Can you name the most populous islands of Europe? by Hako

Population	Island	Country
59 608 000		United Kingdom
6 300 000		Ireland, United Kingdom
5 036 666		Italy
2 115 317		Denmark
1 670 219		Italy
855 000		Cyprus
790 763		Spain
623 666		Greece
447 060		Denmark
406 000		Malta

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Most populous European Islands Quiz

by Hako

Created Dec 19, 2009 in Geography
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	Togtdyalttai:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 00:13 GMT		2 points
	I would have thought Iceland would be on there. Oh well, good quiz.

	Sjoerd:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 00:28 GMT		3 points
	Very nice. I thought of the Danish island, but couldn't think of its name.

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	HiddenPalace:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 00:53 GMT		2 points
	Need to remember the names of the Danish islands next time. I know the cities are Copenhagen and Odense (?) but the islands' names escape me.

	AWalker17:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 07:30 GMT		3 points
	I was about to complain about Iceland, but then I looked it up. Wow! I'm surprised!

	sedriskell:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 07:58 GMT		0 points
	You should think about putting different spellings for the islands, ie: in Italian Sardinia is Sardegna. Naturally, as an Italian minor in college, I put Sardegna.

	Onno:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 10:37 GMT		2 points
	I was so busy thinking of Spanish, Italian and Greek islands, that I forgot about Cyprus and Malta. Nice quiz!

	Williams27:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 12:23 GMT		1 point
	Britain is not the same as Great Britain. Great Britain is the name of the largest of the British Isles, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales. It can also be used to refer to the UK as a whole, but here it is used in the most accurate sense. Just "Britain" is too vague since it could refer to any of the British Isles; Great Britain, Ireland, Orkney, Shetland, Anglesey, the Channel Islands etc.

	Badgerfoxrat:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 14:21 GMT		5 points
	great britain cant be used to refer to the UK as a whole because the UK includes northern ireland

	Williams27:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 15:50 GMT		3 points
	Actually, yes it can be, when it's used (as it typically is) as a short form of "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Please refer to "Team GB" at the Olympics (including Northern Irish athletes), the UK's international vehicle registration code (GB), ISO country codes, etc.

	extranail09:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 16:51 GMT		4 points
	This should specify that these islands are geographically, and not politically part of Europe. Otherwise some of the Canaries and maybe some others should be on this list.

	MeltedMan:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 18:19 GMT		1 point
	Even though I didn't score very well, I am giving a top rating to this quiz. It's good to learn something every day

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	conradmcmasters:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 20:41 GMT		1 point
	solid quiz, nice work

	jcos444:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 23:08 GMT		1 point
	is Fyn the island where Copenhagen is located?

	miko:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 02:27 GMT		3 points
	@jcos: No Zealand is where Copenhagen is. Fyn is right in between Zealand and Jutland (the peninsula). Being Danish was very helpful for this quiz.

	deej:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 04:14 GMT		3 points
	cool quiz! the name of the island is "Great Britain," and not Britain, so I don't see why it should be referred to as such.

	1447:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 03:05 GMT		4 points
	You've used the English name for Zealand (Danish: Sjælland), but the Danish name for Fyn (English: Funen). You should accept native names, IMHO. Makes it easer for the us locals. I'm Norwegian, and I spent a good minute trying to remember the English name for Sjælland. Otherwise very good quiz.

	elnok:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 18:29 GMT		0 points
	I so wanted Lesbos to be on this... Yeah, sue me.

	frozon:	Dec 25th, 2009 at 20:53 GMT		1 point
	Nice quiz. Maybe "Sicilia" should be accepted...

	kraikk:	Feb 27th, 2010 at 14:30 GMT		2 points
	What about Tenerife and Gran Canaria, with 890 000 and 830 000 respectively?

	Pit_trout:	Mar 15th, 2010 at 18:55 GMT		1 point
	Agreed with 1447, accepting Sjælland/Sjaelland would be nice; Sealand is also another traditional English transliteration, which it would be helpful to accept. Interesting quiz!

	cuendillar:	Apr 4th, 2010 at 13:55 GMT		3 points
	@kraikk: They're not European in a geographical sense. If they're included, so must Réunion (827000), which would be overly confusing as it's nowhere near Europe geographically. Its administrative status is the same as the Canary Islands though.

	chriskotx:	Aug 26th, 2010 at 01:07 GMT		0 points
	Cant believe Corsica is so underpopulated. "What did you learn on Sprocle today? - I learned that New Zealand is named after a place in Denmark!!"

	Dralcoffin:	Jul 18th, 2012 at 19:23 GMT		3 points
	@chriskotx: New Zealand is actually named for the Dutch province of Zeeland. Spelling it like the English form of the Danish island is just a coincidence.

	Fusty:	Jan 29th, 2013 at 15:30 GMT		2 points
	Why the arguments about whether it is Britain or Great Britain. There's simply no need.