Islands 1 - Answers

Published: Saturday 1st October 2011
  1. From which animals do the Galapagos Islands take their name? Tortoises.
  2. What are the TWO largest islands in Asia? Borneo and Sumatra.
  3. Off the coast of which US city would you find Catalina Island? Los Angeles.
  4. What is both the name of a small South American island and a bitter orange liquor? Curacao.
  5. If you are holidaying on Oahu island, where would you be? Hawaii.
  6. Tenerife and Fueteventura are part of which island group? The Canary Islands.
  7. Which THREE entho-geographical groups are the islands of the Pacific divided into? Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia.
  8. Which island is said to have the cleanest air in the World? Tasmania.
  9. What are the THREE most populated island nations in the World? Indonesia, Japan and The Philippines.
  10. Which island in the Adriatic is famed world-wide for its glass wares? Murano.
  11. Which stretch of water separates the island of Greenland from mainland Canada? The Davis Strait.
  12. Rapa Nui is the native name for which island? Easter Island.
  13. By what name do we know the Malvinas by? The Falkland Islands.
  14. What is the name of the island where King Kong was found? Skull Island.
  15. What is the World's largest INLAND island? Manitoulin Island [Canada].
  16. Which island does the Straits of Messina separate from Italy? Sicily.
  17. On which island are the greatest number of snake bite fatalities each year? Sri Lanka.
  18. Which small island in the Caribbean did Columbus discover on a Sunday? Dominica [Italian for Sunday].
  19. Which body of water separates Sumatra from the Malay peninsular? The Malacca Straits.
  20. In which ocean is the island of Madagascar? The Indian Ocean.

Loading Comments...