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Quiz about Islands Named After Frenchmen
Quiz about Islands Named After Frenchmen

Islands Named After Frenchmen Trivia Quiz


This quiz deals with islands named after French people.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
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Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
258,172
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
6 / 15
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Question 1 of 15
1. This Caribbean island was named after a noted saint from Tours. It belongs to both Netherlands and France. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. This island off the coast of Senegal was named after a French royal who also became a saint. The capital of the island was once the capital of Senegal.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 3 of 15
3. This island off the coast of Papua New Guinea was named after a French explorer and botanist. It was a German possession between 1899-1914. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. This island near the Antarctica was discovered and named by the French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles _____ de Lozier. It was claimed for Norway in 1927. Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. This Canadian island in Nunavut, Canada, off the north end of Baffin Island, was named after an English explorer. Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. This island in the Antarctica was discovered and named by (and after) a French explorer in 1910. It is a part of the Palmer Archipelago. Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. This island in the Antarctic was named by the French Antarctic Expedition 1903-05 after a French explorer who also traveled in the Arctic and was the first to ascend Sweden´s highest mountain, Kebnekaise. Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. This island group in the Antarctica was discovered and named by (and after) Yves-Joseph de ______-Trémarec in 1772. It was annexed by France in 1893. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. This island in the Antarctic was named after a French explorer. His name is also attached to a main French base on the Antarctic mainland. The island is today claimed by New Zealand. Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. This island group in the Antarctic was discovered in 1772. The captain of the expedition named it after his second-in-command. (Prior to this he had named another island after himself). Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. This island (now belonging to South Africa) is a part of Prince Edward Islands. It was discovered and named by (and after) the French explorer Marc-Joseph _____ du Fresne in 1772.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 12 of 15
12. This island group was annexed to New Zealand in 1887 and is uninhabited. It was named for the French captain who visited the islands in the 1790s.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 13 of 15
13. This Canadian island is located on the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland & Labrador, near the town of Quirpon.
It is named after a famous explorer who visited this area in the 1530s.

Answer: (Three Words, the third being ´Island´)
Question 14 of 15
14. This island group is part of French Polynesia. It was named after a descendant of the French Huguenots. The main island is Mangareva.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 15 of 15
15. This Canadian island in Lake Manicouagan, Québec, is the second largest lake island of the world. It is named after the chief engineer of Hydro-Québecs Daniel-Johnson Dam on the Manicouagan River. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This Caribbean island was named after a noted saint from Tours. It belongs to both Netherlands and France.

Answer: Saint Martin

St.Martin is the smallest island on earth to be divided between two countries.
2. This island off the coast of Senegal was named after a French royal who also became a saint. The capital of the island was once the capital of Senegal.

Answer: Saint-Louis

The island is named after Louis IX. The capital of the island (also called Saint-Louis) was the capital of Senegal 1902-58.
3. This island off the coast of Papua New Guinea was named after a French explorer and botanist. It was a German possession between 1899-1914.

Answer: Bougainville

The island has a secessionist movement and is de facto independent from PNG without being recognized.
4. This island near the Antarctica was discovered and named by the French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles _____ de Lozier. It was claimed for Norway in 1927.

Answer: Bouvet

Bouvet Island is uninhabited.
5. This Canadian island in Nunavut, Canada, off the north end of Baffin Island, was named after an English explorer.

Answer: Bylot Island

Robert Bylot was of the early explorers in the Canadian Arctic.
6. This island in the Antarctica was discovered and named by (and after) a French explorer in 1910. It is a part of the Palmer Archipelago.

Answer: Charcot Island

Jean-Baptiste Charcot was the leader of the French Antarctic Expedition with the ship 'Français' exploring the west coast of Graham Land between 1904-1907.
7. This island in the Antarctic was named by the French Antarctic Expedition 1903-05 after a French explorer who also traveled in the Arctic and was the first to ascend Sweden´s highest mountain, Kebnekaise.

Answer: Rabot Island

Rabot Island was first visited by the French Antarctic Expedition between 1903-05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for Charles Rabot, a geographer, glacialogist and explorer.
8. This island group in the Antarctica was discovered and named by (and after) Yves-Joseph de ______-Trémarec in 1772. It was annexed by France in 1893.

Answer: Kerguelen

The islands are part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. They were discovered by Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec in 1772.
9. This island in the Antarctic was named after a French explorer. His name is also attached to a main French base on the Antarctic mainland. The island is today claimed by New Zealand.

Answer: d´Urville Island

Jules Dumont d´Urville was a French explorer and naval officer.
10. This island group in the Antarctic was discovered in 1772. The captain of the expedition named it after his second-in-command. (Prior to this he had named another island after himself).

Answer: Crozet Islands

The Crozet Islands were first discovered by Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne. He named the islands after his second-in-command Jules Crozet. (He had already named Marion Island after himself).
11. This island (now belonging to South Africa) is a part of Prince Edward Islands. It was discovered and named by (and after) the French explorer Marc-Joseph _____ du Fresne in 1772.

Answer: Marion

The Prince Edward Islands are situated in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean. They are uninhabited.
12. This island group was annexed to New Zealand in 1887 and is uninhabited. It was named for the French captain who visited the islands in the 1790s.

Answer: Kermadec Islands

The islands were named for the French captain Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec. The largest island is Raoul, or Sunday Island.
13. This Canadian island is located on the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland & Labrador, near the town of Quirpon. It is named after a famous explorer who visited this area in the 1530s.

Answer: Jacques Cartier Island

The island was probably named by Jacques Cartier himself on one of his voyages through the Straits of Belle Isle during the 1530s.
14. This island group is part of French Polynesia. It was named after a descendant of the French Huguenots. The main island is Mangareva.

Answer: Gambier Islands

British Captain and missionary John Wilson was the first European to arrive in the Gambiers in 1797. He named the group after Captain Gambier, a descendant of the French Huguenots who had supported his expedition.
15. This Canadian island in Lake Manicouagan, Québec, is the second largest lake island of the world. It is named after the chief engineer of Hydro-Québecs Daniel-Johnson Dam on the Manicouagan River.

Answer: René-Levasseur Island

The largest lake island in the world is Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron.
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