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Largest City by Island

Name the most populous city that can be found on each of these islands.
The opposite of this quiz by MattPunk.
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First submittedMarch 7, 2013
Times taken68,630
Average score66.7%
Rating4.89
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Island
Largest City
Great Britain
London
Hispaniola
Santo Domingo
Oahu
Honolulu
Honshu
Tokyo
Ireland
Dublin
Java
Jakarta
Cuba
Havana
Island
Largest City
Mallorca
Palma
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Cyprus
Nicosia
South Island
(New Zealand)
Christchurch
Newfoundland
St. John's
Sicily
Palermo
Crete
Heraklion
Island
Largest City
Luzon
Manila
Tasmania
Hobart
Taiwan
Taipei
Sardinia
Cagliari
Bali
Denpasar
Vancouver Island
Victoria
Zealand
Copenhagen
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60 Comments
AlfredBenjamin
+8
Level 73
Apr 2, 2013
I almost didn't get Copenhagen. And I live there. Facepalm!!
Zefyrinus
+10
Level 73
Apr 10, 2013
Yeah, I was trying all these Dutch cities before it occurred to me that they call Sjælland Zealand for some reason. @_@
kalbahamut
+13
Level 80
Sep 5, 2015
That reason would be that this is an English-language website.
Zefyrinus
+10
Level 73
Oct 28, 2025
By "they" I meant English speakers in general, not just Jetpunk.
ooftownroad
+6
Level 68
Oct 28, 2025
bro came back
tzhg
+15
Level 58
Jun 27, 2020
But it's confusing that English uses the name "Zealand" for Sjælland, because it makes it seem like New Zealand was named after it, while it was actually named after the Dutch province of Zeeland (whose English spelling used to be Zealand). Although the latter isn't an island, so it should be clear which one the quiz is asking about.
Stoggler
+1
Level 51
Oct 28, 2025
Not confusing at all.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 76
Jun 28, 2020
Zeeland as a whole is not an island, but it is made up of islands (and former islands), apart from the lower region which borders Belgium, "Zeeuws Vlaanderen" (zeelandic flanders). Which contains 3 of the 13 subdivisions.
Galeag
+2
Level 69
May 19, 2022
I was trying any city I could find on Dutch Zeeland too x)
GeckoIX
+8
Level 47
Apr 3, 2013
Yay, I live on one of these islands! ^_^ (Tasmania)
Sly67
+2
Level 76
Mar 25, 2014
I typed a number of time Heraklion, as I've been there, and it didn't take it
burntfrost
+1
Level 47
Apr 19, 2014
I took this quiz in Honolulu.
sadba5terd5
+1
Level 60
Jun 2, 2014
A little help with spelling please, I put 'Nicasia' & 'Santa Domingo'
pattage23
+9
Level 79
Jul 6, 2015
why should misspelling be permitted? if you can't spell the answer correctly, too bad!
morcaca
+4
Level 59
May 21, 2020
Same here, I put in 'Densapar' instead of Densapar.
barmanitan
+6
Level 83
Jun 27, 2020
Try again
IsleAuHaulte
+5
Level 92
Sep 6, 2020
Santa Domingo would be a male Domingo given female sainte status. Santa Daminga would be appropriate if there were such a female name.
Djilas
+1
Level 86
Sep 30, 2025
Dominga does exist nowadays
AllenY
+5
Level 68
Apr 11, 2015
Dammit, kept trying "Las Palmas" and things, confusing the Balearic with the Canaries one.
bestanford
+1
Level 73
Sep 21, 2017
Same!
HydratedMite
+2
Level 68
Mar 19, 2024
And to be even more confusing, one of the Canary Islands is also called La Palma!
Niamhue
+1
Level 37
Dec 11, 2017
Spelling really let me down on this one
Smardinho
+2
Level 69
Dec 11, 2017
Can you accept La Palma?
fitheach
+12
Level 58
Dec 12, 2017
Why would they accept the name of a completely different place? The city is called Palma, or Palma de Mallorca. La Palma is one of the Canary Islands. Las Palmas is a city, but that is also in the Canary Islands.
QatariFerrari
+3
Level 87
Dec 19, 2018
@fitheach That's just confusing.
Ptcairn
+1
Level 68
Sep 30, 2025
Basically, La Palma and Las Palmas are on the Canary Islands, with La Palma literally being one of them. Palma, or more specifically Palma de Mallorca, is a city in the island of Mallorca.
Stoggler
+1
Level 51
Oct 28, 2025
Take it up with the Spanish then! And sure it's not confusing for the people who live there (you would hope!)
Sifhraven
+3
Level 76
Jun 28, 2020
People should start copywriting their geographic names ;) (toponym/geonym)
Jaysus
+1
Level 63
Dec 11, 2017
Cool idea, thanks
Fanis
+5
Level 23
Oct 6, 2019
Please accept Leukosia and Lefkosia for Nicosia, it's the local name
Regtheledge1000
+1
Level 28
Jun 27, 2020
That’s like saying accept København for Copenhagen coz “that’s what they call it in Denmark” This is an English quiz not Cypriot
HydratedMite
+6
Level 68
Mar 19, 2024
Many are counted though, like München and Firenze
Vojtaniz
+1
Level 61
Oct 28, 2025
Which they do.
ellie111
+4
Level 44
Jan 24, 2020
Zealand is both the translation for the Danish Sjælland and the Dutch Zeeland, maybe add (dk) or (nl) for whichever one you mean :)
erikj
+4
Level 67
Jun 27, 2020
Our Dutch Zeeland is not an island though...even though it contains some islands :)
Luni
+1
Level 93
Mar 4, 2020
Darn it. I tried herkalion but not heraklion. oops
vincc
+2
Level 57
Jun 27, 2020
where are the so called geography phenoms who score 100% on list tests after taking them 15 times , who brag and pretend , i scored 21 of 21 my first time , when i take a list test the first time i place in the 20th percentile but actually requiring real Geography knowledge on this on i am in the 100 th it doesnt add up except if my scenario is the reality
Eigengrau
+8
Level 62
Jun 27, 2020
Bruh chill. There are many others like you.
barmanitan
+8
Level 83
Jun 27, 2020
Pretty sure the stats only count first attempts though...
vittoriao
+2
Level 74
Mar 9, 2023
No one brags- some of us like to learn to teach ourselves -this is the most redeeming quality of this site except for the fun. Whatever got you thru the pandemic... It is fun to win 1st time but you still get your points when you learn them all overtime.

No one cares about bragging rights. I keep doing the ones I know for fun to keep up the bank of knowledge. Provinces of Italy w/a map, Depts of France with a map, Counties of UK, Ireland, Scotland and Wales with a map, Counties of California, with a map, all the Empty maps and Disappearing maps of all continents and the world, the shapes of the countries, flags and combos, all current colours of Crayola Crayons,PMs/UK, ones by borders, but drawing and eliminating of borders ones are so hard. Wish they would make lines a little darker and separate countries, continents until we can learn and compile to the world levels. Not bragging this is interesting to me and I only compete against myself not for speed so much but to learn! We = OCD!

nojik
+1
Level 67
Jun 27, 2020
my home city- the largest city in Crete
JonOfKent
+1
Level 60
Jul 1, 2020
Bizarre that more people know Palma than Copenhagen! Shows where people go on holiday I suppose.
DoktorApplejuce
+8
Level 74
Jan 2, 2023
I think it's more that people don't know the name of the island Copenhagen is on.
vittoriao
+1
Level 74
Mar 9, 2023
they guessed because they knew it was Denmark but they have been to Palma.
JackintheBox
+4
Level 82
Jan 10, 2021
I kept trying Vancouver for Vancouver Island
vittoriao
+4
Level 74
Mar 9, 2023
Vancouver is on the mainland. Victoria is at the southern tip of Vancouver Island.
CryonicCrusader76
+1
Level 76
Oct 28, 2025
I find myself having to tell non-locals this - even other Canadians at times! :-p What's even more confusing is that Canada has a Victoria Island. It's the eighth-largest island in the world (or at least somewhere in the lower top 10) and it barely has anyone living on it! XD

Victoria is the largest metro area on Vancouver Island but it isn't actually the largest city/settlement proper per se. If you're going just by designated cities it's Nanaimo, and if you're going by all incorporated settlements it's Victoria's biggest suburb, Saanich (which is a district municipality).

EvanAviator
+1
Level 61
Feb 25, 2021
YAY i got them all
EcceHomo
+1
Level 85
Mar 11, 2021
I didn't know the capital of the Big Island in Hawaii. But I do now. Thanks jetpunk.
vittoriao
+1
Level 74
Mar 9, 2023
Hilo is the main city with the most people. Kona is the main city on the other side. Each Islands is a county so Hilo may be the county seat, but Honolulu is the capital city for the state as well as the county seat for the Island of Oahu.
Fabilur
+1
Level 63
Jul 8, 2021
Santo Dominigo does'nt work for me.
Speed4TheNeed
+1
Level 88
Mar 17, 2023
I have no clue why.
Melikesanmarino
+3
Level 60
Sep 17, 2022
Saanich is bigger than Victoria. So Vancouver Island is wrong.
Djilas
+4
Level 86
Sep 30, 2025
It's in Victoria's urban area.
Dontforget
+3
Level 75
Oct 28, 2025
Saanich is a municipality within Greater Victoria which includes the whole metropolitan area
CryonicCrusader76
+1
Level 76
Oct 28, 2025
I kinda figured they were going by metro areas. :-p

Oddly enough, Nanaimo is bigger than Victoria as well if you go just by the city proper.

RJG
+1
Level 63
Feb 12, 2023
16/21
aromat
+2
Level 74
Sep 30, 2025
Do a part #2 Please
Snoflakes
+4
Level 73
Oct 1, 2025
What exactly changed in this quiz (update of sept 30th, 2025)?
Cknymumed
+1
Level 43
Dec 1, 2025
Actually, the most populous city in Taiwan is New Taipei with 4M people instead of Taipei city with 2.44M

Of course, if you count Taipei as a metropolitan area, it doesn't matter anymore.

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