Did You Know Trivia Game 6

Those who have never "crossed the line” (the equator) are referred to as…

Pollywogs

Sea Pups

Water Kiddies

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Those who have "crossed the line” (the equator) are referred to as…

Trusty Shellbacks

Big Pond People

Mariners True

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Who is the Greek and Roman god of the sea?

Neptune and Poseidon

Mars and Ares

Athena and Minerva

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Almost half the world's__________are concentrated on the equator in just three countries...

Rainforests with Brazil, Congo and Indonesia.

Mountains with Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Uganda

Deserts with Somalia, Indonesia, and Ecuador

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In the Marquesas the Hofmann's encountered a special fruit called…

The Noni Fruit

The Wala berry

The Maka Fruit

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The Marquesas Islands are comprised of _________ hence the dramatic, plunging landscape.

12 volcanoes

6 lakes

8 rivers

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The Marquesas have been home to famous artists, writers and explorers including ...

Robert Louis Stevenson, Herman Melville and Paul Gauguin

Stephen Crane, Emily Dickinson, and Alphonse Mucha

Ernest Hemingway, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Mata Hari

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Which of these is an important part of the Marquesan culture?

Tattoos

Poetry

Cheese making

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What tv series was filmed on the Marquesas?

The TV series – Survivor 4 – was filmed on the Marquesas Islands

Hawaii Five O often used the Marquesas as a stand in for Hawaii because of budget constraints

Gilligan's Island

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The Marquesas islands were given their name by the Spanish explorer...

Álvaro de Mendaña

Rodrigo de Jerez

Juan Núñez de Prado

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In all of Polynesia, the Marquesas suffered the greatest population decline from…

Diseases brought in by Western explorers

Battles fought with Western explorers

Intermarriage with Western explorers

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Living in the Marquesas inspired American novelist Herman Melville’s first book,

Moby Dick

Benito Cereno

Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life

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Which Noted French artist spent the last years of his life in the Marquesas?

Paul Gauguin

Édouard Manet

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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The Marquesas is famous for having an unusual marriage practice, is it...

Polyandry (one woman two husbands)

Polygamy (one Man many wives)

Open Marriage (non-monagamous relationships)

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Where is the largest chain of atolls in the world?

The Tuamotu Archipelago

The Philipines

Jakarta

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Which is the largest atoll in the world?

Rangiroa

Raiatea

Bora Bora

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What is an Atoll?

A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral

A bunch of small rocks that form a dock

A very old island

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Who was the first European to discover the Tuomotus Archipeligo?

Magellan

Captain Cook

Vasco da Gama

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Which of these explorers never visited The Tuomotus Archipeligo?

Captain Cook

Tupac Inca Yupanqui

John Cabot

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Tahiti is one of the most exclusive destinations in the world! As such it gets…

As many tourists in a year as Hawaii gets in a day

As many tourists in a week as Hawaii gets in a day

As many tourists in a month as Hawaii gets in a day

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What english word is derived from the Tahitian word ‘tatau’

Tatoo

Tartar

Tiara

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Bora Bora is known as The Romantic Island, Moorea as The Magical Island and Tahiti is known as...

The queen of the Pacific

The old man in the sea

The sunset island

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Which of these are missing in French Polynesia?

Poisonous snakes or insects

Caterpillars and rodents

Flying Insects and frogs

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The atoll Tetiaroa is also known as…

Marlon Brando’s private island

Sterling Hayden's favorite port

The place where the bikini was discovered

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There is a large Chinese community in Tahiti, so when a Tahitian says they are going to ‘la Chine’, it means…

They are going to go shopping

They are going out for Chinese food

They are going to see a Chinese movie

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