Oceania: History & Heritage Quiz

Uluru, Australia is correct. Traditional ownership was formally returned to the Aṉangu in 1985.

Tasmania, Australia is correct. Port Arthur preserves the complex history of Britain’s convict transportation system.

Perth, Australia is correct. The Swan River Colony was established in 1829 and developed into modern Perth.

Gold Coast, Australia is correct. A series of seaside towns expanded into a major resort region after World War II.

Queenstown, New Zealand is correct. A nineteenth-century gold rush preceded its rise as an international tourism hub.

Milford Sound, New Zealand is correct. It became part of a vast World Heritage area recognizing southwest New Zealand’s natural values.

Auckland, New Zealand is correct. Māori settlements long preceded the colonial town established in 1840.

Rotorua, New Zealand is correct. Māori communities became leading hosts as geothermal tourism grew in the nineteenth century.

Wellington, New Zealand is correct. The national capital moved here in 1865 for its central position.

Bora Bora, French Polynesia is correct. Polynesian settlement preceded European contact by many centuries.

Fiji is correct. Fiji became independent in 1970 after nearly a century of British colonial rule.

Samoa is correct. Western Samoa became the first Pacific island country to regain independence in 1962.

Sydney, Australia is correct. The British colony established at Sydney Cove in 1788 grew into modern Australia’s largest city.

Melbourne, Australia is correct. A nineteenth-century gold rush rapidly expanded its wealth and architecture.

Great Barrier Reef, Australia is correct. It received World Heritage status in 1981 amid growing conservation awareness.