CNMI History
What country made the greatest influence on the Northern Marianas Culture?
Spain
What CNMI Island did on of the Atomic Bombs flying to Japan take-off from?
Tinian
Where did Saipan's stray cats come from?
brought by people and later became feral after being abandoned or breeding outdoors.
A bird not from Saipan but found everywhere?
Chickens
Deadliest and most invasive reptile in the Northern Marians & South Pacific?
brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis)
After the Spanish and before the Japanese who controlled Saipan?
After Spain, Germany controlled Saipan and the Northern Mariana Islands from 1899 to 1914.
One of the bloodiest land battle in the pacific WWII battles happened on this islands beaches.
Saipan
Where did Saipan boonie dogs originate from?
Saipan boonie dogs are generally believed to be descendants of dogs brought to the island during World War II by U.S. troops.
Popular sport involving this bird is?
Cockfighting/Chickens
Native marine reptiles that use CNMI waters and beaches.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
&
hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
What species of animal is found only on Saipan?
Bird
Golden White-Eye (Cleptornis Marchei)
Common near CNMI coasts and known for their spinning leaps.
Spinner dolphins
The deadliest land animal in the CNMI
The Mosquito
How many bird species have been recorded living on or visiting Saipan frequently?
100+
A large, powerful lizard occurring in parts of the CNMI, including Tinian & Saipan?
Mariana monitor lizard (hilitai)
What is the nick name the Spanish gave to the islands of the northern marinas?
“Islas de los Ladrones,” meaning “Islands of Thieves.”
This animal is among the world’s most lethal marine animals because their venom can affect the heart and nervous system & kill you.
Box jellyfish
What one species of animal is found only on Saipan?
Bird
Golden White-Eye (Cleptornis Marchei)
Where did cockfighting originate?
China, 517 BCE.
How was the brown tree snake introduced to the South Pacific & Northern Marianas?
World War II, most likely after hiding in military cargo ships and planes.
What was the name of the WWII ship that was famously torpedoed by a Japanese submarine after delivering the Atomic bomb “Little Boy” to Tinian in July 1945. Little Boy was later dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
The USS Indianapolis
The most dangerous animal people are likely to encounter in Northern Mariana Islands waters is probably the?
blue-ringed octopus
The world’s largest land-dwelling arthropod
Coconut crab (ayuyu)
The CNMI’s official bird?
Mariana fruit dove (totot)
The belief exists in some Pacific Island and Polynesian communities, especially Hawaii, that this species is often regarded as lucky and helpful protectors of the home & forcing one out—or especially killing one—may be considered bad luck.
Gecko