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I vaguely remember being taught that America was both one and two continents - although I should probably clarify that I was taught these at different times!
I also recall being told at various times that the continent Australia and New Zealand belong to is variously Oceania or Australasia, but never just Australia.
And one geography teacher consistenly referred to Europe and Asia as Eurasia.
Greenland may be on the American continental plate, but it's definitely in Europe politically. When I was very young I always thought it odd that places like Greenland "belonged" to countries they physically weren't next to.
For reference point, I'm in the UK and went to primary school in the 70s and secondary school in the 80s.
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