Christmas Island - Test
Christmas Island
  • 1. Who was the first European to sight Christmas Island?
A) William Dampier in 1688
B) Captain Daniel Beeckman in 1714
C) Captain William Mynors in 1643
D) Richard Rowe of the Thomas in 1615
  • 2. Who named Christmas Island and when?
A) Pieter Goos in 1666
B) Richard Rowe in 1615
C) Captain Daniel Beeckman in 1714
D) Captain William Mynors on Christmas Day in 1643
  • 3. Which Dutch cartographer included Christmas Island on a map in 1666?
A) William Dampier
B) Pieter Goos
C) Captain Sidney Grenfell
D) John Murray
  • 4. What name did Pieter Goos label Christmas Island as?
A) Royal Mary Island
B) Dales Island
C) Flying Fish Cove
D) "Mony" or "Moni"
  • 5. Who made the earliest recorded visit to the sea around Christmas Island?
A) Captain John Maclear aboard HMS Flying Fish
B) Captain Daniel Beeckman aboard the Eagle
C) Captain Sidney Grenfell aboard HMS Amethyst
D) William Dampier aboard the Cygnet
  • 6. In what year did William Dampier visit Christmas Island?
A) 1688
B) 1857
C) 1643
D) 1714
  • 7. What was the name of the bay discovered by Captain John Maclear?
A) Royal Mary Bay
B) Flying Fish Cove
C) Amethyst Bay
D) Dampier Bay
  • 8. Which ship did Captain John Maclear command when he discovered Flying Fish Cove?
A) HMS Flying Fish
B) HMS Egeria
C) HMS Amethyst
D) HMS Cygnet
  • 9. Who accompanied Captain John Maclear on his visit to Christmas Island?
A) Captain Daniel Beeckman
B) William Dampier
C) J. J. Lister
D) Captain Sidney Grenfell
  • 10. What significant discovery led to the annexation of Christmas Island by the British Crown?
A) Copper
B) Gold
C) Silver
D) Phosphate of lime
  • 11. On what date was Christmas Island annexed by the British Crown?
A) 28 March 1688
B) 6 June 1888
C) 5 April 1714
D) 25 December 1643
  • 12. Who attempted the first exploration of Christmas Island in 1857?
A) Captain Daniel Beeckman
B) Captain Sidney Grenfell
C) Captain John Maclear
D) William Dampier
  • 13. Which expedition included John Murray's surveys of Christmas Island?
A) The 1886 HMS Flying Fish expedition
B) The 1857 HMS Amethyst expedition
C) The 1872–1876 Challenger expedition
D) The 1714 Eagle expedition
  • 14. Which country annexed Christmas Island in 1888?
A) Singapore
B) Japan
C) Britain
D) Australia
  • 15. When did Japan invade Christmas Island?
A) 1941
B) 1945
C) 1943
D) 1942
  • 16. To which country was Christmas Island transferred in 1958?
A) Australia
B) Japan
C) Britain
D) Singapore
  • 17. What percentage of Christmas Island's population declared Chinese ancestry in 2021?
A) 22.2%
B) 33.3%
C) 75%
D) 50%
  • 18. Which religion is commonly observed in Poon Saan?
A) Buddhism
B) Catholicism
C) Sunni Islam
D) Hinduism
  • 19. What percentage of Christmas Island is made up of the National Park?
A) 80%
B) 75%
C) 63%
D) 50%
  • 20. What type of forest is found in the Christmas Island National Park?
A) Coniferous forest
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Deciduous forest
D) Primary monsoonal forest
  • 21. Which languages are in use on Christmas Island?
A) Malay, Japanese, and Korean
B) English, Malay, and various Chinese dialects
C) English, French, and Spanish
D) Chinese, Hindi, and Arabic
  • 22. What is the population of Christmas Island as of 2021?
A) 1,692
B) 2,000
C) 1,500
D) 1,800
  • 23. Which ethnic group is estimated to make up around two-thirds of the island's population?
A) Straits Chinese origin
B) Malays
C) Straits Indians
D) European Australians
  • 24. What is the closest point on the Australian mainland to Christmas Island?
A) 1,000 km (540 nmi) north-east
B) 2,000 km (1,080 nmi) south-west
C) 1,550 km (840 nmi) north-west
D) 500 km (270 nmi) south
  • 25. What is the area of Christmas Island?
A) 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi)
B) 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi)
C) 200 square kilometres (77 sq mi)
D) 150 square kilometres (58 sq mi)
  • 26. Which religion is generally observed in the shoreline water village where the Malays live?
A) Hinduism
B) Buddhism
C) Sunni Islam
D) Catholicism
  • 27. What was the original source of the phosphate deposits on Christmas Island?
A) Guano
B) Volcanic ash
C) Limestone
D) Sedimentary rock
  • 28. Which country was responsible for the administration of Christmas Island after Japanese occupation?
A) Japan
B) Singapore
C) Britain
D) Australia
  • 29. What is the distance of Christmas Island from Java and Sumatra?
A) 350 kilometres (190 nautical miles) south
B) 250 kilometres (135 nautical miles) east
C) 500 kilometres (270 nautical miles) north
D) 450 kilometres (240 nautical miles) west
  • 30. Who established a small settlement in Flying Fish Cove on Christmas Island?
A) Hunt
B) John Davis Murray
C) G. Clunies-Ross
D) Charles W. Andrews
  • 31. In what year did phosphate mining begin on Christmas Island?
A) 1900
B) 1922
C) 1897
D) 1899
  • 32. Who was known as the 'King of Christmas Island' until 1910?
A) John Davis Murray
B) Hunt
C) Charles W. Andrews
D) G. Clunies-Ross
  • 33. Which organization administered Christmas Island jointly with the British Phosphate commissioners?
A) British Museum
B) United Kingdom Colonial Office
C) Crown Colony of Singapore
D) Phosphate Mining and Shipping Company
  • 34. What event did scientists attempt to observe from Christmas Island in 1922?
A) A meteor shower
B) A comet sighting
C) A solar eclipse
D) A lunar eclipse
  • 35. Which vessel was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-59 on 20 January 1942?
A) HMS Rother
B) Flying Fish Cove
C) Eidsvold
D) Nissei Maru
  • 36. What was the nationality of the troops involved in the mutiny on Christmas Island in March 1942?
A) British
B) Japanese
C) Indian
D) Chinese
  • 37. How many Japanese vessels arrived to occupy Christmas Island on 31 March 1942?
A) Seven
B) Twelve
C) Five
D) Nine
  • 38. Which Japanese vessel was torpedoed at the wharf on 17 November 1942?
A) HMS Rother
B) Nissei Maru
C) I-59
D) Eidsvold
  • 39. In which year were seven mutineers prosecuted by the Military Court in Singapore?
A) 1943
B) 1941
C) 1947
D) After World War II
  • 40. What was the original sentence for five of the mutineers in 1947?
A) Death
B) Acquittal
C) 20 years in prison
D) Life imprisonment
  • 41. What was the compensation amount paid by Australia to Singapore for the loss of phosphate revenue?
A) $10 million
B) $30 million
C) $20 million
D) $15 million
  • 42. Who was the first official representative of Christmas Island after the transfer to Australia?
A) Queen Elizabeth II
B) John William Stokes
C) D.E. Nickels
D) Paul Hasluck
  • 43. What was the original estimated cost of the immigration detention centre built on Christmas Island?
A) A$400 million
B) A$200 million
C) A$350 million
D) A$276 million
  • 44. Which event led to the construction of the immigration detention centre on Christmas Island?
A) The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
B) The Howard government's Pacific Solution
C) The Tampa controversy
D) The 2001 Australian federal election
  • 45. When was the Christmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing Centre closed?
A) December 2010
B) June 2013
C) September 2018
D) February 2019
  • 46. What was the final cost of the immigration detention centre on Christmas Island?
A) A$276 million
B) A$350 million
C) A$500 million
D) Over $400 million
  • 47. What was the name of the Norwegian ship involved in the Tampa controversy?
A) MV Tampa
B) MV Pacific
C) MV Indian Ocean
D) MV Christmas
  • 48. What was the purpose of reopening the Christmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing Centre in 2019?
A) To serve as a quarantine facility for COVID-19 evacuees
B) To house refugees from Manus Island
C) To process new asylum seekers
D) To accommodate sick asylum seekers needing access to mainland hospitals
  • 49. What was the name of the village built in the 1970s on Christmas Island?
A) Tampa Village
B) Silver City
C) Indian Ocean Village
D) Pacific City
  • 50. What was the impact of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on Christmas Island?
A) No reported casualties, but some swimmers were swept out to sea
B) Complete evacuation of the island
C) No impact at all
D) Major casualties and destruction
  • 51. When did the Rudd government decommission the Manus Regional Processing Centre and Nauru detention centre?
A) 2007
B) 2001
C) 2018
D) 2010
  • 52. What was the name of the policy operated by the Howard government from 2001 to 2007?
A) Tampa Policy
B) Indian Ocean Strategy
C) Pacific Solution
D) Howard Plan
  • 53. What was the capacity of the Christmas Island detention centre in terms of beds?
A) 2,960 people
B) 1,094 people
C) Approximately 800 beds
D) 2,724 people
  • 54. What was the role of Christmas Island during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic?
A) A processing center for asylum seekers
B) A research center for COVID-19
C) Used as a quarantine facility for Australian citizens from Wuhan
D) A temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients
  • 55. What was the official title change for the official secretary in 1968?
A) Retitled as an administrator
B) Retitled as a representative
C) Retitled as a governor
D) Retitled as a minister
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