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Islands of the World Trivia

Answer these 15 questions about islands with mixed difficulty.
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1. Which country has the most islands in the world?
Believe it or not, but Sweden has a total of 267,570 islands.
Canada
Indonesia
Sweden
Russia
2. What is the biggest island in China?
Hong Kong
Macau
Xiamen Island
Hainan
3. What are the two main islands of New Zealand called?
First and Second Island
Big and Small Island
North and South Island
West and East Island
4. What is the 3rd largest island in New Zealand?
Stewart Island
Cook Island
Robben Island
Bonfire Island
5. Which of the following islands are NOT a territory owned by France?
Bougainville is an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea.
Martinique
Mayotte
Bougainville
Guadeloupe
6. What is the smallest island nation in the world?
Nauru has an area of just 21 km², making it the third smallest country in the world and also the smallest island country.
Tuvalu
Nauru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Antigua and Barbuda
7. What is the biggest island in the Indian Ocean?
Madagascar
Sri Lanka
Greenland
Borneo
8. What is the biggest island in the Philippines?
Palawan
Luzon
Samar
Mindanao
9. Which of the following countries' capitals is NOT located on an island?
Kuala Lumpur: Malay Peninsula. Malabo: Bioko (island). Victoria: Mahé (island). Copenhagen: Zealand (island).
Malaysia
Equatorial Guinea
Seychelles
Denmark
10. What islands are known as the ABC islands in the caribbean sea?
They are all overseas territories of The Netherlands.
Anguilla, Barbados, and Cuba
Ascension, Bermuda, and Caicos Islands
Antigua, Barbuda, and Cayman Islands
Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao
11. What is the most remote populated island in the world?
Tristan da Cunha (UK) is located 2 430 km from the nearest land, St. Helena, making it the most remote island in the world.
St. Helena
Pitcairn Island
Easter Island
Tristan da Cunha
12. Which of the following cities is NOT mainly located on an island?
Not to be confused with Vancouver Island, which lies just west to the city of Vancouver.
Singapore
Vancouver
Montreal
Manama
13. What two countries are controlling the divided overseas territory of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten?
United States and Belgium
United Kingdom and Germany
France and The Netherlands
Canada and Denmark
14. What island country is the only country in the world that is located in all four hemispheres?
Indonesia
New Zealand
Japan
Kiribati
15. What country has the lowest average elevation and also the lowest maximum elevation in the world?
The average elevation in The Maldives is 1.5m and the highest point (Mount Villingili) is about 5.1m.
The Maldives
Saint Lucia
Barbados
Marshall Islands
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4 Comments
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Level 62
Jul 19, 2024
China's biggest island is actually Taiwan.
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Level 63
Jul 20, 2024
Question 11 description is misleading as it's not far from Inaccessible Island or the Nightingale Islands, which although unpopulated, they are land. T
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Level 73
Jul 20, 2024
I think it's clear that remote in this regard means that the island is distantly located from other inhabitated areas.
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Level 63
Jul 20, 2024
Okay then change it to say "Tristan da Cunha (UK) is located 2 430 km from the nearest INHABITED land, St. Helena, making it the most remote island in the world