Islands are landmasses completely surrounded by water, ranging from massive continental shelves like Greenland and New Guinea to isolated volcanic peaks and coral atolls scattered across ocean basins. Formed by tectonic rifting, volcanic hot spots, or coral reef accumulation, major island groups heavily influence regional climate, maritime borders, and global biodiversity. Understanding the spatial distribution, physical features, and geopolitical significance of the world’s most prominent islands is essential for world geography and competitive examinations. These expert-curated multiple-choice questions test academic recall, cartographic awareness, and global island geography.
1. Which is the largest island in the world by area (excluding continents)?
Correct Answer: c) Greenland
Explanation:
Greenland is the world's largest island, covering over 2.1 million square kilometers. Australia is classified as a continent.
2. The island of New Guinea is divided politically between Indonesia and which other country?
Correct Answer: b) Papua New Guinea
Explanation:
New Guinea is the world's second-largest island. The western half is part of Indonesia, while the eastern half is the independent nation of Papua New Guinea.
3. Which of the following islands is shared by three different countries?
Correct Answer: a) Borneo
Explanation:
Borneo is the only island in the world administered by three countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
4. Madagascar, the world's fourth-largest island, is located in which ocean?
Correct Answer: c) Indian Ocean
Explanation:
Madagascar is situated in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa, separated from the mainland by the Mozambique Channel.
5. Baffin Island, the fifth-largest island in the world, belongs to which country?
Correct Answer: c) Canada
Explanation:
Baffin Island is located in the Canadian territory of Nunavut and is the largest island in Canada.
6. Which is the most populous island in the world?
Correct Answer: b) Java
Explanation:
Java, in Indonesia, is the world's most populous island, home to over half of the country's population and the capital city, Jakarta.
7. Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku are the four main islands of which country?
Correct Answer: c) Japan
Explanation:
These four islands make up the vast majority of Japan's landmass, with Honshu being the largest and most populous.
8. The island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean is shared by Haiti and which other country?
Correct Answer: b) Dominican Republic
Explanation:
Hispaniola is the second-largest island in the Caribbean, divided between Haiti in the west and the Dominican Republic in the east.
9. Great Britain is the largest island in Europe. Which of the following is NOT located on the island of Great Britain?
Correct Answer: d) Northern Ireland
Explanation:
Northern Ireland is located on the neighboring island of Ireland, not on the island of Great Britain.
10. Which Indonesian island is located directly west of Java and south of the Malay Peninsula?
Correct Answer: a) Sumatra
Explanation:
Sumatra is a large Indonesian island located west of Java and south of the Malay Peninsula, separated by the Strait of Malacca.
11. Which island nation is located southeast of India and is known as the 'Teardrop of India'?
Correct Answer: b) Sri Lanka
Explanation:
Sri Lanka is an island country located in the Indian Ocean, just off the southeastern coast of the Indian subcontinent.
12. The Galápagos Islands, famous for their unique biodiversity and influence on Charles Darwin, belong to which country?
Correct Answer: c) Ecuador
Explanation:
The Galápagos Islands are a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean and a province of Ecuador.
13. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Correct Answer: c) Sicily
Explanation:
Sicily, an autonomous region of Italy, is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
14. The island of Corsica belongs to which European country?
Correct Answer: c) France
Explanation:
Corsica is a mountainous Mediterranean island that is a territorial collectivity of France, located north of the Italian island of Sardinia.
15. Which of the following islands is divided between two independent nations, one being a member of the EU and the other recognized only by Turkey?
Correct Answer: b) Cyprus
Explanation:
Cyprus is divided between the internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus (an EU member) and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Turkey).
16. Tierra del Fuego is an archipelago shared by which two South American countries?
Correct Answer: a) Argentina and Chile
Explanation:
Tierra del Fuego is located at the southernmost tip of South America, across the Strait of Magellan, and is divided between Argentina and Chile.
17. Which Canadian island is the largest entirely uninhabited island in the world?
Correct Answer: d) Devon Island
Explanation:
Devon Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago is the largest uninhabited island on Earth.
18. Luzon and Mindanao are the two largest islands of which country?
Correct Answer: c) Philippines
Explanation:
The Philippines is an archipelago where Luzon (north) and Mindanao (south) are the largest and most populous islands.
19. Which island is home to the city of Honolulu and the famous Waikiki Beach?
Correct Answer: b) Oahu
Explanation:
Oahu is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and is home to the state capital, Honolulu, as well as Pearl Harbor.
20. Which island is politically an overseas territory of the United Kingdom but claimed by Argentina?
Correct Answer: b) Falkland Islands
Explanation:
The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) are a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean, claimed by Argentina, which led to a war in 1982.
21. The island of Sumatra is known for its critically endangered species of which great ape?
Correct Answer: c) Orangutan
Explanation:
The Sumatran orangutan is one of the three species of orangutans, found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
22. Which large island nation is separated from mainland Australia by the Bass Strait?
Correct Answer: b) Tasmania
Explanation:
Tasmania is an island state of Australia, located 240 km to the south of the Australian mainland, separated by the Bass Strait.
23. The Cook Strait separates the North Island and South Island of which country?
Correct Answer: b) New Zealand
Explanation:
The Cook Strait lies between the North and South Islands of New Zealand, connecting the Tasman Sea with the South Pacific Ocean.
24. Which autonomous region of Portugal is an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean known for its wine and unique geography?
Correct Answer: c) Madeira
Explanation:
Madeira is an autonomous region of Portugal, located in the North Atlantic Ocean, famous for its namesake wine.
25. The Canary Islands belong to which country?
Correct Answer: b) Spain
Explanation:
The Canary Islands are a Spanish archipelago and the southernmost autonomous community of Spain, located off the coast of northwestern Africa.
26. Which large island is located directly south of the Malay Peninsula and contains the city-state of Singapore at its tip?
Correct Answer: a) Sumatra
Explanation:
Sumatra lies directly south and west of the Malay Peninsula. Singapore is located off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, separated from Sumatra by the Strait of Malacca.
27. Which island is known for the moai, massive stone statues carved by the Rapa Nui people?
Correct Answer: c) Easter Island
Explanation:
Easter Island (Rapa Nui), a territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, is world-famous for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues called moai.
28. Which of these Caribbean islands is a communist state?
Correct Answer: d) Cuba
Explanation:
Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean and has been a one-party communist state since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro.
29. Which island is the largest of the Caribbean islands?
Correct Answer: c) Cuba
Explanation:
Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea, followed by Hispaniola.
30. The island of Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of which country?
Correct Answer: c) United States
Explanation:
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory with a landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and the El Yunque tropical rainforest.
31. Bali, famous for its beaches and Hindu temples, is a province of which country?
Correct Answer: b) Indonesia
Explanation:
Bali is an island province of Indonesia and the only Hindu-majority province in the country.
32. Which island is located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Yemen and is famous for its bizarre flora, such as the Dragon's Blood Tree?
Correct Answer: a) Socotra
Explanation:
Socotra is an archipelago belonging to Yemen. Its isolation has led to a highly unique flora, including the famous umbrella-shaped Dragon's Blood Tree.
33. Which island group is an independent nation located off the coast of East Africa, known for vanilla and ylang-ylang production?
Correct Answer: b) Comoros
Explanation:
The Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa.
34. Which country occupies the island of Taiwan?
Correct Answer: a) Republic of China (ROC)
Explanation:
The island of Taiwan is governed by the Republic of China (ROC), though the People's Republic of China (PRC) claims it as its own province.
35. Which large island lies off the eastern coast of mainland China and is a Chinese province known for its tropical climate?
Correct Answer: a) Hainan
Explanation:
Hainan is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China, consisting of various islands, with Hainan Island being the largest.
36. Victoria Island is the second-largest island of which country?
Correct Answer: c) Canada
Explanation:
Victoria Island is a large island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, straddling the boundary between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
37. Which island is separated from mainland Europe by the English Channel?
Correct Answer: c) Great Britain
Explanation:
Great Britain is separated from the European mainland by the English Channel and the North Sea.
38. Which island is the location of the famous active volcano, Mount Etna?
Correct Answer: a) Sicily
Explanation:
Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy. It is one of the tallest active volcanoes in Europe.
39. Which of the following islands is an independent nation located entirely in the North Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Arctic Circle?
Correct Answer: b) Iceland
Explanation:
Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, characterized by its dramatic volcanic landscape and location just below the Arctic Circle.
40. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the realm of which country?
Correct Answer: c) Denmark
Explanation:
The Faroe Islands are a North Atlantic archipelago located between Iceland and Norway, forming a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
41. Which archipelago in the Arctic Ocean is under Norwegian sovereignty and is known for the Global Seed Vault?
Correct Answer: b) Svalbard
Explanation:
Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. The island of Spitsbergen hosts the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
42. Which of the following islands is part of Russia and is located north of Japan, separated by the La Pérouse Strait?
Correct Answer: a) Sakhalin
Explanation:
Sakhalin is a large Russian island in the North Pacific Ocean, lying north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido.
43. Vancouver Island is located on the west coast of which country?
Correct Answer: b) Canada
Explanation:
Vancouver Island is in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, and is part of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
44. Which island is known as the 'Emerald Isle' due to its lush green landscape?
Correct Answer: c) Ireland
Explanation:
Ireland is widely referred to as the Emerald Isle because of its famously lush, green countryside.
45. Which island nation is located in the Indian Ocean and consists of over 1,000 coral islands?
Correct Answer: c) Maldives
Explanation:
The Maldives is a tropical nation in the Indian Ocean composed of 26 ring-shaped atolls, which are made up of more than 1,000 coral islands.
46. Which island in the United States is the most populous?
Correct Answer: b) Long Island
Explanation:
Long Island in New York is the most populous island in the United States, home to nearly 8 million people (including Brooklyn and Queens).
47. Which island nation was formerly known as Ceylon?
Correct Answer: a) Sri Lanka
Explanation:
Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon during British colonial rule, officially changing its name in 1972.
48. The island of Hispaniola is geographically situated between Cuba to the west and which island to the east?
Correct Answer: b) Puerto Rico
Explanation:
Hispaniola is located between Cuba to its west and Puerto Rico to its east across the Mona Passage.
49. Which island is the largest in the Philippine archipelago?
Correct Answer: c) Luzon
Explanation:
Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines, containing the national capital, Manila.
50. Which Indonesian island has a unique 'K' shape and is located east of Borneo?
Correct Answer: b) Sulawesi
Explanation:
Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) is one of the four Greater Sunda Islands and is recognizable by its distinctive four-peninsula 'K' shape.
51. The island of Newfoundland belongs to which country?
Correct Answer: c) Canada
Explanation:
Newfoundland is a large island off the east coast of North America and forms part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
52. Which Mediterranean island is an independent country located south of Sicily?
Correct Answer: b) Malta
Explanation:
Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast, operating as an independent nation.
53. Which island is the largest of the Balearic Islands in Spain?
Correct Answer: c) Mallorca
Explanation:
Mallorca (Majorca) is the largest island in the Balearic Islands archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, which belongs to Spain.
54. The island of Crete is the largest and most populous island of which country?
Correct Answer: d) Greece
Explanation:
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea.
55. Which Caribbean island is famously shared by two European powers, France and the Netherlands?
Correct Answer: b) Saint Martin
Explanation:
The island of Saint Martin is divided between the French Republic (Saint-Martin) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Sint Maarten).
56. Which island is famously home to the city of Venice?
Correct Answer: c) It is built on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals.
Explanation:
Venice is situated across a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges in the Venetian Lagoon.
57. Which island group is home to the komodo dragon?
Correct Answer: a) Lesser Sunda Islands
Explanation:
The Komodo dragon is found on the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang, which are part of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
58. Which island nation is located in the Pacific Ocean and is composed of two main landmasses, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu?
Correct Answer: c) Fiji
Explanation:
Fiji is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. Its two major islands are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu.
59. Which river island in India is recognized as one of the largest river islands in the world?
Correct Answer: a) Majuli
Explanation:
Majuli is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam, and in 2016 became the first island to be made a district in India.
60. Which island is known as the site of a famous prison where Nelson Mandela was held?
Correct Answer: c) Robben Island
Explanation:
Robben Island is located in Table Bay near Cape Town, South Africa, and was used as a prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 of his 27 years in jail.
61. Which island in the San Francisco Bay was a notorious federal penitentiary until 1963?
Correct Answer: c) Alcatraz Island
Explanation:
Alcatraz Island, located in the San Francisco Bay, housed a federal prison that held some of America's most famous criminals.
62. Which island was the historic gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States from 1892 to 1954?
Correct Answer: b) Ellis Island
Explanation:
Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor, served as the United States' principal immigration reception center for over 60 years.
63. The island of Saint Helena, where Napoleon was exiled, is located in which ocean?
Correct Answer: d) South Atlantic Ocean
Explanation:
Saint Helena is a remote volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean, part of the British Overseas Territory.
64. Which island is considered the most remote inhabited island in the world?
Correct Answer: b) Tristan da Cunha
Explanation:
Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic, is widely recognized as the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world.
65. The Pitcairn Islands are best known as the home of the descendants of the mutineers from which famous ship?
Correct Answer: b) HMS Bounty
Explanation:
The Pitcairn Islands are inhabited mostly by descendants of the mutineers of the HMS Bounty and the Tahitians who accompanied them.
66. Which island nation lies in the eastern Caribbean Sea and is known as the 'Nature Isle of the Caribbean'?
Correct Answer: c) Dominica
Explanation:
Dominica is largely covered by rainforest and is known for its unspoiled natural beauty, earning it the nickname 'Nature Isle of the Caribbean'.
67. Which group of islands in the Indian Ocean belongs to India and is located off its southeastern coast?
Correct Answer: b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Explanation:
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a union territory of India located at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
68. The island of Zanzibar, famous for its spice trade, is a semi-autonomous region of which African country?
Correct Answer: c) Tanzania
Explanation:
Zanzibar is an insular semi-autonomous region of Tanzania in East Africa.
69. Which Caribbean island is shared by the independent nation of Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
Correct Answer: a) Hispaniola
Explanation:
Hispaniola is the second-largest island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
70. Which French overseas region in the Indian Ocean is located east of Madagascar and southwest of Mauritius?
Correct Answer: b) Réunion
Explanation:
Réunion is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France.
71. Which island is an independent country located just south of the Malay Peninsula?
Correct Answer: b) Singapore
Explanation:
Singapore is a sovereign island city-state located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula.
72. Which island is situated at the southern tip of India and constitutes the country of Sri Lanka?
Correct Answer: a) Ceylon
Explanation:
Ceylon was the historical and colonial name for the island of Sri Lanka.
73. Which large Canadian island is located entirely within the Arctic Circle and is known for its rugged mountains and fjords?
Correct Answer: c) Ellesmere Island
Explanation:
Ellesmere Island is the most northerly island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, known for its extreme northern location and rugged terrain.
74. Which island territory in the North Pacific Ocean is an unincorporated territory of the United States and has the capital Hagåtña?
Correct Answer: a) Guam
Explanation:
Guam is a U.S. island territory in Micronesia, in the Western Pacific, and its capital is Hagåtña.
75. The island of New Caledonia, known for its massive barrier reef, is a special collectivity of which country?
Correct Answer: c) France
Explanation:
New Caledonia is a French sui generis collectivity located in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
76. Which volcanic island in the South Pacific is part of French Polynesia and is famous for its luxury resorts built over the water?
Correct Answer: b) Bora Bora
Explanation:
Bora Bora is an island group in the Leeward Islands of French Polynesia, world-renowned for its aqua-centric luxury resorts.
77. Which island is the largest of the Mariana Islands and a critical US military base in the Pacific?
Correct Answer: b) Guam
Explanation:
Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands and hosts major US military facilities.
78. Which island in the Persian Gulf is an independent nation connected to Saudi Arabia by the King Fahd Causeway?
Correct Answer: c) Bahrain
Explanation:
Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf, connected to Saudi Arabia by the 25-kilometer King Fahd Causeway.
79. Which large island forms the southern part of the nation of New Zealand and is known for the Southern Alps?
Correct Answer: c) South Island
Explanation:
The South Island of New Zealand is the larger of the two major islands and is dominated by the Southern Alps mountain range.
80. Which island is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan?
Correct Answer: d) Shikoku
Explanation:
Shikoku is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshu.
81. The island of Jeju is a popular tourist destination and self-governing province of which country?
Correct Answer: c) South Korea
Explanation:
Jeju Island is South Korea's largest island and a popular domestic and international tourist destination.
82. The island of Phuket is a major tourist hub located in the Andaman Sea belonging to which country?
Correct Answer: c) Thailand
Explanation:
Phuket is Thailand's largest island and a major tourist destination located in the Andaman Sea.
83. Which of these islands is located in the Indian Ocean and belongs to Australia?
Correct Answer: a) Christmas Island
Explanation:
Christmas Island is an Australian external territory comprising a single island in the Indian Ocean.
84. Which island is the largest of the Greek Ionian Islands?
Correct Answer: b) Kefalonia
Explanation:
Kefalonia (Cephalonia) is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece.
85. Which Caribbean island is famously shaped like a butterfly?
Correct Answer: b) Guadeloupe
Explanation:
Guadeloupe is a French overseas region in the Caribbean made of two main islands, Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, separated by a narrow strait, giving it a butterfly shape.
86. Which island in the English Channel is a Crown dependency and known for a specific breed of dairy cattle?
Correct Answer: c) Jersey
Explanation:
Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands, a British Crown Dependency, and is famous for its Jersey cattle breed.
87. The island of Gotland, located in the Baltic Sea, is the largest island of which country?
Correct Answer: c) Sweden
Explanation:
Gotland is Sweden's largest island, located in the Baltic Sea, and forms a province and a municipality.
88. Which island in the Mediterranean Sea is divided into an independent republic and a UK overseas territory (Akrotiri and Dhekelia)?
Correct Answer: b) Cyprus
Explanation:
Cyprus hosts two Sovereign Base Areas, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, which are British Overseas Territories, alongside the Republic of Cyprus.
89. Which island in the Atlantic Ocean belongs to Portugal and is the largest of the Azores archipelago?
Correct Answer: a) São Miguel
Explanation:
São Miguel, nicknamed 'The Green Island', is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
90. Which island is considered the largest island in a freshwater lake in the world?
Correct Answer: a) Manitoulin Island
Explanation:
Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada, is the world's largest island located in a freshwater lake.
91. Which island nation is comprised of the islands of Antigua, Barbuda, and Redonda?
Correct Answer: c) Antigua and Barbuda
Explanation:
Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign state in the West Indies comprising the two major islands of Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands including Redonda.
92. The island of Bougainville, which has voted for independence, is currently an autonomous region of which country?
Correct Answer: b) Papua New Guinea
Explanation:
Bougainville is currently an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea. In 2019, it voted overwhelmingly for independence, which is pending implementation.
93. Which island is the southernmost of the Kuril Islands and is claimed by Japan as its Northern Territories, but administered by Russia?
Correct Answer: a) Kunashir
Explanation:
Kunashir (or Kunashiri in Japanese) is the southernmost of the Kuril Islands. It is administered by Russia but claimed by Japan.
94. Which island is the largest in the Persian Gulf and belongs to Iran?
Correct Answer: b) Qeshm
Explanation:
Qeshm is an Iranian island located in the Strait of Hormuz, making it the largest island in the Persian Gulf.
95. Which island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is the smallest Canadian province by both area and population?
Correct Answer: c) Prince Edward Island
Explanation:
Prince Edward Island (PEI) is a maritime province in Canada and is the smallest province in terms of land area and population.
96. Which island is the largest of the Hawaiian Islands, though not the most populous?
Correct Answer: d) Hawaii
Explanation:
The island of Hawaii, often called the 'Big Island', is the largest in the archipelago, but Oahu is the most populous.
97. Which large island is located off the coast of East Africa and is known for producing a majority of the world's cloves?
Correct Answer: a) Zanzibar
Explanation:
Zanzibar, particularly alongside the neighboring island of Pemba, is famous for its production of cloves and other spices.
98. Which of these is the largest island in South America?
Correct Answer: a) Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
Explanation:
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego is the largest island in South America, shared by Argentina and Chile.
99. The island of Marajó in Brazil is notable because it is a massive island located primarily in a:
Correct Answer: c) River delta
Explanation:
Marajó is a large fluvial island located at the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil, making it one of the largest river islands in the world.
100. Which island is the largest in the Arctic Ocean that belongs entirely to Russia?
Correct Answer: a) Severny Island
Explanation:
Severny Island, the northern island of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, is the largest island in Russia and the Arctic Ocean.
101. Which island is entirely covered by ice and is the largest island in Antarctica?
Correct Answer: a) Alexander Island
Explanation:
Alexander Island is the largest island in Antarctica. It is linked to the Antarctic Peninsula by an ice shelf, masking its island nature for many years.
102. Which island serves as the mainland of the country of Equatorial Guinea, despite the country having territory on the African continent?
Correct Answer: a) Bioko
Explanation:
The island of Bioko houses Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, even though the country's largest landmass is on the African mainland (Río Muni).
103. Which island nation is located in the Gulf of Guinea and consists of two main islands that were former Portuguese colonies?
Correct Answer: c) São Tomé and Príncipe
Explanation:
São Tomé and Príncipe is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa.
104. Which island is home to the independent nation of Brunei?
Correct Answer: b) Borneo
Explanation:
Brunei is a small, independent Islamic nation located entirely on the northern coast of the island of Borneo.
105. Which of these islands is the largest in the United Kingdom, other than Great Britain and Ireland?
Correct Answer: c) Lewis and Harris
Explanation:
Lewis and Harris, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, is the largest island in the UK (excluding Great Britain and Ireland).
106. Which Mediterranean island is the third-largest and has its capital at Nicosia?
Correct Answer: c) Cyprus
Explanation:
Cyprus is the third-largest island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. Its capital is Nicosia.
107. Which island is the largest of the Ryukyu Islands of Japan?
Correct Answer: c) Okinawa
Explanation:
Okinawa Island is the largest of the Ryukyu Islands and hosts the capital of the Okinawa Prefecture, Naha.
108. The island of Mindanao in the Philippines is heavily influenced by which religion, unlike the majority Catholic country?
Correct Answer: c) Islam
Explanation:
Mindanao has a significant Muslim population and is the historic center of Islam in the Philippines, containing the Bangsamoro autonomous region.
109. Which island, located in the Indian Ocean, is a French department that features one of the world's most active volcanoes, Piton de la Fournaise?
Correct Answer: b) Réunion
Explanation:
Réunion, a French overseas department, is home to Piton de la Fournaise, a highly active shield volcano.
110. Which island in the Bering Sea is divided between the United States and Russia by the International Date Line?
Correct Answer: b) Diomede Islands
Explanation:
The Diomede Islands consist of Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (USA), separated by a few miles and the International Date Line.
111. Which island is the largest in the continuous United States?
Correct Answer: a) Long Island
Explanation:
While Kodiak Island (Alaska) and Hawaii are larger, Long Island in New York is the largest island in the contiguous 48 states.
112. Which island is known as the 'Isle of Spice' in the Caribbean?
Correct Answer: a) Grenada
Explanation:
Grenada is famously known as the 'Isle of Spice' due to its production of nutmeg and mace crops.
113. Which island is the largest in the country of Vietnam?
Correct Answer: a) Phu Quoc
Explanation:
Phu Quoc, located in the Gulf of Thailand, is the largest island in Vietnam and a popular tourist destination.
114. Which of these is a large island located in Lake Superior, known for its wolf and moose populations?
Correct Answer: b) Isle Royale
Explanation:
Isle Royale is a large island in Lake Superior and a US National Park, famous for long-term ecological studies of its wolves and moose.
115. Which island is known for the ancient Minoan civilization and the myth of the Minotaur?
Correct Answer: c) Crete
Explanation:
Crete, the largest Greek island, was the center of the Minoan civilization, associated with the palace of Knossos and the Minotaur myth.
116. Which sub-Antarctic island belongs to Australia and features an active volcano called Big Ben?
Correct Answer: b) Heard Island
Explanation:
Heard Island is an Australian territory in the southern Indian Ocean, home to Mawson Peak, a volcano on the Big Ben massif.
117. Which French island in the Mediterranean was the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte?
Correct Answer: b) Corsica
Explanation:
Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, on the French island of Corsica, in 1769.
118. The island of Elba, where Napoleon was first exiled, belongs to which country?
Correct Answer: c) Italy
Explanation:
Elba is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy. Napoleon was exiled there in 1814.
119. Which island nation is considered the smallest republic in the world by both area and population?
Correct Answer: b) Nauru
Explanation:
Nauru is a tiny island country in Micronesia and is the smallest republic in the world, covering just 21 square kilometers.
120. Which of these is the main island of the archipelago nation of Seychelles?
Correct Answer: c) Mahé
Explanation:
Mahé is the largest island of the Seychelles, hosting the capital city, Victoria, and the majority of the country's population.
121. Which island is shared by the Indonesian provinces of West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and North Kalimantan?
Correct Answer: d) Borneo
Explanation:
These provinces make up Kalimantan, which is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo.
