🏝️ 100 GK Questions About World Islands and Archipelagos
Explore the Islands of the World!
Test your general knowledge about famous islands, island nations, archipelagos, oceans, seas, geography, wildlife, history and culture. This Nelsapy GK collection contains 100 questions with interactive Show Answer buttons and a 20-question quiz mode.
🌍 Famous Islands of the World
1. What is the largest island in the world that is not considered a continent?
Greenland.
2. Which country is home to the island of Sicily?
Italy.
3. Which island is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily.
4. Which famous island is shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei?
Borneo.
5. Which is the world’s third-largest island?
Borneo.
6. Which large island lies southeast of mainland Australia?
Tasmania.
7. Which island is famous for the Moai statues?
Easter Island (Rapa Nui).
8. Which island contains the city of Reykjavik?
Iceland.
9. Which island is famous for the ancient city of Knossos and is the largest Greek island?
Crete.
10. Which island country lies east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean?
Mauritius.
11. Which island is the main island of Japan and contains Tokyo?
Honshu.
12. Which island is home to the city of New York’s famous Statue of Liberty?
Liberty Island.
13. Which Caribbean island is divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
Hispaniola.
14. Which island is known as the “Emerald Isle”?
Ireland.
15. Which island is the largest in the British Isles?
Great Britain.
🌊 Island Geography
16. What is an island?
A piece of land completely surrounded by water.
17. What is an archipelago?
A group or chain of islands.
18. Which ocean contains the Hawaiian Islands?
Pacific Ocean.
19. Which ocean contains the Maldives?
Indian Ocean.
20. Which ocean surrounds Madagascar?
Indian Ocean.
21. Which sea surrounds many of the Greek islands?
Aegean Sea.
22. Which island is separated from mainland Africa by the Mozambique Channel?
Madagascar.
23. Which island group is located in the North Atlantic and is an autonomous territory of Denmark?
Faroe Islands.
24. Which island group lies between mainland Europe and Iceland?
Faroe Islands.
25. Which island group is located off the northwest coast of Africa and belongs mainly to Spain?
Canary Islands.
🏝️ Island Nations
26. What is the capital of the Maldives?
Malé.
27. What is the capital of Iceland?
Reykjavík.
28. What is the capital of Madagascar?
Antananarivo.
29. What is the capital of Mauritius?
Port Louis.
30. What is the capital of Seychelles?
Victoria.
31. What is the capital of Fiji?
Suva.
32. What is the capital of Samoa?
Apia.
33. What is the capital of Tonga?
Nuku’alofa.
34. What is the capital of Vanuatu?
Port Vila.
35. What is the capital of Kiribati?
South Tarawa.
🌴 Pacific Islands and Archipelagos
36. Which U.S. state is made up of islands in the central Pacific?
Hawaii.
37. Which Hawaiian island is the largest by area?
Hawaiʻi, commonly called the Big Island.
38. Which Hawaiian island is famous for Waikiki Beach?
Oʻahu.
39. Which Pacific island nation is famous for Bora Bora?
French Polynesia.
40. Which archipelago includes Tahiti?
The Society Islands.
41. Which Pacific island nation has Suva as its capital?
Fiji.
42. Which Pacific island nation consists of two main islands called Upolu and Savaiʻi?
Samoa.
43. Which island country is located northeast of Australia and consists of many islands?
Papua New Guinea.
44. Which Pacific territory is famous for the island of Rarotonga?
Cook Islands.
45. Which Pacific island nation has Port Vila as its capital?
Vanuatu.
🌺 Indian Ocean Islands
46. Which large island country lies off the southeastern coast of Africa?
Madagascar.
47. Which island nation is famous for the Vallée de Mai nature reserve?
Seychelles.
48. Which island nation is famous for the giant tortoises of Aldabra?
Seychelles.
49. Which Indian Ocean island nation was formerly known as Ceylon?
Sri Lanka.
50. Which island nation consists of numerous coral atolls southwest of Sri Lanka?
Maldives.
51. Which island country has the city of Port Louis as its capital?
Mauritius.
52. Which island nation is located northeast of Madagascar?
Mauritius.
53. Which French island is located east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean?
Réunion.
54. Which island is famous for its endemic lemurs?
Madagascar.
55. Which Indian island group lies in the Arabian Sea?
Lakshadweep.
🇯🇵 Asian Islands
56. What are the four main islands of Japan?
Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku.
57. Which is the largest of Japan’s four main islands?
Honshu.
58. Which is the northernmost of Japan’s four main islands?
Hokkaido.
59. Which Indonesian island is home to Jakarta?
Java.
60. Which Indonesian island is famous for Komodo National Park?
Komodo.
61. Which Indonesian island is famous for Bali’s Hindu culture and temples?
Bali.
62. Which island is shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei?
Borneo.
63. Which island is divided between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
New Guinea.
64. Which Philippine island contains Manila?
Luzon.
65. Which Philippine island is known for the Chocolate Hills region of Bohol?
Bohol.
🏛️ European Islands
66. Which is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily.
67. Which Mediterranean island belongs to France and is famous as Napoleon Bonaparte’s birthplace?
Corsica.
68. Which island nation lies south of Italy in the Mediterranean?
Malta.
69. Which Greek island is the largest of the Greek islands?
Crete.
70. Which Greek island is famous for its blue-domed buildings at Oia?
Santorini.
71. Which Italian island is famous for Mount Etna?
Sicily.
72. Which Spanish island group includes Mallorca and Menorca?
Balearic Islands.
73. Which island is the largest of the Balearic Islands?
Mallorca.
74. Which island is the largest in the United Kingdom?
Great Britain.
75. Which island contains England, Scotland and Wales?
Great Britain.
🌎 Caribbean and Atlantic Islands
76. Which Caribbean island is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
Hispaniola.
77. Which is the largest island in the Caribbean?
Cuba.
78. Which Caribbean island nation has Kingston as its capital?
Jamaica.
79. Which Caribbean island nation has Havana as its capital?
Cuba.
80. Which Caribbean island is famous for Mount Pelée?
Martinique.
81. Which island nation lies east of Puerto Rico and west of the Lesser Antilles?
The U.S. Virgin Islands are west of the British Virgin Islands; the broader region is the Virgin Islands.
82. Which Caribbean island is famous for its Pitons?
Saint Lucia.
83. Which Atlantic island group includes Tenerife and Gran Canaria?
Canary Islands.
84. Which Portuguese archipelago lies in the Atlantic Ocean west of mainland Portugal?
Azores.
85. Which Portuguese island group includes Madeira?
Madeira Archipelago.
🐢 Islands, Wildlife and Nature
86. Which island is famous for its unique lemur species?
Madagascar.
87. Which island is famous for Komodo dragons?
Komodo Island, Indonesia.
88. Which island is famous for giant tortoises and marine iguanas?
The Galápagos Islands.
89. Which country administers the Galápagos Islands?
Ecuador.
90. Which island group inspired Charles Darwin’s observations on evolution?
Galápagos Islands.
91. Which island is home to the endangered kakapo and kiwi species?
New Zealand.
92. Which island country is famous for the flightless kiwi bird?
New Zealand.
93. Which island is home to the world’s largest concentration of lemur species?
Madagascar.
94. Which island group is renowned for coral reefs and giant tortoises?
Seychelles.
95. Which island nation is associated with the famous Galápagos giant tortoise?
Ecuador.
🗺️ More Island GK
96. Which island is home to Mount Fuji?
Honshu, Japan.
97. Which island country is located closest to the Equator among the major Pacific island nations?
Kiribati is one of the island nations crossed by the Equator.
98. Which island is famous for the ancient city of Knossos?
Crete.
99. Which island is famous for the ancient Colossus of Rhodes?
Rhodes, Greece.
100. Which archipelago consists of more than 17,000 islands and is the world’s largest archipelagic state?
Indonesia.
🎯 20-Question World Islands Quiz
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