Top 20 Most Famous Islands

Of the 100 most populous islands of the world (minimum population 339,000), which ones have been named most often in these quizzes?
% of persons selecting an answer is as at October 2014
Source quiz: Most Populous Islands.
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Last updated: August 13, 2017
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First submittedNovember 4, 2014
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population rank
%
island
8th
81
Madagascar
15th
77
Cuba
19th
74
Ireland
7th
70
Sri Lanka
33rd
68
Jamaica
54th
66
Cyprus
6th
64
Taiwan
3rd
60
Great Britain
1st
58
Java
22nd
56
Sicily
population rank
%
island
95th
55
Malta
2nd
52
Honshu
11th
50
Borneo
30th
50
North Island
5th
49
Sumatra
55th
49
South Island
20th
48
Hokkaido
21st
46
Singapore
19th
45
Hispaniola
72nd
45
Crete
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Level 35
Nov 4, 2014
I put UK and you can't give me it?
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Level 76
Nov 4, 2014
That's right, this quiz is looking for the names of islands, not the countries that are on them.
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Level 72
Nov 4, 2014
What about Australia or Oceania?
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Level 76
Nov 4, 2014
Oceania? Which island is that? Australia can be treated as either a continent or island; on this quiz it is the former.
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Level 70
Apr 14, 2017
Um... I dont know what to say.

Australia is not a country

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Level 76
Nov 4, 2014
The most populous island that didn't get a Top 20 mention is the 4th most populous, Luzon, with 48 million people.
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Level 77
Feb 15, 2020
Yes. A surprising omission. Also New Guinea surprised me since it's so big as well.
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Level 75
Nov 7, 2014
Could you accept Britain for Great Britain as the original quiz does?
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Level 76
Nov 7, 2014
OK, "Britain" works now.
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Level 70
Apr 14, 2017
UGGHHHH After I tried Sicily, I tried Corsica but it wasn't on there so I assumed Cyprus Malta and Crete weren't either.