1
In what ocean is Hawaii located?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
55% got this right
Hawaii sits on the Pacific Plate and is the only U.S. state that is not geographically connected to North America.
2
Which is the largest of the Hawaiian islands?
Hawaiʻi
Kauaʻi
Maui
Oʻahu
42% got this right
The island is often referred to as the Island of Hawaiʻi, the Big Island, or Hawaiʻi Island.
3
This native Hawaiian man popularized surfing in the early 20th century. What was his first name?
Duke
Baron
Count
Earl
37% got this right
Duke Kahanamoku was a five-time Olympic medalist in swimming.
4
Where is Honolulu?
15% got this right
Honolulu is situated along the southeast coast of the island of Oʻahu.
5
What was the name of this Hawaiian TV detective?
Magnum P.I.
Columbo
Hunter
Remington Steele
54% got this right
The series ran from 1980 to 1988, starring Tom Selleck.
6
What crop is Hawaii the only US state to grow?
Coffee
Cocoa
Cotton
Tobacco
39% got this right
The coffee plant was brought to the Kona district in 1828.
7
What European discovered Hawaii in 1778 and was killed there a year later?
James Cook
Daniel Boone
Ferdinand Magellan
Sir Walter Raleigh
50% got this right
Cook was killed on the Big Island at Kealakekua Bay, in a melee which followed the theft of a ship's boat.
8
What, since then discarded, name was given to the Hawaiian islands by Europeans?
Sandwich Islands
Caroline Islands
Friendly Islands
Ladrone Islands
45% got this right
A name that James Cook chose in honor of the 4th Earl of Sandwich. This name was in use until the 1840s.
9
What type of animal, which is common around the world, does not exist on Hawaii?
Snakes
Lizards
Spiders
Turtles
45% got this right
They also don’t have squirrels, hamsters, or gerbils there.
10
What's the name of this volcano, which has an eruption since September 2021 still going on in February 2022?
Kīlauea
Haleakala
Kohala
Maunaloa
33% got this right
Kīlauea is the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
