WORLD AND PNG
This capital city of Papua New Guinea is located along the shores of the Gulf of Papua.
Port Moresby
This football icon has won a record eight Ballon d'Or awards.
Lionel Messi
In 1928, Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered this revolutionizing antibiotic after noticing mold killing bacteria in a petri dish.
Penicillin
This microscopic, single-celled pathogen lacks a nucleus and can be classified into shapes like cocci (spherical) or bacilli (rod-shaped).
BACTERIA
This primary color, when mixed equally with blue, produces the secondary color purple.
Red
Papua New Guinea lies along this major Pacific region, a 40,000-kilometer horseshoe-shaped belt known for frequent earthquakes and active volcanic eruptions.
Ring of Fire
This footballer has won five Ballon d'Or awards
Cristiano Ronaldo
Published in 1859, Charles Darwin’s ground-breaking book On the Origin of Species introduced this central mechanism of evolutionary change.
NATURAL SELECTION
The angle at which a ray of light strikes a smooth reflective surface always equals this second angle measured relative to the normal line.
Angle of Relfection
The standard musical scale consists of seven main notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, and this final letter.
B
Connected to PNG via trade links in pre-colonial history, this maritime strait separates the tip of Cape York Peninsula from the island of New Guinea.
Torres Strait
Known simply as "The King" of football, this Brazilian legend won three FIFA World Cups in 1958, 1962, and 1970.
Pelé
What famous World War II battle trail, located in Central Province, saw Australian and PNG forces stop the advance of Japanese forces in 1942?
The Kokoda Track
Unlike a physical mixture, a chemical reaction that releases energy to its surroundings in the form of heat is classified as this type of reaction.
Exothermic Reactions
Awarded annually in categories like Peace, Literature, and Physics, these international prizes were established by the Swedish inventor of dynamite.
Nobel Prizes
This narrow body of water connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman is one of the world's most critical maritime choke points for global petroleum transport.
Strait of Hormuz
During high-intensity workouts, the body produces energy without oxygen, leading to the accumulation of this chemical byproduct in muscle tissue.
Lactic Acid
Who was the first Prime Minister of independent Papua New Guinea, known as the "Father of the Nation"?
Sir Michael Somare
In malaria transmission, the single-celled protozoan Plasmodium relies on female mosquitoes of this specific genus to serve as its primary vector.
Anopheles
Located in the Highlands region, this active agricultural site shows evidence of human cultivation dating back nearly 10,000 years, making it a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Kuku Early Agricultural Site
This landlocked South American nation is named directly after the military leader who liberated much of the continent from Spanish colonial rule.
Bolivia
This American swimmer holds the all-time record for the most Olympic gold medals won by an athlete, standing at 23 golds across five Games.
Michael Phelps
Who wrote the National Anthem of PNG?
Thomas Shacklady
Modern telecommunication networks use thin strands of glass to transmit signals at high speeds via light pulses, utilizing this optical principle.
Total Internal Reflection (Fiber Optics)
Spanning over 1,100 kilometers, this major river system flows through the northern provinces of PNG and is the longest river on the island of New Guinea.
Sepik River