| In 2013 the mayor of Corleone on this island apologized to the victims of Mafia violence |
Sicily |
200 |
September 18, 2017 |
| This 130-mile stretch of barrier islands off North Carolina is sometimes called OBX |
the Outer Banks |
400 |
September 18, 2017 |
| This historic Florida island is home to the southernmost city of the lower 48 states |
Key West |
600 |
September 18, 2017 |
| Near Santa Barbara, it's California's largest island; we don't know if there are banana slugs on it |
Santa Cruz |
800 |
September 18, 2017 |
| The Duke of York islands are coral islands in this South Seas archipelago named for a 19th century German statesman |
the Bismarck Archipelago |
1000 |
September 18, 2017 |
| New York City's highest natural point is Todt Hill, on this island reachable by ferry |
Staten Island |
400 |
October 24, 2016 |
| Logically, it's the main island of Canada's second-biggest metropolis |
Montreal Island |
600 |
October 24, 2016 |
| The musical "Hamilton" has increased tourism to this Caribbean island of Alexander's birth |
Nevis |
1000 |
October 24, 2016 |
| These islands were uninhabited when Portugal claimed them in 1431; they are now home to a quarter of a million people |
the Azores |
|
October 24, 2016 |
| There are more than 600 gigantic stone figures on this island |
Easter Island |
200 |
September 17, 2013 |
| In 1833 British forces expelled Argentine officials from these islands without firing a shot |
the Falklands |
400 |
September 17, 2013 |
| A breed of horse & a breed of dog are named for these Scottish islands |
the Shetland Islands |
600 |
September 17, 2013 |
| Amelia Earhart was lost near Howland Island after making her last stop at Lae on this Pacific island |
New Guinea |
1000 |
September 17, 2013 |
| A poet described this divided island as a "golden green leaf thrown into" the Mediterranean Sea |
Cyprus |
|
September 17, 2013 |
| The U.S.A.'s number one commercial fishing port, Dutch Harbor, is in these islands, named for a people who have lived there for 4,000 years |
Aleutian Islands |
200 |
May 6, 2011 |
| 124 islets, reefs & shoals & 8 major islands make up this U.S. state |
Hawaii |
400 |
May 6, 2011 |
| Sand Island is part of this central Pacific atoll that entered history in June 1942 with the actions of carriers nearby |
Midway Island |
600 |
May 6, 2011 |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital of these Spanish Atlantic islands only 67 miles off the coast of Africa |
the Canary Islands |
800 |
May 6, 2011 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.)The Florida Keys curve southwest for about 200 miles from Elliott Key to Loggerhead Key in this "dry" national park |
Dry Tortugas National Park |
1000 |
May 6, 2011 |
| The Celts first arrived on this island around 500 B.C. |
Ireland |
200 |
June 12, 2009 |
| Technically, Queen Elizabeth is the sovereign of this country whose two main islands are seen here |
New Zealand |
400 |
June 12, 2009 |
| Buddhism & Hinduism are this island's principal religions |
Sri Lanka |
600 |
June 12, 2009 |
| Abundant geothermal power is a prominent natural resource of this island |
Iceland |
800 |
June 12, 2009 |
| This island is only 100 miles from mainland China |
Taiwan |
1000 |
June 12, 2009 |
| In 1866 this large island became politically united with British Columbia |
Vancouver |
200 |
December 19, 2007 |
| Though ceded in 1898, this Pacific island didn't become a U.S. territory until 1950 |
Guam |
400 |
December 19, 2007 |
| Until the 1950s, this island off French Guiana was used as a penal colony |
Devil\'s Island |
600 |
December 19, 2007 |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew points out a South Atlantic island on a map on the monitor.) Tristan da Cunha is often called the most remote inhabited island--the nearest major city is this one, 1500 miles away |
Cape Town |
1000 |
December 19, 2007 |
| Divided between 2 countries, it's the largest island in the Pacific |
New Guinea |
|
December 19, 2007 |
| This resort island off the coast of South Carolina was named for a British sea captain, not a hotelier |
Hilton Head |
200 |
May 16, 2005 |
| Not surprisingly there's a Napoleon & a Bonaparte Museum on this island where Napoleon was born |
Corsica |
400 |
May 16, 2005 |
| This country's larger islands include Mindoro & Leyte |
the Philippines |
600 |
May 16, 2005 |
| Let's drink a toast to this Caribbean island; it's the largest in the Netherlands Antilles |
Curaçao |
1000 |
May 16, 2005 |
| More than 150 islands make up this country, the last remaining kingdom in Polynesia |
Tonga |
|
May 16, 2005 |
| This island was once called Ilhas Dos Papuas, or "Island of the Fuzzy Hairs" |
New Guinea |
200 |
September 17, 2004 |
| Named by Abel Tasman, Grotte Eylandt is the biggest island in this country's Gulf of Carpentaria |
Australia |
400 |
September 17, 2004 |
| During WWII Malta controlled the sea lanes between North Africa & this Italian island 50 miles from Malta |
Sicily |
600 |
September 17, 2004 |
| For administrative purposes, this island group is divided into 2 bailiwicks: Jersey & Guernsey |
the Channel Islands |
800 |
September 17, 2004 |
| This Portuguese group in the N. Atlantic was uninhabited when discovered in 1427; now it has over 200,000 people |
the Azores |
1000 |
September 17, 2004 |
| As well as "the Big Island", it's also known as "the Orchid Isle" |
Hawaii |
200 |
May 25, 2004 |
| The narrow Strait of Messina separates this large island from the "toe" of Italy |
Sicily |
400 |
May 25, 2004 |
| Vatnajokull, Europe's largest glacier, covers nearly 3,200 square miles of this island country |
Iceland |
600 |
May 25, 2004 |
| It's the second-largest of Spain's Balearic Islands: Majorca is first |
Minorca |
800 |
May 25, 2004 |
| This island to the east of Java is world famous for its dancing |
Bali |
1000 |
May 25, 2004 |
| An island named for the animal seen here belongs to this country[kangaroo] |
Australia |
100 |
March 10, 2000 |
| This "Valley Island" is found between the islands of Molokai & Hawaii |
Maui |
200 |
March 10, 2000 |
| The healthful climate of this south Atlantic island didn't help Napoleon; he died there |
St. Helena |
300 |
March 10, 2000 |
| It's the largest island in the Malay Archipelago & the second largest in the world |
New Guinea |
400 |
March 10, 2000 |
| Sounds hypothetical, but it's the real-life island prison in "The Count of Monte Cristo" |
Chateau d\'If |
500 |
March 10, 2000 |
| Taipei is this island's capital city |
Taiwan |
100 |
February 9, 2000 |
| Now 73, the woman seen here at age 17 calls this island nation home:(Queen Elizabeth II) |
Great Britain |
200 |
February 9, 2000 |
| It's the island where you'll find the arena seen here:(Madison Square Garden) |
Manhattan |
300 |
February 9, 2000 |
| Jaffna & Trincomalee are cities of this island nation near India that was formerly known as Ceylon |
Sri Lanka |
400 |
February 9, 2000 |
| The world's fourth-largest island, it lies off the southeast coast of Africa |
Madagascar |
500 |
February 9, 2000 |
| Sicily is this country's largest region in area |
Italy |
100 |
January 27, 2000 |
| Mindanao in this island nation is one of the world's leading producers of Manila hemp |
Philippines |
200 |
January 27, 2000 |
| It's not only Australia's southernmost state, it's the most mountainous as well |
Tasmania |
300 |
January 27, 2000 |
| Principal exports of this archipelago north of Scotland include wool & its famous ponies |
Shetland Islands |
400 |
January 27, 2000 |
| This Canadian island is separated from the mainland by the Strait of Belle Isle & the Gulf of St. Lawrence |
Newfoundland |
500 |
January 27, 2000 |
| In area, it's the largest island of our 50th state |
Hawaii |
100 |
November 10, 1999 |
| Together with South Island, it makes up most of the area of New Zealand |
North Island |
200 |
November 10, 1999 |
| The "boot" of Italy looks like it's kicking this large island |
Sicily |
300 |
November 10, 1999 |
| You'll find this island nation about 95 miles due south of Cuba, mon |
Jamaica |
400 |
November 10, 1999 |
| It's the last island as you travel the Florida Keys on U.S. 1 south |
Key West |
500 |
November 10, 1999 |
| The Danes call this island dependency in the north Atlantic Gronland |
Greenland |
100 |
January 7, 1998 |
| Hey, mon! The Cayman Islands were colonized about 1734 by British settlers from this nearby island |
Jamaica |
200 |
January 7, 1998 |
| The Safety Islands off French Guiana consist of Royale, Saint-Joseph & this diabolical island |
Devil\'s Island |
300 |
January 7, 1998 |
| Politically, this Greek island is divided into 4 departments: Canea, Lasithi, Rethymne & Iraklion |
Crete |
400 |
January 7, 1998 |
| This island was specially built for San Francisco's Golden Gate Int'l Exposition of 1939 & 1940 |
Treasure Island |
500 |
January 7, 1998 |
| It's divided into 4 historical provinces: Connaught, Leinster, Munster & Ulster |
Ireland |
100 |
November 25, 1997 |
| It's the island on which you'd find Pearl Harbor |
Oahu |
200 |
November 25, 1997 |
| It's home to Europe's highest active volcano |
Sicily (Mt. Etna) |
300 |
November 25, 1997 |
| In Canada the Northumberland Strait separates New Brunswick from this island province |
Prince Edward Island |
400 |
November 25, 1997 |
| We dare you to come up with the name of this island where Virginia Dare was born in 1587 |
Roanoke Island |
500 |
November 25, 1997 |
| Lumbering remains the principal industry of Quebec's Anticosti, an island in this gulf |
Gulf of St. Lawrence |
100 |
November 1, 1996 |
| About 180 indigenous people inhabit Alaska's Little Diomede Island in this strait |
Bering Strait |
200 |
November 1, 1996 |
| Fuerteventura is the closest member of this Spanish island group to the African mainland |
Canary Islands |
300 |
November 1, 1996 |
| Ajaccio, capital of France's Corse-de-Sud department, lies on the western coast of this island |
Corsica |
400 |
November 1, 1996 |
| The Bataan Peninsula is a mountainous area of this Philippine island |
Luzon |
500 |
November 1, 1996 |
| This Danish island has the largest ice mass outside of Antarctica |
Greenland |
100 |
September 23, 1996 |
| Material for the giant statues on this Chilean island was quarried from a crater called Rano Raraku |
Easter Island |
200 |
September 23, 1996 |
| At 9,370 feet, Shishaldin on Unimak Island is the highest volcanic peak in this island group |
the Aleutians |
300 |
September 23, 1996 |
| The western coast of this largest island of British Columbia is indented by picturesque fjords |
Vancouver Island |
400 |
September 23, 1996 |
| This island nation just south of Sicily has a population density of over 3,000 per square mile |
Malta |
500 |
September 23, 1996 |
| This Italian island's 3 chief ports are Messina, Catania & Palermo |
Sicily |
100 |
January 9, 1996 |
| The Paracel Islands are claimed by Vietnam but are administered by this northern neighbor |
China |
200 |
January 9, 1996 |
| In 1796 Napoleon returned French rule to this island of his birth |
Corsica |
300 |
January 9, 1996 |
| In 1927 this Spanish group in the Atlantic was divided into 2 provinces: Las Palmas & Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
the Canaries |
400 |
January 9, 1996 |
| About half of the Philippines' rice crop is produced on this island, the nation's largest |
Luzon |
500 |
January 9, 1996 |
| Discovered by Ponce de Leon in 1513, this state's Dry Tortugas Islands are now a bird sanctuary |
Florida |
100 |
October 18, 1991 |
| Las Tunas, Pinar del Rio & Guantanamo are 3 of this Caribbean island's 14 provinces |
Cuba |
200 |
October 18, 1991 |
| It's often known as "The Bounty Island" |
Pitcairn |
300 |
October 18, 1991 |
| Sardinia was part of an independent kingdom from 1720 to 1861, when it joined this country |
Italy |
400 |
October 18, 1991 |
| This Hawaiian island's name means "the gathering place" & most people in the islands are gathered there |
Oahu |
|
October 18, 1991 |
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100 |
October 1, 1991 |
| The Blue Grotto is on this island in the Bay of Naples |
Capri |
200 |
October 1, 1991 |
| Mt. Hekla is 1 of more than 100 volcanoes on this North Atlantic island |
Iceland |
300 |
October 1, 1991 |
| The United States agreed to buy this group from Denmark in 1902 but didn't get them until 1917 |
the U.S. Virgin Islands |
400 |
October 1, 1991 |
| The Roosevelt Memorial Bridge connects this New Brunswick island to Maine |
Campobello |
|
October 1, 1991 |
| They're made up of 3 main island groups; the Bahamas & Greater & Lesser Antilles |
the West Indies |
100 |
September 10, 1990 |
| Australia's smallest state, it's separated from the mainland by Bass Strait |
Tasmania |
200 |
September 10, 1990 |
| The Isle of Pines in this Caribbean country has been renamed the Isle of Youth |
Cuba |
300 |
September 10, 1990 |
| Napoleon was born on Corsica, exiled to Elba & died on this island off the coast of Africa |
St. Helena |
400 |
September 10, 1990 |
| In 1602, explorer Bartholomew Gosnold named this Massachusetts island for either his daughter or his mother-in-law |
Martha\'s Vineyard |
500 |
September 10, 1990 |
| The island of Luzon contains more than 1/3 of this country's area & almost 1/2 of its population |
The Philippines |
100 |
November 7, 1989 |
| These Ecuadorian islands are known officially as the Columbus Archipelago |
Galapagos Islands |
200 |
November 7, 1989 |
| In 1972 this nation extended its territorial waters to 50 mi., causing a "cod war" with Britain & others |
Iceland |
400 |
November 7, 1989 |
| The oldest black marble quarries in the U.S. are on Isle La Motte in this northeastern lake |
Lake Champlain |
500 |
November 7, 1989 |
| 1/2 of this 2nd largest island in the world is an independent country; the other 1/2 belongs to Indonesia |
New Guinea |
|
November 7, 1989 |
| The island of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean was visited by this Italian explorer in about 1292 |
Marco Polo |
100 |
January 28, 1988 |
| Baffin, Victoria, & Ellesmere Islands, 5th, 9th, and 10th largest in world, all belong to this country |
Canada |
200 |
January 28, 1988 |
| For a while in 1814, this 86-square-mile island was Napoleon's total domain |
Elba |
300 |
January 28, 1988 |
| The Act of Union in 1707 united 2 kingdoms into this island nation named for the island it was on |
Great Britain |
400 |
January 28, 1988 |
| If you hold you family reunion on Reunion, you're on an island which belongs to this country |
France |
500 |
January 28, 1988 |
| Where "the Minnow" ran aground |
Gilligan\'s Island |
100 |
July 7, 1987 |
| Lord Byron's poem "The Island" was based on this famous mutiny |
the mutiny on the <i>Bounty</i> |
200 |
July 7, 1987 |
| 1 of the 1st Pacific islands to be settled by Europeans, Guam was colonized by this country by the 1690s |
Spain |
300 |
July 7, 1987 |
| The name of this famous World War II site means "sulfur island" in Japanese |
Iwo Jima |
400 |
July 7, 1987 |
| The 2nd largest island in the Mediterranean |
Sardinia |
500 |
July 7, 1987 |
| In a 1966 hit, they proclaimed, "I am a rock, I am an island" |
Simon and Garfunkel |
100 |
January 30, 1987 |
| Kitty Hawk site of the Wright Bros. 1st airplane flight, is on Bodie Island in this state |
North Carolina |
200 |
January 30, 1987 |
| Its 4 historic provinces are Connaught, Leinster, Munster & Ulster |
Ireland |
300 |
January 30, 1987 |
| West Indian island that's the home of the limbo dance & calypso music |
Trinidad |
400 |
January 30, 1987 |
| Largest of the Mariana Islands, we acquired it in 1898 |
Guam |
500 |
January 30, 1987 |
| Brooklyn resort that's no longer an island |
Coney Island |
100 |
January 4, 1985 |
| Bridge from Nassau connects with this "heavenly" Bahamian island |
Paradise Island |
200 |
January 4, 1985 |
| Worlds 3rd largest, some of its inhabitants are "wild men" |
Borneo |
300 |
January 4, 1985 |
| Galapagos Islands are home to only variety of this reptile to feed in the sea |
iguanas |
400 |
January 4, 1985 |
| Owned by tiny Denmark, it's the world's largest island |
Greenland |
100 |
September 26, 1984 |
| New York's largest, it has more people than 41 of our 50 states |
Long Island |
200 |
September 26, 1984 |
| Until 1949 a Dutch colony, now the world's most populous island nation |
Indonesia |
300 |
September 26, 1984 |
| Made up of over 7,000 islands, only Far East country with a Roman Catholic majority |
the Philippines |
400 |
September 26, 1984 |
| The state where you can lei in the sun |
Hawaii |
100 |
September 19, 1984 |
| An Indonesian island or slang for coffee |
Java |
200 |
September 19, 1984 |
| Original nest of Sam Spade's falcon |
Malta |
300 |
September 19, 1984 |
| The song "26 Miles Across The Sea" overshoots this island by 3 miles |
Catalina Island |
400 |
September 19, 1984 |