Q 01/05

Bali is the westernmost of which island group?

A) The Moluccas

B) The Lesser Sunda Islands

C) The Greater Sunda Islands

D) The Riau Islands

Answer · why

B) The Lesser Sunda Islands

It lies east of Java and west of Lombok, with the small islands of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan off its south-east coast.

Q 02/05

What is the capital of Bali province?

A) Kuta

B) Ubud

C) Denpasar

D) Singaraja

Answer · why

C) Denpasar

It is the most populous city in the Lesser Sunda Islands; Singaraja on the north coast was the old colonial capital.

Q 03/05

Roughly what share of Bali's population follows Balinese Hinduism?

A) 86%

B) 55%

C) 70%

D) 95%

Answer · why

A) 86%

Muslims make up about 3 per cent of the ethnic Balinese and Christians about 1 per cent.

Q 04/05

Tourism-related business makes up roughly what share of Bali's economy?

A) 80%

B) 30%

C) 50%

D) 95%

Answer · why

A) 80%

Agriculture is still the biggest employer, but tourism produces the largest output and has made Bali one of Indonesia's richest regions.

Q 05/05

The Balinese name for the island appears as 'Vāli-dvīpa' on which 914 CE inscription?

A) The Klungkung column

B) The Besakih stone

C) The Ubud tablet

D) The Blanjong pillar

Answer · why

D) The Blanjong pillar

It was erected under King Sri Kesari Warmadewa; dvīpa is Sanskrit for 'island', and one theory derives Bali from the Sanskrit for 'offering'.