WorksheetsOceania Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins
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
Where do scientists think the founders of Madagascar came from originally?
India
Africa
Hawaii
Indonesia
Which country/island "bent" the International Date Line in order to more efficiently trade with New Zealand?
Wake
Indonesia
Samoa
Midway
Many islands of Oceania are....
actually the peaks of volcanoes
owned by the British
Surrounded by freshwater
only about 2,000 years old
What is a catamaran?
A volcano
The leader of the Maori
A 60ft double-canoe
A facial tattoo of the Aborigines
What was the most important landmark for the Aborigines?
Mt. Whitney
Ayers Rock
The Coral Sea
The Great Barrier Reef
When did Europeans begin settling Australia?
1788
1667
1845
1901
Who called their home the "Land of the long white cloud"?
The Aborigines
The Paupans
The Hawaiians
The Maori
Give at least 3 reasons why Cpt. James Cook is regarded as one of the most influential explorers of the 18th century:
Name AND describe the process by which the first people of Oceania came to inhabit the many islands of the Pacific:
Describe the Moai. What impresses you about them? (3-5 detailed sentences)
