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Oceania Trivia Quiz

Places in the 'SouthPacific' or 'Oceania', whichever you want to call the fifth continent. It's just a little more than Australia and New-Zealand only!

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
flem-ish

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,508

Updated
Sep 02 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2953

Last 3 plays: winston1 (8/10), Wordpie (10/10), andymuenz (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Some forty percent of the inhabitants of the Fiji Islands do not belong to the ethnic group of the indigenous Fijians. Where are they from? Hint

New Caledonia

Tonga

Samoa

India

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Question 2 of 10

2. Great Barrier Island is an altogether different place from the Great Barrier Reef. Where is Great Barrier Island ? Hint

South of Tasmania

off the northeast Australian mainland

In the Gulf of Carpentaria

north of Auckland, New-Zealand

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Question 3 of 10

3. What's the name of the strait that cuts New Zealand into northern and southern parts? Hint

Strait of Magellan

Kiwi Strait

Cook Strait

Strait of Tasman

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Question 4 of 10

4. On which idyllic island did the French painter Paul Gauguin reside? Hint

Bora-Bora

Hawaii

Papeete

Tahiti

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these Indonesian islands is famous among culinary experts for its hot peppers? Hint

Timor

Bali

Lombok

Flores

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what country are all of these places: Mt Wilhelm, Bismarck Sea, Bismarck Archipelago, Port Moresby ? Hint

Antarctic

Solomon Islands

Papua New Guinea

Cook Islands

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is another name under which Uluru in Australia is also known? Hint

Simpson Desert

Ayers Rock

Tanami Desert

Sturt Desert

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Question 8 of 10

8. On which side of the Australian mainland do you find Tasmania? Hint

Southeast

Southwest

Northeast

Northwest

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is one of the Marshall Islands and has some claim to fame? Hint

Bikini

Borobudur

Bora-Bora

Guam

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Question 10 of 10

10. The name of Guadalcanal may sound as if it were somewhere in Mexico or Guatemala but it's to be found in the South Pacific. Where is it? Hint

Marshall Islands

Solomon Islands

Gilbert Islands

Tuvalu

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Some forty percent of the inhabitants of the Fiji Islands do not belong to the ethnic group of the indigenous Fijians. Where are they from?

Answer: India

At one time the percentage was over 50%, but it has been declining to only s 44% and may continue to decline.

2. Great Barrier Island is an altogether different place from the Great Barrier Reef. Where is Great Barrier Island ?

Answer: north of Auckland, New-Zealand

3. What's the name of the strait that cuts New Zealand into northern and southern parts?

Answer: Cook Strait

4. On which idyllic island did the French painter Paul Gauguin reside?

Answer: Tahiti

Papeete is not an island but the capital of Tahiti - Hawaii is the largest of the Hawaiian Island group and is in the NORTH Pacific. Bora-Bora is a volcanic island, one of the Iles sous le Vent (Leeward islands) French Polynesia, about 165 miles northwest of Tahiti.

5. Which of these Indonesian islands is famous among culinary experts for its hot peppers?

Answer: Lombok

From west to east they are: Bali-Lombok-Flores-Timor

6. In what country are all of these places: Mt Wilhelm, Bismarck Sea, Bismarck Archipelago, Port Moresby ?

Answer: Papua New Guinea

The other part of New Guinea belongs to Indonesia and is called Irian Java by the Indonesians.

7. What is another name under which Uluru in Australia is also known?

Answer: Ayers Rock

Ayers Rock is 867 metres high.

8. On which side of the Australian mainland do you find Tasmania?

Answer: Southeast

Abel Janszoon Tasman discovered, when he was in service of Dutch East India Company, Tasmania, New Zealand, Tonga and the Fiji Islands. His first voyage was from 1642-1643. His second was in 1644. Originally he named the island after his boss, Van Diemen, the Governor-General of the Dutch East-Indies.

9. Which of these is one of the Marshall Islands and has some claim to fame?

Answer: Bikini

Bikini is an atoll in the western chain of the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The atoll is used for peacetime atomic explosions , conducted for experimental purposes by the USA.(1946-1958). Borobudur is an impressive Buddhist monument, 26 miles northwest of Yogyakarta.

It's a combination of a Temple and a concrete exposition of the Buddhist doctrine. Guam is a USA outpost.

10. The name of Guadalcanal may sound as if it were somewhere in Mexico or Guatemala but it's to be found in the South Pacific. Where is it?

Answer: Solomon Islands

Source: Author flem-ish

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