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Quiz about Islands Named After Dutchmen
Quiz about Islands Named After Dutchmen

Islands Named After Dutchmen Trivia Quiz


This quiz deals with islands named after Dutch people.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
author
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
258,081
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
6 / 15
Plays
447
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Question 1 of 15
1. These islands off the north coast of Irian Jaya, New Guinea are named after a Dutch navigator. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. This Australian island was named after the Dutch navigator who first sighted New Zealand.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 15
3. Tasmania was formerly named after another navigator, what was his name?

Answer: ( Two Words ... surname only)
Question 4 of 15
4. This island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway, was named after a Dutch navigator. Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. This island off Tasmania, Australia, was named after the wife of a Dutch navigator. Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. This island in the British Virgin Islands was named after a Dutch privateer. It is the fourth largest island of the group. Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. This island in the British Virgin Islands was named after the given name (first name) a Dutch privateer. His family name was Adriensen. What was his given name? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. This island off the west coast of Australia was named after a Dutchman. The island has an area is 619 sq.km. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. This island republic was named after a Dutch prince of Nassau.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 15
10. This island group off Western Australia is sometimes just called Abrolhos Islands, but very often it is called ______īs Abrolhos. What is the name of the Dutch navigator the islands are named after?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 11 of 15
11. This island belongs to Norway and is named after a Dutch explorer. It is a volcanic island and partly covered with a glacier. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. This island just off the Freycinet peninsula in Tasmania, Australia, is named after a Dutch navigator. Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. This island in East River off the south coast of Bronx was named after a Dutch settler. Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. This island in Rhode Island was named after a Dutchman. It is 29 square km. Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. This island group off the south coast of Tasmania has Australiaīs southernmost lighthouse. The island group is supposed to be named after a member of Abel Tasmanīs crew, but it is disputed if this is actually the case. They are the _____ Islands.

Answer: (Two Words, the second one being īIslandsī)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. These islands off the north coast of Irian Jaya, New Guinea are named after a Dutch navigator.

Answer: Schouten Islands

Schouten Islands are also called Misore Islands. Chief islands are Biak, Supiori and Numfoor.
2. This Australian island was named after the Dutch navigator who first sighted New Zealand.

Answer: Tasmania

Tasmania was sighted and explored by Abel Tasman in 1642. He named it Van Diemenīs land. It was granted self-government and renamed in 1856.
3. Tasmania was formerly named after another navigator, what was his name?

Answer: Van Diemen

Abel Tasman named the island Van Diemenīs Island, after the navigator Antonio Van Diemen. Tasmania was taken over by the British after the turn of the 19th century and used as a penal settlement.
4. This island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway, was named after a Dutch navigator.

Answer: Barents Island

Willem Barents also had the Barents Sea named after him. Jan Mayen is also a Norwegian island named after a Dutchman, but it does not belong to the Svalbard archipelago.
5. This island off Tasmania, Australia, was named after the wife of a Dutch navigator.

Answer: Maria Island

The island is named after Maria van Diemen. She was the wife of navigator Antonio van Diemen.
6. This island in the British Virgin Islands was named after a Dutch privateer. It is the fourth largest island of the group.

Answer: Jost Van Dyke

Both Joost Van Dyke (Dutch spelling) and Peter Adriensen were pirates and privateers, that is: They made a living from attacking foreign military vessels. They also built a fort and slave pens.
7. This island in the British Virgin Islands was named after the given name (first name) a Dutch privateer. His family name was Adriensen. What was his given name?

Answer: Peter

Peter Island is the fifth largest of the island group. The four largest are Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke.
8. This island off the west coast of Australia was named after a Dutchman. The island has an area is 619 sq.km.

Answer: Dirk Hartog Island

Dirk Hartog, the explorer, was the captain of the second group of Europeans to land on Aussie soil.
9. This island republic was named after a Dutch prince of Nassau.

Answer: Mauritius

Prince Mauritius was the īstadthouderī (governor) of the Netherlands and son of William of Orange. The Dutch held the island 1598-1710. The French held it 1715-1810, then it was British until the independence in 1968.
10. This island group off Western Australia is sometimes just called Abrolhos Islands, but very often it is called ______īs Abrolhos. What is the name of the Dutch navigator the islands are named after?

Answer: Houtman

The islands are often called Houtman Abrolhos or Houtmanīs Abrolhos (also Houtman Rocks). They are named after the Dutch navigator Frederick de Houtman.
11. This island belongs to Norway and is named after a Dutch explorer. It is a volcanic island and partly covered with a glacier.

Answer: Jan Mayen

The island is named after the Dutchman Jan Jacobs May van Schellinkhout who visited the island in 1614. His first mate did some mapping of the coast and named the island Jan Mayen.
12. This island just off the Freycinet peninsula in Tasmania, Australia, is named after a Dutch navigator.

Answer: Schouten Island

The island is named after Willem Cornelisz Schouten. He also had an archipelago in Dutch New Guinea named after him.
13. This island in East River off the south coast of Bronx was named after a Dutch settler.

Answer: Rikers Island

The island is named after Abraham Rycken. It has a large penitentiary.
14. This island in Rhode Island was named after a Dutchman. It is 29 square km.

Answer: Block Island

The island was named after Adriaen Block. He was a fur trader and navigator who was one of the first to trade with the native Indians.
15. This island group off the south coast of Tasmania has Australiaīs southernmost lighthouse. The island group is supposed to be named after a member of Abel Tasmanīs crew, but it is disputed if this is actually the case. They are the _____ Islands.

Answer: Maatsuyker Islands

Some say the islands were named after a member of Abel Tasman's crew, Mr. Maatsuyker. This assertion is disputed, though.
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