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