QUIZ: Pasifika

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How terrific is your knowledge of the Pacific?

Slices of tropical paradise dotted across the world’s biggest ocean; The Pacific Islands region is vast. It is rich with many cultures and nations that have an extraordinarily strong connection in many ways to Aotearoa New Zealand.

Learn more about these cultures, connections, and the stories of the Pasifika people, by exploring our Pasifika collection held at Tūranga.  

Test your Island IQ below!

Quiz: Pasifika

What is the most precious gift you can give in Fijian culture on special occasions?
Which famous Scottish author is buried on Mt Vaea, on the island of Upolu in Samoa?
Which Pacific Island nation has eluded European colonisation and retained its sovereignty throughout its entire existence?
In what year did Samoa gain its independence?
The highest point on Tuvalu is how many meters above sea level?
Who named Tonga “The Friendly Islands”?
If you were standing on “The rock of Polynesia” where would you be?
How many stars are on the Cook Islands Flag?
If you were learning how to ‘ura in the Cook Islands, what would you be learning to do?
What country would you be in if you were watching the ritual of Nanggol, where men jump off high wooden towers with tree vines tied to each ankle?
You’re in Samoa and the locals ask you to join in a game of kilikiti. What sport is kilikiti the local version of?
What pacific nation is the most linguistically diverse country in the world?
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