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100
This grafitti artist is from the city of Hong Kong, China?
A. Haroshi
B. Jung Lee
C. Xeme
C. Xeme
100
Which artist artwork is this:
A. Jung Lee
B. Haroshi
C. Xeme
A. Jung Lee
100
True or False. The Silk Road was a massive trade route that allowed people of Europe, Africa, and Asia to trade with one another. It caused cultural ideas to spread and mix.
True
100
What is one of the icons on Easter Island?
A. The statues on the island
B. The grass on the ground
C. The rock on the island
A. The statues on the island
100
True or False. More than 20,000 picture brides came to Hawaii between 1907 and 1924, primarily from Japan and Korea.
True
200
This artist from Seoul, South Korea is known for his sculptures and photography.
A. Jung Lee
B. Haroshi
C. Xeme
A. Jung Lee
200
Who painted this painting:
A. Tiffany Chung
B. Pacita Abad
C. Yayoi Kusama
C. Yayoi Kusama
200
Who led the longest revolt in the Philippines during the Spanish times?
A. Christoper Columbus
B. Francisco Dagohoy
C. Ferdinand Magellan
B. Francisco Dagohoy
It lasted for 85 years (1744-1829). Francisco Dagohoy rose in rebellion because a Jesuit priest refused to give his brother, Sagarino, a Christian burial as he had died in a duel.
200
Which country ruled Samoa from World War I until independence in 1962?
A. Britain
B. United States
C. New Zealand
C. New Zealand
Samoa was the first Pacific island country to attain independence. Samoa still retains very close ties with New Zealand, and there are many Samoans living in New Zealand, especially in Auckland's southern suburbs. Since 1899, Samoa had been a German colony, but on 29 August 1914, New Zealand troops landed and seized the islands unopposed, having been asked to perform this "great and urgent imperial service" by Britain.
200
How did the Polynesians travel around the world?
A. They time traveled
B. They use the stars of the night
C. They looked north
B. They use the stars of the night
300
This artist is renowned for using polka dots as a motif. Her artwork highlights themes such as anti-war, patriarchy and anti-capitalism. She has also collaborated with fashion brands like Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, and Lancôme
A. Tiffany Chung
B. Pacita Abad
C. Yayoi Kusama
C. Yayoi Kusama
300
Who painted this painting:
A. Tiffany Chung
B. Pacita Abad
C. Yayoi Kusama
B. Pacita Abad
300
The Opium War was caused by ____________ introducing opium to China.
A. France
B. United States of America
C. Britain
C. Britain
Britain felt disadvantaged in trade because goods from China were in high demand, but their goods were not in demand in China. To try and balance the scales they introduced Indian opium to China, causing widespread addiction. When the Chinese tried to resist this by destroying the opium, the British declared war on them, which they won.
300
Who were the first people to settle in Tonga?
A. Polynesians
B. Samoans
C. Hawaiians
A. Polynesians
They arrived about 3,000 years ago.
300
What was invited by China during medieval times?
A. Coffee
B. Gunpowder
C. Clocks
B. Gunpowder
It is said it was invented accidentally by alchemists who were trying to create an immortality elixir.
400
This artist from the Philippians political activism forced her into exile to the US in 1970, where she began her career as an artist. Her travel experiences shaped her artistic style, and she graduated from drawing tropical landscapes to producing abstract art.
A. Tiffany Chung
B. Pacita Abad
C. Yayoi Kusama
B. Pacita Abad
400
Who painted this work?
A. Haroshi
B. Xeme
C. Jung Lee
B. Xeme
400
Where in Asia did the samurai originate from?
A. China
B. India
C. Japan
C. Japan
Samurai emerged during the Heian period of Japanese history, from the 8th to 12th centuries. They were a nobility and officer caste with their own traditions and weapons.
400
Which of these diseases caused the death of about one-third of Fiji's population in 1875?
A. Spanish Flu
B. Measles
C. Yellow Fever
B. Measles
Roughly 40,000 Fijians died during the measles outbreak. It began in January 1875 when infected passengers came to Fiji from Australia. Since Fijians had never been exposed to the disease before, it spread quickly with devastating results.
400
True or False. Tonga was the first country to see in the new millennium.
True
Tonga is always the first country to celebrate the new year. In 2021, the Pacific island of Tonga is first to ring in the New Year and celebrated at 10am GMT on December 31 - making the tiny island nation the first to head into a fresh year.
500
In 2008, this artist participated in the Beijing Olympics as the director of visual and special effects. His fireworks display — a series of 29 giant footprints, one for each Olympiad —was viewed by almost a billion people.
A. Cai Guo-Qiang
B. Jung Lee
C. Xeme
A. Cai Guo-Qiang
500
Which artwork is this artist:
A. Cai Guo-Qiang
B. Jung Lee
C. Xeme
A. Cai Guo-Qiang
500
When did India become independent of Great Britain?
A. 18th century
B. 20th century
C. 19th century
B. 20th century
India became independent of Great Britain in 1947. The British ruled it for nearly 200 years.
500
What European country took over northeast Papua New Guinea in 1884?
A. Britain
B. France
C. Germany
C. Germany
During World War I Northeastern Papua New Guinea was part of German New Guinea, which Australia would later occupy during the Great War. German New Guinea was a protectorate, and had the political structure of a colony. Every German owned islands in the Pacific were administratively part of German New Guinea, except German Samoa. Australia would take control of German New Guinea during 1914.
500
What 2000 Tom Hanks movie was filmed on the Fijian island of Monuriki?
A. Saving Private Ryan
B. Cast Away
C. Forest Gump
B. Cast Away