Tristan da Cunha - Exam
Tristan da Cunha
  • 1. Which ocean is Tristan da Cunha located in?
A) Arctic Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Indian Ocean
D) Atlantic Ocean
  • 2. Which country governs Tristan da Cunha?
A) Spain
B) United Kingdom
C) Portugal
D) France
  • 3. What is the highest point on Tristan da Cunha called?
A) K2
B) Mount Everest
C) Queen Mary's Peak
D) Mount Kilimanjaro
  • 4. What year was Tristan da Cunha officially discovered by the Western world?
A) 1600
B) 1800
C) 1506
D) 1700
  • 5. What time zone is Tristan da Cunha in?
A) GMT
B) PST
C) CET
D) EST
  • 6. What is the capital of Tristan da Cunha?
A) Paris
B) Madrid
C) London
D) Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
  • 7. Which famous shipwreck survivor sought refuge on Tristan da Cunha in the 19th century?
A) Captain Cook
B) Christopher Columbus
C) Magellan
D) Jonathan Lambert
  • 8. What language is primarily spoken on Tristan da Cunha?
A) English
B) Portuguese
C) French
D) Spanish
  • 9. What is the currency used on Tristan da Cunha?
A) South African Rand
B) British Pound
C) US Dollar
D) Euro
  • 10. Who first recorded sighting Tristan da Cunha?
A) British ambassador George Macartney
B) Dutch East India Company ship Heemstede
C) Portuguese explorer Tristão da Cunha
D) French corvette L'Heure du Berger
  • 11. What was Tristan da Cunha originally named by Tristão da Cunha?
A) Brabant Islands
B) Ilha de Tristão da Cunha
C) Tristan da Cunha Island
D) Heemstede
  • 12. What was the name of the French corvette that conducted the first full survey of Tristan da Cunha?
A) Heemstede
B) L'Heure du Berger
C) Imperial Asiatic Company
D) Joseph and Theresa
  • 13. Who conducted the first scientific exploration of Tristan da Cunha?
A) George Macartney
B) Alexander Dalrymple
C) French naturalist Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars
D) Captain John Blankett, R.N.
  • 14. Who hoisted the Imperial flag on Tristan da Cunha in 1777?
A) George Macartney
B) Tristão da Cunha
C) Captain John Blankett
D) William Bolts, commanding the Joseph and Theresa
  • 15. What alternative proposal did Alexander Dalrymple publish in 1786?
A) A British settlement on Tristan da Cunha
B) Settlements on Tristan da Cunha, St. Paul and Amsterdam islands
C) An Imperial Asiatic Company station
D) A Dutch East India Company base
  • 16. Who suggested using convicts to establish a British settlement on Tristan da Cunha?
A) Alexander Dalrymple
B) Tristão da Cunha
C) William Bolts
D) Captain John Blankett, R.N.
  • 17. Which British ambassador investigated Tristan da Cunha for settlement suitability?
A) Alexander Dalrymple
B) George Macartney
C) William Bolts
D) Captain John Blankett, R.N.
  • 18. When did the United Kingdom annex Tristan da Cunha?
A) 12 November 1817
B) 15 March 1824
C) 14 August 1816
D) 10 October 1875
  • 19. What was the main reason for the UK annexing Tristan da Cunha?
A) To expand British territory in the South Atlantic.
B) To prevent its use as a base to free Napoleon Bonaparte from Saint Helena.
C) To secure access to whaling resources.
D) To establish a new colony for settlers.
  • 20. Who was stranded on Tristan da Cunha for eight months in 1824?
A) Thomas Currie
B) Pieter Groen
C) William Glass
D) Augustus Earle
  • 21. Who became the spokesman (governor) of the Tristan community in 1865?
A) Thomas Currie
B) Peter Green
C) William Glass
D) Augustus Earle
  • 22. In which year did Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh visit Tristan da Cunha?
A) 1867
B) 1873
C) 1885
D) 1856
  • 23. Which Royal Navy vessel conducted surveys on Tristan da Cunha in October 1873?
A) HMS Duke of Gloucester
B) HMS South Australia
C) HMS Berwick
D) HMS Challenger
  • 24. In what year did the British government offer to evacuate Tristan da Cunha?
A) 1922
B) 1907
C) 1919
D) 1938
  • 25. What was the outcome of the meeting held by the Tristanians regarding the British offer to evacuate?
A) They requested further negotiations.
B) They refused the evacuation.
C) They accepted the evacuation.
D) They postponed the decision.
  • 26. Which expedition stopped in Tristan da Cunha in May 1922?
A) The Willem Ruys Expedition
B) The Shackleton–Rowett Expedition
C) The RMS Asturias Expedition
D) The HMS Yarmouth Expedition
  • 27. In what year did the Daily Telegraph report on Tristan da Cunha's population?
A) 1927
B) 1936
C) 1949
D) 1953
  • 28. What was the reported population of Tristan da Cunha in 1936?
A) 42 people
B) 300 people
C) 167 people
D) 185 people
  • 29. What rank did Sir Hugh Elliott hold when he was sent to rule Tristan da Cunha?
A) Mayor
B) Colonel
C) Administrator
D) Governor
  • 30. What was the name of the ship carrying Robert A. Heinlein when he visited Tristan da Cunha in 1954?
A) RMS Empress of Australia
B) RMS Duchess of Atholl
C) HMY Britannia
D) Willem Ruys
  • 31. What did the first colonial official sent to Tristan da Cunha expand in 1949?
A) A fishing fleet
B) The island's first canning factory
C) An agricultural research center
D) A new housing development
  • 32. On what date did the eruption of Queen Mary's Peak occur in 1961?
A) 13 February
B) 16 March
C) 23 May
D) 10 October
  • 33. How many people were evacuated from Tristan da Cunha due to the eruption of Queen Mary's Peak?
A) 150
B) 264
C) 300
D) 500
  • 34. Where were the evacuees taken after leaving Nightingale Island?
A) Cape Town
B) Merstham, Surrey
C) Saint Helena
D) London
  • 35. In which year did most families return to Tristan da Cunha after the eruption?
A) 1964
B) 1966
C) 1963
D) 1965
  • 36. When was Gough Island first inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 2004
B) 2008
C) 1995
D) 2011
  • 37. What is the size of the Marine Protection Zone announced in 2020 around Tristan da Cunha?
A) 750,000 square kilometres
B) 265,348 sq mi
C) 687,247 square kilometres
D) 500,000 square kilometres
  • 38. Which organization's work contributed to the creation of the Marine Protection Zone?
A) WWF
B) Greenpeace
C) UNESCO
D) RSPB
  • 39. What event caused damage and killed cattle on Tristan da Cunha in 2001?
A) Extratropical cyclone
B) Fire
C) Volcanic eruption
D) Oil spill
  • 40. When was the new fish canning factory on Tristan da Cunha opened?
A) March 2008
B) May 2001
C) July 2009
D) November 2020
  • 41. Which sport was introduced to Tristan da Cunha by Rev. Henry Rogers in the 1920s?
A) Rugby
B) Cricket
C) Football
D) Baseball
  • 42. What traditional activity involves islanders concealing their identities with masks or blackface on New Year's Eve?
A) Summer Solstice rituals
B) Old Year's Day/Night celebrations
C) Boxing Day parties
D) Christmas Day festivities
  • 43. What is the only settlement on Tristan da Cunha called locally?
A) Edinburgh
B) Tristan Village
C) Cape Town
D) "The Settlement"
  • 44. Which ship served as a factory ship while the new factory was being built?
A) M/V Kelso
B) Tjisadane
C) MS Oliva
D) Stirling Castle
  • 45. How many species of breeding seabirds are known to be on Tristan?
A) 15
B) 10
C) 8
D) 13
  • 46. What is the incidence rate of asthma among the population of Tristan da Cunha?
A) 60%
B) 42%
C) 25%
D) 10%
  • 47. Who conducted research on the genetic nature of asthma in Tristan da Cunha?
A) Mary Swain
B) Peter Kennedy
C) Maud Karpeles
D) Noe Zamel
  • 48. What is Tristan da Cunha English also locally called?
A) Saint Helenian English
B) South Atlantic English
C) Tristanian
D) Atlantic Islander
  • 49. What currency does Tristan da Cunha use?
A) US dollars.
B) Sterling is used directly.
C) Euro.
D) The local Saint Helena pound.
  • 50. How many non-native vascular plants have been estimated to be introduced to Tristan da Cunha?
A) 150
B) 200
C) 100
D) 137
  • 51. What makes Tristan da Cunha's flora and fauna particularly susceptible to foreign invaders?
A) Frequent volcanic activity
B) High levels of human development
C) The islands' isolation increases archipelago ecology uniqueness
D) Abundant natural predators
  • 52. What is one negative impact of invasive plants on the soil quality in Tristan da Cunha?
A) Improvement of CO2 reduction
B) Enhancement of nutrient cycling
C) Reduction in long-term carbon storage
D) Increase in organic matter content
  • 53. What was the wind speed generated by the extratropical cyclone in 2001?
A) 190 kilometres per hour (120 mph)
B) 250 kilometres per hour
C) 300 kilometres per hour
D) 100 kilometres per hour
  • 54. What was the population of Tristan da Cunha according to the June 2021 census?
A) 150
B) 300
C) 500
D) 243
  • 55. When was Gough and Inaccessible Islands declared Ramsar sites?
A) 23 May 2001
B) 13 February 2008
C) 20 November 2008
D) 16 March 2011
  • 56. How are stops, such as medial consonants in 'button', pronounced in Tristan da Cunha English?
A) Aspirated
B) Glottalized
C) Nasalized
D) Voiced
  • 57. What health problem is attributed to endogamy on Tristan da Cunha?
A) Diabetes
B) Glaucoma
C) Heart disease
D) Asthma
  • 58. Which island was evacuated to during the 1961 eruption?
A) Inaccessible Island
B) Saint Helena
C) Gough Island
D) Nightingale Island
  • 59. Which species is thought to have sought refuge around Tristan due to an oil platform wreck in 2006?
A) Southern right whale
B) Subantarctic fur seal
C) South American silver porgy
D) Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross
  • 60. How many players are currently playing in Tristan da Cunha FC matches?
A) 9-a-side
B) 7-a-side
C) 5-a-side
D) 11-a-side
  • 61. What method is used to eradicate mice on Gough Island?
A) Using traps and snares
B) Employing ultrasonic devices
C) Introducing natural predators
D) Spreading cereal pellets with rodenticide bait
  • 62. What is one of the major industries on Tristan da Cunha besides subsistence agriculture?
A) Automobile production.
B) Tourism is the only major industry.
C) Textile manufacturing.
D) Commercial fishing.
  • 63. What is the name of the harbour at Edinburgh of the Seven Seas?
A) Seven Seas Harbour
B) Tristan Dock
C) Edinburgh Bay
D) Calshot Harbour
  • 64. What is the status of the Tristan Moorhen?
A) Vulnerable
B) Extinct
C) Critically endangered
D) Endangered
  • 65. Who edited the volume that included an article on Tristan da Cunha in Encyclopædia Britannica?
A) Ian Lavarello
B) Lewis Carroll
C) Hugh Chisholm
D) Conrad Jack Glass
  • 66. How many special constables are there on Tristan da Cunha?
A) Two
B) Five
C) One
D) Three
  • 67. In which year was the first edition of Encyclopædia Britannica that included Tristan da Cunha published?
A) 2005
B) 1961
C) 1911
D) 1884
  • 68. Which magazine featured an article about the 1961 evacuation of Tristan da Cunha?
A) Encyclopædia Britannica
B) Tristan Times
C) LIFE Magazine
D) BBC Four
  • 69. When was the St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order enacted?
A) 2020
B) 1995
C) 2011
D) 2009
  • 70. To how many female founders have the female descendants been traced by genetic study?
A) five
B) three
C) seven
D) ten
  • 71. What is the ancestry of all current residents on Tristan da Cunha?
A) African only
B) Asian only
C) mixed ancestry
D) European only
  • 72. Is there mobile telephone coverage on Tristan da Cunha as of 2016?
A) Only in Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
B) Limited to government buildings
C) Yes, full coverage
D) No
  • 73. What is the role of the Chief Islander?
A) Administrator of the island.
B) The community's political leader.
C) Governor of Saint Helena.
D) Head of the police force.
  • 74. Who was elected as Chief Islander in March 2025?
A) Ian Lavarello
B) Fiona Kilpatrick
C) The Governor of Saint Helena
D) Stephen Townsend
  • 75. How many outside ancestors are believed to have initially settled on Tristan da Cunha?
A) thirty
B) ten
C) fifteen
D) twenty
  • 76. Which traditional dance involves displaying one's feet?
A) "The Pillow Dance"
B) "The Chair Dance"
C) "Tabby Oaker's Big Toe"
D) "The Donkey Dance"
  • 77. What was the initial cost of satellite internet in Tristan da Cunha when it arrived?
A) Almost unaffordable for the local population
B) Affordable for everyone
C) Free
D) Cheaper than landline
  • 78. From which descent did a male contributor arrive in the early 1900s?
A) American
B) African
C) Chinese
D) eastern European / Russian
  • 79. What is the area of Gough Island in square kilometers?
A) 91 km2
B) 98 km2
C) 14 km2
D) 3.4 km2
  • 80. What is the name of the building where the Administrator and Island Council work?
A) Whitehall
B) Government Building
C) Council Chamber
D) H'admin Building
  • 81. Which of these surnames was NOT originally brought by Tristanian women returning with their English husbands in the 1960s?
A) Patterson
B) Collins
C) Squibb
D) Glass
  • 82. When was the last eruption of Queen Mary's Peak reported?
A) 2000
B) 1961
C) 1985
D) 2019
  • 83. When did the freighter MS Oliva run aground on Nightingale Island?
A) 16 March 2011
B) 13 November 2020
C) 23 May 2001
D) 5 December 2048
  • 84. Which notable person was the youngest brother of Lewis Carroll?
A) Edwin Heron Dodgson
B) James Glass
C) William Glass
D) Lewis Glass
  • 85. When did live television first arrive on Tristan da Cunha?
A) 1984
B) 2001
C) 2010
D) 1999
  • 86. What is the annual holiday period on Tristan da Cunha called that begins before Christmas?
A) Holiday Break
B) Break-Up Day
C) Island Festivities
D) Christmas Pause
  • 87. What is the climate classification of Tristan da Cunha under the Trewartha system?
A) Mediterranean climate
B) Arid climate
C) Tundra climate
D) Humid subtropical climate
  • 88. How many families are there on Tristan da Cunha?
A) eighty
B) sixty
C) one hundred
D) fifty
  • 89. What facility opened in 2017 allowing births on the island?
A) Edinburgh Medical Center
B) Saint Helena Clinic
C) Tristan Hospital
D) Camogli Healthcare Centre
  • 90. Which plant species was first collected in Tristan da Cunha?
A) Nertera granadensis
B) Quercus robur
C) Rosa chinensis
D) Eucalyptus globulus
  • 91. Which organization identified Tristan as an Important Bird Area?
A) International Union for Conservation of Nature
B) World Wildlife Fund
C) Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
D) BirdLife International
  • 92. What type of terminal provides bandwidth for government purposes on Tristan da Cunha?
A) Large-aperture satellite dish
B) Very-small-aperture terminal
C) Fiber optic cable
D) Mobile phone tower
  • 93. How many Tristan da Cunha women returned with new English husbands in 1963?
A) four
B) six
C) eight
D) two
  • 94. How many elected members are there in the Island Council?
A) Five
B) Eight
C) Three
D) Ten
  • 95. What significant event will occur over Tristan da Cunha in 2048?
A) Total solar eclipse
B) Oil spill
C) Extratropical cyclone
D) Volcanic eruption
  • 96. What is the distance between Tristan da Cunha and Saint Helena?
A) 1,350 miles (2,170 km)
B) 2,000 miles (3,219 km)
C) 750 miles (1,207 km)
D) 500 miles (805 km)
  • 97. What is the usual term length for an Administrator since 1998?
A) Four years
B) Three years
C) Five years
D) Two years
  • 98. What was the main consequence of the MS Oliva running aground?
A) Evacuation of all residents
B) Oil spill threatening rockhopper penguins
C) Fire at fish canning factory
D) Destruction of power generators
  • 99. What type of climate does Tristan da Cunha have under the Köppen system?
A) Desert climate
B) Continental climate
C) Cfb, wet oceanic climate
D) Tropical rainforest climate
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