Geography
Madagascar Quiz
Lemurs, baobabs, and an island where 90% of wildlife exists nowhere else on Earth.
Lemurs, baobabs, and an island where 90% of wildlife exists nowhere else on Earth.
Madagascar produces 80% of the world's vanilla and is home to 112+ lemur species — all of which exist nowhere else on Earth. Separated from mainland Africa 88 million years ago, this island evolved into one of the most extraordinary biodiversity hotspots on the planet, with roughly 90% of its wildlife found nowhere else.
Each round presents 10 randomized multiple-choice questions drawn from a pool of 50, so every playthrough is different. You get instant feedback with explanations after each answer, plus a shareable score at the end.
You'll explore Madagascar's incredible lemur diversity, the towering baobab trees of the western coast, the island's unique wildlife from tiny chameleons to the fossa, its Austronesian origins stretching back to Borneo, the vanilla industry that dominates the global market, and the environmental challenges threatening one of Earth's most irreplaceable ecosystems.
Madagascar split from mainland Africa about 88 million years ago and from India about 70 million years ago. This extreme isolation allowed its plants and animals to evolve independently for tens of millions of years, resulting in roughly 90% of its species being found nowhere else on Earth — a level of endemism unmatched by any other place of comparable size.
Yes, lemurs are endemic to Madagascar and the nearby Comoro Islands. There are over 112 known species, ranging from the tiny mouse lemur (the world's smallest primate at about 30 grams) to the indri, the largest living lemur. Tragically, over 90% of lemur species are now threatened with extinction due to habitat loss.
Madagascar was first settled around 350 AD by Austronesian peoples who sailed approximately 4,000 miles across the Indian Ocean from what is now Borneo and Indonesia. This makes Madagascar one of the last major landmasses on Earth to be colonized by humans. The Malagasy language is closely related to the Ma'anyan language of Borneo, and Bantu-speaking Africans arrived later, creating the island's mixed heritage.
Last updated: March 2026