Statistics for Bougainville Country Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Country from which Bougainville is scheduled to gain its independence	Papua New Guinea	94%
Countries which occupied and administered its territory during the colonial period (1886-1975)	Australia	89%
Bougainville is named after an admiral and explorer from this country	France	87%
Countries which occupied and administered its territory during the colonial period (1886-1975)	Japan	86%
Countries which occupied and administered its territory during the colonial period (1886-1975)	United States	85%
Oceanian sub-region that Bougainville is part of	{Mela}nesia	83%
Language in which Bougainville's constitution is written	English	80%
% of citizens that voted for independence in the 2019 referendum (to the nearest whole number)	98%	79%
Countries which occupied and administered its territory during the colonial period (1886-1975)	Germany	70%
Majority of Bougainvillean citizens practice this sect of Christianity	Roman Catholicism	66%
Archipelago the country is a part of	{Solomon} Islands	66%
The conflict over the Panguna Mine was one of the major causes of the Bougainville Civil War. What metal is mined there?	Copper	57%
Unnoficial lingua franca of Bougainville	Tok Pisin	38%
Current interim capital, likely to be moved to the above	Buka	18%
Previous capital and largest city	Arawa	15%
Currency of Bougainville	Papua New Guinean Kina	15%
Traditional headdress depicted on the country's flag	Upe	7%