Q 01/05

The Falkland Islands lie in the South Atlantic roughly how far east of South America's Patagonian coast?

A) About 50 miles (80 km)

B) About 1,000 miles (1,600 km)

C) About 300 miles (500 km)

D) About 2,000 miles (3,200 km)

Answer · why

C) About 300 miles (500 km)

They sit at about 52° south, some 750 miles from the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Q 02/05

Besides East Falkland and West Falkland, how many smaller islands make up the archipelago?

A) 52

B) 210

C) 480

D) 776

Answer · why

D) 776

The total land area is about 4,700 square miles, with an estimated 800 miles of coastline.

Q 03/05

Stanley, the capital, received which honour from the monarch by letters patent on 14 June 2022?

A) A royal charter of self-government

B) A coat of arms

C) City status

D) The Freedom of London

Answer · why

C) City status

It is the southernmost capital of any self-governing territory or state, and home to the world's southernmost Anglican cathedral.

Q 04/05

Which English captain first gave the name Falkland to the sound between the two main islands in 1690?

A) John Strong

B) John Byron

C) James Cook

D) Francis Drake

Answer · why

A) John Strong

He honoured Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland, the Treasurer of the Navy who sponsored his voyage.

Q 05/05

The Spanish name Islas Malvinas derives from the French Îles Malouines, named after which port?

A) Marseille

B) Saint-Malo

C) Le Havre

D) Nantes

Answer · why

B) Saint-Malo

It was the point of departure for the French expedition that founded the islands' first settlement in 1764.