Easy like Sunday morning quiz on borders
Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning - All about borders
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1 / 10 | On August 17, 1947, a demarcation line between two recently independent countries was published. Known as the Radcliffe Line, it was named after Cyril Radcliffe, who was the joint chairman of the boundary commissions. What two countries does the 3,323-km line separate?
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Answer : India and Pakistan SHOW ANSWER
2 / 10 | The KDMZ is a strip of land running near the 38th parallel north and roughly divides the peninsula into two halves. The 250-km-long line has been fiercely guarded by the military on both sides since 1953, although the DMZ itself stands for De-Militarized Zone. Which two countries are separated by this zone?
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Answer : North and South Korea SHOW ANSWER
3 / 10 | This was a physical boundary that divided Europe into two from the end of World War II till 1991. On the western side were NATO members, and on the eastern side were countries affiliated with the Soviet Union. The name refers to an actual safety curtain used in theatres to stop fires from spreading. What is the name of this border?
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Answer : Iron Curtain SHOW ANSWER
4 / 10 | The world's longest border is also the longest without a military defence, making it the longest 'undefended' border. Stretching 8,891 km long, it was established in 1783, seven years after one of them gained independence. Which two countries share this border?
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Answer : U.S. and Canada SHOW ANSWER
5 / 10 | This was one of the most heavily fortified borders of all time, and more than a hundred people died trying to cross it. Eventually, the border was brought down overnight because of a mistaken announcement by an official. By what name was this historic border known?
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Answer : The Berlin Wall SHOW ANSWER
6 / 10 | In 1989, this country had land borders with three countries: the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany. As of 2002, it shares borders with Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia. Which country is this that, without changing its own borders, no longer borders any of the countries it did in 1989?
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Answer : Poland SHOW ANSWER
7 / 10 | The border between these two countries was so complicated that there was a 'third-order enclave' until 2015. Dahala Khagrabari was a piece of one country inside another country, which was itself inside the first country. Which two countries are these?
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Answer : India and Bangladesh SHOW ANSWER
8 / 10 | The biggest official time jump you can get just by crossing a land border is three and a half hours. You will need to reset your watch when travelling west from Afghanistan, which is in the UTC+4:30 time zone. What is the other country that follows UTC+8?
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Answer : China SHOW ANSWER
9 / 10 | The border between Botswana and Zambia is at an important point where they both border the Zambezi River. Stretching 150 metres long, what record does this border hold?
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Answer : Shortest border between two countries SHOW ANSWER
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