Islands around the world

Question 1

What is the world’s largest island (excluding Australia)?
a) New Guinea
b) Borneo
c) Elsmere
d) Greenland

Answer 1

d) Greenland

Question 2

What is a group of island called?
a) Islet
b) Archipelago
c) Peninsula
d) Eyot

Answer 2

b) archipelago

Question 3

This image is from Crete, the largest island in which country?
a) Spain
b) France
c) Greece
d) Cyprus

Answer 3

c) Greece

Question 4

Scientist Charles Darwin came up with his theory of evolution after visiting which groups of islands?
a) British Isles
b) New Zealand
c) Antilles
d) Galapagos Island

Answer 4

d) Galapagos Island

Question 5

Which religion developed on the island of Jamaica during the 1930s?
a) Shango
b) Vodou
c) Rastafarianism
d) Santeria

Answer 5

c) Rastafarianism

Question 6

This flag belongs to the country that has the most islands in the world. What is the country called?
a) Norway
b) Finland
c) Iceland
d) Sweden

*see picture

Answer 6

d) Sweden

Question 7

Krakatoa, the volcano whose eruption in 1883 was one of the worse in history, is found on Rakata Island in which country?
a) Indonesia
b) Malaysia
c) Philippines
d) Papua New Guinea

Answer 7

a) Indonesia

Question 8

The animal shown in this photo is native to the island of Madagascar. What is the animal called?
a) lemur
b) galago
c) tarsier
d) Tasmania devil

*see pictures

Answer 8

a) lemur

Question 9

The proboscis monkey lives on the third largest island in the world. What is the name of this tropical island?
a) Maui
b) Borneo
c) Fiji
d) Cyprus

Answer 9

b) Borneo

Question 10

Fried Plantains are a common dish in this island country, which is the largest country in the Caribbean Sea. What is this island nation called?
a) Bermuda
b) Cuba
c) Haiti
d) Dominican Republic

Answer 10

b) Cuba