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Fractured Islands of the World Quiz
A fractured quiz on some of the major islands and island groups of the world. Do NOT type the word "island" or "islands" in your answer. For example if the clue was "Sole Oman", you'd answer "Solomon". Best of luck.
A multiple-choice quiz
by Triviaballer.
Estimated time: 7 mins.
Last 3 plays: mandy2 (13/15), DizWiz (13/15), Rizeeve (12/15).
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Most Recent Scores
Jun 14 2025
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mandy2: 13/15
Jun 07 2025
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DizWiz: 13/15
Jun 06 2025
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Rizeeve: 12/15
Jun 05 2025
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Rezziuq22: 12/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Gnu Kin Knee
Answer: New Guinea
New Guinea, the second largest island in the world, contains the Indonesian provinces West Irian Jaya and Papua. The independent nation of Papua New Guinea was formed in 1975.
2. Sioux Mantra
Answer: Sumatra
Sumatra, the sixth largest island in the world, is the westernmost Indonesian island. Sumatra is separated from the island of Borneo by the Karimata Strait.
3. Haunts Shoe
Answer: Honshu
Honshu, the seventh largest island in the world, is the largest island of Japan. Honshu is the second most populous island in the world (Java is # 1) and it contains the cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Hiroshima.
4. Boar Knee Oh
Answer: Borneo
Borneo, the third largest island in the world, is divided politically between Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia. Borneo is separated from the island of Sulawesi by the Makassar Strait.
5. Allusion
Answer: Aleutian
The Aleutian Islands are a group of over 300 volcanic islands that stretch from the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Alaskan peninsula. The Aleutian islands were known as the Catherine Archipelago before 1867.
6. Queue Real
Answer: Kuril
The Kuril islands are a chain of 56 islands that extend from the island of Hokkaido (Japan) to the Kamchatka Peninsula. The Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875) between Russia and Japan gave Japan control of the islands, but after World War II Russia claimed all but the four southernmost islands.
7. Oh Ah Who
Answer: Oahu
Oahu, the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands, contains the city of Honolulu and embayment of Pearl Harbor. Hawaii's longest reigning monarch, King Kamehameha III, moved his capital to Oahu in 1845.
8. Mauled Eves
Answer: Maldives
The Republic of the Maldives is comprised of 26 natural atolls and 1,192 islands located southwest of Sri Lanka. The Maldives became an independent nation in 1968 after more than 175 years of British colonial rule.
9. Tie Juan
Answer: Taiwan
The name "Taiwan" is used to refer to the territories controlled by the Republic of China (ROC). The main island, formerly known as Formosa, is separated from the Chinese mainland by the Taiwan Strait.
10. Goo Earns Sea
Answer: Guernsey
The island of Guernsey is one of the major islands located in the English Channel. Guernsey, with its capital at St. Peter Port, is actually part of the British crown dependency of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
11. Moorish Shush
Answer: Mauritius
The island nation of Mauritius is located in the Indian Ocean and is approximately 550 miles east of Madagascar. Mauritius was the only known place inhabited by the now extinct (late 1600s) and legendary Dodo bird.
12. Folk Lamb
Answer: Falkland
The Falkland Islands comprise an archipelago located about 300 miles east of Argentina in the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2005, the Falkland Islands were the site of the last European involved conflict in the Western Hemisphere when the nations of Argentina and Great Britain fought for control of the islands in 1982.
13. Cattle Lean Uh
Answer: Catalina
Catalina Island, officially named as Santa Catalina Island, is located off the coast of California in the Channel Islands chain. William Wrigley, Jr., who purchased Catalina Island in 1919, helped the island become a major tourist destination.
14. Lose Awn
Answer: Luzon
Luzon, the world's seventeenth largest island, is the biggest and most populous island of the Philippines. Manila, the nation's capital, and Quezon City, the nation's most populous city, are located on the island of Luzon.
15. Say Ant Hell Inn Ah
Answer: Saint Helena
Saint Helena, the site of Napoleon's final exile from 1815 to 1821, is an island owned by Great Britain that is located approximately 1,100 miles west of Angola.
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