0% stumper $1,225 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $300 1991 South of Terre Haute, this river forms the boundary between Indiana & Illinois
DJ $1,000 1995 It's the river mentioned in Indiana's state song
DJ $1,600 2007 This largest south-flowing tributary of the Ohio forms a 200-mile boundary between Indiana & Illinois
the Monongahela 4x 25.0% stumper $1,700 avg DJ:4
DJ $1,200 2017 This one of Pittsburgh's three riversrises in West Virginia and has a National Forestnamed for it
DJ $2,000 2019 One of Pittsburgh's "Three Rivers", it runs 128 miles north to join the Allegheny
DJ $1,600 2006 This river joins the Allegheny in Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River
the Mississippi River 4x 25.0% stumper $325 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $100 1996 This river has been called the "Backbone of the Confederacy" as well as the "Father of Waters"
DJ $600 1999 A 1795 land fraud case concerned land near the Yazoo, a tributary of this American river
J $200 1997 Leech Lake in Minnesota is the largest of this river's headwater lakes
Worth Knowing (39)
the Volga River 3 the Tigris & the Euphrates 3 the Red 3 the Marne 3 the James River 3 the Irrawaddy 3 the Indus River 3 the Connecticut River 3 the Chicago River 3 the Avon 3 Yalu 2 the Yalu River 2 the St. Lawrence River 2 the Savannah River 2 the Saint Lawrence 2 the Rubicon 2 the River Shannon 2 the Rio Negro 2 the Rio de la Plata 2 the Rhone 2 the Potomac River 2 the Po River 2 the Orange River 2 the Oder 2 the Ob 2 the Nile River 2 the Mohawk River 2 the Mekong River 2 the MacKenzie River 2 the Mackenzie 2 the Detroit River 2 the Delaware River 2 the Chattahoochee 2 the Charles 2 the Blue Nile 2 the Allegheny 2 Clyde 2 Amstel 2 the Yellowstone 2

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114 answers | 372 clues
Must-Know (4)
British Columbia 24x 12.5% stumper $696 avg J:11 DJ:13
J $400 2025 Water evaporating in summer leaves mineral-rich pools in Spotted Lakein this westernmost Canadian province
DJ $800 2015 It's the name of a county in southeastern Washington & of the state's mightiest river
J $1,000 2019 Canada's Spotted Lakeis found over the border from Washington in this province
New Zealand 11x $391 avg J:4 DJ:7
J $200 2025 The U.S. has the Red River of the North; this country has the Red River of the North Island, flowing into the Akitio River
J $1,000 2021 Geothermal vents at the bottom of Champagne Pool on North Island in this country are 500 degrees
DJ $200 1998 More than 80% of Oceania's land mass is composed of New Guinea & this country's North & South Islands
Italy 10x 10.0% stumper $580 avg J:4 DJ:6
J $200 2019 The Gulf of Taranto makes up the arch in this country's "boot"
J $600 2012 This country's Sarno river is the most polluted in Europe
DJ $1,000 DD 1999 As Germany has the Rhineland, you'd expect this country to have the "Po-Land"
Australia 10x 30.0% stumper $670 avg J:4 DJ:6
J $200 2021 This country's largest salt lake is now called Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, reviving its aboriginal name
J $500 2001 Lake Macquarie, Lake Mungo
DJ $1,000 1993 Shallow, saline Lake Eyre is this continent's lowest point
Should-Know (22)
Victoria 7x $657 avg J:1 DJ:6
J $200 2021 This largest lake in Africa is named for a British queen
DJ $600 1996 This African lake is the largest freshwater lake in the world after Lake Superior
DJ $1,200 2010 This largest African lake is the chief source of the Nile River
Russia 7x 14.3% stumper $829 avg J:3 DJ:4
J $100 1996 Seas bordering this nation include Barents, Kara & Laptev
DJ $800 2019 Lake Ladoga, Lake Kubenskoye
DJ $1,200 2013 Europe's 2 largest lakes, Ladoga & Onega, lie in the northwestern part of this country
Minnesota 7x 14.3% stumper $886 avg J:1 DJ:6
J $100 2001 This state's lakes include Leech & Otter Tail, but no Lake Wobegon
DJ $800 1996 Lake of the Woods in Canada & this U.S. state is a remnant of Agassiz, an extinct glacial lake
DJ $1,000 1992 This state's Lake Itasca is the source of the river
Maine 7x $729 avg J:4 DJ:3
J $400 1995 Waterfalls along this state's Kennebec River are used to generate power
J $500 1994 State in which you'd find Lobster Lake & the Penobscot River
J $1,000 2009 Kennebunk River, Penobscot River
Antarctica 7x 28.6% stumper $457 avg J:3 DJ:4
J $100 1991 The Weddell Sea & the Ross Sea border this continent
DJ $800 1985 Only continent touched by the Pacific, Atlantic & Indian oceans
DJ $1,000 1999 The Weddell Sea, bordering this continent, was named for James Weddell, who charted it in 1823
the Philippines 6x 16.7% stumper $783 avg J:1 DJ:5
DJ $200 1996 Lake Taal, on this country's island of Luzon, occupies the crater of a volcano
DJ $600 1993 Rising in the mountains on Luzon Island, the Cagayan is this country's longest river
DJ $1,200 2006 This country's Lake Taal sits in the crater of an old volcano on the island of Luzon
Texas 6x 16.7% stumper $1,450 avg J:3 DJ:3
J $200 2019 For about half of its length, the Red River serves as the boundary between Oklahoma & this state
J $600 2021 Well south of Kansas, the original falls on the Wichita River in this state are gone, so the city built a newsetupstream
DJ $1,000 1988 A Colorado, Canadian & Pecos River all flow through this U.S. state
Switzerland 6x $650 avg J:2 DJ:4
J $200 1998 The Aare, originating in the Bern canton, is a major river of this country
J $500 DD 1997 Lake Neuchatel is the largest lake entirely within this European country's boundaries
DJ $1,000 1988 Both the Rhine & the Rhone rivers originate in this country
Idaho 6x $467 avg J:5 DJ:1
J $300 1988 Hells Canyon, deepest canyon in U.S. has been carved by the Snake River in this state
J $500 1986 The Salmon River in this Western state is longest U.S. river entirely within 1 state
J $400 2009 Clearwater River, Snake River
Ontario 5x 20.0% stumper $640 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $400 1994 The Niagara River is the major feeder of this, the smallest of the Great Lakes
J $500 DD 1998 The St. Lawrence runs from this Great Lake
DJ $1,000 1992 The lakes' first lighthouse was built in 1804 at Mississauga Point on this lake
Oklahoma 5x 60.0% stumper $960 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $300 1997 The artificial Lake O' the Cherokees in this state was formed by damming the Neosho river
J $500 1994 The artificially created Lake O' the Cherokees is located in this state
DJ $1,200 2020 Popular for bass fishing, the manmade Grand Lake o' the Cherokees is in this state
New York 5x 40.0% stumper $1,240 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $600 2020 8 states border a Great Lake, but only this one borders Lake Ontario
DJ $1,200 2017 Oneida Lake
J $800 2018 Seneca Lake, Keuka Lake
California 5x 20.0% stumper $840 avg DJ:5
DJ $400 2019 The Mojave River streams north for 100 miles through desert in this state
DJ $600 1993 Named for early settlers, the Russian River runs through this state's Sonoma & Mendocino Counties
DJ $1,200 2010 Lake Shasta
Alaska 5x 25.0% stumper $725 avg J:1 DJ:3 FJ:1
DJ $200 1989 The Porcupine River flows into this U.S. state from the Yukon Territory
J $500 1991 The 2nd largest freshwater lake entirely within the U.S. is Lake Iliamna in this state
DJ $1,000 1996 Iliamna, Becharof & Ugashik are among this state's larger lakes
the Netherlands 4x 25.0% stumper $900 avg DJ:4
DJ $400 2005 This Low Country's principal rivers are the Maas, the Schelde & the Rhine
DJ $800 2013 The Meuse River separates Belgium & this country from Maastricht to Maaseik
DJ $1,600 2021 If you're sailing around the Frisian Lakes like Sneekermeer, you're having fun in this country
Tahiti 4x 25.0% stumper $800 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $100 1986 Popular French South Seas paradise that experiences virtually no tides
DJ $800 2017 More than two-thirds of the population of French Polynesia lives on this island; lucky them
DJ $2,000 2013 (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows us a map of part of South America and the Pacific Ocean.) In 1766 Philip Carteret & Samuel Wallis sailed from England in two ships; storms separated them, & while Carteret discovered Pitcairn, Wallis found this other isl...
Louisiana 4x 25.0% stumper $400 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $200 2009 Bogue Falaya, Bayou Lafourche
J $1,000 2013 In the south of this state, the Atchafalaya River empties into Atchafalaya Bay
J $200 1993 One of the world's longest over-water highways spans Lake Pontchartrain in this state
icebergs 4x $300 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $200 2009 In the open sea where the Labrador Current meets the Gulf Stream, fog makes these even more of a shipping hazard
DJ $200 1987 Like their teeny-tiny ice cube cousins, these "Titanic" frozen masses are made of fresh water
DJ $400 2016 The Arctic Ocean region births up to 50,000 of these a year & some can drift south into transatlantic shipping lanes
France 4x $750 avg DJ:4
DJ $200 1994 The Don is in Russia & the Dordogne is in this country
DJ $2,000 DD 1992 By 1671 this country had claimed all of the Great Lakes area
DJ $400 2013 This country's topographical regions include the Brittany-Normandy hills
Canada 4x 25.0% stumper $975 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $100 1986 60% of this country's population lives adjacent to the Great Lakes
DJ $1,600 2012 The Fraser (about 850 miles)
DJ $200 1985 Country which contains the Hudson Bay
Africa 4x $450 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $300 1985 Rudolf, Albert, & Victoria are 3 of the great lakes of this continent
J $500 1997 Lake Assal in Djibouti is this continent's lowest point at about 500 feet below sea level
DJ $400 2016 At 155 feet below sea level, Lake Assal in central Djibouti is this continent's lowest point
Samuel de Champlain 4x 25.0% stumper $1,100 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $500 1999 This Frenchman's interpreter actually saw the Great Lakes first, but the boss got the credit
J $1,000 DD 2020 This French explorer with his own lake on the U.S.-Quebec border reached the Great Lakes around 1615
J $600 2024 This lake that forms a boundary between New York & Vermont bears the name of the French explorer who saw it in 1609
Worth Knowing (88)
Wyoming 3 Volcanoes 3 Utah 3 Uganda 3 Tonga 3 Thailand 3 Spain 3 South America 3 South Africa 3 Scotland 3 Quebec 3 Peru 3 Oregon 3 New Jersey 3 Mexico 3 Manitoba 3 Luxembourg 3 Ireland 3 Indonesia 3 Florida 3 Brazil 3 Tippecanoe 3 tides 3 Tennessee 3 Saskatchewan 3 Zambia & Zimbabwe 2 wine 2 Virginia 2 Vermont 2 Vasco da Gama 2 Uruguay 2 Turkey 2 tsunami 2 trenches 2 the Soviet Union 2 the Orange 2 The Last Supper 2 the Alps 2 Texas & Oklahoma 2 squid 2 Siberia 2 Shanghai 2 Seoul 2 Salt 2 Ross 2 Rip Van Winkle 2 plankton 2 Pittsburgh 2 photosynthesis 2 Pennsylvania 2 pearls 2 Papua New Guinea 2 Nova Scotia 2 North Carolina 2 monsoon 2 Micronesia 2 Michigan 2 Mexico City 2 Massachusetts 2 Livingstone 2 Liberia 2 kelp 2 Kazakhstan 2 Japan 2 Jacques Cousteau 2 Israel 2 Iowa 2 Indiana 2 Indian 2 Iceland 2 Iberian 2 Honshu 2 Hawaii 2 Guatemala 2 Georgia 2 Finland 2 Ethiopia 2 England 2 Duluth 2 Dar es Salaam 2 Churchill 2 China 2 Borneo 2 Argentina 2 antifreeze 2 a lagoon 2 the Zaire 2 the tuna 2

Lakes

49 answers | 323 clues
Must-Know (19)
Lake Michigan 21x 14.3% stumper $414 avg J:13 DJ:8
J $100 1999 The Chicago River originally flowed into this Great Lake; now it flows out of it
DJ $600 1996 The Chicago River flows out of this Great Lake into the Mississippi River basin
J $100 1994 It's third in size of the Great Lakes & the only one entirely within the U.S.
Lake Geneva 19x 10.5% stumper $1,132 avg J:4 DJ:15
J $200 1997 The water level of this Swiss-French lake may fluctuate greatly in a short period of time
J $500 2001 The castle of Chillon on this lake's eastern shore was made famous in a Lord Byron poem
DJ $1,200 2023 Plunge into this crescent-shaped lake on the border between France & Switzerland, the largest European Alpine lake
Lake Victoria 18x $673 avg J:5 DJ:10 FJ:3
J $200 2016 This largest lake in Africa is also the main reservoir of the Nile River
DJ $600 1997 This largest African lake is the largest source of the Nile River
DJ $2,000 DD 2011 Jinja, Uganda
the Great Salt Lake 18x 5.9% stumper $359 avg J:10 DJ:7 FJ:1
J $200 1999 Brine flies & brine shrimp are the only creatures that thrive in this body of water near Utah's capital
J $500 1984 It’s the largest lake remaining from prehistoric Lake Bonneville
DJ $2,000 DD 1995 The Lucin cutoff, built across this lake, provided a rail link between Lucin & Ogden
Lake Baikal 17x 5.9% stumper $1,041 avg J:4 DJ:13
J $500 1997 The deepest point of this southeastern Siberian lake is about 3,800 feet below sea level
J $1,000 2008 The island of Olkhon is in the center of this deep Siberian lake
J $500 1994 The Golomyanka is one of the many fish found only in this Siberian lake
Lake Huron 13x 38.5% stumper $638 avg J:7 DJ:6
J $300 1994 This Great Lake receives inflow from Lake Superior &, via the Straits of Mackinac, from Lake Michigan
DJ $600 1992 Though second in size of the Great Lakes, it has the longest shoreline of any of them
J $1,000 2012 This second-largest of the Great Lakes by surface area was named for the Indians who lived on its shores
Lake Erie 12x 45.5% stumper $945 avg J:3 DJ:8 FJ:1
J $300 1997 Ohio's North Bass, Middle Bass & South Bass Islands lie in this most southern Great Lake
J $800 2012 Ports on this lake include Ashtabula & Toledo
DJ $1,600 2018 Ohio's rivers flow either south into the Ohio River or north directly into this lake
Lake Pontchartrain 11x 9.1% stumper $1,191 avg J:7 DJ:4
J $200 DD 2016 In 1699 Sieur d'Iberville saw Okwata, a vast lake near the Gulf of Mexico, & renamed it this
J $500 1994 This Louisiana lake was named for Louis XIV's marine minister
DJ $1,000 1995 Lake Borgne connects this Louisiana lake to the Gulf of Mexico
Lake Ontario 11x $910 avg J:3 DJ:7 FJ:1
J $100 1985 Only Great Lake with an outlet to the St. Lawrence River
DJ $600 1997 The Niagara River flows about 34 miles from Lake Erie north to this Great Lake
DJ $1,200 2021 Toronto & Oswego, New York are ports on this Great Lake that reaches a depth of over 800 feet
Lake Mead 11x 20.0% stumper $800 avg J:5 DJ:5 FJ:1
J $100 1985 Only about 50 years old, this lake was created by Hoover Dam
J $500 1997 The capacity of this artificial lake 15 miles east of Las Vegas is 38.3 billion cubic meters
DJ $1,600 2018 At low water levels, the 2 largest of the Boulder Islands in this 110-mile artificial Nevada lake are connected
Lake Champlain 10x 10.0% stumper $920 avg J:3 DJ:7
J $200 1991 Vermont's largest lake is named for this explorer who discovered it in 1609
DJ $600 1996 The Richelieu River in southern Quebec issues from this lake near the U.S.-Canada border
DJ $1,000 DD 1995 Over half of this lake lies in Vermont, a portion lies in New York & its northern tip lies in Quebec
the Finger Lakes 10x $580 avg J:7 DJ:3
J $400 1997 Seneca Lake, one of these New York lakes, exceeds 600 feet in depth
J $600 2003 The community college in Canandaigua, New York is named for this "handy" group of bodies of water
J $1,000 DD 2022 Seneca & Cayuga are the largest of the 11 lakes in New York State collectively called these
Lake Tahoe 9x $900 avg J:4 DJ:5
J $300 1993 There's a reproduced 9th c. Viking fortress on Emerald Bay in this large California-Nevada lake
J $500 1984 You can bet on the banks of this California-Nevada lake
DJ $1,600 2017 Rubicon Point Lighthouse on this large lake in the Sierra Nevada was once the world's highest in elevation
Lake Maracaibo 9x 44.4% stumper $1,633 avg J:3 DJ:6
J $500 2000 Using reinforced concrete, Italian engineer Riccardo Morandi bridged this Venezuelan lake
J $1,000 2003 In 1957 a deep channel was completed allowing ocean ships to reach this largest Venezuelan lake
J $800 2021 Catumbo lightningis a phenomenon regularly seen over this huge Venezuelan lake
Lake Titicaca 8x 12.5% stumper $1,075 avg J:2 DJ:6
J $600 2003 12,500' above sea level, this South American lake bordering Bolivia & Peru is the world's most navigable lake
J $1,000 DD 2022 The pre-Incan Uros people still inhabitfloating islandshigh in the Andes in this lake
DJ $600 1990 Incan ruins have been found on islands in this lake on the border of Bolivia & Peru
Lake Superior 8x $338 avg J:5 DJ:3
J $100 1987 The U.S. & Canada border on this, the world's largest freshwater lake
J $600 2019 A flight to Thunder Bay & a 4-hour drive brings you to Canada's Pukaskwa National Park on this Great Lake
DJ $200 1996 It's the deepest of the Great Lakes as well as the largest
Lake Okeechobee 8x 25.0% stumper $950 avg J:2 DJ:6
J $100 1997 Centuries of overflow from this lake helped create the Everglades
DJ $600 2000 Southern Florida:663 square miles
DJ $1,600 2017 This Florida lake lies within 5 counties, including Palm Beach & Glades
Lake Nasser 8x 37.5% stumper $1,112 avg DJ:8
DJ $400 2009 Created in 1968, this lake named for an Egyptian president took 13 years to be near full capacity
DJ $600 DD 2000 Southern Egypt:1,550 square miles
DJ $1,000 1987 The temples of Abu Simbel were moved to escape the rising waters of this Aswan High Dam lake
Crater Lake 8x 28.6% stumper $671 avg J:4 DJ:3 FJ:1
J $200 1988 Famous lake which occupies the caldera of Mt. Mazama, an extinct volcano in Oregon
J $500 2001 Lying in the bowl of an extinct volcano in the Cascade Mountains, it's America's deepest lake
DJ $2,000 DD 2014 Oregon's Wizard Island in this volcanic lake has a cinder cone rising 760 feet above the lake
Should-Know (10)
Lake Louise 7x 14.3% stumper $1,057 avg J:1 DJ:6
DJ $200 1988 Banff National Park & this lake are visited more than any other place in the Canadian Rockies
DJ $500 DD 1993 This lake in Canada's Banff National Park was named for a daughter of Queen Victoria
DJ $1,600 2017 This lake in Banff National Park was once called Emerald Lake for its blue-green glacial waters
Superior 6x $417 avg J:1 DJ:5
DJ $200 1988 This Great Lake is the deepest, highest above sea level, & farthest north & west of all the Great Lakes
DJ $800 2017 Minnesota's highest point, 2,301' Eagle Mountain, is just a few miles from its lowest point, this Great Lake
J $300 1993 Ontario is the shortest of the Great Lakes & this is the longest
Lake Tanganyika 5x 40.0% stumper $1,320 avg DJ:5
DJ $800 1995 This second-largest African lake separates Tanzania from Zaire
DJ $1,000 1995 The Lukuga River is the only outlet of this deepest African lake
DJ $1,600 2016 About 420 miles long, it bears the name of a former African country
Lake Nicaragua 5x 40.0% stumper $960 avg J:1 DJ:4
J $400 1997 This largest Central American lake shares its name with the country in which it's located
DJ $800 2010 In the room the women come and go /Talking of this largest Central American lake, amigo
DJ $1,200 2006 This largest inland body of water in Central America lies just southeast of Managua
Titicaca 4x $1,350 avg DJ:4
DJ $400 1987 Of Lakes Titicaca, Tahoe, or Tanganyika, the highest navigable lake in the world
DJ $1,000 1996 Isla del Sol in this lake is the legendary birthplace of the Incas
DJ $2,000 2024 The world's highest navigable lake, it's shared by Peru & Bolivia
the Great Lakes 4x $225 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $100 1994 Of the world's 6 largest lakes in area, 3 are part of this quintet
J $200 2018 This term for a quintet of bodies of water in North America is also used for a group in Africa
J $200 1990 These 5 contiguous lakes form the largest body of fresh water in the world
Lake George 4x $1,300 avg J:1 DJ:3
DJ $400 2006 The lake James Fenimore Cooper called Horicon is now called this, after the second British king of that name
DJ $4,000 DD 2015 This lake in Upstate New York was named in 1755 to honor the then-current British monarch
DJ $400 1996 Once called Lac du Saint Sacrement, this New York lake was renamed for England's king in 1755
Great Bear Lake 4x $1,375 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $300 1986 "Ursa Major" could be nickname for this, Canada's largest lake entirely within its borders
DJ $1,200 2022 This vast Canadianlakeattracts anglers but you're competing for the fish with the animals the lake is named for
DJ $2,000 2023 When you dip into this big lake in the Northwest Territories, beware of the ursines for which it was named
Erie 4x $2,100 avg J:1 DJ:3
DJ $400 2004 A memorial on an island in this Great Lake honors Oliver Hazard Perry's victory there during the War of 1812
J $600 2021 The St. Clair River is a conduit by which the waters of Lake Huron eventually flow south into this other Great Lake
DJ $7,000 DD 2021 Dipping into Ohio, this one of the Great Lakes extends farthest south
Okeechobee 4x $650 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $400 2016 This Florida lake bears a Hitchiti name that means "big water"
DJ $1,600 2021 A Seminole reservation & the communities of Belle Glade & Pahokee are found around the shores of this lake
J $400 1994 This large southern lake is fed mainly by the Kissimmee River
Worth Knowing (20)
Veronica Lake 3 Nicaragua 3 Maracaibo 3 Loch Ness 3 Lake of the Woods 3 Lake Lucerne 3 Lake Havasu 3 Winnebago 2 Walden 2 the Lady of the Lake 2 Tahoe 2 Ricki Lake 2 Lake Managua 2 Lake Como 2 Lake Bonneville 2 Lake Albert 2 Huron 2 Great Slave Lake 2 Emerson, Lake & Palmer 2 (Lake) Baikal 2

Oceans & Seas

33 answers | 275 clues
Must-Know (17)
the Black Sea 20x 20.0% stumper $705 avg J:10 DJ:10
J $100 1988 Named, it's said, because heavy winter fog makes the waters look dark, it lies between USSR & Bulgaria
J $500 1995 After flowing across Romania, the Danube River empties into this sea
J $1,000 DD 1996 Ukrainians call this sea Chorne More; Romanians call it Marea Neagra
the Indian Ocean 18x $794 avg J:9 DJ:9
J $200 2022 The lowest point of Tanzania is the shore of this ocean
DJ $600 1996 Sumatra & the Malay Peninsula are 2 of the land areas dividing the Pacific Ocean from this ocean
J $1,000 2025 The Zambezi
the Mediterranean 16x 6.2% stumper $350 avg J:8 DJ:8
J $100 1990 Jason, a robot submersible, has found a field of hot geysers SW of Naples on the floor of this sea
DJ $800 1992 The Ionian Sea is the deepest part of this sea
DJ $1,200 2004 The Cinque Terre, 5 fishing villages on the Italian Riviera, overlook the Ligurian Sea, an arm of this sea
the Red Sea 16x $520 avg J:5 DJ:10 FJ:1
DJ $200 1997 Part of the Great Rift Valley, it parted in Exodus
DJ $600 2000 This sea is about 1,400 miles long, running from the Strait of Bab el Mandeb to Suez, Egypt
DJ $2,000 DD 2021 Blooms of the algae of Trichodesmium erythraeum give this body of water its color & perhaps its name
the North Sea 15x $520 avg J:5 DJ:10
J $200 2005 A major waterway of western Germany, the Weser river flows 273 miles to this sea
J $500 1996 The Netherlands' West Frisian Islands & Germany's East Frisian Islands lie in this sea
DJ $1,000 1991 At 2,400 feet, the Norway Gulf is this sea's deepest point
the Dead Sea 15x 13.3% stumper $800 avg J:7 DJ:8
J $300 1990 Body of water that gave its name to a series of ancient scrolls that were found in nearby caves
DJ $800 2002 This saltiest body of water is so full of minerals that it keeps everyone afloat
DJ $1,600 2004 This lake holds 2 extreme world records: the saltiest & the lowest
the Caspian Sea 14x 21.4% stumper $936 avg J:6 DJ:8
DJ $400 2016 The Volga, to this so-called "sea"
J $500 DD 1993 Though called a "sea", it's really the world's largest lake
J $1,000 DD 2018 This misleadingly named body of water is landlocked by Russia, Kazakhstan & 3 other nations
the Adriatic 13x 7.7% stumper $792 avg J:4 DJ:9
J $200 1998 This sea was named for an ancient Roman port near Venice
J $500 DD 1994 An arm of the Mediterranean, this sea extends from the Gulf of Venice to the Strait of Otranto
DJ $1,000 1991 This sea, about 60,000 sq. miles in area, was named for a small port on Italy's east coast
the Coral Sea 11x 36.4% stumper $1,309 avg J:5 DJ:6
DJ $400 1995 Named for its reef formations, this sea merges with the Solomon Sea to the north & the Tasman Sea to the south
J $500 1995 Though shallow off the Australian coast, this tropical sea reaches depths of 25,000' near Vanuatu
J $1,000 2017 This sea off Australia's east coast is named for invertebrate marine organisms
the Arctic Ocean 11x 18.2% stumper $409 avg J:6 DJ:5
J $100 1998 Ho, ho, ho! The North Pole sits near the center of this ocean
DJ $800 2021 I'll pass on vacationing on the East Siberian Sea in this ocean
DJ $1,000 1992 This ocean's greatest depth, nearly 18,000 feet, is near Spitsbergen Island
the Pacific 11x 9.1% stumper $364 avg J:6 DJ:5
J $200 2013 Hanauma Bay, east of Waikiki
J $800 2019 The Bismarck Archipelago
J $400 2019 The Kuroshio Current
the Caribbean 9x 11.1% stumper $233 avg J:6 DJ:3
J $100 1995 The Windward Passage between Cuba & Haiti is a major shipping route in this sea
DJ $600 1994 In this sea the Aruba Gap joins the Colombian & Venezuelan basins
J $100 1993 Cayman Trench near Jamaica contains this sea's deepest known point
the Arabian Sea 9x 37.5% stumper $1,062 avg J:3 DJ:5 FJ:1
J $400 1986 This sea touches Iran, Pakistan, & India, but not Saudi Arabia
DJ $800 1988 Bombay, India is built on islands in this sea named for the land on its other shore
J $1,000 DD 1997 Its arms are the Gulfs of Oman & Aden & its chief ports are Karachi & Bombay
the Baltic Sea 9x 37.5% stumper $950 avg J:2 DJ:6 FJ:1
J $200 1986 Finland, Poland, East Germany, & Russia all border on this sea
J $600 2003 A small portion of Russia is separated from the motherland & lies between Poland & Lithuania on this sea
DJ $1,200 2007 The Gulf of Finland & the Gulf of Bothnia both extend from this sea
the Bering Sea 8x 25.0% stumper $525 avg J:4 DJ:4
J $200 1995 A rich source of salmon, Alaska's Bristol Bay is an arm of this
J $800 2017 This sea's deepest point lies more than 15,000 feet down in the Aleutian Trench
J $1,000 2011 The Aleutian Islands & the Commander Islands mark this sea's southern border
the Yellow Sea 8x 12.5% stumper $500 avg J:6 DJ:2
J $200 2021 This Chinese sea got its name from the color of its muddy banks & silty water
J $500 DD 2000 The Chinese call this sea Huang Hai due to the tint of the waters along its shore
DJ $1,000 1989 The river known as the Huang Ho dumps its uniquely colored sediment into this sea
the Atlantic 8x 25.0% stumper $325 avg J:5 DJ:3
J $200 2025 The Tagus
DJ $800 2021 Near the Antillean Arc, the Milwaukee Depth is the deepest point in this ocean
J $200 2022 In 1805 Henry Nicholls set out to find a route to the Niger River from this ocean, unaware he was starting from its mouth
Should-Know (9)
the Atlantic Ocean 7x $429 avg J:3 DJ:4
J $100 1999 It's the saltiest of the oceans & the second largest
J $500 2000 Some say the Weddell Sea is an arm of the Antarctic Ocean; others say it's part of this larger ocean
DJ $1,200 2016 The Gambia, to this ocean
the Caribbean Sea 7x $500 avg J:3 DJ:4
J $100 1998 The Mosquito Gulf & the Gulf of Venezuela are among the gulfs lying along this sea
J $600 DD 2000 To get to the bottom of this sea, try the Cayman Trench
DJ $1,200 2020 The Cayman Islands are in this sea
the Baltic 6x 16.7% stumper $683 avg J:3 DJ:3
J $200 2025 Denmark & Latvia both border this sea sharing its name with a people who lived on its shores in ancient times
J $500 1996 Its greatest length, about 930 miles, is between Lubeck, Germany & Haparanda, Sweden
DJ $1,400 DD 1995 The Gulf of Finland, which freezes over for several months during winter, is an arm of this sea
the Aegean 6x $367 avg J:4 DJ:2
J $200 2017 This sea is dotted by more than 1,400 islands with almost all of them belonging to Greece
DJ $600 1992 This sea's southern entrance is partly blocked by the islands of Crete & Rhodes
DJ $200 1993 The greatest depth in this arm of the Mediterranean is about 7,000' just north of Crete
the Arctic 5x 20.0% stumper $600 avg J:3 DJ:2
DJ $200 1995 The Barents, Beaufort & East Siberian seas are different sections of this ocean
DJ $600 1986 The smallest of the 4 generally recognized oceans
J $1,000 2019 The Lomonosov Ridge
the Aegean Sea 5x $780 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $100 2000 In 700 B.C. Greeks first crossed this sea to colonize Samothrace
DJ $1,600 2013 The Cyclades Islands lie in this sea
J $200 1996 Piraeus, Greece overlooks the Saronic Gulf, an inlet of this arm of the Mediterranean
the Pacific Ocean 4x 25.0% stumper $325 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $100 1986 While Christmas Island is in the Indian Ocean, Easter Island is in this body of water
J $600 2013 The Sulu Sea
DJ $200 1998 The Japan & Peru Currents are among those that warm & cool coastal areas of this ocean
the Dardanelles 4x $800 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $400 1993 The Turks call this strait separating Asian & European Turkey the Strait of Canakkale
DJ $800 1996 Hellespont is the ancient name for this strait that connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea
DJ $1,600 2021 Back when it was known as the Hellespont, this strait was where the mythic lovers Hero & Leander perished
the Sea of Galilee 4x $850 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 1985 Lake Kinneret & the Sea of Tiberias are other names for this Biblical "Sea"
DJ $800 1992 This sea through which the river passes is also called the Sea of Tiberias, for a city on its shore
DJ $2,000 DD 2021 This lake of Israel famous for its biblical associations is fed & drained by the Jordan River
Worth Knowing (7)
the Sea of Japan 3 the Adriatic Sea 3 the South China Sea 2 the Sargasso Sea 2 the Mediterranean Sea 2 the Bering 2 St. Lawrence Seaway 2

Bays & Gulfs

18 answers | 105 clues
Must-Know (4)
the Bay of Bengal 14x 7.7% stumper $869 avg J:6 DJ:7 FJ:1
DJ $200 1991 Bangladesh's coastline extends about 350 miles along this bay
J $600 2025 Myanmar's principal river, the Irrawaddy drains into this bay
DJ $1,000 1987 Bordering India, Bangladesh, & Burma, it's the biggest bay in the world
the Bay of Biscay 14x $1,036 avg J:2 DJ:12
DJ $200 1989 This stormy bay north of Spain & west of France was named for the Basques
DJ $800 2025 La Rochelle, France & Santander, Spain are ports on this bay
DJ $1,000 1992 The beaches at San Sebastian, Spain & Biarritz, France front on this bay
the Gulf of Mexico 10x $650 avg J:4 DJ:6
DJ $400 2020 The Straits of Florida connect this body of water to the Atlantic Ocean
J $500 1986 Named for the state of Campeche, the Bay of Campeche is southernmost part of this body of water
J $1,000 2010 The Gulf Stream, a warm ocean current, was named for the mistaken belief that it was generated in this body of water
the Hudson Bay 9x $556 avg J:4 DJ:5
J $100 2000 The Foxe Channel connects the Arctic Ocean with this huge Canadian bay
DJ $600 1996 When discovered in 1610, this bay was thought to be the long-sought Northwest Passage
DJ $1,200 2007 In the early 1770s England's Samuel Hearne became the first European to reach the Arctic Ocean overland from this bay
Should-Know (7)
Manila Bay 7x 14.3% stumper $886 avg J:2 DJ:5
J $300 1994 The Philippine capital is located on this bay
J $500 1996 This bay that shares its name with the Philippine capital is nearly landlocked
DJ $1,200 2025 It's a watery 770 square mileindentationof the island of Luzon
the Bay of Fundy 6x $1,033 avg J:1 DJ:5
DJ $600 1991 The high tides of this bay cause the flow of Canada's St. John River to reverse
J $1,000 2024 This bay noted for its high tides separates Nova Scotia & New Brunswick
DJ $800 2016 The town of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia plays hosts to many tide tourists visiting this nearby bay
Puget Sound 6x $667 avg J:4 DJ:2
J $300 2001 This large inlet in Washington state was named for Captain George Vancouver's aide
DJ $600 1996 This arm of the Pacific in Washington state divides into Hood Canal & Admiralty Inlet
J $2,000 DD 2021 Accessible only by ferry, Vashon Island is in this body of water, between Seattle & Tacoma
Chesapeake Bay 6x 16.7% stumper $617 avg J:3 DJ:3
J $200 2001 When Midshipmen from Annapolis sit on the dock of the bay, it's usually this one that divides Maryland in two
J $600 2022 If you're sittin' on the dock of this 200-mile-long bay, you're either in Maryland or Virginia
DJ $1,000 1993 The Delmarva Peninsula separates this U.S. bay from the Atlantic Ocean
The Gulf Stream 5x 20.0% stumper $660 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $200 1993 This current of the western N. Atlantic carries tropical water, keeping many N. European ports ice free
DJ $1,000 1984 Thinking it flowed west, Benjamin Franklin misnamed this Caribbean current that flows north
J $200 1990 Winter ocean air west of Norway is over 40 degrees warmer than average for that latitude because of this current
Biscayne Bay 5x 20.0% stumper $1,100 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $300 1991 To reach Miami Beach from Miami you cross this bay
DJ $600 1991 This bay is bounded by Miami, Miami Beach & the Florida Keys
J $1,000 DD 2004 This 2- to 10-mile-wide bay separates Miami from Miami Beach
Persian Gulf 5x 20.0% stumper $240 avg J:4 DJ:1
DJ $200 1994 Countries bordering on this gulf include Qatar & Saudi Arabia
J $200 2000 Bahrain is composed of several islands in the Gulf of Bahrain & this larger gulf
J $200 1995 It's also known as the Arabian Gulf
Worth Knowing (7)
the Gulf of California 3 the Bay of Pigs 3 Prudhoe Bay 3 Long Island Sound 3 the Gulf of Sidra 2 Mobile Bay 2 Gulf of Tonkin 2

Straits & Channels

10 answers | 35 clues
Should-Know (5)
the Panama Canal 6x 16.7% stumper $467 avg J:1 DJ:5
DJ $200 1995 This canal is approached from the Atlantic side via Limon Bay
DJ $800 2022 Built in the early 1960s, the Bridge of the Americas spans this waterway
DJ $200 1987 Route of of this canal passes through Gatun Lake
the Strait of Gibraltar 5x $2,025 avg J:2 DJ:2 FJ:1
J $100 1991 Tarifa, Spain & Tangier, Morocco are on opposite sides of this strait
J $600 DD 1999 To reach the Bay of Tangier, head straight through this strait
DJ $7,000 DD 2022 The Bay of Tangier makes up part of the western end of this strait
the Strait of Magellan 4x 25.0% stumper $550 avg J:1 DJ:3
DJ $400 1996 Punta Arenas, Chile is the chief port on this strait
DJ $1,000 1998 Except for its easternmost extremity, this strait lies entirely within Chilean waters
DJ $400 1991 Punta Arenas, Chile is the port of call for ships passing through this strait
the Strait of Dover 4x 75.0% stumper $1,200 avg DJ:4
DJ $1,000 1991 The French call this strait connecting the North Sea & the English Channel "Pas de Calais"
DJ $1,000 1990 In sailing from the English Channel to the North Sea, one would pass through this strait
DJ $1,200 2024 The French call it Pas de Calais; the English call it this
the English Channel 4x $450 avg DJ:4
DJ $200 1988 Body of water crossed when ferrying from Dover to Calais
DJ $800 1993 The French call this channel La Manche
DJ $400 1994 The Strait of Dover is the easternmost & narrowest part of this waterway
Worth Knowing (5)
the Bering Strait 3 Strait of Hormuz 3 the Suez Canal 2 the Straits of Mackinac 2 the Drake Passage 2

Waterfalls

1 answers | 3 clues
Worth Knowing (1)
Niagara Falls 3
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