Cocos Island - Quiz
Cocos Island
  • 1. What is a main concern regarding the habitats of Cocos Island?
A) Overfishing of small fish species
B) Illegal poaching of large marine species
C) Air pollution
D) Deforestation
  • 2. Which country is responsible for the governance and protection of Cocos Island?
A) Costa Rica
B) Colombia
C) Panama
D) Nicaragua
  • 3. What has the government of Costa Rica been accused of in relation to illegal seafood trade?
A) Actively supporting conservation
B) Implementing strict regulations
C) Passivity and benefiting corruptly
D) Promoting sustainable fishing
  • 4. Which countries are major markets for illegal seafood from Cocos Island?
A) Mexico and Brazil
B) China and other Asian countries
C) European Union countries
D) United States and Canada
  • 5. What challenges does the government face in protecting Cocos Island?
A) Excessive funding
B) Overabundance of resources
C) Lack of interest from the public
D) Financial and bureaucratic difficulties, and corruption
  • 6. What has been the outcome for poachers caught with evidence?
A) They have been sentenced to long prison terms
B) They have been deported immediately
C) They have often been quickly released under suspicious circumstances
D) They have been fined heavily
  • 7. Who allowed 22 poachers caught red-handed to escape the country?
A) Michael Morales Molina
B) Marvin Orlando Cerdas
C) The President of Costa Rica
D) The captain of the illegal poaching ship Tiuna
  • 8. What action did District Attorney Michael Morales Molina take regarding confiscated goods?
A) Stopped the auction for public benefit
B) Destroyed the confiscated goods
C) Donated the goods to charity
D) Ensured the auction proceeded
  • 9. Which novel is reputedly inspired by the stories of pirates and buried treasure associated with Cocos Island?
A) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
B) Moby Dick by Herman Melville
C) The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
D) Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • 10. Which book proposed that Cocos Island was a model for Robinson Crusoe's island?
A) Treasure Island
B) Moby Dick
C) The Old Man and the Sea
D) Desert Island
  • 11. Where did Daniel Defoe place Robinson Crusoe's island?
A) In the Arctic Ocean
B) In the Pacific Ocean near Cocos Island
C) Off the coast of Venezuela in the Atlantic Ocean
D) In the Indian Ocean
  • 12. What is the name of the neighboring landmass depicted on Joannes Jansson's map?
A) Treasure Island
B) Cocos Island
C) Terra Firma
D) Robinson Island
  • 13. What geographical feature does Terra Firma refer to?
A) The Amazon River
B) The Isthmus of Darien
C) The Andes Mountains
D) The Galapagos Islands
  • 14. What is the official name of Cocos Island in Spanish?
A) Isla del Cocos
B) Isla del Coco
C) Isla del Pacífico
D) Isla de Costa Rica
  • 15. Approximately how far is Cocos Island from the Costa Rican mainland?
A) 200 km east
B) 550 km southwest
C) 300 km north
D) 700 km west
  • 16. What is the area of Cocos Island?
A) 23.85 km2
B) 30 km2
C) 10 km2
D) 50 km2
  • 17. On which tectonic plate is Cocos Island the only landmass above water?
A) Nazca tectonic plate
B) Pacific tectonic plate
C) South American tectonic plate
D) Cocos tectonic plate
  • 18. When was Cocos Island designated a Costa Rican National Park?
A) 2000
B) 1990
C) 1978
D) 1985
  • 19. In what year did Cocos Island become a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 2005
B) 2010
C) 2000
D) 1997
  • 20. How long does it usually take to reach Cocos Island by sea?
A) 12 to 24 hours
B) 36 to 48 hours
C) 48 to 72 hours
D) 24 to 36 hours
  • 21. Who is believed to have discovered Cocos Island?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) James Cook
C) Ferdinand Magellan
D) Spanish navigator Juan de Cabezas
  • 22. What did James Colnett take from Cocos Island in 1793?
A) Spices
B) Two thousand coconuts
C) Gold
D) Fish
  • 23. Which explorer observed that whalers had cut all the wood fit for fuel on Cocos Island?
A) Ferdinand Magellan
B) Vasco da Gama
C) Captain Edward Belcher
D) James Cook
  • 24. In which year was Cocos Island annexed by Costa Rica?
A) 1832
B) 1863
C) 1970
D) 1897
  • 25. What was the decree number that annexed Cocos Island to Costa Rica?
A) No. 54
B) No. 27
C) No. 100
D) No. 1
  • 26. Which group of people were marooned on Cocos Island in 1863?
A) German treasure hunters
B) Costa Rican settlers
C) 426 Tongan former slaves
D) British sailors
  • 27. What disease did the marooned Tongan former slaves contract?
A) Cholera
B) Smallpox
C) Tuberculosis
D) Malaria
  • 28. How many survivors were found when the Tumbes arrived to rescue the marooned Tongans?
A) 426
B) 38
C) 250
D) 100
  • 29. Who was named the first Governor of Cocos Island in 1897?
A) Juan Mora Fernández
B) August Gissler
C) Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
D) José Figueres Ferrer
  • 30. What type of colony did August Gissler establish on Cocos Island?
A) Military
B) Short-lived
C) Scientific
D) Permanent
  • 31. When was Cocos Island incorporated as the eleventh district of Puntarenas canton?
A) 1832
B) 1897
C) May 12, 1970
D) 1863
  • 32. What is the postal code of Cocos Island?
A) 20002
B) 10001
C) 60110
D) 30003
  • 33. How many residents were allowed to vote in Costa Rica's February 5, 2006, election?
A) 50
B) 33
C) 100
D) 10
  • 34. Are the park rangers considered permanent residents of Cocos Island?
A) No
B) Sometimes
C) Yes
D) Only during elections
  • 35. How does the census consider Cocos Island due to the park rangers' status?
A) Partially inhabited
B) Fully inhabited
C) Sparsely inhabited
D) Uninhabited
  • 36. Who was the first person to claim that treasure was buried on Cocos Island?
A) William Thompson
B) Benito Bonito
C) August Gissler
D) Mary Welch
  • 37. In what year did Mary Welch claim treasure was buried on Cocos Island?
A) 1889
B) 1910
C) 1818
D) 1820
  • 38. What was the supposed amount of gold, in today's money, that Mary Welch claimed was buried on Cocos Island?
A) $5 billion
B) $16 billion
C) $10 billion
D) $20 billion
  • 39. Who was the Portuguese pirate associated with Cocos Island treasure?
A) Aeneas Mackintosh
B) William Thompson
C) Captain Bennett Graham
D) Benito Bonito
  • 40. What did August Gissler reportedly find during his treasure hunt on Cocos Island?
A) Nothing at all
B) A large cache of jewels
C) The Treasure of Lima
D) A few gold coins
  • 41. Which famous oceanographer called Cocos Island 'the most beautiful island in the world'?
A) August Gissler
B) Jacques Cousteau
C) Captain William Thompson
D) Aeneas Mackintosh
  • 42. What is the name of one of the best scuba diving spots on Cocos Island known for hammerhead sharks?
A) Bajo Alcyone
B) Dos Amigos Grande
C) Manuelina Garden
D) Wafer Bay
  • 43. How many expeditions have searched for buried treasure on Cocos Island?
A) 50
B) 500
C) 100
D) Over 300
  • 44. In which year did Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso announce the expansion of the Galápagos Marine Reserve?
A) 2021
B) 2020
C) 2022
D) 2023
  • 45. What is the primary geological composition of Cocos Island?
A) limestone
B) basalt
C) granite
D) sandstone
  • 46. What is the highest point on Cocos Island called?
A) Cerro Iglesias
B) Mount Darwin
C) Mount Galápagos
D) Pico Cocos
  • 47. What is the highest elevation of Cerro Iglesias?
A) 550 m (1,804 ft)
B) 600 m (1,970 ft)
C) 575.5 m (1,888 ft)
D) 500 m (1,640 ft)
  • 48. How many bays are located on the north side of Cocos Island?
A) four
B) one
C) three
D) two
  • 49. Which bay does the Genio River drain into?
A) Weston Bay
B) Wafer Bay
C) Chatham Bay
D) Pittier Bay
  • 50. What type of climate does Cocos Island have?
A) tropical wet and dry climate
B) tropical savanna climate
C) tropical monsoon climate
D) tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af)
  • 51. What is the average annual temperature on Cocos Island?
A) 26.6 °C (79.9 °F)
B) 22.0 °C (71.6 °F)
C) 24.5 °C (76.1 °F)
D) 28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
  • 52. What type of forests are found at higher elevations on Cocos Island?
A) cloud forests
B) deciduous forests
C) rainforests
D) coniferous forests
  • 53. How did the flora and fauna of Cocos Island primarily arrive?
A) via migration from other islands
B) via land bridges
C) via human introduction
D) via long-distance dispersal from the Americas
  • 54. What type of soil is found on Cocos Island?
A) ultisols
B) mollisols
C) entisols
D) alfisols
  • 55. What is the primary factor determining the climate of Cocos Island?
A) the North Equatorial Countercurrent
B) the Gulf Stream
C) the Intertropical Convergence Zone
D) the Humboldt Current
  • 56. How many known species of flowering plants are there on Cocos Island?
A) 300
B) 180
C) 150
D) 235
  • 57. How many species of flowering plants on Cocos Island are endemic?
A) 90
B) 70
C) 100
D) 50
  • 58. What is the predominant tree in the coastal forests of Cocos Island?
A) Purple coral tree (Erythrina fusca)
B) Oak tree
C) Pine tree
D) Maple tree
  • 59. Which plant family is NOT mentioned as part of the understory in the coastal forests?
A) Rubiaceae
B) Leguminosae
C) Solanaceae
D) Asteraceae
  • 60. Which tree is NOT a common canopy tree in the inland forests?
A) Avocado (Ocotea insularis)
B) Cecropia pittieri
C) Palo de hierro (Sacoglottis holdridgei)
D) Oak tree
  • 61. What type of plants festoon the trees at all levels in the inland forests?
A) Aquatic plants
B) Epiphytic plants
C) Root plants
D) Desert plants
  • 62. Which palm species is common in the inland forests?
A) Date palm
B) Euterpe precatoria
C) Bamboo
D) Palm oil
  • 63. Which plant species is predominant in the cloud forests?
A) Pine trees
B) Eucalyptus
C) Melastoma spp.
D) Cacti
  • 64. What type of navigation did pre-Columbian voyages use according to Heyerdahl?
A) Celestial navigation
B) Magnetic navigation
C) Compass navigation
D) Guara navigation
  • 65. Which of the following marine animals is known for its large size and presence around Cocos Island?
A) Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
B) Sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
C) Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
D) Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
  • 66. What type of marine animal is the scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini)?
A) Shark
B) Dolphin
C) Seal
D) Whale
  • 67. Which of the following is not a native land mammal on Cocos Island?
A) Goats
B) Cats
C) Rats
D) Pigs
  • 68. Which of the following species of turtle is found around Cocos Island?
A) Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
B) Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
C) Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
D) Kemp's Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
  • 69. Which of the following marine animals is known for its presence in the deeper waters around Cocos Island?
A) Sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
B) Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
C) Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
D) Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
  • 70. Which of the following bird species is not endemic to Cocos Island?
A) Cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus)
B) White tern (Gygis alba)
C) Cocos finch (Pinaroloxias inornata)
D) Cocos flycatcher (Nesotriccus ridgwayi)
  • 71. Which of the following species of shark is found around Cocos Island?
A) Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
B) Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
C) Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
D) Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
  • 72. Which of the following marine animals is known for its presence in the volcanic tunnels around Cocos Island?
A) Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
B) Giant manta (Manta birostris)
C) Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
D) Sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
  • 73. Which of the following bird species is known for its migratory nature and large nesting colonies on Cocos Island?
A) Red-footed booby (Sula sula)
B) Cocos flycatcher (Nesotriccus ridgwayi)
C) Cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus)
D) Cocos finch (Pinaroloxias inornata)
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