Q 01/05

Which American reality show filmed two of its seasons in Palau, first aired in 2005 and 2008?

A) Love Island

B) Survivor

C) Temptation Island

D) Fear Factor

Answer · why

B) Survivor

Survivor. In Survivor: Palau, its tenth season, the Ulong tribe failed to win a single immunity challenge and shrank until one member was left, who th...

Q 02/05

Palau forms the western part of which larger archipelago?

A) Mariana Islands

B) Caroline Islands

C) Marshall Islands

D) Solomon Islands

Answer · why

B) Caroline Islands

Caroline Islands. Spanish explorers named the chain in the 17th century; when its other districts united as one federation in the 1970s, Palauans vote...

Q 03/05

Which purpose-built site became Palau's seat of government in October 2006?

A) Ngardmau

B) Ngerulmud

C) Airai

D) Peleliu

Answer · why

B) Ngerulmud

Ngerulmud. The name means 'place of fermented angelfish': women once gathered on the hill there to offer the fermented fish to the gods.

Q 04/05

Palau's capital holds what unusual distinction among the world's sovereign capitals?

A) Rainiest

B) Least populous

C) Lowest-lying

D) Nearest the equator

Answer · why

B) Least populous

Least populous. The constitution ordered a permanent capital on the largest island, so the government sits in a purpose-built complex with almost nobo...

Q 05/05

Palau's Blue Corner is one of the country's best-known sites for which activity?

A) Kitesurfing

B) Sport fishing

C) Scuba diving

D) Big-wave surfing

Answer · why

C) Scuba diving

Scuba diving. Tourism is Palau's main industry and the reefs are the draw; since 2020, four-fifths of the country's waters have been closed to all com...