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Famous Islands Quiz #2

Based on the clues, name these famous islands - or island chains.
Includes fictional islands
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First submittedDecember 9, 2012
Times taken25,581
Average score62.5%
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Clue
Island
Island that may become
the 51st state
Puerto Rico
Reykjavík's island
Iceland
Largest Caribbean island
Cuba
England, Scotland, and Wales
Great Britain
Polynesian island where
Gauguin painted
Tahiti
Every summer we could rent a
cottage there (if it's not too dear)
Isle of Wight
"Gulliver's Travels" island,
with tiny inhabitants
Lilliput
Peter Pan's island
Neverland
Chinese gambling island
Macau
Mediterranean island -
home of the Minoan civilization
Crete
Island near which planes
and boats mysteriously vanish
Bermuda
Tobago's counterpart
Trinidad
Clue
Island
1,200 mile long Alaskan island chain
Aleutian Islands
Polynesian island famous for
its monoliths, called moai
Easter Island
Island prison in San Francisco Bay
Alcatraz Island
Island prison in "Harry Potter"
Azkaban
Island nation in the Persian Gulf
Bahrain
Island of the Skipper,
the Professor, and Mary Ann
Gilligan's Island
Archipelago northeast of Scotland,
home to a type of pony
Shetland Islands
Island chain including Tenerife,
La Palma, etc...
Canary Islands
Smallest Canadian province
Prince Edward Island
Reggae island
Jamaica
Where dodos once lived
Mauritius
Dutch territory near South America,
known for its blue liqueur
Curaçao
yankeh
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Level 60
Dec 3, 2012
How about accepting NeverNeverland?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 3, 2012
Okay, that will work now.
FlickerP
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Level 72
Mar 14, 2022
I thought that was Metallica rather than Peter Pan
MadameDegrassi
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Level 29
Dec 3, 2012
how about accepting just Britain for Great Britian
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 3, 2012
Britain would have worked.
MrMiyagi
+3
Level 17
Dec 3, 2012
I've spent over 20 years of my life on the Isle of Wight and I still didn't get it :/
BlackLab
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Level 65
May 26, 2015
Always thought the lyrics were "In the isle of white, if it's not too dim".
xkhan44x
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Level 60
May 29, 2015
same here I tried white, right, wright etc
sumguy
+1
Level 84
Jan 19, 2016
If it's not too dear.
Baltimorean
+1
Level 67
Dec 3, 2012
Liqueur not liquer,
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 9, 2012
Fixed.
Zefyrinus
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Level 71
Dec 4, 2012
Took me a long time to get clue nr. 2. I was like "they have an island there? What could it be? It's not Vestmannaeyja and it's not Surtsey..."
ravnebassen
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Level 16
Dec 4, 2012
I did the same - had a hard time getting iceland, but was thru all possible spellings of vestmannaeyja. So funny
brandybuck96
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Level 83
Nov 23, 2015
The Vestmannaeyjar is an archipelago that includes Surtsey, not an island. Sorry if it's picky.
buck1017
+4
Level 77
Mar 31, 2013
For "Island where planes and boats mysteriously vanish" can you accept "the Island on 'LOST'"? :-)
Remme9000
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Level 46
Sep 17, 2014
What about splitting the quiz into two parts. One part with real existing islands like "chinese gambling island" and another with fantasy islands like "Island prison in Harry Potter" ?
brandybuck96
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Level 83
Dec 7, 2015
Why?
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Oct 10, 2019
yea, not much point. Only thing I could think of is because you(meant generally, as in someone) cant distinguish the real ones from the fictive ones, but if that is the case you wouldnt have known the answer anyway.
snix
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Level 55
Oct 31, 2014
I typed "Canaries." Didn't work. :-(
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Oct 10, 2019
Does now atleast.
eurocrem
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Level 41
May 24, 2015
No Shutter Island?
kalbahamut
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Level 82
May 24, 2015
Rapa Nui is the indigenous name of Easter Island.
PorcNBeanz
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Level 57
May 28, 2015
Albuquerque......see, I can do it too.
DeusCaritasEst
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Level 55
May 24, 2015
But...but...if you're going to tease me with the Beach Boys, at least include Kokomo on the quiz...!
grecoroman
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Level 57
May 26, 2015
shouldnt Macao be accepted for Macau
elcampeador
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Level 78
Feb 20, 2023
Yes, certainly
sumguy
+2
Level 84
Jan 19, 2016
I was under the impression that the island from Gilligan's Island was uncharted, so I tried "uncharted island", "unnamed island", "nameless island". It never occurred to me that the island might be called "Gilligan's Island"!
cornflakesfu
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Level 86
Jul 2, 2018
It seriously never occurred to you that the island from Gilligan's Island might be called Gilligan's Island?
alphonds
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Level 63
Apr 11, 2017
Numerous sources, including the official government website, use Macao and Macau interchangeably:

http://portal.gov.mo/web/guest/welcomepage;jsessionid=D4B15F8DAEADF688957BEA3AD6AEE1AB

http://www.umac.mo/basiclaw/english/main.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau#cite_note-1

Thanks!

skalidor
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Level 61
Mar 30, 2018
please accept Rapa Nui for Easter Island.
MississippiSnopes
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Level 61
Jul 8, 2018
Macao is the most common spelling in English
Tigerman
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Level 34
Aug 26, 2018
Another vote for accepting Macao , I've never seen it spelled the other way !
DBSilver
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Level 50
Oct 3, 2018
Macao is also an acceptable spelling
bigbird54
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Level 50
Nov 17, 2018
could porto rico please be counted for Puerto Rico I'm not great with spelling :)
P3
+3
Level 32
Dec 5, 2018
Could Rapa Nui be accepted alongside Easter Island?
Gandalf9010
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Level 66
Apr 12, 2019
Yes please!
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Oct 10, 2019
Rather amazed at how low the % of some of these answers are, while usually the jetpunk audience s rather knowledgeable. I expected most of these to be near the 80%

People havent heard of dodo's and blue curacao? and even if you havent heard of blue curacao, there are only a few islands in the caribbean that are dutch territory, so you could just go down the list. Geography is usually not really an issue for jetpunkers (unless it is about what continent cyprus lies on/belongs to...)

CharlieBlue
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Level 23
Feb 26, 2024
The problem here is not everyone is a Harry Potter or literary fiction fan. If the quiz was based purely on geographic fact l probably would not have passed on four answers...
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Oct 10, 2019
Skull island might be a nice addition to even out the columns on this quiz. :)

edit, nvm I just ckecked if there might be more quizzes and it is in the other..

AlexM
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Level 81
Jan 13, 2020
Macao still not working as a spelling. Was wracking my brains to think what other island you could be referring to.....
Nooitmeerlaf
+3
Level 62
Feb 7, 2020
Rapa Nui for Easter island?
CardinalSin
+2
Level 77
Feb 9, 2020
Looks like more jetpunkers read Peter Pan and Harry Potter than know where the dodo lived.
TreasureP
+2
Level 51
Apr 30, 2022
rapanui should count for easter island
CardinalSin
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Level 77
Feb 11, 2023
Could you accept "Hiva Oa" for the Gauguin question? That is, after all, where the great man lived and was buried. I have a photo of his grave to prove it!
Nickyolas
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Level 52
Feb 21, 2023
Easter island it's not polynesian, it is part of Chile
CharlieBlue
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Level 23
Feb 26, 2024
The Easter island indigenous population was/is in fact of Polynesian ethnicity, although the territory today is politically part of Chile. Therefore it is technically correct to consider its people both Polynesian and Chilean, in the same manner that today's descents of the original Hawaiians are ethnic Polynesian and American nationals.
Fianchetto
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Level 73
Jan 15, 2024
Please accept Macao and Rapa Nui.
MindWax
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Level 82
Jan 18, 2024
Good thinking! I'm so glad someone in the comments FINALLY brought up these issues.
CharlieBlue
+1
Level 23
Feb 26, 2024
Don't understand why the anglicised version of Macau is such a big deal here. The island had long been known by its Portuguese name, but of course both forms are (or should be) correct.
AlexThirkell
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Level 75
Mar 6, 2024
As well as Macao/Rapa Nui, "Porto Rico" should work as well, surely?
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