Trivia Facts About Islands: Quiz!

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1.

Which is the largest of the Spanish Balearic islands?
- A.
  
  Menorca
- B.
  
  Majorca
- C.
  
  Sardinia
- D.
  
  Ibiza
2.

The islands of Inishmore, Inishmaan, and Inishmore lie off the coast of which European country?
- A.
  
  Ireland
- B.
  
  England
- C.
  
  Wales
- D.
  
  Scotland
3.

In which country are the large islands New Britain and New Ireland located?
- A.
  
  Australia
- B.
  
  Guyana
- C.
  
  Canada
- D.
  
  Papua New Guinea
4.

Where can you find a coral island called Lizard Island?
- A.
  
  Near Australia's Great Barrier Reef
- B.
  
  Off The Coast Of Belize
- C.
  
  Near The Netherlands Antilles
- D.
  
  In The Caribbean
5.

Where in Asia can you find the two adjacent islands of Coloane and Taipa?
- A.
  
  Between Taiwan And China
- B.
  
  Macau Special Administrative Region
- C.
  
  Northwest Of The Philippines
- D.
  
  Near Penang, Malaysia
6.

Where is the Bass Strait, in which King and Flinders Islands can be found?
- A.
  
  Near The Entrance To Puget Sound
- B.
  
  Near Cape Cod Lighthous
- C.
  
  South Of Australia
- D.
  
  Off The South-West Coast Of Ireland
7.

What tiny island to the east of Australia was named by Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball in 1788?
- A.
  
  Great Keppel Island
- B.
  
  Kermedec Island
- C.
  
  Norfolk Island
- D.
  
  Lord Howe Island
8.

On which Asian island is the seaport and administrative center of Kupang, sometimes spelled Koepang?
- A.
  
  Timor, Indonesia
- B.
  
  Luzon, The Philippines
- C.
  
  Mindinao, The Philippines
- D.
  
  Borneo, Indonesia
9.

What is the name of the strait that separates the two Japanese islands of Shikoku and Kyushu?
- A.
  
  Chochiko
- B.
  
  Bungo
- C.
  
  Bingo
- D.
  
  Mango
10.

Which group of about 144 islands, situated off the south-west coast of England, has as their administrative center in the town of Hugh Town?
- A.
  
  The Isles Of Man
- B.
  
  The Channel Islands
- C.
  
  Isles Of Scilly
- D.
  
  The Western Isles
11.

What British island, accessible by road only at low tide, is also known as Holy Island?
- A.
  
  Holyhead
- B.
  
  Anglesea
- C.
  
  Whit
- D.
  
  Lindisfarne
12.

To which nations do the two islands named Melville, one in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern hemisphere, belong?
- A.
  
  The United States, New Zealand
- B.
  
  Canada, Australia
- C.
  
  Australia, The United States
- D.
  
  New Zealand, Canada
13.

Which island state has these towns and cities: Launceston, Devonport, Snug, and Burnie?
- A.
  
  New Zealand's South Island
- B.
  
  Tasmania
- C.
  
  Ireland
- D.
  
  Calamity Island
14.

On which island can you find Madang, Wewak, Alotau, Wapenamanda, Fak Fak and Jayapura?
- A.
  
  Jamaica
- B.
  
  Madagascar
- C.
  
  New Guinea
- D.
  
  Sri Lanka
15.

What do the Argentineans call the islands known to the British and to the settlers living there, as The Falkland Islands?
- A.
  
  Islas Del San Jorge
- B.
  
  Las Islas Falklandas
- C.
  
  Las Malvinas
- D.
  
  Tierra Del Fuego
16.

Which Pacific Island with a population of just over 8000 and an area of only 8 sq. miles has been an independent republic since 31 January 1968?
- A.
  
  Nauru
- B.
  
  Christmas Island
- C.
  
  Grenada
- D.
  
  San Marino
17.

Which two groups of barren, rocky, Atlantic islands with a population of about 7,000 have actually been a department of France since 1976?
- A.
  
  St Pierre Et Miquelon
- B.
  
  St Denis
- C.
  
  Mayotte
- D.
  
  Nouvelle Normandie
18.

Where is the long and narrow Walney Island?
- A.
  
  Near Doubtful Sound, New Zealand
- B.
  
  In The Fiji Group
- C.
  
  Off The Northeast England Coast
- D.
  
  Australia's Great Barrier Reef