Which of the following is called “Gate of Tears”?
- A. Bab-el-Mandeb
- B. Suez Canal
- C. Syria
- D. Lebanon
Correct Answer: A. Bab-el-Mandeb
The Bab-el-Mandeb or Gate of Tears is a strait located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. The Bab-el-Mandeb acts as a strategic link between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea via the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Source: Wikipedia
Correct Answer: B. LinkedIn
Correct Answer: A. Spain and Portugal
River Douro is the third-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula having total length is 897 kilometers. For 112 kilometers, the river forms part of the national border line between Spain and Portugal.
Correct Answer: A. United States
Correct Answer: B. Ferdinand Henri Moissan (1886)
Correct Answer: B. German
Correct Answer: D. Alexander Parkes (1861)