The Crimean Peninsula juts into, for 10 points, what colorfullyÂ­named Asian sea north of Turkey?
This sea was called "inhospitable" by the Greeks until they finally colonized the Pontus. The Strait of Kerch connects this sea to the oilÂ­rich Sea of Azov, surrounding a peninsula that is home to Yalta and Sevastopol. The Dniester [NEEÂ­stur], Dnieper [NYEÂ­pur], and (*) Danube Rivers flow into the west shores of this sea. The Crimean Peninsula juts into, for 10 points, what colorfullyÂ­named Asian sea north of Turkey?
This sea was called "inhospitable" by the Greeks until they finally colonized the Pontus.
Black Sea