Q 01/05

Which Oahu landmark's Hawaiian name, Leahi, is thought to liken its ridgeline to a tuna's dorsal fin?

A) Diamond Head

B) Mount Olomana

C) Mokolii Island

D) Mount Tantalus

Answer · why

A) Diamond Head

Diamond Head got its English name in 1825, when British sailors mistook calcite crystals in the sand for gems.

Q 02/05

Which internet term did programmer Ward Cunningham borrow from the name of the shuttle at Honolulu's airport?

A) Blog

B) Emoji

C) Wiki

D) Meme

Answer · why

C) Wiki

Wiki means quick in Hawaiian, and the Wiki Wiki Shuttle that carries passengers between terminals inspired the name of the first user-editable website...

Q 03/05

Oahu's H-1, H-2 and H-3 freeways belong to which national road network despite never leaving the island?

A) US Numbered Highways

B) National Scenic Byways

C) Pan-American Highway

D) Interstate Highways

Answer · why

D) Interstate Highways

Interstate Highways on Oahu were approved by Congress in 1960, a year after statehood. Protests and lawsuits kept H-3 from opening until 1997, at a co...

Q 04/05

Which Oahu visitor attraction near Wahiawa is home to a three-acre garden maze declared the world's largest in 2008?

A) Sea Life Park

B) Dole Plantation

C) Foster Botanical Garden

D) Waikiki Aquarium

Answer · why

B) Dole Plantation

Dole Plantation's Pineapple Garden Maze winds through nearly two and a half miles of paths lined with 14,000 Hawaiian plants.

Q 05/05

Which Honolulu home of King Kalakaua was among the world's first royal residences lit by electricity, in 1886?

A) Hulihee Palace

B) Washington Place

C) Queen Emma Summer Palace

D) Iolani Palace

Answer · why

D) Iolani Palace

Iolani Palace also had indoor plumbing and a telephone, after its king visited Thomas Edison to see electric lighting demonstrated.