Monster Quiz 9 - Multiple Choice Quiz
Australasia and Oceania
Oceania = Micronesia, Fiji, and all of Polynesia.
Australasia = New Zealand, New Guinea and nearby islands, part of the Philippine islands, Australia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia.
Australasia = New Zealand, New Guinea and nearby islands, part of the Philippine islands, Australia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia.
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Q 1) The tourist hub on of Nadi is on the west coast of which Island A) Vanuda Levu B) Kadavu C) Viti Levu |
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Option C:- Viti Levu. Nadi is also home to Fiji’s main international airport |
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Q 2:- Who is regarded as being the first European to discover Western Australia A) Dirk Hartog, B) Abel Tasman, C) James Cook |
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Option A:- Wine Varietal The first recorded European contact was in 1616, when Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog landed on the west coast, having been blown off course while en route to Batavia, nowadays called Jakarta. |
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Q 3:- You are in to extreme sports – Skiing, bungee jumping off the Kwawrau Gorge Suspension Bridge and perhapa also go jet-boating. Where do you go to in New Zealand A) Queenstown, B) Whakapapa. C) Cardrona |
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Option A:- Queenstown New Zealand Queenstown sits on the shores of the South Island’s Lake Wakatipu and is renowned for adventure sports. It is also a base for exploring the region’s vineyards and historic mining towns. Bungee jumping off Kawarau Gorge, jet-boating on the Shotover and Dart rivers and in winter, there's skiing on the slopes of The Remarkables and Coronet Peak. |
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Q 4:- This New South Wales town, originally called Germanton, underwent a name change and now honours a WW1 submarine pilot. What has been its name since 1915? A) Tarcutta B) Holbrook C) Cardrona |
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Option B:- Holbrook Ten Mile Creek Post Office opened on 1 January 1857, and was renamed Germanton in 1875. During World War I, the town name was deemed unpatriotic so on 24 August 1915 the town was renamed Holbrook in honour of Lt. Norman Douglas Holbrook, a decorated wartime submarine captain and winner of the Victoria Cross. Before 1857, the area of Holbrook has had several other names. Originally named by explorers Hume and Hovell as ‘Friday Mount’ and ‘Camden Forest’ , it was later known as ‘Therry’s’ or ‘Billabong’ after the Rev John Therry in 1836, followed by ‘Ten Mile Creek’ in 1838. |
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Q 5:- There is a beach near the start of the great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia that was home to a famous surfing event. What Beach? A) Anglesea. B) Torquay C) Bells Beach |
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Option C:- Bells Beach Vic Tantau and Peter Troy organised the first board rally held at Bells Beach during Easter of 1961. It was known as the Bells Beach Easter Rally. By 1974 the rally was then inducted onto the World Surfing circuit and it became known as “The Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro”. Bells Beach is now the longest running contest in the world, held traditionally at Easter each year. |
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Q 6:- The citizens of Guam, a Micronesian island, are citizens of what country by birth? A) Australia B) Japan C) USA |
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Option C:- USA An unofficial but frequently used territorial motto is "Where America's Day Begins", which refers to the island's proximity to the international date line. On December 7, 1941, hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Guam was captured by the Japanese, who occupied the island for two and a half years. |
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Q 7:- This rock formation near the town Hyden in Western Australia, although far from the coast, reminds the Australian of their love of the ocean
A) The Breakers B) Wave Rock C) Pinnacle Rock |
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Option B:- Wave Rock Wave Rock is a natural rock formation that is shaped like a tall breaking ocean wave. The "wave" is about 15 m (49 ft) high and around 110 m (360 ft) long. It forms the north side of a solitary hill, which is known as "Hyden Rock". |
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Q 8:- If you visited this city in the year 2000 you could have been a spectator at the Olympic games A) Brisbane B) Sydney C) Melbourne |
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Option B:- Sydney Australia Melbourne was host to the Olympics in 1956 and there is discussion about Brisbane launching a bid.for 2032 |
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Q9:- The tree, Wollemia was only known through fossil records until the Australian species Wollemia nobilis was discovered in 1994 in a temperate rainforest wilderness area in which state? A) New South Wales B) Victoria C) Queensland |
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Option A:- New South Wales It was found in a remote series of narrow, steep-sided sandstone gorges 150 km north-west of Sydney. |
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Q 10:- This South Australian town is renowned for its below-ground residences, called "dugouts", which are built in this fashion due to the scorching daytime heat.It is also well known for the Opals found in the area. A) Lightening Ridge B) Coober Pedy C) Tarcoola |
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Option B:- Coober Pedy The first opal was found in Coober Pedy on 1 February 1915; since then the town has been supplying most of the world's gem-quality opals. Coober Pedy today relies as much on tourism as the opal mining industry to provide the community with employment and sustainability. Coober Pedy has over 70 opal fields and is the largest opal mining area in the world |
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Q 11:- Set high above the coast on the tablelands, this town can be reached by a a scenic railway, by an aerial cableway or by road. It is also home to a butterfly sanctuary, birdworld and a few other tourist attractions as well as a market. What town is this? ' A) Kuranda B) Barron Falls C) Mona Mona |
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Option A:- Kuranda |
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Q 12:- This place lays claim to the title of “the closest island to paradise,” James Cook set down his anchor on its coasts in 1774. The center of the island is occupied by a slightly raised plateau whose highest point is N’ga Peak. What Island A):- Isle of Pines, New Caledonia B):- Lifou Island C):- Vanuatu |
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Option A:- Isle of Pines |
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Q13:- This town, known as Ntaria by the local aboriginals, was established on 4 June 1877 at a sacred site which was associated with the Aranda ratapa dreaming. It was conceived as an Aboriginal mission by two Lutheran missionaries.
What name is it known as by non-aboriginal people? A):- Alice B):- Hermannsburg C):- Larapinta |
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Option B:- Hermannsburg They named their new mission among the Aranda people after Hermannsburg in Germany where they had trained. |
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Q14:- This is the largest national park in Australia, covering almost 20,000 square kilometres. It stretches nearly 200 km from north to south and over 100 km from east to west. What is the nearest major city? A):- Cairns B):- Darwin C):- Brisbane |
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Option B):- Darwin. Kakadu National Park has been home to Aboriginal people for more than 65,000 years. - Bininj in the north of the park and Mungguy in the south.. The locals do not use personal names as freely as non-Aboriginal people do and often address each other by kinship terms. |
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Q15:- When James Cook arrived in 1769, he anchored off a great bay 'full of plantations and villages' that was, he noted 'a bay of plenty'. Where is this bay? A):- North Island - Southern coast - New Zealand B):- Cooktown - Australia C):- North Island - northern coast - New Zealand |
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Option C):- North Island - northern coast - New Zealand . The Bay of Plenty New Zealand is centred around its most obvious land mark, the extinct volcano of Mount Maunganui which dominated Tauranga Harbour. Offshore, it is a paradise for fishing and diving off the many islands and reefs and there is also a large wine industry. |
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Q16:- You are travelling in a Lakatoi (also Lagatoi). How are you travelling? A):- Dugout canoe. Human powered B):- Being carried by bearers, litter or sedan chair style. C):- Double hulled sailing craft |
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Option C): Lakoti Lakoti are double hulled sailing water craft of Papua New Guinea. They are named in the Motu language and traditionally used in the Hiri trade cycle.. |
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Q17:- .Jonathan Swift in his book Gulliver's Travels uses what is generally considered to be the location of the islands of Saint Francis and Saint Peter, as his Lilliput, though this has been disputed. Where is Lilliput? A):- North Island New Zealand B):- South West Australia C):-: Papua New Guinea |
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Option B):- North Island New Zealand While we can neither confirm nor deny this possibility, it's likely Swift drew inspiration from the adventures of 158 Dutch sailors aboard the Gulden Zeepaert, which sailed through these waters in 1627. |
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Q 18:- The second half of the 19th century saw the development of a pearling industry around what town? A)- Broome - West Australia B)- Port Douglas - Queensland C)- Darwin - Northern Territory |
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Option A: Broome Pearls and their shells were first ‘discovered’ at Nickol Bay in the Pilbara of Western Australia in 1861. By the early 1880s, attention was focused on Broome and it's rich shell beds at Eighty Mile Beach. |
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Q 19:- The Australian Prime Minister has a second official house in a Sydney suburb. What suburb A)- Cronulla, B)- Mosman C)- Kirribilli, . |
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Option C: Kirribilli |
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Q 20:- Melbourne is located at the top of what bay? A)- Port Phillip Bay, B)- Capt Cook Bay, C)- Endeavour Bay |
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Option C):- Port Phillip Bay |
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Q 21:- This town on North Island New Zealand has been put on the tourist map by some caves inhabited by glow-worms A)- Gisborne B)- Waitoma, C)- Napier |
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Option B):- Waitoma Waitomo is a village on the North Island of New Zealand. It’s known for its extensive underground cave systems. Thousands of glow-worms light up the Glowworm Caves. The vast Ruakuri Cave features waterfalls and limestone formations. |
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Q 22:- This town in NSW, on the Victorian border is believed to have been named after the aboriginal word for Burial Ground A):- Womboora B):- Echuca. C):- Moama |
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Option C:- Moama The name is derived from a local indigenous wordmeaning "burial ground". The Moama township was gazetted on 16 December 1851. The post office opened on 1 January 1855 and was known as Maiden's Punt until 1857. ... Maiden sold the Junction Inn to Jeremiah Rolfe in 1855, but the next year he repurchased it. |
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Q 23:- A):- Jászberény B):- Szentendre C): Dunakeszi |
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Option B:- Szentendre Szentendre is a premier destination of Hungary’s countryside and conveniently located. This bucolic riverfront settlement is located less than 20 kilometres from central Budapest and It’s easy to visit Szentendre from the capital city. |
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Q 24:- You are fascinated by ‘Middle Earth’, the Hobbits and Mount Doom and you really want to climb Mount Doom, Where in New Zealand do you go? A):- Tongariro National Park, North Island. B):- Whanganui National Park, North Island C):- Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island |
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Option A: Tongariro National Park, North Island The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed all around New Zealand. Over 150 real-world locations were used for key scenes, including Mordor, Hobbiton, Rivendell and more. The trilogy was filmed between October 1999 and December 2000, with all three films shot at the same time over a period of over 400 days. Many of the locations are still easily recognisable from the films, especially those heavily featuring the landscapes of the country. |
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Q 25:- If you have a stubby, what do you have? A:- Bottle of beer B:- .An injured toe C:- Slip on shoes |
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Option A: Bottle of beer. A short glass bottle used for beer is generally called a stubby, or originally a steinie. Shorter and flatter than standard bottles, stubbies pack into a smaller space for transporting. ... The bottles are sometimes made with thick glass so that the bottle can be cleaned and reused before being recycled.. |
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Q:- 26) Who or what are the 'black sticks'? A):- New Zealand women's hockey team B):- Indigenous Waratah tree C):- BBQ tongs |
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Option A: New Zealand womens hockey team |
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Q:- 27) If you are on a tour of New Zealand you will probably be taken to see New Zealands only castle, Larnach Castle. What city is home to this castle? A):- Christchurch B):- Dunedin C):- Invercargill |
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Option B: .Dunedin Larnach Castle was built as the private residence of William James Mudie Larnach. Land for the construction of Larnach Castle was purchased in 1870, and construction started a year later. Prominent Dunedin architect R.A. Lawson was selected to design the Gothic Revival mansion. |
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Q:- 28) Viti Levu is the main island of this country A):- New Guinea B):- Fiji C):- Vanuata |
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Option B: Fiji |
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Q:- 29) Where does the Kiwi Fruit originally come from? A):- North Island, New Zealand B):- Milford Sound region of South Island, New Zealand C):- China |
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Option C: China The kiwifruit is native to the Yangtze River valley of northern China and Zhejiang Province on the coast of eastern China. The first seeds were brought out of China by missionaries to New Zealand at the turn of the last century. |
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Q:- 30) You have been asked to bring a 'slab'. What do you buy A):- Chocolate B):- Carton of beer C):- Tiles for the driveway |
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Option B: Carton of beer A carton of 9 litres of beer in stubbies (24 bottles) became known as a "slab" because, compared to the more cube-like shape of the "traditional" cartons, they were flatter and hence like slabs. Traditional bottles subsequently became known as "long necks" or "tallies", to distinguish them from stubbies. |
And one extra question for good luck. A nice and easy one!