Statistics for U.S. Virgin Islands Trivia

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
	Caribbean Sea	87%
The U.S. Virgin Islands is the only U.S. territory to have coasts on both of these two bodies of water	Atlantic Ocean	85%
Biggest industry	Tourism	79%
The U.S. Virgin Islands is often struck by these tropical cyclones which cause widespread damage and destruction	Hurricanes	73%
The Virgin Islands were once a refuge for these sea raiders whose symbol is the Jolly Roger	Pirates	72%
The U.S. Virgin Islands were "discovered" and named by this Italian explorer	Christopher Columbus	67%
Three main islands	Saint Croix	63%
	Saint Thomas	60%
This Founding Father was born on Nevis, but also spent part of his childhood in the U.S. Virgin Islands	Alexander Hamilton	52%
	Saint John	50%
Capital	Charlotte Amalie	48%
The islands are known for this type of beach found in Magens Bay and Trunk Bay	White sand beaches	28%
Most of the Virgin Islands National Park is on land that was owned by Laurance, grandson of this business magnate and philanthropist	John D. Rockefeller	24%
Former capital of the Danish West Indies	Christiansted	16%
This is the easternmost point in the U.S including territories	Point Udall	13%
The islands are home to the oldest _____ tree in the Caribbean	Baobab	10%
This famous Impressionist painter was born on one of the U.S. Virgin Islands when it was still the Danish West Indies	Camille Pissarro	9%
This holiday celebrated on March 31st marks the day when the U.S. took control of the islands from Denmark back in 1917	Transfer Day	9%