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Fiji: A Quiz on the Island Nation

Test your knowledge about Fiji, its culture, government, and geography with this engaging quiz.

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1 What is the top level internet domain of Fiji?

2 What is the currency of Fiji?

3 What type of government does Fiji have?

4 What is the calling code of Fiji?

5 The population density of Fiji: How many people are there per square kilometre?

6 The first Baha'i in the islands was a ________ who arrived in 1924.

7 Fiji is the hub of the South West Pacific, midway between Vanuatu and the ________.

8 On 13 July 2009, Fiji became the first nation ever to be expelled from the ________, for its failure to hold democratic elections by that date.

9 The national rugby union team is very successful given the size of the population of the country, and has competed at four ________, the first being in 1987, where they reached the quarter-finals.

10 The ________ religion comprises 0.9% of the Indo-Fijian population, or 0.4% of the national population in Fiji.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Clan Line ship Clan Matheson assisted in the eradication of the Coconut Moth from Fiji.
  • the Fiji government claims the entire U.S. zoo population of Fiji Banded Iguanas (pictured) are descended from illegally smuggled animals.
  • the Coenocorypha snipes (pictured alongside a Godwit) once ranged from New Caledonia and Fiji to New Zealand but are now restricted to New Zealand's outlying islands.
  • although the Collared Lory is only found in Fiji today, fossil evidence shows that it once existed in Tonga and was extirpated by human settlers.
  • although it is now endemic to Fiji, fossils attributed to the Fiji Goshawk have been found in Ê»Eua, Tonga.
  • Pacnews stopped reporting on Fijian news rather than submit to government censorship in the wake of the 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis.
  • Rugby union is considered the national sport of Fiji.
  • Duranta erecta, a widely cultivated ornamental plant, has been identified as an invasive species in Fiji, French Polynesia and Hawaii.
  • Fiji has been contributing troops to United Nations peacekeeping operations around the world since 1978.
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