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Tough Atlantic Islands Quiz | 10 Questions | Geography

The islands in this quiz are scattered about the Atlantic Ocean.

A multiple-choice quiz by janshannon. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
janshannon

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
85,823

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
701

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Question 1 of 10

1. To reach this old whaling center off Massachusetts, you take a three-hour cruise from Cape Cod. Hint

Nantucket

New Bedford

Groton

Gloucester

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Question 2 of 10

2. A mysterious area that appears to swallow up boats, ships and airplanes was named for this island.

Answer: (One word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. New York City is located on which three major islands? Hint

Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island

Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan

Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan

Staten Island, Manhattan, Long Island

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Question 4 of 10

4. These Portuguese islands are located in the Mid-Atlantic. Hint

The Bahamas

The Azores

The Farallons

The Falklands

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Question 5 of 10

5. A string of islands off the coast of North Carolina is known collectively as the

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. This island hosts an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest. Hint

Cuba

Longbeach Island

Key Largo

Key West

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Question 7 of 10

7. This island is home to wild ponies. Hint

Assateague

Islamorada

Mustang Island

Chincoteague

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which island is not in The Bahamas? Hint

Paradise Island

Nevis

Long Island

New Providence

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Question 9 of 10

9. These islands are known for the beautiful heavy white sweaters the natives knit. Hint

The Aran islands

The Falklands

The Azores

The Florida Keys

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Question 10 of 10

10. Off the coast of Africa is a group of islands have the same name as a bird. What are they called?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To reach this old whaling center off Massachusetts, you take a three-hour cruise from Cape Cod.

Answer: Nantucket

All were whaling centers, but only Nantucket is an island. Groton is in Connecticut.

2. A mysterious area that appears to swallow up boats, ships and airplanes was named for this island.

Answer: Bermuda

Many mysterious disappearances have occurred in The Bermuda Triangle, a large section of the Atlantic bordered by Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Fort Lauderdale, FL.

3. New York City is located on which three major islands?

Answer: Staten Island, Manhattan, Long Island

The five boroughs of New York are located on three islands and the mainland. Manhattan and Staten Island each occupy an entire island. Brooklyn and Queens are located on the western end of Long Island. Only the Bronx is on the mainland. Long Island extends into the Atlantic.

4. These Portuguese islands are located in the Mid-Atlantic.

Answer: The Azores

Although many people think of the Bahamas as Caribbean islands, they are technically in the Atlantic. The Falklands are in the South Atlantic off the coast of Argentina. The Farallons are in the Pacific Ocean off San Francisco.

5. A string of islands off the coast of North Carolina is known collectively as the

Answer: Outer Banks

Cape Hatteras and the Outer Banks extend so far east they are directly in the line of tropical storms and hurricanes that sweep up from the Caribbean and Florida.

6. This island hosts an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest.

Answer: Key West

Hemingway lived and wrote in both Cuba and Key West.

7. This island is home to wild ponies.

Answer: Assateague

Legend has it that a Spanish galleon foundered off the coast of Virginia. Its cargo of ponies swam ashore and made their home on Assateague island. Every year the herd is culled by swimming some ponies across to the island of Chincoteague to be sold at auction. This story is in the children's book, "Misty of Chincoteague."

8. Which island is not in The Bahamas?

Answer: Nevis

Yes, there is a Long Island in The Bahamas. Nassau is a city on the island of New Providence.

9. These islands are known for the beautiful heavy white sweaters the natives knit.

Answer: The Aran islands

The best of those white fisherman sweaters from Ireland are knitted by the Aran Islanders.

10. Off the coast of Africa is a group of islands have the same name as a bird. What are they called?

Answer: Canary Islands

Because of their strategic location southwest of Spain and northwest of Africa, off the coast of Morocco, the Canary Islands have always been an important navigational point between Europe, America and Asia.

Source: Author janshannon

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