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Hawaii Quiz: 15 Questions on the Aloha State
Hawaii's volcanoes, beaches and sea turtles are among the most popular Bing homepage photos. This quiz has 15 questions on the islands, their volcanic origins, the Hawaiian language and the state's history.
Each answer comes with a short explanation.
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1 In which year did Hawaii become the 50th U.S. state?
- A 1898
- B 1941
- C 1959
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✓ Answer: C. 1959
Did you know? Alaska became the 49th state earlier the same year.
2 On which island is Honolulu, the state capital?
- A Maui
- B Oʻahu
- C Kauaʻi
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✓ Answer: B. Oʻahu
Did you know? About two thirds of Hawaii's residents live on Oʻahu.
3 What is the largest Hawaiian island, often called the Big Island?
- A Hawaiʻi
- B Maui
- C Molokaʻi
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✓ Answer: A. Hawaiʻi
Did you know? It is larger than all the other Hawaiian islands combined.
4 Which Hawaiian volcano is one of the most active in the world?
- A Haleakalā
- B Diamond Head
- C Kīlauea
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✓ Answer: C. Kīlauea
Did you know? Diamond Head is an extinct crater in Honolulu.
5 Measured from its base on the ocean floor, which mountain is taller than Mount Everest?
- A Haleakalā
- B Mauna Loa
- C Mauna Kea
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✓ Answer: C. Mauna Kea
Did you know? Mauna Kea rises about 10,200 m from base to summit, though only 4,207 m is above sea level.
6 How many letters are in the Hawaiian alphabet?
- A 12 (plus the ʻokina)
- B 26
- C 18
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✓ Answer: A. 12 (plus the ʻokina)
Did you know? It has five vowels and seven consonants, plus the ʻokina, a glottal stop.
7 What is Hawaii's state fish, known for its very long name?
- A Mahi-mahi
- B Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
- C Ahi
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✓ Answer: B. Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa
Did you know? It is a reef triggerfish.
8 The attack that brought the U.S. into World War II happened at which Hawaiian base?
- A Schofield Barracks
- B Pearl Harbor
- C Hickam Field
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✓ Answer: B. Pearl Harbor
Did you know? The USS Arizona Memorial marks the site.
9 Iolani Palace, the only royal palace in the U.S., is in which city?
- A Lahaina
- B Hilo
- C Honolulu
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✓ Answer: C. Honolulu
Did you know? It was home to King Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani, Hawaii's last monarch.
10 What does 'mahalo' mean in Hawaiian?
- A Thank you
- B Goodbye
- C Hello
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✓ Answer: A. Thank you
Did you know? 'Aloha' can mean hello, goodbye and love.
11 Which island is nicknamed the 'Garden Isle'?
- A Kauaʻi
- B Lānaʻi
- C Maui
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✓ Answer: A. Kauaʻi
Did you know? Kauaʻi is the oldest and one of the rainiest of the main islands.
12 Which Hawaiian island is home to Haleakalā National Park?
- A Maui
- B Oʻahu
- C Hawaiʻi
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✓ Answer: A. Maui
Did you know? Visitors drive to the summit to watch the sunrise above the clouds.
13 Which famous surfer and Olympic swimmer from Hawaii helped popularize surfing worldwide?
- A Bethany Hamilton
- B Kelly Slater
- C Duke Kahanamoku
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✓ Answer: C. Duke Kahanamoku
Did you know? Duke won gold medals in swimming in 1912 and 1920.
14 What is the Hawaiian green sea turtle called in Hawaiian?
- A Mano
- B Nai'a
- C Honu
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✓ Answer: C. Honu
Did you know? Manō means shark and naiʻa means dolphin.
15 Which beach in Honolulu is famous for surfing and its view of Diamond Head?
- A Waikīkī
- B Hanalei
- C Kaʻanapali
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✓ Answer: A. Waikīkī
Did you know? Kaʻanapali is on Maui and Hanalei on Kauaʻi.
How the islands formed
The Hawaiian Islands sit over a volcanic hotspot in the middle of the Pacific Plate. As the plate moves slowly northwest, new volcanoes form over the hotspot and older islands drift away and erode. That is why the Big Island in the southeast is the youngest and still volcanically active, while Kauaʻi in the northwest is the oldest of the main islands.
Hawaii Quiz FAQ
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