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