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Indian Ocean Islands Trivia Quiz

In this quiz I will ask you about 15 Indian Ocean Islands.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
author

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,144

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. This is Tanzania�s biggest island.

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Question 2 of 15

2. This is Yemen�s biggest island.

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Question 3 of 15

3. This island is a French possession. Capital is St.Denis. Hint

Mauritius

R�union

Mayotte

Madagascar

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Question 4 of 15

4. This is the Easternmost of the Comoros Islands (republic). Hint

Moh�li

Mayotte

Grande Comore

Anjouan

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Question 5 of 15

5. This island belongs to Mauritius and is this country�s second biggest island. Hint

Rodrigues I.

Aldabra I.

Farquahar I.

Chagos I.

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Question 6 of 15

6. This island was a French colony but achieved independence in 1960. Its chief cisties (except from the capital) are Toamasina, Fianarantsoa and Mahajanga.

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Question 7 of 15

7. This is the biggest of the Cocos Islands (external territory of Australia). Hint

Horsburgh Island

Home Island

West Island

South Island

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Question 8 of 15

8. This island is also an external territory of Australia, and its "capital" is called The Settlement or Flying Fish Cove.

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Question 9 of 15

9. This island was called Ceylon up to 1972.

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Question 10 of 15

10. The capital of this island group is called Port Blair. The island group is called _________? Hint

Andaman Islands

Maldive Islands

Mergui Archipelago

Seychelles Islands

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Question 11 of 15

11. The capital of the Laccadive Islands is situated on this island. Hint

Cannanore

Kavaratti

Agatti

Minicoy

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Question 12 of 15

12. This is the Northernmost of the islands in the French Southern and Antarctic Territory. Hint

Kergu�len Island

Crozet Island

Amsterdam Island

St.Paul Island

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Question 13 of 15

13. This is the biggest of the Seychelles Islands. Hint

La Digue

Aldabra

Mah�

Praslin

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Question 14 of 15

14. This is the chief atoll of the Maldive Islands. It�s also the name of the capital. Hint

Mah�

Hitaddu

Addu

Male

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Question 15 of 15

15. This is the biggest island of the British Indian Ocean Territory.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This is Tanzania�s biggest island.

Answer: Zanzibar

Zanzibar (which includes the islands Pemba and Mafia Island) is a former sultanate. It became independent from Oman in 1861, British Protectorate in 1890 and part of Tanzania in 1964.

2. This is Yemen�s biggest island.

Answer: Socotra

Socotra was briefly occuied by Portugal in the early 1500s.
Apart from this it was a possession of the sultanate of Mahra. It came under British protection in 1886, became part of South Yemen in 1967. It now belongs to united Yemen.

3. This island is a French possession. Capital is St.Denis.

Answer: R�union

R�union constitutes an overseas department of France.

4. This is the Easternmost of the Comoros Islands (republic).

Answer: Anjouan

Mayotte is really the Eastermost Comoros Island, but it belongs to France and not to the republic Comoros Islands. Both Anjouan and Moh�li have separatist movements.

5. This island belongs to Mauritius and is this country�s second biggest island.

Answer: Rodrigues I.

Population of the island is 37.000. It�s part of the Mascarene Islands (R�union, Mauritius and Rodrigues Islands).

6. This island was a French colony but achieved independence in 1960. Its chief cisties (except from the capital) are Toamasina, Fianarantsoa and Mahajanga.

Answer: Madagascar

The natives are of African and Indonesian descent.

7. This is the biggest of the Cocos Islands (external territory of Australia).

Answer: West Island

Cocos (or Keeling) Islands are 27 small coral islands south of Java. Population: 600.

8. This island is also an external territory of Australia, and its "capital" is called The Settlement or Flying Fish Cove.

Answer: Christmas Island

The island was ceded to Australia from UK in 1958. Population: 1000.

9. This island was called Ceylon up to 1972.

Answer: Sri Lanka

The aboriginal inhabitants are Indo-Aryans from the Indian subcontinent which developed into the Sinhalese population.

10. The capital of this island group is called Port Blair. The island group is called _________?

Answer: Andaman Islands

The Nicobar Islands are also part of this territory, which belongs to India.

11. The capital of the Laccadive Islands is situated on this island.

Answer: Kavaratti

The capital of the Laccadive Islands is also called Kavaratti.

12. This is the Northernmost of the islands in the French Southern and Antarctic Territory.

Answer: Amsterdam Island

These islands are inhabited by scientists only. The overseas territory was established in 1955.

13. This is the biggest of the Seychelles Islands.

Answer: Mah�

Mah� is the main island of Seychelles and Victoria, the capital of the country can be found on Mah�. Aldabra is a coral atoll of Seychelles, the second largest in the world. It is uninhabited except by a vast array of wildlife including thousands of giant tortoises.

14. This is the chief atoll of the Maldive Islands. It�s also the name of the capital.

Answer: Male

The atoll is actually two islets: North Male and South Male.

15. This is the biggest island of the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Answer: Diego Garcia

The territory was formed in 1965. Diego Garcia is a joint US and UK base for naval support and communication facilities.

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