Statistics for North Sea General Knowledge

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Which ocean does the North Sea connect to?	Atlantic Ocean	100%
Bordering countries	Germany	100%
Bordering countries	Norway	100%
Bordering countries	United Kingdom	100%
Bordering countries	Belgium	95%
Bordering countries	Netherlands	95%
Bordering countries	Denmark	89%
Bordering countries	France	89%
Which group of Norsemen ruled the North Sea, aided by their superior longships?	Vikings	84%
What is the neighbouring sea to the east?	Baltic Sea	79%
Long, narrow sea inlets with steep sides found along the northern coastline of the North Sea	Fjords	74%
What is the largest river that flows into the North Sea?	Rhine	74%
What is the neighbouring sea to the north?	Norwegian Sea	53%
Which canal links the North Sea to the sea in the previous answer	Kiel Canal	42%
What is the unrecognised micronation found on HM Fort Roughs?	Sealand	42%
What is the area of land that once connected Britain to continental Europe, now submerged beneath the North Sea?	Doggerland	37%
Which archipelago is found in the southeastern North Sea?	Frisian Islands	26%
What was the minefield that stretched across the northern edge of the North Sea during WWI?	North Sea Mine Barrage	16%