Statistics for Papua New Guinea Country Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The only country that PNG borders	Indonesia	98%
Country from which PNG gained its independence in 1975	Australia	91%
PNG has 851 of these, more than any other country	Native Languages	84%
Capital of Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	82%
Largest sector of the economy	Agriculture	68%
"ism" that was once widespread, and still persists among some remote tribes	{Cannibal}ism	63%
Country that colonized the northern half of PNG from 1884–1919	Germany	63%
Most popular sport	Rugby league	62%
Constellation that appears on the flag	Southern Cross	60%
Sub-region of Oceania that PNG is a part of	{Mela}nesia	55%
Name one of the three main seas that border PNG	Coral Sea \| Bismarck Sea \| Solomon Sea	46%
Type of bird that appears on the flag	Raggiana bird-of-paradise	41%
At 25 cm across, Queen Alexandra's birdwing is the largest type of _______ found anywhere in the world	Butterfly	33%
Ocean strait separating PNG from the above	{Torres} Strait	32%
Region that overwhelmingly voted to become independent in 2019 (note: results are non-binding)	Bougainville	29%
Second largest island	New Britain	23%
Highest mountain	Mount Wilhelm	14%