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Cryptic Islands Trivia Quiz

Solve the cryptic clues to find the names of islands or island groups. A geographical hint is also given in the clues. Using the word "island", where appropriate, is optional.

A multiple-choice quiz by spanishliz. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
spanishliz

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
150,427

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
887

Question 1 of 10

1. Group includes jumpers and cattle in La Manche.

Answer: (One word (7 letters) or Two Words (7, 7))

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Question 2 of 10

2. Sounds pale off the south coast of England.

Answer: (One Word (5 letters) or Three Words (4, 2, 5))

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Question 3 of 10

3. Stumpy's home is masculine in the Irish Sea.

Answer: (One Word (3 letters) or Three Words (4, 2, 3))

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Question 4 of 10

4. Partially confounds within Arctic.

Answer: (One Word (6 letters) or Two Words (6, 6))

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Question 5 of 10

5. Look inside to see if "Elle's" merely Canadian.

Answer: (One Word (9 letters) or Two Words (9, 6))

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Question 6 of 10

6. Spanish trinity joins to sack blood group for Caribbean country.

Answer: (Three Words (8, 3, 6 - middle word is and))

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Question 7 of 10

7. Does the ferry go immediately in Spanish?

Answer: (One Word (6 letters) or Two Words (6,6))

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Question 8 of 10

8. Excessive enthusiasm follows informal multiple thanks, Down Under.

Answer: (One Word (8 letters))

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Question 9 of 10

9. Island in the Pacific sounds like bovine optic organ.

Answer: (One Word (5 letters))

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Question 10 of 10

10. Greek island sounds like an idiot endlessly following apple's centre.

Answer: (One Word (5 letters))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Group includes jumpers and cattle in La Manche.

Answer: Channel

The Channel Islands include Guernsey and Jersey, both of which have given their names to types of jumpers (sweaters) and to breeds of cattle. La Manche is the French name for the (English) Channel.

2. Sounds pale off the south coast of England.

Answer: Wight

Pale = white, and Wight sounds the same. The second part of the clue indicates the geographical location. Queen Victoria died at Osborne House, near East Cowes, IoW, in 1901.

3. Stumpy's home is masculine in the Irish Sea.

Answer: Man

A stumpy is one of the varieties of Manx cat. Unlike a rumpy, a stumpy has a short stump of a tail.

4. Partially confounds within Arctic.

Answer: Baffin

Confound = baffle, partially, with in = Baff - le +in = Baffin. Baffin Island is located mainly within the Arctic Circle and is part of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait separate it from Greenland.

5. Look inside to see if "Elle's" merely Canadian.

Answer: Ellesmere

This is a hidden word clue, the indicator being "look inside".
ELLE(')S MEREly. Ellesmere Island is entirely within the Arctic Circle and is another of Canada's northern outposts. The magazine "Elle" is a woman's publication available in many countries around the world.

6. Spanish trinity joins to sack blood group for Caribbean country.

Answer: Trinidad and Tobago

Spanish trinity = Trinidad, joins = and. To sack = to bag, blood group = O. To bag + O = Tobago.
Movies filmed on location in this country off the coast of South America include "Dr. No" (1962). The international cricket star Brian Lara was born in Santa Cruz, Trinidad in 1969.

7. Does the ferry go immediately in Spanish?

Answer: Staten

Stat is medical-speak for immediately, and is often heard on TV programs set in hospitals. Spanish for in is "en". Stat + en = Staten. The Staten Island ferry runs from St George, Staten Island to Whitehall Street, Manhattan, covering the five-mile journey in 25 minutes.

8. Excessive enthusiasm follows informal multiple thanks, Down Under.

Answer: Tasmania

Excessive enthusiasm = mania, following informal thanks = ta, plural = tas. Tas + mania = Tasmania. Australia's island state has its capital at Hobart, and was given the name Van Dieman's Land by Abel Tasman, the Dutch explorer who first "discovered" the island in 1642, claiming it for Holland.

9. Island in the Pacific sounds like bovine optic organ.

Answer: Kauai

Bovine = cow. Optic organ = eye. Kauai sounds like "cow eye". Kauai is one of the islands that make up the US State of Hawaii.

10. Greek island sounds like an idiot endlessly following apple's centre.

Answer: Corfu

An apple's centre is its core. An idiot is a fool, and "endlessly" indicates that the "l" is omitted.
Core, followed by foo = Corefoo, which sounds like Corfu, which is a popular holiday destination in the Ionian Sea for tourists from the UK and other parts of Europe. It is also known as K�rkira.

Source: Author spanishliz

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