Hawaiʻi (island) - Quiz
Hawaiʻi island
  • 1. Which commercial airport is located in Hilo?
A) Kona International Airport
B) Hilo International Airport
C) Waimea-Kohala Airport
D) ʻUpolu Airport
  • 2. Which airport serves the Kona area?
A) ʻUpolu Airport
B) Kona International Airport
C) Waimea-Kohala Airport
D) Hilo International Airport
  • 3. Which of these is a private airport on Hawaiʻi Island?
A) Kona International Airport
B) Waimea-Kohala Airport
C) Honolulu International Airport
D) Hilo International Airport
  • 4. What is the name of the island-wide bus service?
A) Island Express
B) Volcano Shuttle
C) Aloha Transit
D) Hele-On Bus
  • 5. What is the local name for Route 200?
A) Kohala Mountain Road
B) Red Road
C) Saddle Road
D) Hawaiʻi Belt Road
  • 6. Route 137 is also known by what name?
A) Belt Road
B) Red Road
C) ʻAkoni Pule Highway
D) Saddle Road
  • 7. Which harbor is located on the west side of the island?
A) Kawaihae Harbor
B) Waipiʻo Port
C) Hilo Harbor
D) Puna Harbor
  • 8. Which of these is a major port located on the east side?
A) Hilo Harbor
B) Kawaihae Harbor
C) Keauhou Harbor
D) Kailua Pier
  • 9. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park includes which two active volcanoes?
A) Mauna Loa and Hualālai
B) Kīlauea and Mauna Loa
C) Kīlauea and Mauna Kea
D) Mauna Kea and Hualālai
  • 10. Where is the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center located?
A) Kailua-Kona
B) Hāwī
C) Waimea
D) Hilo
  • 11. What is Ka Lae known for?
A) Being the location of the largest airport
B) Being the highest point on the island
C) Being the southernmost point in the United States
D) Being the capital city
  • 12. Which of these hotels is located on the east coast?
A) Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
B) Hilton Waikoloa Village
C) Grand Naniloa Hotel
D) Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
  • 13. Where is the Huliheʻe Palace located?
A) Kailua-Kona
B) Waimea
C) Pāhoa
D) Hilo
  • 14. Which museum overlooks Hilo Bay?
A) East Hawaii Cultural Center
B) Lyman House Memorial Museum
C) Laupāhoehoe Train Museum
D) Pacific Tsunami Museum
  • 15. Which of these is NOT a railroad that operated on Hawaiʻi Island?
A) Hawaiian Agricultural Company Railroad
B) Kona Express
C) Waiākea Plantation Railroad
D) Hawaii Railway
  • 16. What is the name of the Kohala Mountain Road?
A) Route 130
B) Route 11
C) Route 19
D) Route 250
  • 17. Which botanical garden is listed as closed?
A) Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
B) Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens
C) Nani Mau Gardens
D) Pua Mau Place Arboretum and Botanical Garden
  • 18. Which highway is known as the ʻAkoni Pule Highway?
A) Route 11
B) Route 270
C) Route 200
D) Route 190
  • 19. Where is the Volcano House hotel located?
A) Kīlauea
B) Hilo
C) Waimea
D) Kailua-Kona
  • 20. What was the estimated magnitude of the earthquake on 2 April 1868?
A) 7.25 to 7.9
B) 6.0 to 6.5
C) 5.0 to 5.5
D) 8.0 to 8.5
  • 21. How many people were killed by the landslide on Mauna Loa in 1868?
A) 31
B) 46
C) 16
D) 5
  • 22. How many lives were claimed by the tsunami in 1868?
A) 46
B) 19
C) 21
D) 31
  • 23. How high did the 1868 tsunami reportedly reach?
A) 11.5 feet
B) 26 feet
C) 60 feet
D) 48 feet
  • 24. How far inland did the 1868 tsunami reach in some places?
A) Half a mile
B) A quarter of a mile
C) Two miles
D) One mile
  • 25. How far did the Hilina Slump slide toward the ocean in 1975?
A) 60 feet
B) 26 feet
C) 11.5 feet
D) 48 feet
  • 26. What magnitude was the earthquake caused by the Hilina Slump movement in 1975?
A) 9.0
B) 6.9
C) 5.0
D) 7.2
  • 27. How high was the tsunami associated with the 1975 earthquake?
A) 48 feet
B) 11.5 feet
C) 60 feet
D) 26 feet
  • 28. How many deaths were reported at Halape during the 1975 earthquake?
A) 46
B) 31
C) 2
D) 19
  • 29. Where did the 1946 tsunami cause significant loss of life among schoolchildren and teachers?
A) Pāhala
B) Hilo
C) Laupāhoehoe
D) Kona
  • 30. What was the magnitude of the earthquake off Japan in March 2011 that caused damage in Hawaiʻi?
A) 9.0
B) 7.2
C) 6.9
D) 5.3
  • 31. What was the estimated damage to public buildings from the 2011 tsunami?
A) US$3 million
B) US$31 million
C) US$46 million
D) US$19 million
  • 32. On what date did Kīlauea erupt in Puna in 2018?
A) 29 November 1975
B) 3 May 2018
C) 2 April 1868
D) 1 April 1946
  • 33. What was the magnitude of the earthquake that preceded the 2018 eruption on 3 May?
A) 5.3
B) 5.0
C) 7.2
D) 6.9
  • 34. What is the common name for volcanic fog?
A) Haze
B) Mist
C) Vog
D) Smog
  • 35. What are the primary characteristics of the aerosols found in vog?
A) Acidic
B) Flammable
C) Alkaline
D) Neutral
  • 36. Which of the following is a federal protected area on the island?
A) Waikiki Beach Reserve
B) Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
C) Mauna Kea State Park
D) Honolulu City Park
  • 37. How long is the Great Crack?
A) 12 miles
B) 10 miles
C) 6 miles
D) 8 miles
  • 38. In which district is the Great Crack located?
A) Puna
B) Kaʻū
C) Hilo
D) Kona
  • 39. What is the primary cause of the Great Crack according to the USGS?
A) Crustal dilation from magmatic intrusions
B) Erosion from rainfall
C) A massive landslide
D) Tectonic plate subduction
  • 40. In what year did lava well out of the lower 6 miles of the Great Crack?
A) 1823
B) 1975
C) 2018
D) 1868
  • 41. How old are the oldest archaeological sites found near the Great Crack?
A) 10th century
B) 14th century
C) 16th century
D) 12th century
  • 42. Which earthquake caused a measurable change in the Great Crack?
A) Both the 1868 and 1975 earthquakes
B) Neither the 1868 nor 1975 earthquakes
C) The 1868 earthquake
D) The 1975 earthquake
  • 43. What is the volume of the Hilina Slump?
A) 2,000 cubic miles
B) 4,760 cubic miles
C) 8,000 cubic miles
D) 10,000 cubic miles
  • 44. What is the Hilina Slump doing?
A) Expanding horizontally into Kona
B) Moving away from the island
C) Sinking into the Earth's core
D) Rising toward the surface
  • 45. What was the rate of southward displacement of the Hilina Slump between 1990 and 1993?
A) 2 feet per year
B) 1 inch per year
C) 10 inches per year
D) 4 inches per year
  • 46. What structure has formed a buttress under the Hilina Slump?
A) A bench
B) A coral reef
C) A volcanic vent
D) A magma chamber
  • 47. Which of the following volcanoes is extinct?
A) Kīlauea
B) Mauna Kea
C) Hualālai
D) Kohala
  • 48. Which volcanoes belong to the same geochemical family as Mauna Loa?
A) Hualālai
B) Mauna Kea
C) Kohala
D) Kīlauea
  • 49. Between January 1983 and September 2002, how many acres were added to the island by lava flows?
A) 875
B) 543
C) 1,000
D) 220
  • 50. What was 'Queen's Bath'?
A) A freshwater pool
B) A volcanic vent
C) A beach park
D) A boat ramp
  • 51. What is the name of the undersea volcano located 22 miles southeast of Hawaiʻi?
A) Nīnole
B) Māhukona
C) Kamaʻehuakanaloa
D) Kulani
  • 52. In what year did Mauna Loa erupt after a 38-year period of inactivity?
A) 2018
B) 2025
C) 1983
D) 2022
  • 53. What happens to the island of Hawaiʻi because of active volcanism?
A) It is sinking
B) It is shrinking
C) It is growing
D) It is eroding away
  • 54. Which lake was covered by lava in the 2018 eruption?
A) Kaimū Lake
B) Kapoho Lake
C) Green Lake
D) Queen's Bath
  • 55. What alert level indicated that a Kīlauea eruption was occurring with no or minor ash?
A) Code orange
B) Code red
C) Code green
D) Code yellow
  • 56. Which county ranks second in the United States for percentage of state land area?
A) Sussex County, Delaware
B) Providence County, Rhode Island
C) Hawaiʻi County
D) Maui County
  • 57. What is the greatest dimension of the island of Hawaiʻi in miles?
A) 93
B) 100
C) 150
D) 85
  • 58. What is the name of the channel located between Hawaiʻi Island and Maui?
A) Hawaiʻi Channel
B) Pacific Channel
C) ʻAlenuihāhā Channel
D) Line Channel
  • 59. Which volcano is visible from Hawaiʻi Island across the channel?
A) Kīlauea
B) Mauna Kea
C) Mauna Loa
D) Haleakalā
  • 60. What percentage of the Hawaiian archipelago's combined landmass does the island of Hawaiʻi contain?
A) 13%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 63%
  • 61. The island of Hawaiʻi is the third largest island in which region?
A) Polynesia
B) Melanesia
C) The Caribbean
D) Micronesia
  • 62. What is an alternative Hawaiian name for the island?
A) Moku o Keawe
B) Hawaiki
C) Kailua
D) Owyhee
  • 63. What was the indigenous Hawaiian name of the island published as in early records?
A) Moku o Keawe
B) Polynesia
C) Hawaiki
D) Owyhee
  • 64. Where did ʻUmi-a-Līloa move his government seat to?
A) Hilo
B) Kealakekua Bay
C) Waipiʻo Valley
D) Kailua
  • 65. In what year did Captain James Cook first arrive at the Hawaiian islands?
A) 1782
B) 1790
C) 1779
D) 1810
  • 66. Who was the aliʻinui of Hawaiʻi in 1780?
A) Kamehameha
B) ʻUmi-a-Līloa
C) Kīwalaʻō
D) Kalaniʻōpuʻu
  • 67. When were the Hawaiian islands annexed by the United States?
A) 1898
B) 1822
C) 1905
D) 1920
  • 68. What missionary arrived in 1822 and toured the island?
A) Hawaiʻiloa
B) Kamehameha
C) William Ellis
D) James Cook
  • 69. How many incorporated cities are in Hawaiʻi County?
A) None
B) Three
C) Two
D) One
  • 70. What god did the Hawaiians consider Captain James Cook to be an incarnation of?
A) Kamehameha
B) Hawaiʻiloa
C) Keawe
D) Lono
  • 71. According to the text, what is one definition of the word 'keawe'?
A) The navigator
B) The volcano
C) The afterlife
D) Southern cross
  • 72. Which industry was the backbone of the island's economy for over a century?
A) Astronomy
B) Tourism
C) Sugarcane
D) Cattle ranching
  • 73. In what year did the island's last sugarcane plantation close?
A) 1985
B) 2005
C) 1995
D) 1950
  • 74. Which crop is noted as being the state's largest production on the island?
A) Papaya
B) Orchids
C) Coffee beans
D) Macadamia nuts
  • 75. What is the name of the large cattle ranch located in Waimea?
A) Kona Ranch
B) Hawaii Ranch
C) Maunakea Ranch
D) Parker Ranch
  • 76. How many acres does Parker Ranch cover?
A) 250,000 acres
B) 675 acres
C) 50,000 acres
D) 175,000 acres
  • 77. Why is Mauna Kea an excellent location for astronomy?
A) High volcanic activity
B) Proximity to the ocean
C) Excellent atmospheric clarity
D) Low elevation
  • 78. Which project's proposed addition led to significant protests?
A) Solar technology park
B) Orchid production center
C) Deep-sea water pipeline
D) Thirty Meter Telescope
  • 79. According to the 2012 study, how many jobs were created by activities at NELHA?
A) 583
B) 250
C) 1,000
D) 100
  • 80. Which factor contributed to people leaving the islands in 2019 and beyond?
A) Increasing rent
B) Closing of schools
C) Lack of sunshine
D) Overpopulation
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