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Kiribati Country Quiz

Can you guess these facts about the country of Kiribati?
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First submittedJanuary 5, 2020
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Capital of Kiribati
South Tarawa
Official languages
English
Gilbertese
Country from which Kiribati gained its independence in 1979
United Kingdom
Country which broke away from Kiribati to become its own nation in 1976
Tuvalu
The islands of Kiribati are atolls, meaning that they are formed from ...
Coral reefs
Not counting external territories, Kiribati is the only country in the world which
has territory in all four _________
Hemispheres
Country which occupied parts of Kiribati from 1941–1943
Japan
Island which accounts for almost half the area of Kiribati, visited by Captain Cook
on 24 December 1777
Kiritimati
(Christmas Island)
Along with the Maldives, Kiribati is one of the countries thought to be most
at-risk from this global phenomenon
Climate change
Each year, Kiribati is the first country to celebrate this holiday
New Year's Day
Number of mammal species which could be found on the islands prior to human settlement
0
Food product which comprises 91% of exports
Fish
Type of bird that appears on the flag of Kiribati (hint: a type of ship)
Frigatebird
cpgatbyu
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Level 84
Jun 23, 2020
If Kiribati is the first to celebrate New Year's Day, isn't it the first to celebrate a lot of holidays?
AlexThirkell
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Level 73
Dec 5, 2020
🤔
eppek
+4
Level 58
Dec 27, 2020
Exactly.
Djilas
+11
Level 81
Jun 23, 2020
Kiribati and Kiritimati are local renditions of English Gilberts and Christmas, -ti being pronounced S.
JackintheBox
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Level 77
Aug 11, 2020
Wow, haven't thought of that before! 😲
Xenobiologista
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Level 60
Sep 28, 2020
wait, -ti is pronounced s? Well, guess I've butchered this language already.
Jacktheguy
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Level 88
Dec 27, 2020
So it sounds like Kiribass, right?
tshalla
+10
Level 74
Dec 27, 2020
Yes. And Kiritimati sounds like Kirisimas. It's a magical-sounding island, with its four historical villages - Paris, London, Poland, and Banana. Highest point: Joe's Hill, which is not far from the Bay of Wrecks.
eibi
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Level 79
Jun 23, 2020
There can only be two hemispheres on any given sphere.
angrobper14
+9
Level 83
Jun 23, 2020
Yes... But any given sphere can be divided in many points of reference, creating different hemispheres (this is more visible if said sphere has different attributes across its surface).

With regards of Earth (which has lots of different attributes spread across its surface), it has been divided in two ways:

X-axis (through the Equator): Creating the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres.

Y-axis (through the Primer Meridian and the 180º Meridian): Creating the Western and the Eastern Hemispheres.

Which brings us the 4 Hemispheres of Earth.

plattitude
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Level 90
Jun 24, 2020
A part of me has always felt we're neglecting another obvious division Z-axis (through the 90º Meridians): Creating two more unnamed HemispheresAs for naming, maybe the 'Front 90' and 'Back 90' though that sounds a little like golf...
Jerry928
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Level 75
Jun 24, 2020
Good point! Maybe we should describe them from now on as the four Giant Quadrants.
Sifhraven
+17
Level 66
Jul 4, 2020
Earth pie mhmm!

phalocrocorax
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Level 82
Sep 3, 2020
Yes, in fact it does extend into all four quadrants: it has territory with all four latitude and longitude combinations NW,NE,SE,SW. This is a stronger statement than the hemispheres version (that it has territory with all four of N, S, E and W).
Xenobiologista
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Level 60
Sep 28, 2020
I agree, it's a finer point of argument, but there's difference between the four hemispheres and the four quadrants.
KanzazKyote
+4
Level 82
Jun 23, 2020
Why is "Kiribati" not accepted for Gilbertese?
TurkeyCookTime
+2
Level 75
Jun 25, 2020
That would be like accepting "France" for "French".
fromaj
+7
Level 69
Jul 16, 2020
Kiribati is Kiribati in Kiribati
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 73
Dec 5, 2020
France is France in France too :)
Szatan
+2
Level 60
Dec 27, 2020
I thought it's Francois or something.
fromaj
+3
Level 69
Dec 27, 2020
François is French in France.
brandybuck96
+2
Level 82
Mar 7, 2021
^ It was in about the 16th century, now it has an A instead of an O
Sifhraven
+2
Level 66
Jul 4, 2020
Kiribatese ís accepted though.
WillemLAif
+4
Level 76
Jun 26, 2020
High thumbs up for the "c.change" instead of the "g.warming".
JustBeYourSelf
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Level 20
Aug 21, 2020
Two problems with the quiz. On my globe, it says Tarawa, not south Tarawa. This is why I always type Tarawa - not South Tarawa. And also, I - Kiribati is also a main language.
joshuil
+1
Level 58
Aug 24, 2020
From a quick google, it looks like Tarawa is an atoll which has two settlements on it:

North Tarawa - 7000 people

South Tarawa - 56000 people

So you can't really say Tarawa is the capital as it's not a city.

Kiribati is accepted for the language, idk if this is a new thing.

TheRatmeister
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Level 83
Sep 7, 2020
Kiribati is the first to celebrate every holiday, not just new years.
cuendillar
+2
Level 67
Nov 11, 2020
Not really. Not every country celebrates holidays on the same date. National/Independence day - Taiwan (Jan 1st, GMT+8) and Christmas - Armenia (Jan 6th) are two notable one where Kiribati isn't first.
ketchupkawawa
+1
Level 52
Nov 14, 2020
Now for the big debate of whether or not January 6th is before or after December 25.
AlexThirkell
+6
Level 73
Dec 5, 2020
Armenian Christmas arrives in Kiribati before Armenia...
zakatan
+1
Level 65
Dec 27, 2020
The easternmost part of Kiribati is the last to celebrate the New Year then? How do they manage being in different dates? :O
stylus
+3
Level 73
Dec 27, 2020
the date line ‘bends’ around kiribati so all of kiribati can share the same date
barmanitan
+4
Level 69
Dec 27, 2020
Got Christmas Island when guessing for the holiday...
MiecraftMan
+1
Level 59
Jun 5, 2021
Same!
Fabilur
+1
Level 59
Jan 9, 2022
Please accept "Flooding" and "Submerging" for "Climate change"
piedo
+1
Level 47
May 24, 2022
maybe accept "seafood" as well as fish :)) good quiz anyways
nickelz
+1
Level 57
Nov 12, 2022
Isn't Kiribati the first celebrator of every holiday-?
Mgeo
+1
Level 52
May 25, 2023
Fun fact: Kiribati is pronounced Kiribas, as ti makes an s sound
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