The Paradise Quiz

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE REGION?

1. What are the three main languages spoken in Papua New Guinea?

2. Is the population of PNG eight, 10 or 12 million?

3. What is the name of PNG’s new prime minister?

4. What are you carrying if you have a basket full of kaukau and kumu?

5. PNG hosted last year’s APEC meeting, but do you know where the next meeting will be held, in November? 6. Can you rank these four national men’s soccer teams in order, according to the official FIFA world rankings: PNG, Iceland, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu?

7. How many stars are on Singapore’s flag: three, five or 15?

8. What is the name of the thickest noodles served in Japanese cuisine?

9. Where is Guadalcanal?

10. What is the currency of Vanuatu? 11. Where are you if you’re on the Star Ferry on Victoria Harbour?

12. What will you be eating if you order the Thai dish of tom yum?

13. Why do some people in Singapore roll a pineapple into their new house?

14. What is the name of the long piece of cloth wrapped around the waist or under the arm pits, and often worn in South-East Asia and the Pacific: barong, sarong or dugong? 15. Can you name this famous Papua New Guinean sportsperson, featured on the cover of Paradise in 2014?