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Guano Islands Trivia Quiz

The "Guano Islands" include any island once mined for phosphates. "Guano," is any organic substance which can be used as fertilizer- usually it's bird droppings. Many guano islands are in the Pacific, but they are all over the world. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by guanodotcom. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
guanodotcom

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
159,625

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
346

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Question 1 of 10

1. This nation, once the richest per capita in the world, has nearly exhausted its guano reserves. In recent years, it has acted as a "holding facility" for violators of Australian immigration policies.

Answer: (Five letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. This guano island is the only atoll in the Eastern Pacific. Hint

Hawaii

Clipperton

The Galapagos

Malpeo

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Question 3 of 10

3. This guano island, a US insular possession, has been claimed by Haiti in the past.

Answer: (Starts with an "N")

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Question 4 of 10

4. Although rich in guano, this Norwegian territory in the Southern Hemisphere was never commercially mined. Hint

Ascension

Trodengen

Cape Verde

Bouvet

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Question 5 of 10

5. This country started the "Great Guano Rush" after rich deposits of nitrates were discovered on the islands off of its coast. Hint

Chile

Peru

USA

Australia

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which guano island is NOT in the Pacific Ocean? Hint

Howland

Baker

Jarvis

Aves

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Question 7 of 10

7. Guano shipped to the United States from the Pacific usually arrived first in San Francisco. What city on the East Coast of America received the most guano? Hint

New York

Boston

Savannah

Baltimore

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Guano Island Act of 1856 allowed US citizens to claim islands for guano mining. Which of the following did it NOT specify could be claimed? Hint

keys

cays

ponds

rocks

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following has NEVER been used in commercial guano.... Hint

bones

glass

coral

bird droppings

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Question 10 of 10

10. Near which island did Amelia Earhart supposedly ditch her plane? Hint

Midway

Howland

Marcus

St. Helena

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Answer: Nauru

Nauru is trying to kickstart its economy with tourism and the sale of e-commerce services.

2. This guano island is the only atoll in the Eastern Pacific.

Answer: Clipperton

FDR once visited Clipperton in the hopes of establishing an air base there.

3. This guano island, a US insular possession, has been claimed by Haiti in the past.

Answer: Navassa

Navassa has high cliffs which make it difficult to visit. It was the site of a now forgotten worker revolt in the 19th century.

4. Although rich in guano, this Norwegian territory in the Southern Hemisphere was never commercially mined.

Answer: Bouvet

Today Bouvet Island serves as a weather and science station.

5. This country started the "Great Guano Rush" after rich deposits of nitrates were discovered on the islands off of its coast.

Answer: Peru

Peru used much of the income it gained from guano sales to build railroads.

6. Which guano island is NOT in the Pacific Ocean?

Answer: Aves

Aves Island is a tiny strip of sand in the Lesser Antilles. The Venezuelan Navy, in an attempt to protect their claims to local waters, maintains a formal (but very small) base here.

7. Guano shipped to the United States from the Pacific usually arrived first in San Francisco. What city on the East Coast of America received the most guano?

Answer: Baltimore

Baltimore was an ideal location for the arrival of guano. It was centrally located between the fields of Pennsylvania and Virginia, two areas highly representative of the overly depleted fields of the US.

8. The Guano Island Act of 1856 allowed US citizens to claim islands for guano mining. Which of the following did it NOT specify could be claimed?

Answer: ponds

This Act started the Great Guano Rush.

9. Which of the following has NEVER been used in commercial guano....

Answer: glass

Guano is any mixture of organic substances used to enrich soil.

10. Near which island did Amelia Earhart supposedly ditch her plane?

Answer: Howland

Howland Island, once a WWII base, is today uninhabited.

Source: Author guanodotcom

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