What is Godzilla a metaphor for?

The atomic bomb & destructive potential of nuclear weapons

Idea that culture revolves around China

Which of the following is NOT a major threat to the Pacific Islands?

Trash is left behind by scientists and tourists

What happened on December 7th, 1941?

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor

Which of the following is NOT a major landmark in Australia?

The sets of "Lord of the Rings"

How is the Korean War TECHNICALLY not over?

They never signed a peace treaty

Which of the follow is NOT an example of South Korean culture?

Anime like Spirited Away & Voltron

What purpose did the samurai serve?

They were honorable warriors hired by the Shogun

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Oceania & Eastern Asia (Abridged)

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Covers Australia & New Zealand, The Pacific Islands, Antarctica, plus the Koreas & Japan

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1
What is Godzilla a metaphor for?
The forced opening of Japan by Commodore Perry
Japanese imperialism
The atomic bomb & destructive potential of nuclear weapons
An angry kami if it is not respected
2
What is Sinocentric?
Idea that culture revolves around Japan
Idea that culture revolves around China
Idea that culture revolves around Korea
Idea that culture revolves around the United States
3
The Norwegian explorer who would reach the South Pole in 1911 was _________
Ernest Shackleton
Sir Edmond Hillary
Louis Cartier
Roald Amundsen
4
Which of the following is NOT a major threat to the Pacific Islands?
Most have low GDP's & are developing countries.
Nuclear fallout from weapons tests
Trash is left behind by scientists and tourists
There is little trade for many of the islands
5
Who "convinced" Japan to open up to the rest of the world?
Ho Chi Minh
Zheng He
Commodore Mathew Perry
Czar Nicholas II
6
What happened on December 7th, 1941?
Russia was betrayed by Germany
World War II began
Japan Surrendered
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
7
The giant stone heads of the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island were called ______
Haka
Moai
Kami
Aboriginal
8
Which of the following is NOT a major landmark in Australia?
The Sydney Opera House
The Great Barrier Reef
Uluru/Ayers Rock
The sets of "Lord of the Rings"
9
In 1893, New Zealand was the first modern country to do what?
Overthrow a dictator
Give women the right to vote
Conquer Australia
Set aside land for National Parks
10
How is the Korean War TECHNICALLY not over?
The US won't let them stop fighting
North Korea invaded South Korea yesterday
They never signed a peace treaty
South Korea has refused to stop attacking
11
Which of the following are the capitals of North & South Korea?
Beijing & Singapore
Tokyo & Pyongyang
Seoul & Manila
Pyongyang & Seoul
12
Which of the follow is NOT an example of South Korean culture?
Movies like Parasite & Train to Busan
Artists like PSY & BTS
TV shows like Squid Games
Anime like Spirited Away & Voltron
13
The Maori used a war dance called a ______ to intimidate foes.
Kami
Haka
That one super long name that doesn't fit in this blank
Moai
14
What are kami?
Rice dishes common in Japan
Spirits in Shinto Beliefs
Hindu ghosts
The God of Buddhism
15
How are the climates of Australia & New Zealand different?
All of these are correct
Australia has little plant life while New Zealand has a ton
Australia is hot while New Zealand is more mild
Australia get little rain while New Zealand gets a lot
16
Who was the first president of South Korea?
Syngman Rhee
Park Chung-hee
Kim Il Sung
Kim Dae-jung
17
Who was the first Supreme Leader of North Korea?
Kim Jong Il
Park Chung-hee
Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong Un
18
When scientists visit Antarctica, they are usually going to study _________
Ice
Penguins
The Ozone Layer
Trade Routes
19
What purpose did the samurai serve?
They were honorable warriors hired by the Shogun
They were rebels against the Emperor
They were peasants who farmed the land
They were assassins created to fight the government
20
The English explorer who would discover Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Antarctica, was ___________
Henry Hudson
Federinand Magellen
Hernán Cortes
James Cook
21
Which of the following is NOT a major threat to Antarctica?
Mining & Chemical Spills
Trash left behind by scientists and tourists
Nuclear Fallout
Melting Ice & Climate Change
22
Who owns Antarctica?
The United States
Norway
Chile
No One
23
____________ was the technique used in WWII to remove the Japanese from their holdings in the Pacific
Scorched Earth
Island Hopping
Total War
Archipelago Jumping
24
When ice flows over land a creates a cliff, it is called an _______
Iceberg
Icy Pop
Ice Shelf
Ice Bath
25
Which of the following is NOT one of the major island groups in the Pacific?
Indonesia
Polynesia
Micronesia
Melanesia

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