Oceania Quiz

Which Islands are N of the equator?

• Melanesia

• Micronesia

• Oceania

• Polynesia

Which Islands are S of the equator?

• Melanesia

• Micronesia

• Polynesia

• Oceania

The didgeridoo, a famous instrument of the Australian aborigines, is made from

• Bamboo

• Bone

• Ivory

• Metal

Which Polynesian culture calls their creation story Dreamtime?

• Papuans

• Maori

• Aborigines

• Vietnamese

What do scientists consider the largest living structure made by organisms?

• The Amazon Rainforest

• Ayers Rock

• The Sahara Desert

• The Great Barrier Reef

Where did the crew of Captain Bligh's ship, the HMS Bounty, want to stay so badly that they mutinied?

• Hawaii

• New Zealand

• Tahiti

• Easter Island

Abel Tasman is credited with discovering...

• New Zealand

• Australia

• Hawaii

• Antarctica

Who was the first European to discover Papua New Guinea?

• William Bligh

• Jorge de Menesses

• Abel Tasman

• James Cook

Which indigenous group is famous for their facial tattoos?

• Aborigines

• Hawaiians

• Papuans

• Maori

What was the original name (from Europeans) for Hawaii?

• The Sandwich Islands

• The Cook Islands

• Wake Atoll

• Funafuti