end of Year Geography Quiz, Question 22:

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22. What do you call the strait that connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara? (Hint: It also cuts right through Istanbul.)

[richxx87]

dardanelles

[tandfman]

Isn't it the Bosporus? (sp?)

[richxx87]

tand, you're correct. I jumped the gun, having recently edited a travel article with Dardanelles featured prominently. But Bosporus is indeed the one connects the Black Sea.

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Indeed the Bosporus

[Marlow]

Indeed the Bosporus

I've always read Bosphorus, but I see it can be either. I never could keep all the names straight - Constantinople, Istanbul, Bosphorus, Dardanelles, Hellespont. Too many people with their fingers in that geographical pie.

[dukehjsteve]

Indeed the Bosporus

I've always read Bosphorus, but I see it can be either. I never could keep all the names straight - Constantinople, Istanbul, Bosphorus, Dardanelles, Hellespont. Too many people with their fingers in that geographical pie.

As The Four Lads would say, it's nobody's business but the Turks.