- 1. When did the Imperial Japanese Navy invade Enewetak?
A) October 3, 1914
B) June 28, 1919
C) September 30, 1914
D) September 29, 1914
- 2. Which treaty resulted in Germany ceding the Marshall Islands to Japan?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Paris Peace Conference
C) League of Nations Mandate
D) Treaty of Pacific Colonies
- 3. Where was the headquarters of the civilian South Seas Government established in 1922?
A) Palau
B) Kwajalein
C) Jaluit
D) Enewetak
- 4. What was the primary value of the Marshall Islands according to Japanese surveys?
A) Strategic value for southward expansion
B) Tourism development
C) Mineral extraction
D) Fishing industries
- 5. Which company took over the Jaluit Company's operations during the Japanese period?
A) South Seas Trading Company
B) Pacific Infrastructure Group
C) Micronesian Copra Co.
D) Imperial Navy Trading
- 6. Why did Japanese settlers remain a minority in the Marshall Islands?
A) Lack of water resources
B) Local resistance
C) Limited economic potential and distance from Japan
D) Strict immigration laws
- 7. When did Japan officially withdraw from the League of Nations?
A) 1935
B) 1939
C) 1933
D) 1940
- 8. Which atolls had military airfields built by the Japanese navy in 1939 and 1940?
A) Bikini, Enewetak, and Jaluit
B) Kwajalein, Maloelap, and Wotje
C) Jaluit, Bikini, and Wotje
D) Majuro, Palau, and Enewetak
- 9. What were the first American air raids on Japanese territory called?
A) Marshalls–Gilberts raids
B) Operation Crossroads
C) Pacific Fleet strikes
D) The Micronesian Campaign
- 10. When did the United States invade the Marshall Islands?
A) November 1, 1952
B) January 31, 1944
C) February 1, 1942
D) Autumn 1944
- 11. Which atolls were still held by the Japanese by autumn 1944?
A) Bikini, Palau, and Jaluit
B) Kwajalein, Wotje, and Mili
C) Majuro, Kwajalein, and Enewetak
D) Jaluit, Maloelap, Mili, and Wotje
- 12. What was the administrative status of Micronesia under the U.S. starting in 1947?
A) Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
B) U.S. Overseas Territory
C) Japanese South Seas Mandate
D) Independent UN Protectorate
- 13. How many nuclear tests were conducted in the Marshall Islands between 1946 and 1958?
A) 24
B) 60
C) 67
D) 47
- 14. Where did Operation Crossroads atomic bomb testing begin in 1946?
A) Enewetak Atoll
B) Kwajalein Atoll
C) Jaluit Atoll
D) Bikini Atoll
- 15. What was the name of the world's first hydrogen bomb tested at Enewetak in 1952?
A) Bravo
B) Mike
C) Castle
D) Crossroads
- 16. How much compensation was assessed by the Nuclear Claims Tribunal?
A) 1 billion dollars
B) 2 billion dollars
C) 500 million dollars
D) 67 million dollars
- 17. In what year did the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions send families to Ebon?
A) 1859
B) 1857
C) 1873
D) 1885
- 18. How many atolls had missionaries established churches on by 1875?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Five
D) Ten
- 19. By 1875, how many islanders had been baptized by the missionaries?
A) Fewer than 50
B) Exactly 500
C) Exactly 100
D) More than 200
- 20. Which German company did Adolph Capelle initially trade for at Ebon?
A) Capelle & Co.
B) Hernsheim & Co.
C) Deutsche Handels- und Plantagen-Gesellschaft
D) Hoffschlaeger & Stapenhorst
- 21. Who did Adolph Capelle partner with to establish Capelle & Co.?
A) A missionary
B) A German politician
C) Kabua
D) Anton Jose DeBrum
- 22. In what year did Capelle & Co. move its headquarters to Jaluit?
A) 1857
B) 1873
C) 1863
D) 1885
- 23. Who was the powerful iroij based in Jaluit?
A) Anton Jose DeBrum
B) Kabua
C) A German trader
D) Adolph Capelle
- 24. By 1885, what portion of the trade in the Marshall Islands was controlled by two German firms?
A) One-third
B) One-half
C) Two-thirds
D) All of the trade
- 25. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a lethal disease brought by westerners?
A) Measles
B) Influenza
C) Syphilis
D) Malaria
- 26. What commodity was the primary focus of trade for firms like Capelle & Co.?
A) Spices
B) Copra
C) Gold
D) Textiles
- 27. What new technology contributed to conflicts between rival iroij on several atolls?
A) Radio
B) Firearms
C) Printing presses
D) Steamships
- 28. What product was commonly used by islanders that led to social problems?
A) Sugar
B) Coffee
C) Tobacco
D) Alcohol
- 29. Who was the first European to sight the Marshall Islands?
A) John Marshall
B) Ruy López de Villalobos
C) Thomas Gilbert
D) Alonso de Salazar
- 30. What was the name of the ship commanded by Alonso de Salazar?
A) Santa Maria de la Victoria
B) The Globe
C) San Jeronimo
D) The First Fleet
- 31. What does the Spanish name 'Los Pintados' mean?
A) The Painted Ones
B) The Distant Islands
C) The Green Lagoons
D) The Island of Sailors
- 32. Why did the Spanish call the natives 'Los Pintados'?
A) Because they used colorful clothing
B) Because they painted their canoes
C) Because they painted their houses
D) Because they wore tattoos
- 33. What event occurred at Ujelang Atoll on July 6, 1565?
A) A major trading agreement was signed
B) A peaceful meeting with the King
C) The ship San Jeronimo nearly wrecked
D) The island was officially claimed by Spain
- 34. Who led the mutiny on the San Jeronimo?
A) Thomas Gilbert
B) Alonso de Salazar
C) John Marshall
D) Lope Martín
- 35. Why did Spanish galleons eventually avoid the Marshall Islands?
A) There were no fresh water supplies
B) They were too far from the Philippines
C) They were seen as unprofitable with hazardous waters
D) The islands were already claimed by the British
- 36. Where were the British ships headed when they passed through the Marshall Islands in 1788?
A) The Philippines
B) Guangzhou
C) Botany Bay
D) The Americas
- 37. For whom were the islands named on modern navigational charts?
A) Thomas Gilbert
B) John Marshall
C) Alonso de Salazar
D) Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón
- 38. Which Southeast Asian crop was introduced by the first settlers?
A) Potatoes
B) Giant swamp taro
C) Corn
D) Wheat
- 39. What primary food source was more prevalent in the drier northern islands?
A) Breadfruit
B) Rice
C) Pandanus
D) Giant swamp taro
- 40. What were traditional Marshallese sailing canoes called?
A) Outriggers
B) Walaps
C) Pirogues
D) Sampans
- 41. What material was used to lash together the parts of a walap?
A) Coconut-fiber rope
B) Animal hide
C) Steel wire
D) Iron nails
- 42. What did Marshallese pilots interpret to locate coral atolls below the horizon?
A) Wind direction changes
B) Disruptions in ocean swells
C) Bird migration patterns
D) Changes in water color
- 43. Which Russian explorer visited the Marshall Islands in 1817?
A) Otto von Kotzebue
B) Vitus Bering
C) Ferdinand Magellan
D) James Cook
- 44. What was the purpose of the practice of infanticide observed by Kotzebue?
A) Population planning due to famines
B) A custom of tribal warfare
C) A penalty for crimes
D) Religious sacrifice
- 45. What title was given to the paramount chief who ruled an island chain?
A) Iroijlaplap
B) Alii
C) Iroij
D) High King
- 46. Where were archaeological remains from the 1st century CE found on Majuro?
A) The southern lagoon
B) Laura
C) The northern coast
D) The capital district
- 47. Did navigators take stick charts with them on their voyages?
A) Only during storms
B) Yes
C) Only for long-distance travel
D) No
- 48. What is the capital city of the Marshall Islands?
A) Ebeye
B) Ujelang
C) Taongi
D) Majuro
- 49. What percentage of the Marshall Islands' territory is lagoon water?
A) 88.9%
B) 75.2%
C) 98.47%
D) 50%
- 50. Which empire annexed the Marshall Islands as a protectorate in 1885?
A) Empire of Japan
B) German Empire
C) Spanish Empire
D) British Empire
- 51. What currency does the Marshall Islands use?
A) United States dollar
B) Australian dollar
C) Japanese yen
D) Euro
- 52. In what year did the Marshall Islands become a United Nations member state?
A) 1965
B) 1979
C) 1983
D) 1991
- 53. Which of these is not one of the crops introduced by Austronesian settlers?
A) Wheat
B) Coconuts
C) Giant swamp taro
D) Breadfruit
- 54. What is the second most populated island in the Marshall Islands?
A) Enewetak
B) Bikini
C) Majuro
D) Ebeye
- 55. In what year did British and German governments conduct secret negotiations to divide the Western Pacific?
A) 1888
B) 1875
C) 1878
D) 1885
- 56. Which German warship anchored at Jaluit on November 26, 1878?
A) SMS Ariadne
B) Jaluit
C) Bismarck
D) Nautilus
- 57. Which German gunboat arrived at Jaluit on October 13, 1885, to take control?
A) SMS Ariadne
B) Nautilus
C) Bismarck
D) Germanic
- 58. When were pro-American iroij finally forced to recognize the German protectorate?
A) 1885
B) 1888
C) Mid-1886
D) 1906
- 59. What territory was incorporated into the German Protectorate of the Marshall Islands in 1888?
A) British Pacific
B) The Ralik Chain
C) Nauru
D) New Guinea
- 60. On what date did the United States recognize the constitution of the Marshall Islands?
A) May 1, 1979
B) February 1, 2018
C) January 1, 1986
D) December 22, 1990
- 61. In what year did the Marshall Islands sign the Compact of Free Association with the United States?
A) 1979
B) 1999
C) 1986
D) 1990
- 62. Which UN resolution ended the trusteeship of the Marshall Islands?
A) Resolution 683
B) Resolution 180
C) Resolution 250
D) Resolution 600
- 63. Who was the commoner that replaced Imata Kabua as president in 1999?
A) Hilda Heine
B) David Kabua
C) Kessai Note
D) Amata Kabua
- 64. What lethal substance is contained within the Runit Dome waste site?
A) Plutonium
B) Uranium-235
C) Radon gas
D) Polonium
- 65. Where were over 7,000 Marshallese citizens living according to the 2010 US Census?
A) Hawaii
B) Arkansas
C) Texas
D) California
- 66. From which island within the Kwajalein Atoll were all five SpaceX Falcon 1 rockets launched?
A) Majuro Island
B) Omelek Island
C) Runit Island
D) Ebeye Island
- 67. Before 1999, which group largely controlled the government despite the constitution?
A) Iroij
B) United Nations officials
C) Military commanders
D) Foreign corporations
- 68. How much was paid in compensation for nuclear testing under the Compact?
A) US$600 million
B) US$250 million
C) US$430 million
D) US$180 million
- 69. What does the Marshall Islands sit atop?
A) Sunken continents
B) Ancient submerged volcanoes
C) Tectonic plate intersections
D) Coral reefs
- 70. Approximately how much total land mass does the Marshall Islands have?
A) 750,000 square miles
B) 70 square miles
C) 180,000 square miles
D) 1,900,000 square miles
- 71. What is the average altitude of the Marshall Islands above sea level?
A) 7 feet
B) 2 feet
C) 15 feet
D) 20 feet
- 72. How many atolls and islands are currently inhabited?
A) 24
B) 15
C) 29
D) 34
- 73. In what year did the government declare the shark sanctuary?
A) 2005
B) 2020
C) 2011
D) 2015
- 74. What name does the Marshallese government use for Wake Island?
A) Ratak
B) Micronesia
C) Ānen Kio
D) Ralik
- 75. What percentage of buildings in Ebeye will be flooded with a 1-meter sea level rise?
A) 25%
B) 100%
C) 50%
D) 37%
- 76. What is the pledged net zero target year for the Marshall Islands?
A) 2050
B) 2040
C) 2030
D) 2035
- 77. What happens to by-catch in the Marshall Islands shark sanctuary?
A) It is exported to Asia
B) It is sold to local markets
C) It must be released
D) It is preserved for research
- 78. Since 1993, how much has the sea level risen annually around the islands?
A) 1.3 inches
B) 0.13 inches
C) 0.013 inches
D) 3.3 inches
- 79. How many seabird species nest locally in the Marshall Islands?
A) 22
B) 31
C) 15
D) 10
- 80. Which bird is the only land bird in the Marshall Islands?
A) White tern
B) Black noddy
C) House sparrow
D) Short-horned grasshopper
- 81. How many species of fish are found in the Marshall Islands?
A) About 150
B) About 250
C) About 300
D) About 400
- 82. How many species of shark are found in the Marshall Islands?
A) At least 30
B) At least 50
C) At least 15
D) At least 22
- 83. Which spider genus is endemic to the Marshall Islands?
A) Jaluiticola
B) Dictis
C) Talorchestia
D) American
- 84. What was the estimated population of the Marshall Islands in 1862?
A) 15,000
B) 42,418
C) 10,000
D) 5,000
- 85. What percentage of the 2021 population lived on Majuro?
A) Approximately 40%
B) Approximately 25%
C) Approximately 77.7%
D) Approximately 54.6%
- 86. Which US city has the largest concentration of Marshallese outside the islands?
A) Ebeye
B) Majuro
C) Honolulu
D) Springdale, Arkansas
- 87. What is the ancestry origin of the Marshallese people?
A) Micronesian
B) Japanese
C) American
D) European
- 88. Which of these is a shark species found in the Marshall Islands?
A) Tawny nurse shark
B) Dwarf wood scorpion
C) House sparrow
D) Coconut crab
- 89. With which movement is the country's sole mosque aligned?
A) Protestant
B) Ahmadiyya
C) Baháʼí
D) Catholic
- 90. How many pages was the monograph published by Father A. Erdland in 1914?
A) 376
B) 444
C) 1993
D) 1128
- 91. What was the name of the papal bull that created the Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands?
A) Quo expeditius
B) Praefectura Apostolica
C) Missionarii Sacratissimi Cordis
D) Herz-Jesu-Missionare
- 92. Which religious group has a community in Majuro alongside a Muslim community?
A) Mormons
B) Baháʼí
C) Jehovah's Witnesses
D) Bukot nan Jesus
- 93. What percentage of the population identified as belonging to Bukot nan Jesus?
A) 5%
B) 9.3%
C) 5.7%
D) 3%
- 94. Which specific bomb test resulted in unforeseen additional nuclear reactions involving lithium-7?
A) Trinity Test
B) Ivy Mike
C) Castle Bravo
D) Crossroads Test
- 95. What is the name of the legislative body of the Marshall Islands?
A) The Senate House
B) Parliamentary Assembly
C) Nitijela
D) Council of Iroij
- 96. How often are elections held in the Marshall Islands?
A) Every four years
B) Every two years
C) Every five years
D) Every six years
- 97. Who was the first female president of the Marshall Islands?
A) Casten Nemra
B) Hilda Heine
C) Daisy Alik Momotaro
D) Amenta Matthew
- 98. How many members are in the Council of Iroij?
A) Ten
B) Twelve
C) Twenty-four
D) Thirty-three
- 99. What is the minimum age for citizens to vote in the Marshall Islands?
A) 25
B) 18
C) 21
D) 16
- 100. How many electoral districts are currently in the Marshall Islands?
A) Twenty-four
B) Thirty-three
C) Twelve
D) Ten
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