Nations of the Pacific

Question 1

Guam (or Guahan) is a territory of which colonial country?

Answer 1

USA

Question 2

What is the name of the movement that aims to reclaim Guam from the United States?

Answer 2

Independent
Guahan

Question 3

The Marshall Islands are a country located in which Pacific region?

Answer 3

Micronesia

Question 4

Why might places like Guam/Guahan and the Marshall Islands be valuable to large powers like the USA?

Answer 4

Military purposes

Question 5

What is the native name of the Kiribati islands?

Answer 5

Tungaru

Question 6

What is the colonised name of Kiribati?

Answer 6

The Gilbertese Islands

Question 7

Each star on the Cook Islands’ flag represents one of the 15 islands. What does the 16th star represent?

Answer 7

Tokoroa, New Zealand

Question 8

Name the two main languages spoken in the Cook Islands:

Answer 8

Cook Islands Māori; English

Question 9

Aitutaki, Palmerston, Manuae and Mangaia are just 4 of the islands of which Pacific nation?

Answer 9

The Cook Islands

Question 10

Pukapuka, Nassau, Suwarrow, Rakahanga, Manihiki and Penrhyn make up the _____ Cook Islands, whereas Palmerston, Aitutaki, Takutea, Manuau, Mitiaro, Mauke, Mangaia and Rarotonga make up the _____ Cook Islands (Northern; Southern)

Answer 10

Northern; Southern

Question 11

Which two industries influence Pacific migration from the Cook Islands to Tokoroa, New Zealand?

Answer 11

Forestry; factories

Question 12

Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo are the 3 atolls that make up which self-governing New Zealand territory?

Answer 12

Tokelau

Question 13

Port Moresby is the capital of which Melanesian country?

Answer 13

Papua New Guinea

Question 14

West Papua remains under the occupation of which country?

Answer 14

Indonesia

Question 15

There are roughly between 800-900 languages in Papua New Guinea. True or false?

Answer 15

True