Can You Tell What Countries These International Border Crossings Are In?

By: Zoe Samuel
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5 min
Can You Tell What Countries These International Border Crossings Are In?
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About This Quiz

Borders mean different things to different nations. For decades, the USA believed in "manifest destiny," pushing its western border until it reached the Pacific. To the Romans, borders were trophies, trade routes and the abstract ideas of what it meant to be called a Roman. Perhaps no time best illustrated the importance of borders and their meaning than the Cold War, when the communist East and the capitalist/democratic West pressed hard on their borders, causing anxiety up and down the fringe of the Iron Curtain.

A country's borders, in combination with its geography, determines how well it can trade, how well defended it is, what natural resources are available and the size of the population it is capable of supporting. As a result, nations guard their borders, seeing every move of their neighbors as a potential threat. Border crossings can be friendly affairs where commuters travel every day, or they can be militarized death traps through which none shall pass. Border crossings happen by accident, and sometimes they happen deliberately, to trade spies or to trade favors between monarchs. Some borders are disputed, while others have been set in stone for centuries, sometimes literally. Do you think you know the world's many border crossings? It's time to find out how worldly you are!

Victoria Falls
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One would definitely want to cross this border for the view. Where is it?
Angel Falls
Niagara Falls
Victoria Falls
Sioux Falls
North Korea and South Korea border
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This border crossing is guarded by some serious military hardware. Between which countries is it?
France and Italy
North Korea and South Korea
The United States and Canada
The United States and Mexico
Derby Line
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What is the name of this border crossing on this unassuming street in Vermont?
Morses Line
Fly Fifty
Derby Line
Alburg-Noyan

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John F. Kennedy Airport
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This is one of the busiest ports of entry in the world. What border crossing is it?
Narita International Airport
John F. Kennedy Airport
Zurich Airport
Taoyuan International Airport
Little St Bernard Pass
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Just imagine how quiet this place must be. What border crossing do you think this is?
Little St. Bernard Pass
Livigno Pass
Niederalpl Pass
San Bernardino Pass
Rio Grande
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No longer a border crossing, this border crossing was created by natural forces. What border crossing is it?
Gibraltar
Nogales
Cordova Bridge
El Paso

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The Peace Arch
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This border crossing separates a country from another country, but the first country isn't connected to itself. What crossing is it?
Khyber Mail
Capitol 400
The Peace Arch
Beit Furik
Grand Trunk Road
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Some border crossings are contentious and heavily guarded, as is this one. Which is it?
Gotthard Rail Tunnel
Grand Trunk Road
Shenzhen Bay Port
Coquelles Eurotunnel Terminus
Reschen Pass
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Heavenly, isn't it? What is the name of this border crossing?
Radstädter Tauern Pass
Reschen Pass
Col de la Lombarde
Bernina Pass

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Bangunan Sultan Iskandar
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A modern architecture masterpiece? It's in the eye of the beholder. What border crossing do you believe this to be?
Futian Port
Puerto Fronterizo Mesa de Otay
Luohu Port
Bangunan Sultan Iskandar
UN Cyprus Buffer Zone
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This border opened up in 2003 but was a strange bit of theater before then. What border crossing is it?
Helsinki-Tallinn Tunnel
Saint Malo Port
A-Sawahrah-A-Sharqiyah Checkpoint
UN Cyprus Buffer Zone
The Trans-Mongolian Railway
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Where is this exceptionally stark border crossing?
The Trans-Siberian Railway
CNL Berliner
The Trans-Mongolian Railway
Awam Express

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The Diomede Islands
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The lonely islands seen here straddle the International Date Line. What border crossing are they?
Crete-Cyprus
Isla Nublar
The Diomede Islands
Easter Island
Checkpoint Charlie
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This may be the most famous border crossing of them all. What is its name?
The DMZ
Belladere-Comendador
Schober Pass
Checkpoint Charlie
Changi Airport
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What you see here is a border crossing that takes up about one fifty-fifth of the entire country. What are we looking at?
Frankfurt Airport
Dubai International Airport
Heathrow Airport
Changi Airport

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Malpasse-Jimani
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This border crossing is between two nations whose border is visible from space. What border crossing is it?
Malpasse-Jimani
Bielerhöhe
Belladere-Comendador
Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
The Chunnel
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One nation feared the existence of this border crossing for centuries. Then they built it. What is it?
The Chunnel
The Lincoln Tunnel
State Route 99 Tunnel
Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
Zabaykalsk-Manzhouli
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This lonely spot is the crossing of a border between two major nations. Which of these border crossings is it?
Malpaso
Hochtor
Vladivostok Railway
Zabaykalsk-Manzhouli

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Heathrow Airport
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What you see here is one of the busiest border crossings in the world. Which of these is it?
Newark International Airport
Frankfurt Airport
Seoul Incheon International Airport
Heathrow Airport
Kavkaz-Krym
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This border crossing remains legally a border crossing, but one side disputes it and the other can do little about it. What is it?
Kavkaz-Krym
Kvak-Sylkram
Vischintoff-Nordbern
Skyrim-GoTland
Vaalimaa
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What you see here is a border crossing between two nations with "a history." What border crossing is it?
Øresundsbroen
Sölk Pass
Flexen Pass
Vaalimaa

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Dubai International Airport
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The border crossing seen here is the busiest of its kind in the world. Which of these border crossings is it?
Dubai International Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Newark International Airport
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Toronto Pearson International Airport
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What you see here is a very busy international border crossing for its part of the world. Where are we?
Los Angeles International Airport
Newark International Airport
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Øresundsbroen
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This is a gorgeous border crossing. What's its name?
Sommarøy Bridge
Øresundsbroen
Vebjørn Sand Da Vinci Project
Top of the World Highway

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Baarle-Hertog
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This may look like an ordinary town, but its border is more complex than in nearly any other place in the world. Where is this?
Baarle-Hertog
Amsterdam
Copehagen
Sea-Land
The South Pole
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Stark and white, this is one of the most remote borders in the world. Despite this, one could enter one of many nations here. Where is it?
The South Pole
Top of the World Highway
Flüela Pass
Taba
Hidalgo
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The bridge seen here is an old border crossing. Which is it?
Karni Crossing
Hidalgo
Erez
Maloja Pass

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Taba
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This border crossing has tight security because one leads to a resort town. What's its name?
Col des Montets
Cancun
Taba
Erez
Col des Montets
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Connecting two major countries, this border crossing is in a small area where, in a short amount of time, one could travel through several countries. Where is it?
Flüela Pass
Lukmanier Pass
Col des Montets
Umbrail Pass
Mount Everest
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A crowded border? It's a bigger problem than you think! What border crossing is this?
Hochtannbergpass
Col Agnel
Umbrail Pass
Mount Everest

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Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
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This border crossing is well away from the edge of the country, but it's very busy. What is it?
Ajaccio-Napoléon Bonaparte Airport
Hong Kong International Airport
Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Northwest Angle
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Normal, huh? The unremarkable place seen here is a unique border crossing. What is it?
Northwest Angle
Niagara Falls
Sölk Pass
Roscoff Port
Hua Hum
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The glorious location seen here is where one can make the most picturesque crossing possible between these two countries. Where is this?
Hua Hum
Giogo dello Stelvio
Radstädter Tauern Pass
Brenner Pass

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Gongbei Port
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Industrial and very busy, this is a remarkable border checkpoint. Which one is it?
Port of Dover
Hong Kong-China Ferry Terminal
PortMiami
Gongbei Port
Schiphol
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Among the busiest border checkpoints of its kind, this one can be seen from very far away. What is its name?
Amiens-Glisy Aerodrome
Frankfurt Airport
Schiphol Airport
Ajaccio-Napoléon Bonaparte Airport
Port of Dover
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The border checkpoint you see here is surrounded by striking natural beauty. Where is it?
Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal
Taipa Ferry Terminal
Port of Dover
Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal

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Splügen Pass
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The road at this border crossing looks like spaghetti draped across a mountainside. Where is this?
Nufenen Pass
Fuorn Pass
Umbrail Pass
Splügen Pass
PortMiami
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Concrete, industrial and uninspiring. Which border crossing do you think this is?
PortMiami
Port Canaveral
Port of Helsinki
Colmar Airport
Istanbul Airport
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This brand new airport is already one of the busiest in the world! Where is it?
Istanbul Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Heathrow Airport
Hong Kong International Airport

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Amiens-Glisy Aerodrome
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A smaller border crossing focused on private flights, what's the name of this border crossing?
Colmar Airport
Amiens-Glisy Aerodrome
Seoul Incheon International Airport
Ajaccio-Napoléon Bonaparte Airport