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Exploring the Big Island of Hawaii: A Quiz

Test your knowledge about the Big Island of Hawaii with this engaging quiz. Explore its unique features, history, and geography while learning about its significance within the Hawaiian archipelago.

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1 What is Hawaii (island)'s nickname?

2 Measured from its base at the sea floor, to its highest peak, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world, even taller than Mount Everest, according to the ________.

3 Major crops include Macadamia nuts, papaya, ________, tropical and temperate vegetables, and coffee beans.

4 How many metres above sea level is Hawaii (island)?

5 Island-wide ________ is provided by the "Hele-On Bus".

6 The Island of Hawaiʻi, also called the Big Island or Hawaiʻi Island (pronounced /həˈwaɪ.i/ in English and [həˈwɐiʔi] or [həˈvɐiʔi] in Hawaiian), is a volcanic island (the eastern-most in the ________ chain) in the North Pacific Ocean.

7 The Big Island is famous for its ________.

8 Hawaiʻi was the home island of Pai`ea Kamehameha, called ________ Kamehameha the Great, who by 1795 united most of the Hawaiian Islands under his rule after several years of conquest.

9 Onizuka Space Center; museum dedicated to the memory of Challenger astronaut ________

10 Downtown ________ was severely damaged in both, with many lives lost.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • only three of the largest islands of the United States — the Big Island of Hawaii, Kodiak Island, and Puerto Rico — are greater than 3,000 square miles (8,000 km²) in size.
  • the aftershocks of the 1868 Hawaii earthquake, the largest in the island's history, continue to the present day.
  • the volcanic chain (pictured) responsible for creating the island of Hawaii extends all the way to the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, at the border of Russia.
  • Tropical Depression One-C of the 2005 Pacific hurricane season caused minor flooding on the Island of Hawaii.
  • Kamilo Beach on the island of Hawaii, along with 2.8 miles (4.5 km) of adjacent shoreline, is considered one of the dirtiest beaches in the world because of accumulated marine debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
  • Edward Griffin Hitchcock (pictured), son of missionary Harvey Rexford Hitchcock, was known as "the Holy Terror" while Sheriff of Hawaiʻi island.
  • Ka Lae on the island of Hawaii is the southernmost point in the United States.
  • Detroit Seamount, an underwater volcano in the North Pacific, is as big as the island of Hawaii.
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