Statistics for Oceanian Country by History

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  • This quiz has been taken 19 times
  • The average score is 11 of 14

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HistoryCountry% Correct
This country's largest island is named after the explorer who sighted it on 24th November 1642, which made him the first European to reach it.Australia
94%
When this country became independent on 31st January 1968, it became the world's smallest independent republic.Nauru
82%
This country was a kingdom from 1871 to 1874, ruled by Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau.Fiji
76%
Between 1884 and 1914, what is now the northern part of this country was part of a German protectorate while the southern part was a British protectorate.Papua New Guinea
76%
This country was the centre of an empire that existed from the 950s to 1865.Tonga
76%
This country was known as the Ellice Islands prior to 1978.Tuvalu
76%
The island group that makes up this country was known as the New Hebrides between 1906 and 1980, and was divided into an English and a French community.Vanuatu
76%
The Saudeleur dynasty ruled one of the islands of this country between c. 1100 and c. 1628. Nan Madol was the dynasty's capital.Federated States of Micronesia
71%
Ieremia Tabai became the first president of this country in 1979, at the age of 29, which made him the youngest head of state in the Commonwealth of Nations.Kiribati
71%
Nuclear bombs were detonated on one of this country's islands, as part of Operation Crossroads and Operation Castle.Marshall Islands
71%
During the Flagstaff War, which occurred in this country, the chief Hōne Heke challenged the authority of the British by cutting down the flagstaff on Flagstaff Hill.New Zealand
71%
In 1938, this country was home to 15,000 Japanese but only 6,000 of the native people.Palau
71%
Following two wars and a standoff in-between, involving the United States, British Empire and German Empire, the archipelago that this country is a part of was partitioned into a German colony and a United States territory as a result of the Tripartite Convention of 1899.Samoa
71%
The Battle of Guadalcanal was fought in this country.Solomon Islands
71%

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