Straddling the equator, the first Galapagos Island bubbled from an undersea volcano 5 to 10 million years ago.  The islands are now a World Heritage Site.  What former site of volcanic activity in the UK is also a World Heritage Site?

• White Cliffs of Dover
• Loch Ness
• Giants Causeway

Which ocean current brings cold water from the Antarctic up the coast of Chile towards the Galapagos Islands?

• The Chilly Current
• The Humboldt Current
• The Alternating Current

The closest relative of the giant Galapagos tortoises is a species of tortoise from Chile.  How might these tortoises have arrived on the islands, 600 miles from mainland South America?

• One pregnant female floated there in the cold ocean currents.
• They were escaped pets from the earliest settlers.
• A few were carried over by vultures.

Early visitors to the islands ate the giant Galapagos tortoises.  Of the 14 subspecies, 3 of are now extinct.  Lonesome George is the last known Pinta tortoise, and £10,000 reward has now been offered for what for George?

• A new home
• Plastic surgery
• A mate

What makes the Galapagos penguin unique in the penguin world?

• It lives north of the equator (just)
• It can't swim
• It can fly

The 13 species of Darwin's finches that live on the islands each have different shaped beaks depending on what they eat.  Which of these is NOT a species of Darwin Finch?

• Vegetarian Finch
• Bacon Finch
• Mangrove Finch

The land iguanas and giant tortoises have learned to stretch up their heads when they see a finch, allowing it to pick off and eat irritating grubs from their bodies.  This mutually helpful behaviour is called what?

• Parasitism
• Symbiosis
• Vacuuming

Introduced to the islands over 100 years ago, which of these animals has caused so much damage that there is now a project to remove them?

• Hummingbirds
• Goats
• Kangaroos

Every few years El Nino causes warm water to surround the Galapagos Islands.  Many sea creatures face starvation as a result of it, but the plants on the island love it.  Why?

• The tourists all head to the beach so less feet trample on them.
• El Nino brings huge rainstorms to the islands.
• The warm water releases carbon dioxide and more CO₂ means more plant food.

When their algae diet is in short supply, what amazing thing can marine iguanas do to help them survive starvation?

• They eat their own legs, knowing they will regrow.
• They make soup from rock pools.
• The can digest their own bones, becoming smaller, not just thinner.