| Hint | Island | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| French overseas department in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar | Réunion | 89%
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| Greek island in the Aegean Sea, site of a famous Colossus | Rhodes | 89%
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| Narrow island in New York City's East River, named after a U.S. president | {Roosevelt} Island | 82%
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| Island off Cape Town, South Africa, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned | {Robben} Island | 75%
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| Island in North Carolina, site of the first English settlement in North America | Roanoke | 50%
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| Site of New York City's main jail complex | {Rikers} Island | 36%
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| Largest island in Germany, in the Baltic Sea | Rügen | 36%
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| Chain of Japanese islands stretching south-west from Kyushu to Taiwan | {Ryukyu} Islands | 32%
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| Antarctic island named after a British explorer who discovered it in 1840 | {Ross} Island | 29%
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| Indonesian province consisting of 1,796 islands between Sumatra, Malaya and Borneo | {Riau} Islands | 11%
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