These questions are from a loose paper that came with the latest issue of National Geographic. They are all about oceans and they are questions from the National Geographic Bee. I’ll include the answers at the end of the post so you can test your intellectual prowess.

  1. In which ocean is Ascension Island, home to one of the three ground stations for the Global Positioning System?
  2. Sala-y-Gómez, a rocky islet of volcanic origin, is located on the Nasca Plate in which ocean?
  3. Which ocean shares the longest stretch of open water with the Arctic Ocean?
  4. In which ocean is the Ninetyeast Ridge, a long mid-ocean ridge that is located north of the Kerguelen Plateau?
  5. Cocos, a nine-square-mile island that is a national park, lies north of the Galápagos in which ocean?

As a brief intermission so you’re not tempted to look at the answers too quickly, one of my favorite shows when I was growing up was Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

Okay, now the answers:

  1. Atlantic
  2. Pacific
  3. Atlantic
  4. Indian
  5. Pacific