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Can you identify these islands based on their shape?
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100 Recent Comments
DrakiGuy
+5
Level 60
Jul 5, 2016
Isn't Hawaii an archipellago?
Quizzer6794
+11
Level 66
Jul 5, 2016
It is. But there is an island of the Hawaiian archipelago named 'Hawaii'. :)
sumguy
+9
Level 87
Apr 17, 2018
Aka "the big island".
Lilylee
+11
Level 79
Jul 5, 2016
If Australia is an island we could call North+South America an island by the same logic. A continuous landmass surrounded by water.
ander217
+6
Level 73
Jul 5, 2016
One could say the same thing about Europe+Africa+Asia.
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 66
Jul 5, 2016
Island doesn't mean Mainland
Lilylee
+8
Level 79
Jul 5, 2016
Well if you look up "mainland" instead of throwing the word around, its description fits Australia fairly well.
Quizzer6794
+8
Level 66
Jul 5, 2016
Amazing: a JetPunk breakthrough! Quizmaster finally agrees to Austraia being an island and a continent! :)
SilverFlute
+1
Level 22
Jul 9, 2016
UK threw me off! :)
fitheach
+9
Level 58
Jul 20, 2017
UK isn't on this quiz.
codeninjas29
+1
Level 49
Oct 21, 2025
Probably cause the uk is a country and its different from great Britain
Puvlin
+10
Level 71
Aug 12, 2016
Australia is a continent!!! "Australia and Oceania" is a region and continent of Australia is a part of that region. Eurasia and Africa are the same land mass (later separated by humans) but divided into 3 continents based on cultural differences. Cyprus is geographically considered to be part of southwest Asia but from cultural pov (Greek culture) it belongs to Europe.
elbow
+2
Level 56
Dec 18, 2024
The distinction between island and continent is quite arbitrary and given Australia is closer in size to the largest islands than it is to the smallest continental land masses, calling it an island isn't so farfetched.

And at the end of the day, Australia is a nation with no land borders, every other nation like that is considered an island, so why not Australia?

Puvlin
+3
Level 71
Aug 12, 2016
Also The United Kingdom can not be an answer for Great Britain for it is a country that finds itself on that island. If it were an answer, you could name Hispaniola Haiti or Sumatra Indonesia...
Elan
+6
Level 66
Aug 16, 2016
Man, I could not identify Sicily without a boot about to kick it...
SkyjumperTalon
+1
Level 58
Sep 3, 2016
missed crete, baffin and hokkaido
Carry
+7
Level 63
Sep 20, 2016
Hokkaido looks like a Manta ray crossed with a shark.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Oct 3, 2017
and Crete looks like a sea slug
MyMindWentBlank
+2
Level 60
Oct 12, 2016
I got all except Hokkaido; I knew it was one of the Japanese islands but I don't know the names of any of the Japanese islands :(
ChipOtley
+1
Level 72
Jan 19, 2019
Presume now with a score of 53, you now know most/all of them ;)
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Jan 30, 2024
I wouldn't be so sure about that. There are plenty of people who don't pay attention to a few subjects but play a lot of other quizzes.
ChowPizz
+2
Level 39
Apr 30, 2017
Hawaii isnt an island, change it to Oahu
Jarl5
+10
Level 69
May 24, 2017
Yes, it is. Big Island is actually named Hawaii.
bridog8456
+12
Level 47
Aug 13, 2017
Maybe do some research before commenting next time.
introvertigo
+4
Level 43
Feb 24, 2019
First of all, yes it is; second of all, Oahu is as all but it's a different island in the Hawaiian Archipelago.
Jarl5
+2
Level 69
May 24, 2017
Sequel? Would probably be a lot harder. Maybe include borneo, madagascar, ireland, taiwan, etc
Madea2
+1
Level 13
Sep 12, 2017
you should accept uk and united kingdom
Malbaby
+9
Level 70
Oct 3, 2017
I trust jetpunkers will not be too bored but:......... UK is a sovereign country that includes Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and many included islands. This quiz asks for the name of the 'Island' shown. The name of the island shown is 'Great Britain' ..... similarly the island of Manhattan cannot be called USA.
ander217
+2
Level 73
Jan 20, 2019
Copy and paste repeatedly for those who don't read previous comments.
NCsupercade
+4
Level 54
Oct 3, 2017
Australia is a continent, not an island.
Malbaby
+5
Level 70
Oct 3, 2017
English Oxford Dictionary: ISLAND = A piece of land surrounded by water.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Oct 3, 2017
continent = landmass larger than an island
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Jan 20, 2019
Then Australia's not an island because there is hot magma underneath it and air above, thus it is not surrounded by water.
Malbaby
+3
Level 70
Jun 17, 2019
In that case Kal Greenland is a continent
EcceHomo
+1
Level 85
Feb 18, 2022
Convention trumps pedantry.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Jan 30, 2024
There isn't really any convention in this case, I don't think.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Aug 27, 2022
Malbaby: no, it's not, because Greenland is an island. Continents are landmasses larger than Greenland.... Greenland is not larger than Greenland.
Gassu
+3
Level 69
Oct 3, 2017
Looks weird to see Australia without Tasmania. I think I did too many map quizzes..
SweetCarolina99
+1
Level 23
Oct 21, 2017
I thought this quiz meant countries when it said islands not places within the country because they are part of the country and not a single island
Kelp
+2
Level 41
Feb 22, 2018
Please accept UK or England also for Great Britain, nobody calls it Great Britain any more
Malbaby
+10
Level 70
Apr 16, 2018
The island is called Great Britain, just because you don't know that fact does not make it wrong........... If it could be called UK then Ireland the Island could also be called UK as part of UK is Northern Ireland.
ander217
+1
Level 73
Jan 20, 2019
Copy and paste repeatedly for those who don't read previous comments.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Jan 20, 2019
I've always thought of the island as just Britain and Great Britain including other territory.
redsplat
+1
Level 72
Oct 28, 2022
Just wait until you visit Terrible Britiain.
AlexKong
+1
Level 53
Oct 3, 2025
UK=England+Scotland+Wales+Northern Ireland

England=England

Great Britain=England+Scotland+Wales

They are not the same!!!

foxpenguin
+2
Level 67
Apr 17, 2018
Better to answer in a colored square rather than randomly?
joeythelemur
+1
Level 80
Apr 18, 2018
Dang it Canada! Only two I missed.
FinlandForever19
+4
Level 87
May 3, 2018
Funny that Hawaii is harder to recognize for people than Baffin or Hokkaido.
NCsupercade
+3
Level 54
May 15, 2018
Dude! Australia is a continent, not an island!
roleybob
+2
Level 73
Jun 11, 2018
Mate! It can be both!

Definitions of continents are not agreed upon anyway - I consider Australia to be part of Oceania

BobSaget
+4
Level 76
Sep 9, 2018
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but some folks might argue that Australia is a continent. Also, other people might want you to accept UK or England for Britain. But again, I'm not sure if anyone has already brought these points up over and over again yet. Just in case, I thought I'd mention it.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Jan 30, 2024
And also, I'm not sure if anyone else has pointed this out, but Hawaii is an island chain. But maybe this has been repeatedly pointed out without any researching done and is objectively false. I don't know.
biggyofmt
+8
Level 65
Dec 10, 2018
This makes me realize how much Java and Crete look like one another.
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 92
Jan 20, 2019
I always confuse New Guinea and Hispaniola. I know full well the 1st is a smooshed parallelogram and the 2nd has that gianormous bay in Haiti, but it still gets me.
CapitalsIsMyGoal
+1
Level 53
Jul 5, 2024
i always confuse them, i do Java then Crete.
Eigengrau
+5
Level 63
Jan 19, 2019
I got every one except Hawaii. Then saw that random fact that appears on the bottom of every quiz, it said "Hawaii is the only US state that produces coffee commercially." Typed Hawaii, got it at the last second.
ATLFalconsFan
+3
Level 41
Mar 17, 2025
interesting facts appear after you finish the quiz
ChipOtley
+3
Level 72
Jan 19, 2019
Pls consider accepting GB for Great Britain
tarand
+2
Level 22
Jan 21, 2019
Can you be less lenient with some answers e.g. UK for great Britain and Papa new guinea for new guinea
BotswanaEmperor
+6
Level 73
Apr 21, 2020
No, because UK is not an island, and neither is Papua New Guinea. I understand that many people confuse the UK for Great Britain, but it really isn't. Also, Indonesia takes up half of New Guinea, so saying that Indonesia is part of Papua New Guinea is like saying Ireland is part of the UK. It isn't
AFCW1889
+3
Level 31
Mar 17, 2019
Australia je Srbija
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Mar 17, 2019
I still don't recognize that first island.
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Mar 18, 2019
Methinks thou art a stirrer
LincolnIsTheBestOne
+2
Level 64
Mar 17, 2019
All done with 2:10 remaining. Excellent quiz!
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
May 25, 2019
new guinea looks like a dinosaur swimming and sulawesi looks like a female looking left, with a headdress.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
May 25, 2019
(and crete like a slug and hokkaido like a stingray..)
Jbdhbc
+6
Level 74
Sep 26, 2019
Kept thinking Crete was Java but not quite right
Historyman0
+1
Level 38
Feb 11, 2021
i got Crete first try
nokay
+4
Level 66
Dec 17, 2019
I feel so stupid after being stuck on Crete and thinking it was Java...
johnnyrdnck
+1
Level 48
Nov 7, 2020
thats not what greenland looks like......
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Jan 3, 2022
Look it up. Mercator projection makes it look different.
BigFloppa
+3
Level 62
Feb 10, 2021
spent about 30 seconds wondering why it wouldnt accept java...
redsplat
+1
Level 72
Oct 28, 2022
Maybe you need more java :)
EvanAviator
+1
Level 61
Dec 27, 2021
bruh how is sulawesi more guessed than HAWAII
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Jan 3, 2022
Sulawesi's shape is very distinct, while Hawaii's hard to recognize, especially for non-Americans.
strawberryaddict
+1
Level 60
Dec 15, 2025
hawaii looks like a blob in this quiz bro
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Jan 3, 2022
On the island countries quiz, Australia isn't an island country since its mainland isn't an island. Why is it an island here?
redsplat
+1
Level 72
Oct 28, 2022
Obviously this is a rhetorical question :)
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Jan 30, 2024
Just pointing out that it's inconsistent. I concede that it can be argued either way, but it should be standardized across featured quizzes.
mrpootato
+4
Level 58
Feb 3, 2022
glad to know im not the only one thinking crete was java
InsertNickname
+3
Level 23
Oct 20, 2022
yeah i thought crete was java too
johny12345678910
+2
Level 30
Mar 13, 2022
Australia Is Not An Island
nefarious9910
+1
Level 28
Sep 19, 2022
palestine
wolfbarnes
+2
Level 79
Feb 5, 2023
Me looking at this quiz after all the island quizzes that excluded Australia for being a continent: 'so that was a ****ing lie'
GeographyNerd000
+1
Level 55
Nov 1, 2023
Clicked on this quiz, saw Australia as an island, and said "What the heck is Australia doing on here aren't they technically a continent?" (although I consider Oceania as the continent Australia is in)
CascadePodz
+2
Level 39
Nov 26, 2023
I seriously thought Crete was Java island, they look nearly identical
novalite
+1
Level 21
Apr 2, 2024
thats not crete thats java
alpacalypz
+2
Level 64
Apr 19, 2024
could you also accept papua for new guinea, please?
CapitalsIsMyGoal
+1
Level 53
Jul 5, 2024
Papua is the Indonesian part of it only.
Stoggler
+1
Level 55
Dec 15, 2025
Irian Jaya is the Indonesian part of it only. The other half is Papua. Either way, the island is not called Papua, so alpacalypz won't get much luck with their request!
Yoshieisawsim
+1
Level 46
Mar 3, 2026
The island is commonly called papua: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Guinea " also known as Papua"
CapitalsIsMyGoal
+1
Level 53
Jul 5, 2024
The funny thing about my recommended quizzes now is that 2 of them have a satellite image of Hawaii and Sicily… wow…
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 64
Feb 16, 2025
If they can do it to Pluto they can do it to Australia.
vittoriao
+1
Level 74
Oct 7, 2025
That is not Hokkaido the northern island of Japan...

On the next quiz you label it Mindanao one of the main islands of the Philippines

Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 26, 2025
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkaido
ooftownroad
+1
Level 70
Nov 19, 2025
Just curious, in almost every quiz but this one, Australia is considered a Continent. Why just not for this one?
Liamdoesquizzes
+1
Level 53
Dec 16, 2025
I didn’t get Crete because I thought it was Java
Kid2009
+1
Level 48
Dec 22, 2025
Add Jeju island
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Jan 27, 2026
Australia is not an island! If you look at the definitions, anyone can see that Australia does not classify as an island
kayokayokayo
+1
Level 59
Mar 15, 2026
Too late to join the Australia is a continent fight?
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