Asian islands quiz

David Whitley,

Off the coast of the Asian continent, there is an extraordinary patchwork of islands, some covered in rainforest and others having extraordinary beaches. This quiz tests your knowledge of Asia’s archipelagos and their attractions.

Asian islands quiz

Off the coast of the Asian continent, there is an extraordinary patchwork of islands, some covered in rainforest and others having extraordinary beaches. This quiz tests your knowledge of Asia’s archipelagos and their attractions.

1 / 10

In which South-East Asian country could you island-hop between the islands of Bohol, Leyte, Mindoro and the fabulously beachy Palawan?

2 / 10

In which South-East Asian country could you go on a surf camp in the Mentawak Islands after taking a ferry from Padang?

3 / 10

The small island of Pulau Ubin, home to mangrove kayaking adventures, rainforest bike trails and a butterfly farm, lies a short boat trip to the northwest of which airport’s runway?

4 / 10

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands belong to which Asian country?

5 / 10

For divers, Rasdhoo Atoll in the Maldives is famous for seeing vast congregations of which strange-looking marine creature?

6 / 10

What is Japan’s largest island?

7 / 10

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura, a sacred site for Buddhists, is one of the oldest trees in the world, with records going back more than 2,000 years. On which Asian island would you find it?

8 / 10

Which country does the locally extremely popular holiday island of Jeju belong to?

9 / 10

The third series of which hotel-based HBO comedy-drama has been filmed on the Thai island of Koh Samui?

10 / 10

On which Indonesian island is Lake Toba, the world’s largest crater lake?

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The average score is 57%

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