English Channel
The channel lies between southern England and northern France. This topic is part of Water Bodies within Geography. This page currently draws on 9 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
English Channel trivia questions
The English Channel separates England from which country?
Answer: France
Bonus fact: The channel lies between southern England and northern France.
What tunnel runs beneath the English Channel?
Answer: Channel Tunnel
Bonus fact: The Channel Tunnel links England and France by rail.
What is the narrowest part of the English Channel called?
Answer: Strait of Dover
Bonus fact: The Strait of Dover is about 34 kilometers wide at its narrowest.
Dover Beach looks across the English Channel toward which country?
Answer: France
Bonus fact: The speaker sees the French coast across the strait.
Who became the first woman to swim the English Channel?
Answer: Gertrude Ederle
Bonus fact: Ederle completed the crossing in 1926 in a time two hours faster than the previous men's record.
Which strait connects the English Channel with the North Sea?
Answer: Strait of Dover
Bonus fact: It is the narrow passage between southeastern England and northern France.
The Channel Tunnel connects Britain with which country?
Answer: France
Bonus fact: It runs beneath the English Channel.
What happened to Glenn Miller in 1944?
Answer: His plane disappeared over the English Channel
Bonus fact: Miller disappeared while traveling to France during World War II.
Which body of water would German forces have had to cross?
Answer: English Channel
Bonus fact: Cross-Channel invasion posed huge logistical risks.