Q 01/05

Which invasive reptile, a stowaway after World War II, wiped out most of Guam's native forest birds?

A) Reticulated python

B) Brown tree snake

C) Green iguana

D) Boa constrictor

Answer · why

B) Brown tree snake

The brown tree snake probably arrived hidden in ship cargo or aircraft landing gear. Officials now airdrop bait laced with acetaminophen, a painkiller...

Q 02/05

Which American discount chain's store in Tamuning, Guam, outsold all its other branches as of 2018?

A) Walmart

B) Target

C) Kmart

D) Costco

Answer · why

C) Kmart

Kmart's Guam store rang up about $100 million a year, helped by tourists and a lack of nearby rivals. By 2026 it was one of only three Kmarts left.

Q 03/05

Shoichi Yokoi, the soldier who hid in Guam's jungle until 1972, had trained in which trade?

A) Tailor

B) Carpenter

C) Fisherman

D) Blacksmith

Answer · why

A) Tailor

Tailor was his trade as an apprentice before he was conscripted in 1941, a skill he put to use in hiding by making clothes and bedding from native pla...

Q 04/05

Japan began bombing Guam on December 8, 1941, just hours after its surprise attack on which American base?

A) Dutch Harbor

B) San Diego

C) Pago Pago

D) Pearl Harbor

Answer · why

D) Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor was struck the same morning. Japan then held Guam for about 31 months and renamed it Ōmiya-jima, or Great Shrine Island.

Q 05/05

Guam's unofficial motto says America's day begins there, because the island lies close to which boundary?

A) International Date Line

B) Greenwich Prime Meridian

C) Tropic of Capricorn

D) Antarctic Circle

Answer · why

A) International Date Line

The International Date Line runs to Guam's east, so each new calendar day reaches the island before it reaches any of the 50 states.