Q 01/05

Which of these cities gained province-level Special Capital Region status in 1964?

A) Bandung

B) Surabaya

C) Jakarta

D) Medan

Answer · why

C) Jakarta

It sits on the north-west coast of Java; a new national capital, Nusantara, has been under construction on Borneo since 2022.

Q 02/05

On which island does Jakarta lie?

A) Java

B) Borneo

C) Sulawesi

D) Sumatra

Answer · why

A) Java

It faces the Java Sea to the north and borders the provinces of West Java and Banten.

Q 03/05

Roughly how many people live in Greater Jakarta, the world's most populous urban area?

A) About 60 million

B) About 10 million

C) Over 40 million

D) About 20 million

Answer · why

C) Over 40 million

The metro region is known locally as Jabodetabek, after Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi.

Q 04/05

What name did the Dutch give the city they rebuilt in 1619?

A) Batavia

B) Formosa

C) Malacca

D) Ceylon

Answer · why

A) Batavia

The VOC named it after the Batavi, the tribe the Dutch regarded as their ancestors.

Q 05/05

What was the name of the old kingdom's port on the site of Jakarta?

A) Malacca

B) Semarang

C) Surabaya

D) Sunda Kelapa

Answer · why

D) Sunda Kelapa

Its name means 'Coconut of Sunda'; the Portuguese knew it as Calapa and traded there for pepper.