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Quiz about Surrounded by Water
Quiz about Surrounded by Water

Surrounded by Water Trivia Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by AtillatheFun. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
AtillatheFun
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
13,970
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
1118
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Question 1 of 15
1. This country's capital is on the island of Viti Levu. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Told you it's hard. This country's capital is on Babelthuap. Here's a hint: Sonsorol Islands. Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What is the name of the island disputed between Qatar and Bahrain? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What's the 'Land of Fire and Ice'?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 15
5. What country includes the nuclear test atolls of Bikini and Enewetak?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 6 of 15
6. What is the southernmost Leeward Island country? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What nation's largest island is Guadalcanal? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What country is known as the 'Gibraltar of the West Indies'? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. If you watch "The West Wing" you should remember this one. This country is made of the islands of Yap, Truk, Ponape, and Kusaie (Kosrae)? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Attu Island is the westernmost point of what country? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Akimiski Island is in what bay? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Tristan Da Cunha is an island in the Atlantic Ocean. What country owns it? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Foveaux Strait separates South Island (New Zealand) from what other island? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What country was formerly known as the New Hebrides?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 15 of 15
15. In what country is the island of Bougainville?

Answer: (No Hint)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This country's capital is on the island of Viti Levu.

Answer: Fiji

Suva, Fiji is located on Viti Levu, an island in the Pacific Ocean.
2. Told you it's hard. This country's capital is on Babelthuap. Here's a hint: Sonsorol Islands.

Answer: Palau

Palau is in the Sonsorol Island group.
3. What is the name of the island disputed between Qatar and Bahrain?

Answer: Hawar

Ras Musandam is in Oman, Tohor is a strait, and Sheikbeq is made up.
4. What's the 'Land of Fire and Ice'?

Answer: Iceland

5. What country includes the nuclear test atolls of Bikini and Enewetak?

Answer: Marshall Islands

The USA detonated the world's first hydrogen bomb on Enewetak.
6. What is the southernmost Leeward Island country?

Answer: Dominica

Columbus landed on Dominica on a Sunday, thus the name.
7. What nation's largest island is Guadalcanal?

Answer: Solomon Islands

Guadalcanal is remembered for its fierce WWII land and sea battles.
8. What country is known as the 'Gibraltar of the West Indies'?

Answer: St. Kitts and Nevis

9. If you watch "The West Wing" you should remember this one. This country is made of the islands of Yap, Truk, Ponape, and Kusaie (Kosrae)?

Answer: Federated States of Micronesia

10. Attu Island is the westernmost point of what country?

Answer: United States of America

Attu is part of the Near Islands (which is part of the Aleutian Islands) in Alaska.
11. Akimiski Island is in what bay?

Answer: James Bay

All of these bays are in Canada.
12. Tristan Da Cunha is an island in the Atlantic Ocean. What country owns it?

Answer: United Kingdom

13. Foveaux Strait separates South Island (New Zealand) from what other island?

Answer: Stewart Island

14. What country was formerly known as the New Hebrides?

Answer: Vanuatu

15. In what country is the island of Bougainville?

Answer: Papua New Guinea

Although Bougainville is the largest of the Solomon Islands it isn't part of the nation of the Solomon Islands.
Source: Author AtillatheFun

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