Gender in the Pacific

Question 1

Queen Salamasina (born 1560) was the first supreme ruler of which Pacific nation?

Answer 1

Samoa

Question 2

On which Samoan island was Queen Salamasina born?

Answer 2

Savai’i

Question 3

How many papā titles did Queen Salamasina of Samoa hold, thus giving her status of Tafa’ifa in Samoa’s western islands?

Answer 3

4

Question 4

Fofoivaoese, Taufau and Sina succeeded which Samoan queen after her death?

Answer 4

Salamasina

Question 5

Who became the first Prime Minister and first deputy Prime Minister of Samoa, making her a trailblazer for women’s leadership and gender equality?

Answer 5

Fiame

Question 6

Of the 6 paramount Ariki titles of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, how many are filled by women?

Answer 6

4

Question 7

Name the most notable Ariki of Rarotonga:

Answer 7

Ariki Makea Takau

Question 8

Queen Kukaniloko was the first woman to rule over which Hawaiian island from c1350-1400?

Answer 8

Oahu

Question 9

Daughter Kalaimanuia succeeded which Hawaiian queen subsequent to 1400?

Answer 9

Queen Kukaniloko

Question 10

Which Hawaiian queen would be the final Monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai’i at the time of its overthrow in 1893?

Answer 10

Queen Lili’uokalani

Question 11

Queen Salote became the ruler of which Pacific island nation from 1918-1965?

Answer 11

Tonga

Question 12

Which Tongan princess was perceived to be of higher ranking than her brother, King Tupou VI, due to the Tongan fahu principle?

Answer 12

Pilolevu

Question 13

The current Roko Tui Dreketi title in Fiji is held by a man. True or false?

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Teimumu Tuisawau-Kepa holds which paramount title in Fiji?

Answer 14

Roko Tui Dreketi

Question 15

Women in pre-contact Polynesia were considered spiritual healers and mouthpieces of the gods. Name two of their responsibilities:

Answer 15

Carrying out religion; controlling spiritual well-being of individuals; controlling navigational and astronomical knowledge; controlling Pacific travel & exploration; invoke power of the gods to heal; tell people how to get rid or disease; tell people how to appease a god’s anger

Question 16

Between how many years did Pacific people remain in possession of their own land?

Answer 16

1000-5000

Question 17

European contact, colonialism and the spread of Christianity began to emerge in the Pacific at some point in the 18th century. What mainly influenced the shift in Pacific perceptions of women during this time?

Answer 17

Missionaries

Question 18

Women were taught to adhere to the Biblical role of wife after the arrival of missionaries, but were still encouraged to pursue political roles. True or false?

Answer 18

False

Question 19

The arrival of European missionaries caused the political system to shift from a _____ to a _____: (dictatorship; democracy)

Answer 19

Democracy; dictatorship