The Paradise Quiz

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE REGION?

1. Which PNG city are you in if you are travelling along Champion Parade towards the Poreporena Freeway?

2. How many medals did PNG win at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Australia? Give yourself a bonus point if you can name the sport in which all the medals were won.

3. What does the Tok Pisin word plis mean?

4. What do Into the Crocodile Nest, Four Corners and Those Ragged Bloody Heroes have in common? 5. What’s 5000 kilometres north of Port Moresby?

6. Which South Pacific country was recently rumoured as the site for a Chinese military base?

7. What divides the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean?

8. What is laksa?

9. Singapore is one of three city-states in the world. Can you name the other two?

10. Can you name the country with the largest population in the world? 11. What is the literal translation of the Fijian greeting bula?

12. Where is Tagalog commonly spoken?

13. Balinese are usually named Wayan, Made, Ketut or Nyoman. What do the names mean?

14. Bananas are a popular fruit throughout the South Pacific. Do they sink or float in water?

15. What type of bird – found in PNG and throughout Asia, Melanesia and Africa – is pictured?