What we call Oceania is technically not a continent. It is actually a collection of islands rather than landmasses. Australia is in fact a continent and contains not only the country which shares its name, but also New Guinea and the surrounding islands. Perhaps surprisingly New Zealand is not a part of the Australian continent, but is on a separate, submerged continent called Zealandia!
Because of the region's nature as many collections of islands, for convenience's sake they have been grouped together under the name Oceania. Opinions as to which lands are a part of Oceania differ, with some using it only for the smaller islands (discounting Australia and New Zealand) whilst others include the Philippines and Indonesia, which are more traditionally thought of as parts of Asia.
For the purposes of this quiz the term Oceania refers to the Australian continent, the Zealandia continent, the island groups of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia, and the countries which are found upon them.
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To which country, whose capital city is Port Moresby, does this flag belong?
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Papua New Guinea |
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French Polynesia |
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Wallis & Futuna |
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American Samoa |
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This is the flag of which island country, said to have been so named because it was mistakenly thought to have contained great riches?
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Samoa |
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Marshall Islands |
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Tonga |
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Solomon Islands |
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To which French territory does this flag belong? It was named by its discoverer, Captain Cook, who said that it reminded him of Scotland.
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New Zealand |
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Cook Islands |
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New Caledonia |
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French Polynesia |
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This is the flag of which country which was originally named the Gilbert Islands? Its capital city is South Tarawa.
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Pitcairn Islands |
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Kiribati |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
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Nauru |
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Which island nation has this flag? It was the site of 67 nuclear weapons tests conducted by the American military during the 1940s and 50s.
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Tokelau |
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Marshall Islands |
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Guam |
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Cook Islands |
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Which island nation, whose capital city is Ngerulmud, is represented by this flag? It became independent from the USA in 1994.
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Cook Islands |
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Tokelau |
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Norfolk Island |
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Palau |
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This flag belongs to which country, which was known as the Ellice Islands until 1976?
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Tokelau |
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French Polynesia |
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Tuvalu |
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American Samoa |
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To which island does this flag belong? It has a population of just 1,398 and its capital city is Alofi
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Niue |
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Tonga |
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Nauru |
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Fiji |
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This is the flag of Australia, but what is Australia's capital city?
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Canberra |
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Sydney |
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Adelaide |
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Melbourne |
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This is the flag of Fiji, but what is the country's national sport in which the Fijian team got to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in both 1987 and 2007?
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Football |
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Cricket |
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Australian Rules Football |
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Rugby Union |
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1.
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To which country, whose capital city is Port Moresby, does this flag belong?
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Papua New Guinea |
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French Polynesia |
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Wallis & Futuna |
[ ] |
American Samoa |
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This is the flag of which island country, said to have been so named because it was mistakenly thought to have contained great riches?
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[ ] |
Samoa |
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Marshall Islands |
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Tonga |
[x] |
Solomon Islands |
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To which French territory does this flag belong? It was named by its discoverer, Captain Cook, who said that it reminded him of Scotland.
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[ ] |
New Zealand |
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Cook Islands |
[x] |
New Caledonia |
[ ] |
French Polynesia |
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This is the flag of which country which was originally named the Gilbert Islands? Its capital city is South Tarawa.
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Pitcairn Islands |
[x] |
Kiribati |
[ ] |
Northern Mariana Islands |
[ ] |
Nauru |
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Which island nation has this flag? It was the site of 67 nuclear weapons tests conducted by the American military during the 1940s and 50s.
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Tokelau |
[x] |
Marshall Islands |
[ ] |
Guam |
[ ] |
Cook Islands |
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Which island nation, whose capital city is Ngerulmud, is represented by this flag? It became independent from the USA in 1994.
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Cook Islands |
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Tokelau |
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Norfolk Island |
[x] |
Palau |
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This flag belongs to which country, which was known as the Ellice Islands until 1976?
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Tokelau |
[ ] |
French Polynesia |
[x] |
Tuvalu |
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American Samoa |
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To which island does this flag belong? It has a population of just 1,398 and its capital city is Alofi
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[x] |
Niue |
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Tonga |
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Nauru |
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Fiji |
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This is the flag of Australia, but what is Australia's capital city?
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[x] |
Canberra |
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Sydney |
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Adelaide |
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Melbourne |
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This is the flag of Fiji, but what is the country's national sport in which the Fijian team got to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in both 1987 and 2007?
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Football |
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Cricket |
[ ] |
Australian Rules Football |
[x] |
Rugby Union |
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