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Oceanography trivia quiz

Oceanography trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Oceanography questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

Opens Monday 9 November at 06:00: get notified

What the Oceanography questions cover

  • Currents
  • Seafloor
  • Tides
  • Waves
  • Ocean Basins
  • Water Masses
  • Carbonate Cycle
  • Dynamics
  • Tidal Harmonics
  • Acoustics
  • Gyre Theory
  • Hydrothermal Vents

Try three Oceanography questions

Question 1

Which ocean covers the largest area on Earth?

  1. Pacific Ocean
  2. Atlantic Ocean
  3. Arctic Ocean
  4. Indian Ocean
Show the answer

Pacific Ocean

Question 2

Which ocean separates the Americas from Europe and Africa?

  1. Southern Ocean
  2. Atlantic Ocean
  3. Arctic Ocean
  4. Indian Ocean
Show the answer

Atlantic Ocean

Question 3

Which ocean lies between eastern Africa, southern Asia, and western Australia?

  1. Southern Ocean
  2. Arctic Ocean
  3. Indian Ocean
  4. Atlantic Ocean
Show the answer

Indian Ocean

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Oceanography match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Oceanography questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

Your Oceanography ranking is its own: climb it without your other topics dragging you down.