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Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning – about all boundaries
A view of the Indian side at the Vaga border closure ceremony.
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1/10 | On August 17, 1947, a demarcation line was recently published between two independent countries. Known as the Radcliffe Line, it was named after Cyril Radcliffe, who was the joint chairman of the Border Commissions. Which two countries are different 3,323-km line?
2/10 | KDMZ is a strip of land moving near the 38th parallel north and broadly divides the peninsula into two parts. The 250 km long line has been fiercely preserved by the army on both sides since 1953, although DMZ makes itself stand for de-militized zones. Which two countries are separated from this region?
3/10 | It was a physical range that divided Europe into two from the end of World War II to 1991. There were members of NATO on the western side, and in the eastern side there were countries affiliated to the Soviet Union. The name refers to a real safety curtain used in theaters to prevent the fire from spreading. What is the name of this limit?
4/10 | The world’s longest border is also the longest without a military defense, making it the longest ‘undefined’ border. Stretching 8,891 km long, it was installed in 1783, one of them gained independence. Which two countries share this border?
5/10 | It was one of the heaviest boundaries of all time, and more than a hundred people died and an attempt was made to cross it. Eventually, Seema was brought overnight due to an incorrect declaration by an officer. By what name was this historical border known?
6/10 | In 1989, the country had land boundaries with three countries: Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and East Germany. As of 2002, it shares boundaries with Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia. Which country is this, without changing its boundaries, now there is no border of any country made in 1989?
7/10 | The border between these two countries was so complex that by 2015 there was a ‘third-order enclave’. Daze Khagrabari was a piece of a country inside another country, which was earlier inside the country. These are two countries?
8/10 | The biggest official time jumping you can get just three and a half hours by crossing a land border. While traveling from Afghanistan to west, you will need to reset your watch, which is in the UTC+4: 30 time area. What is the second country that follows UTC+8?
9/10 | The border between Botswana and Zambia is at an important point where they are both on the border of the Zambaji River. Taking 150 meters long, what record does this limit hold?
Answer: The smallest border between two countries
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10/10 | France shared its land borders with eight countries, the longest at 623 km with Spain, and the shortest is only 5.5 km with Monaco. Thanks to France’s second largest region French Guyana, it is actually a large border (730 km) with another country. With which country does France share its longest border?
