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Islands by Country #1

We give you the island. You tell us the nation that it is a territory of.
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Last updated: December 30, 2018
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First submittedFebruary 28, 2011
Times taken157,556
Average score66.7%
Rating4.84
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Island
Country
Greenland
Denmark
Guam
United States
Sicily
Italy
Corsica
France
Hainan
China
Aruba
Netherlands
Baffin Island
Canada
Island
Country
Isle of Wight
United Kingdom
Tasmania
Australia
Easter Island
Chile
Crete
Greece
Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
Luzon
Philippines
Okinawa
Japan
Island
Country
Isla Margarita
Venezuela
Spitsbergen
Norway
Sumatra
Indonesia
Ibiza
Spain
Madeira
Portugal
Cozumel
Mexico
Salsette
India
76 Comments
+15
Level 81
Nov 5, 2013
100% but took me a minute to get Salsette. Stumbled for a second on Isla Margarita, as well.
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Level 21
Feb 28, 2015
salsette was lucky guess for me. There just could not be so many countries with fench island names - but it hurt.
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Level 82
Aug 9, 2017
Lucky guess for me, too. Sounds like it should be French, but France was up there already.
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Level 43
Feb 24, 2019
The only reason I knew it was from a previous quiz, otherwise I never would've gotten it.
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Level 30
Dec 16, 2020
The name is Marathi for sixty-six cause it had 66 villages in it. Now it's all Mumbai lol.
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Level 51
May 10, 2021
only got it cause i like going on wikipedia and its the most populous fluvial island
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Level 73
Jun 9, 2022
Salsette definitely sounds very non-Indian. No one uses it, not even the people living there.

What was the original island of Salsette now is the Mumbai Suburban District plus the cities of Thane and Mira Bhayandar. Apart from it, there were many other islands, which were merged by the East India Company and later British India by the end of nineteenth century into the Salsette. I made a quiz about them, you can try it here.

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Level 61
Jun 9, 2022
I'd guess Salsette would be the English or Portuguese transliteration of the Marathi word for 66, which is why it might sound non-Indian.
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Level 58
Jan 15, 2019
I've been to them all over the last 5 years. I'd say 90% of them are noteworthy for their lack of charm
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Level 68
Feb 19, 2020
Same kal.
+5
Level 57
Nov 5, 2013
Surprised there are no Croatian islands on here. Some of the most beautiful islands in Europe.
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Level 94
Jan 23, 2014
Sure, but with over 1000 islands, which one do you choose?
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Level 42
May 23, 2014
Šolta, obviously (:
+11
Level 94
Jul 8, 2015
And thus I rest my case.
+7
Level 69
Jun 5, 2016
Ha ha, excellent point, as I would have gone with Krk!
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Level 23
Jun 5, 2016
Koločep!!
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Level 94
Jun 6, 2016
(And you're all wrong, the correct answer is clearly Mljet)
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Level 51
Jun 20, 2016
Mljet.
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Level 59
Feb 13, 2017
Krk?
+3
Level 38
Jul 25, 2017
Galešnjak, a heart shaped island
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Level 36
Mar 12, 2018
What about Susak
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Level 81
Feb 6, 2019
I'd go with Krk because that's the only one I've heard of before.
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Level 69
Feb 6, 2019
captain krk.
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Level 68
Feb 12, 2021
Hvar?
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Level 59
Apr 22, 2021
Cres?
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Level 41
Mar 24, 2019
Me? Brač
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Level 48
Jan 5, 2022
Obviously Rab, the birthplace of the founder of San Marino.
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Level 30
May 3, 2024
YES! I went to krk the last summer is so beautiful
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Level 66
Jan 17, 2015
Done with 2:19 left! :)
+1
Level 68
Aug 5, 2016
Done, with 3:07 left!
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Level 43
Feb 24, 2019
3:33 left
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Level 80
May 2, 2020
4:20 left
+8
Level 60
Feb 2, 2015
Svalbard is not an island, but an archipelago. The largest island is called Spitsbergen, and is probably the one meant in this quiz.
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Level ∞
Jan 14, 2016
Fixed
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Level 49
Dec 4, 2019
And so is The Galapagos? They're an archipelago
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Level 43
Feb 14, 2021
FIX THAT
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Level 48
Jan 5, 2022
It says Galapagos IslandS, not Galapagos Island.
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Level 76
Jun 9, 2022
I thought the same thing - it stands out for that. That said, I've been to three of them and couldn't remember any of their names. One could choose Isabela (easily the largest) or Santa Cruz (easily the largest population).
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Level 75
Aug 8, 2015
That's probably the only place where more people will recognise corsica and crete than ibiza hahaha
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Level 36
Jun 5, 2016
Aruba has been a Dutch colony once, but it's a country in its own right these days. You might consider using Bonaire, which IS still part of the Netherlands.
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Level 66
Jun 5, 2016
Aruba is a 'country' within The Kingdom of the Netherlands, but not a sovereign state, so it is very much still part of the Netherlands.
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Level 43
Feb 24, 2019
Aruba is a constituent country, not a sovereign country, so it is still very much a part of the Kingdom of Netherlands.
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Level 17
Dec 11, 2016
got every one but Isla Margarita and Salsette
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Level 70
Dec 22, 2016
Mumbai City is on Salsette Island, one of the most densely populated islands in the world.
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Level 55
Aug 16, 2020
I'm indian and I missed salsette too
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Level 36
Nov 7, 2017
The Caribbean Sea begins north of Cuba, encompasses the islands to the east as far as (some say, through I disagree) Barbados and ends at Venezuela. It is a stretch to try to put Mexico in the Caribbean, don't you think?
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Level 80
May 2, 2020
Where does it say Mexico is in the Caribbean?
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Level 35
Feb 9, 2018
Got them all with a bit of guessing.
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Level 59
Feb 6, 2019
After not getting Salsette, I'm wondering whether I'm actually Indian or not or I was just born in India by mistake........
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Level 55
Aug 16, 2020
Lol same. Doesn't sound indian at all does it?
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Level 28
Feb 6, 2019
More people know that Greenland belongs to Denmark, than know Crete belongs to Greece? Seems odd.
+6
Level 85
Feb 6, 2019
Damn Mercator...
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Level 72
Feb 6, 2019
cause it's in every danm quiz! greenland doesnt count, why doesnt it count? because it is part of denmark. But it is a country itself. No it isnt, yes it is, no it isnt! etc..

really it feels like it is in 95% of all the quizes that contain countries, not allways in the comments but allmost allways in the caveat. (So it stands even more out than in which continent crete or russia is, or if australia is a continentor an island. Even thought those discussions are more agressive,,,, ow wait I forgot if england is a country or not and what macedonia should be called. I'm sure I missed more..)

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Level 67
Jan 29, 2020
Of course you missed more. You left out the ultimate debate.....”Cyprus”.
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Level 82
Feb 6, 2019
Has anyone seen Africa? It seems to have gone missing.
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Level 78
Feb 6, 2019
I'd like to see Mafia Island (Tanzania) added.
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Level 94
Feb 8, 2019
Zanzibar could be a good addition (also Tanzania, as most of you will undoubtedly know), as it is reasonably well known (or at least heard of) by people who are not regular quizzers so not majorly obscure. Then Africa would be represented in this quiz...
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Level 43
Feb 24, 2019
Right? Bioko and Zanzibar would be great, admittedly harder additions to the quiz!
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Level 50
May 28, 2022
And Madagascar would be a good easy addition.
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Level 83
Feb 7, 2019
Salsette completely threw me
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Level 66
Feb 7, 2019
100% loved this quiz
+2
Level 20
Feb 9, 2019
im from ibiza
+1
Level 46
Feb 11, 2019
What about Manhattan?
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Level 62
Jan 2, 2023
What about it?
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Level 75
Aug 30, 2020
Odd that Galapagos is the only archipelago rather than single island here - why not have Fernandina, that's a pretty well-known one there?
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Level 43
Jan 10, 2021
Or Isabela.
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Level 55
Dec 15, 2020
I tried every Spanish speaking country in Central and South America for Isla Margarita except for Venezuela!
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Level 60
Jun 4, 2021
Kind of skimmed Luzon and Hainan, so i missed them. Great quiz
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Level 61
Dec 31, 2021
Colombia also has an Isla Margarita. Isn't the Galapagos Islands an archipelago and not a singular island?
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Level 22
Jun 11, 2022
i cheated by searching on google but i ran out of time so i did not get four.
+1
Level 33
Jul 11, 2024
Now THAT, is Karma.
+1
Level 53
Sep 7, 2022
hkfw
+1
Level 33
Sep 19, 2022
I forgot the island my country owns and I live on it- Salsette
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Level 75
Feb 13, 2024
20/21, didn’t get Cozumel/Mexico.
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Level 33
Mar 16, 2024
i lived on the mainland next to salsette for 10 years and I never knew it was called that 😳
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Level 33
Jul 11, 2024
Isla Margarita could have been Spain or any Spanish speaking country, and I am unlucky for that. But Salsette? Sounds like some place in France or Switzerland!