Quiz: Volcanoes, lagoons and nature

1 Which is the oldest island in the archipelago?

Grande Comore Mohéli Anjouan Mayotte

2 How high is Karthala?

1,595 m 2,361 m 3,070 m 660 m

3 What is the highest point on Anjouan?

Mount Ntingui Mount Choungui Mount Bénara Karthala

4 What is the hot, humid season from November to April called?

Kusi Kashkazi Mataba Hirimu

5 Roughly what area does the Mayotte lagoon cover?

130 km² 400 km² 1,300 km² 13,000 km²

6 Which “living fossil” fish lives in the deep waters of the Comoros?

The coelacanth The whale shark The clownfish The swordfish

7 Which giant bat lives only on Anjouan and Mohéli?

Livingstone's fruit bat The common vampire bat The pipistrelle The greater mouse-eared bat

8 Which lemur is the emblem of Mayotte?

The maki The aye-aye The indri The sifaka

9 What is the name of the submarine volcano born near Mayotte in 2018–2019?

Fani Maoré Karthala Dziani Mjombi

10 In 2020, UNESCO recognised Mohéli as…

a World Heritage Site a biosphere reserve a geopark a capital of culture