Polynesian islands quiz

David Whitley,

You might think you know absolutely nothing about the islands of Polynesia, but this quiz may surprise you. Covering everything from island resorts and Olympic sports to swimming with whales and a famous author’s grave, this quiz may well get you hankering for the Pacific…

Polynesian islands quiz

You might think you know absolutely nothing about the islands of Polynesia, but this quiz may surprise you. Covering everything from island resorts and Olympic sports to swimming with whales and a famous author’s grave, this quiz may well get you hankering for the Pacific…

1 / 10

On which of the Hawaiian islands would you find Waikiki Beach, the Pearl Harbor National Memorial and the Polynesian Cultural Centre?

2 / 10

Which event in the 2024 Olympics will be hosted in the village Teahupo’o on Tahiti?

3 / 10

The Cook Islands and Niue are associated states of which country?

4 / 10

In which Polynesian country could you sleep in a fale, take a dip in the To Sua Trench swimming hole and admire the Alofaaga Blowholes?

5 / 10

Rakiura (Stewart Island) is the third largest island of which country?

6 / 10

The Muri Beach Club, the Edgewater Resort and the Little Polynesian Resort are popular places to stay in which Pacific destination?

7 / 10

Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, is on which island?

8 / 10

Mount Vaea on the Samoan island of Upolu is home to the grave of which famous author?

9 / 10

Which remote Polynesian island was named after a crewman on the HMS Swallow in 1767, then settled by mutineers from the HMS Bounty in 1790?

10 / 10

In which Polynesian country could you go swimming with humpback whales in Vava’u?

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If you’d like to know more about Polynesia, I’ve written plenty of stories about the Cook Islands and Samoa over at sister site Planet Whitley.

Book recommendations

For more brain-teasers with a twist, I recommend the map-centric Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book and the lateral thinking-sparking GCHQ Puzzle Book.

For absolutely astonishing tales of mutiny, shipwreck and survival, Batavia’s Graveyard by Mike Dash and The Wager by David Grann cover two of the most riveting true stories you’ve probably never heard of.

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