Hard Oceania History and Geography Quiz

A tricky quiz on the Oceania region

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Last updated: February 15, 2023

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Hint	Answer
What is the capital of Australia?	Canberra
What island in New Zealand are kiwi's (the bird) mostly found now?	Stewart Island
What is the name of the plain in Australia that stretches along the Great Australian Bight	Nullarbor Plain
Name the largest island in the Solomon Islands	Guadalcanal
An Australian PM once went for a swim and never came back - what was his name?	Harold Holt
Name the largest mountain in Papua New Guinea	Mount Wilhelm
Name the largest island in the Marianas	Guam
What is the capital of that island?	Hagatna
Nitmiluk National Park is a popular park in the Northern Territory Australia, what was it formerly known as?	Katherine Gorge
What giant bird, now extinct, used to roam in New Zealand?	Moa
Name the strait between Australia and New Guinea	Torres Strait
On which Island nation was bungee jumping invented?	Vanuatu
What was the only Pacific country that was never colonised?	Tonga

Hint	Answer
With IATA code PPT, what is the name of the main airport in French Polynesia?	Papeete
What is the first country every year to celebrate New Year's Day?	Kiribati
Specifically which island celebrates it first?	Kiritimati
What is New Zealand called in the Maori language?	Aotearoa
What country was extremely damaged due to over mining of phosphate?	Nauru
What famous trail starts from Port Moresby and harkens back to the WWII Anzac troops?	Kokoda Trail
Which reef area in Australia are you most likely to swim with whale sharks?	Ningaloo Reef
What is the name of the main island in Fiji?	Viti Levu
Which island did the mutineers from the HMS Bounty hide out in?	Pitcairn Island
Jellyfish Lake, an isolated ecosytem, is located in which country?	Palau
Which sea, named after a German statesman, is located North of Papua New Guinea?	Bismarck Sea
Name the capital of the French territory New Caledonia	Noumea