11 February 2025

Quiztime


Too many days have passed by since the last edition of "Quiztime". The theme on this occasion is The Gulf of Mexico. As usual, the answers will appear in the Comments section. Good luck!

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1) Bordering The Gulf of Mexico, which country has marginally the longest gulf coastline?

(a) Cuba  (b) Mexico (c) USA (d) Brazil

2)  When did the Spanish version of The Gulf of Mexico -  "golfo de México" first appear on a world map?

(a) 1550 (b) 1776 (c) 1876  (d) 2020

3) How many states of the USA border The Gulf of Mexico?

(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 11

4) How many states of Mexico border The Gulf of Mexico?

a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 11

5) There are many millions of  atlases in the world   - in libraries, schools, universities, offices and people's homes. In each of those atlases, how is the body of water bordered by Mexico the USA and Cuba labelled? 

6)  Can you work out this anagram? (Clue: A body of water west of Cuba)

ECO FLU FOG MIX

7) 

A Mexican resort called Progreso is located on the northern tip of The Yucatan Peninsula but what is the body of water that lies beyond the colourful signage shown above?
(a) Mediterranean Sea (b) The Persian Gulf  
(c) Lake Superior (d) The Gulf of Mexico

8) Allegedly, who was the first European seafarer to explore The Gulf of Mexico in 1497? Here he is:- 
(a) Christopher Columbus (b) Amerigo Vespucci 
(c) Ferdinand Magellan (d) Francis Drake

9) Name the gulf into which the waters of the great Mississippi river flow. (Clue: It is not The Gulf of America)

10) What is the name of the ancient capital of Cuba that overlooks The Gulf of Mexico?
(a) Havana  (b) Banana (c) Guantanamo (d) Miami
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Okay. How did you do?

25 comments:

  1. i got here before the answers.... do i win a prize?

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  2. Finally! 10 out of 10 for me. Even though you haven't posted the official answers.

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    1. Well done Debby! For official confirmation, see below.

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  3. Answers
    1) (b) Mexico
    2) (a) 1550
    3) (b) 5
    4) (c) 6
    5) The Gulf of Mexico
    6) The Gulf of Mexico
    7) (d) The Gulf of Mexico
    8) (b) Amerigo Vespucci
    9) The Gulf of Mexico
    10) (a) Havana

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  4. I missed three and have no legitimate excuse for doing so. I went with the US over Mexico for the longest shoreline, missed the number of Mexican states, and picked the wrong explorer. I'll try to do better next time.

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  5. 1.c
    2. a
    3. b
    4 . a
    5. all of them
    6. Gulf of Mexico
    7. Gulf of Mexico
    8. a
    9 . Gulf of Mexico
    10. Havana

    Oops. I didn't read #5 correctly. Of the others I missed, I have no excuse. Make Me Great Again! Please.

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  6. I missed one...number of Mexican states that border the Gulf of Mexico.

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  7. I got 7/10. Thanks for all those softballs or I would have done a lot worse, LOL!

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  8. 1. You'd think the US but I'm going with Mexico since it is the Gulf of Mexico .... and always will be no matter what the buffon says.
    2. I just read today that it was 1550.
    3. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas = 5
    4 3 is a total guess.
    5. Gulf of Mexico.
    6. Gulf of Mexico.
    7. Gulf of Mexico.
    8. Vespucci.
    9 Gulf of Mexico.
    10. Havana.

    I did very well, though it helped a few questions had the same exact answer!!!

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    1. UPDATE: this very morning our local weatherman referred to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
      I let the station, the news director and the offending weatherman have it.

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  9. I got #3 and #4 mixed up and missed 8. Not a stunning grade. C-

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  10. 8 out of 10 for me, I didn't know Mexico had states, and didn't know which explorer named the Gulf of Mexico.

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  11. My missed three were the same as Kelly's. I wasn't sure about the number of bordering states and equally uncertain about the miserable looking man with the red cap and green cape; could have been Magellan just as well.

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  12. 1. Coincidently I was looking at the coast line today, as Google Maps here has renamed it in brackets as Gulf of America, with Gulf of Mexico still dominant. Mexico looked to have a longer coast line.
    I had 2, 3, and 4 wrong.
    So, that is 7 correct.

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  13. Too easy this time.
    I have visited Havana, back in the noughties. Quite an experience..crumbling beauty, lively people, noise and movement. I wonder how much it has changed now.

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  14. Much to my surprise I got 8 ! Are you trying to make a point about the G of M?

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  15. I kind of gave up guessing and decided to just answer "Mexico" or "The Gulf of Mexico" when I did not know - which proved a rather successful strategy in this quiz... ;-) (I did also know Havana, though, and the map was somewhat helpful...)

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  16. Ha! I missed nos. 2 and 4, but I heartily agree with your underlying message that this body of water is in fact THE GULF OF MEXICO.

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  17. Brain not in action today, so none . . . well, apart from the anagram.

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  18. I think my best ever, 90%. I know little about the geography of Mexico, I overestimated the number of State in Mexico that border the Gulf. Sorry about our @sshole President, I voted against him.

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  19. Clever one today.

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  20. I only got 2 wrong (#3 & #4) which is pretty good for me.

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  21. I don't know enough about that part of the world to intelligently answer the quiz questions. The Gulf of Mexico, what a sad little man who would want to rename it. I'm guessing his dick doesn't work anymore, so he has to find news ways to amuse himself.

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