JigsawIslands of the World Quiz
Free map quiz on the islands of the world, with trivia questions and answers and “which is bigger?”. Easy and hard, for kids and adults.
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About this quiz
Each round has ten questions from every corner of the planet. In most of them a river, lake, sea, mountain range or volcano lights up on the map and you pick its name from four. Others are quick trivia questions, like which river flows through Paris, and some play like a game of higher or lower: which of two places is longer, deeper, higher or bigger, from the longest rivers to the highest mountains.
After every answer you see a short fact about the place and, when we have a puzzle photo of it, the photo too: tap it to play the same place as a jigsaw puzzle. The Easy level keeps to the best-known places; All adds hundreds more.
It is a free physical geography quiz and map game for anyone: the Easy level suits kids, students and beginners, while All is a real test for adults and geography fans. Play it on your own, against a friend with the challenge link, or in class on a big screen.
The figures come from standard references such as Britannica and are rounded. Where experts disagree, as on whether the Nile or the Amazon is longer, we say so instead of picking a side, and we leave out places whose names are disputed.
Maps: Natural Earth (public domain). The photos are credited under each picture and on their puzzle pages.
Sample questions and answers
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Which is the largest island in the world?
Answer: Greenland. Greenland, about 2.2 million km². Australia is bigger, but it counts as a continent.
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Which island is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
Answer: Hispaniola.
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Which is the largest island in the Mediterranean?
Answer: Sicily. Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean, and Mount Etna rises on it.
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Which is the largest island in Europe?
Answer: Great Britain. Great Britain is the largest island in Europe.
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On which island is Mount Etna?
Answer: Sicily. Etna, on Sicily, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
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Which is the largest island in the Caribbean?
Answer: Cuba. Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean.
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Easter Island belongs to which country?
Answer: Chile. Easter Island is famous for its nearly 1,000 moai, giant stone statues.
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Which island is shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei?
Answer: Borneo. Borneo is shared by three countries: Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.
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Which is the most populated island in the world?
Answer: Java. Java is the most populated island in the world, with more than 150 million people.
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Which islands helped Charles Darwin form his theory of evolution?
Answer: Galápagos Islands. Charles Darwin’s visit to the Galápagos in 1835 helped him form his theory of evolution.