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Quiz about Biggest Islands In European Countries

Biggest Islands In European Countries Quiz

All I want you to do is to pick out the biggest island in each European country.

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

Author
author

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
81,488

Updated
Jan 13 24

# Qns
20

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Tough

Avg Score
10 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is the biggest island in mainland Norway? My home country, by the way. Hint

Senja

S�r�ya

Lang�ya

Hinn�ya

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Question 2 of 20

2. Svalbard. Should I call this a Norwegian colony? Whatever: What is the biggest island of this archipelago? Hint

Nordaustlandet

Spitsbergen

Edge�ya

Barents�ya

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is the biggest island in Sweden? Hint

�land

Gotland

�land

Gotska Sand�n

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Question 4 of 20

4. What is Finland's biggest island? Hint

Hiiumaa

�land

Saaremaa

Muhu

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Question 5 of 20

5. What is the biggest island in Estonia? Hint

Hiiumaa

Saaremaa

Ahvenanmaa

Muhu

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Question 6 of 20

6. What is Germany's biggest island? Hint

Fehmarn

R�gen

Helgoland

Sylt

7. What is Poland's biggest island? Note: Another island may be bigger, but it is divided between Poland and Germany, and Germany has the bigger part. The Polish part is smaller than the island I want the name of. Hint

Mierzeja Wislana

Uznam

Wolin

Mierzeja Helska

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Question 8 of 20

8. What is the biggest island of the Faroe Islands? Hint

V�gar

Suduroy

Streymoy

Eysturoy

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Question 9 of 20

9. What is Iceland's biggest island? Hint

Surtsey

Hrisey

Heymaey

Grimsey

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Question 10 of 20

10. What is the biggest island in the Netherlands? Hint

Ameland

Terschelling

Schiermonnikoog

Texel

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Question 11 of 20

11. What is the biggest island of France? Hint

Corsica

Ile d�Oleron

Belle-Ile

Ile d�Ouessant

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Question 12 of 20

12. Italy's biggest island is _______ ? Hint

Sardinia

Lipari

Elba

Sicily

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Question 13 of 20

13. What is Spain's biggest island? Hint

Tenerife

Fuerteventura

Gran Canaria

Mallorca

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Question 14 of 20

14. What is the biggest island of Greece? Hint

Rhodes

Crete

Corfu

Lesbos

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Question 15 of 20

15. What's the biggest island in Croatia? Hint

Krk

Brac

Plavnic

Hvar

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Question 16 of 20

16. What is the biggest island of Scotland? Hint

Shetland (Mainland)

Skye

Lewis (Lewis and Harris)

Mull

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Question 17 of 20

17. What is the biggest offshore island of England? Hint

Isle of Wight

St.Martin�s

St.Mary�s

Lundy

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Question 18 of 20

18. Wales: what is the biggest island? Hint

Holy Island

Bardsey

Anglesey

Ramsey

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Question 19 of 20

19. What is Denmark's biggest island? Hint

Lolland

Fyn

Sjaelland

Bornholm

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Question 20 of 20

20. Portugal's biggest island is _______ (including its Atlantic islands the Azores and Madeira)? Hint

Sao Miguel

Terceira

Pico

Madeira

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the biggest island in mainland Norway? My home country, by the way.

Answer: Hinn�ya

The city of Harstad is on this island.

2. Svalbard. Should I call this a Norwegian colony? Whatever: What is the biggest island of this archipelago?

Answer: Spitsbergen

Includes all important settlements on Svalbard, among them Longyarbyen, the capital.

3. What is the biggest island in Sweden?

Answer: Gotland

Capital Visby was an important Hansa city under Medieval times.

4. What is Finland's biggest island?

Answer: �land

�land in called Ahvenanmaa in Finnish. Almost all the people there are Swedish-speaking. Capital: Mariehamn/Maarienhamina. This is really an archipelago, but �land mainland ("Fasta �land") is biggest island.

5. What is the biggest island in Estonia?

Answer: Saaremaa

This island was called �sel when under Swedish control 1645-1721. Main city: Kuressare. Hiiumaa is also an Estonian island. It was called Dag� under Swedish rule.Muhu is a small Estonian island.

6. What is Germany's biggest island?

Answer: R�gen

Belonged to Sweden 1648-1815. Main city: Bergen.

Answer: Wolin

German: Wollin. This island was German until 1945. All of Uznam (German: Usedom) was also German until 1945.

8. What is the biggest island of the Faroe Islands?

Answer: Streymoy

Location of the capital, Torshavn.

9. What is Iceland's biggest island?

Answer: Heymaey

Heymaey on Vestmannaeyjar (Vestmanna Islands) is the right answer. Most of the capital (also called Vestmannaeyjar) was destroyed by volcano Helgafell 1973.

10. What is the biggest island in the Netherlands?

Answer: Texel

This is the biggest of the West Frisian Islands. I am aware that there are bigger islands, f.ex. Schouwen in the south, but they have grown entirely together with the mainland. The "polder island" of Flevoland, made up from the drying out of the IJsselmer would be biggest, but I don�t count that as an island.

11. What is the biggest island of France?

Answer: Corsica

Sold by Italy (Genova) to France 1768. Capital: Ajaccio.

12. Italy's biggest island is _______ ?

Answer: Sicily

During the war between Austria and Kingdom of Sardinia 1860 Garibaldi conquered the island and made it part of united Italy. Capital: Palermo.

13. What is Spain's biggest island?

Answer: Mallorca

Largest of the Balearic Islands. Capital: Palma.

14. What is the biggest island of Greece?

Answer: Crete

Turkish 1669-1913. Capital: Iraklion.

15. What's the biggest island in Croatia?

Answer: Krk

Italian: Veglia. The Dalmatian islands were ruled by Italia (Venice) 1420-1699 and by Austria 1815-1920. It was long thought that Krk was the larger island when compared with Cres, but it's now been demonstrated that the islands have the same size.

16. What is the biggest island of Scotland?

Answer: Lewis (Lewis and Harris)

Lewis Island is the biggest island in Scotland. It�s divided from Harris Island by a small inlet and is usually linked with Harris Island as an entity. However, even on its own it is slightly bigger than Isle of Skye.

17. What is the biggest offshore island of England?

Answer: Isle of Wight

Chief city: Newport.

18. Wales: what is the biggest island?

Answer: Anglesey

Chief city: Holyhead.

19. What is Denmark's biggest island?

Answer: Sjaelland

Includes capital Copenhagen.

20. Portugal's biggest island is _______ (including its Atlantic islands the Azores and Madeira)?

Answer: Madeira

Capital: Funchal.

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