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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE REGION? 1. What is the three-letter acronym used to describe Port Moresby’s Jacksons International Airport? 2. In which year did Papua New Guinea adopt the kina and which currency did it replace? 3. Where is the ritual of land diving performed, with men jumping from high wooden towers with vines tied around their ankles to break the fall? 4. If you are standing on the observation deck at the Petronas Towers which city would you be looking over? 5. Which country will host the 2018 Commonwealth Games? 6. In what year will Port Moresby host the APEC Summit? 7. Who is the Hong Kong actor famously associated with martial arts films? 8. The PNG Hunters rugby league team is sponsored by which wellknown PNG brand? 9. Who was recently elected President of Indonesia? 10. PNG’S tallest mountain is Mount Wilhelm (4509 metres). It sits at the intersection of which three provinces? 11. Name the first European explorer to discover PNG. 12. Where in PNG would you be if you were flying into Hoskins Airport?
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13. If you were stepping off an Air Niugini flight and were greeted with the words,“yokoso”, or, “konnichiwa’’, where would you be? 14. On which island is Fiji’s capital of Suva? 15. What is the Ring of Fire?
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