Memorize these and you could recognize 30.3% of all Islands clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland | 21 | Though larger than Australia on Mercator projection maps, this island is really less than ⅓ the size |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 19 | A Pidgin called Tok Pisin is the most widely spoken language in this nation that occupies eastern New Guinea |
| 3 | Cyprus | 17 | Since 1974, this island has been divided into Greek & Turkish sections |
| 4 | Madagascar | 16 | In 1975, the world's 4th-largest island changed its name from Malagasy Republic back to this |
| 5 | Cuba | 16 | Playing all the hits of 2020, it's hot 102.7 in Veguitas in this Caribbean country about 90 miles south of Florida |
| 6 | Malta | 15 | This island's capital, Valletta, was built by the Grand Master of the Order of Knights of St. John |
| 7 | Iceland | 15 | By the year 1000, at least 25,000 Scandinavians had settled on this north Atlantic island |
| 8 | Easter Island | 15 | This Chilean island in the South Pacific is called Rapa Nui by the Polynesians who live there |
| 9 | Crete | 15 | Khania is the capital & Iraklion is chief port of this largest Greek Isle |
| 10 | Long Island | 14 | Most populous island in the U.S., it has more people than 41 of the 50 states |
| 11 | Sicily | 13 | On the map, Italy looks like it's giving the boot to this Mediterranean island, which was kicking around at 120 degrees in 2021 |
| 12 | Jamaica | 13 | The 3 largest islands in the Caribbean are Cuba, Hispaniola & this one |
| 13 | Oahu | 12 | This Hawaiian island had a Honolulu of a hot year in 2019; attention, shoppers at Waimalu Plaza, it hit 107 one day |
| 14 | Ireland | 12 | 92 at Kilkenny Castle in 1887 was long considered the hottest temperature in this island nation |
| 15 | Hawaii | 12 | Entire U.S.V.I. is 30 times smaller than largest single island of this U.S. island group |
| 16 | the Aleutians | 12 | Some commercial airlines flying to the Far East refuel on Shemya Island, part of this group |
| 17 | the Philippines | 12 | Country you'd be visiting when island hoppingbetween Panay, Luzon & Mindanao |
| 18 | Pitcairn Island | 11 | A large "bounty" to the residents of this island is the money they receive from the sale of stamps |
| 19 | New Zealand | 11 | Island country where you'll find the Maoris speaking Maori |
| 20 | the Channel Islands | 11 | These 9 islands off Normandy became part of Britain under William the Conqueror in 1066 |
| 21 | St. Helena | 10 | Where Napoleon died in exile |
| 22 | Luzon | 10 | While the Philippines has over 7000 islands, half the people live on this 1 |
| 23 | Indonesia | 10 | Country whose territory includes parts of both New Guinea & Borneo, the world's 2nd & 3rd largest islands |
| 24 | Borneo | 10 | Indonesia controls 3/4 of this, world's 3rd largest island; the rest belongs to Malaysia & Brunei |
| 25 | Tasmania | 9 | At 90%, this smallest Australian state has the highest % of Australian-born people |
| 26 | Staten Island | 9 | In 1975, New York City's borough of Richmond was officially renamed this |
| 27 | Spain | 9 | 1 of the 1st Pacific islands to be settled by Europeans, Guam was colonized by this country by the 1690s |
| 28 | Hispaniola | 9 | When Columbus arrived at this island in 1492, he called it La Isla Espanola, or "The Spanish Island" |
| 29 | Guam | 9 | Largest of the Mariana Islands, we acquired it in 1898 |
| 30 | Canada | 9 | Baffin, Victoria, & Ellesmere Islands, 5th, 9th, and 10th largest in world, all belong to this country |
| 31 | Bermuda | 9 | This tiny British colony in the Atlantic is famous for knee-length shorts & pink coral beaches |
| 32 | Martinique | 8 | Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, but volcanic Mt. Pelee is on this French West Indian island |
| 33 | Martha's Vineyard | 8 | It's said this island was named for an explorer's daughter & the grapevines he found there in 1602 |
| 34 | Greece | 8 | Cos, one of this country's Dodecanese Islands, was the birthplace of Hippocrates |
| 35 | Elba | 8 | For a while in 1814, this 86-square-mile island was Napoleon's total domain |
| 36 | Capri | 8 | Some say this Italian island, famous for its blue grotto, was home to the Sirens of Greek myth |
| 37 | Alcatraz | 8 | Spanish for "pelican", but appropriately called "The Rock" by its inhabitants |
| 38 | the U.S. Virgin Islands | 8 | Carib Indian relics can be found in a national park in this island group |
| 39 | Tierra del Fuego | 7 | The name of these South American islands is Spanish for "land of fire" |
| 40 | the Falklands | 7 | Argentina calls them the Islas Malvinas, Britain calls them this |
| 41 | the Canary Islands | 7 | These islands off the African coast were the last stop Columbus made before he headed west to the New World |
| 42 | Taiwan | 7 | Early Portuguese explorers called this island "Ilha Formosa" or Beautiful Island |
| 43 | Tahiti | 7 | The Paul Gauguin Museum on this island where he lived in the 1890s owns no original paintings |
| 44 | Italy | 7 | Sardinia was part of an independent kingdom from 1720 to 1861, when it joined this country |
| 45 | Honshu | 7 | This largest of Japan's four main islands is sometimes referred to as "The Mainland" |
| 46 | Corsica | 7 | Mediterranean island comprising 2 French departments: Haute-Corse & Corse du Sord |
| 47 | Australia | 7 | While Hawaii is our only island state, Tasmania is this country's only island state |
| 48 | the Bahamas | 6 | Principal islands of this chain include Andros, the Biminis & New Providence |
| 49 | the Azores | 6 | Sao Miguel is the largest of the 9 main islands that make up this Portuguese archipelago |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 6 | While in this island country south of India, visit the gem mines near Ratnapura |