Indonesia Quiz

Questions

1. Home to most of Indonesia's Hindu minority, what tourist haven is Indonesia's smallest province?

2. Kelut and Merapi are among famous Indonesian (what?) in the 'Circum-Pacific Belt' or 'Ring of Fire'?

   1. Steelworks
   2. Volcanoes
   3. Typhoons
   4. Curries

3. Indonesia's capital city is (What?), located in the island of (What?) (two answers required, capital then island)?

   1. Sulawesi
   2. Jakarta
   3. Java
   4. Sumatra

4. Indonesia shares which island with Brunei and Malaysia?

   1. New Guinea
   2. Borneo
   3. Timor
   4. Java

5. Representing about 100 million people and 40% of the population, which is the largest ethnic group of Indonesia?

   1. Javanese
   2. Sundanese
   3. Malay
   4. Madurese

6. Indonesia's name before independence 1945/50 was '(What?) East Indies'?

   1. French
   2. Spanish
   3. Dutch/Netherlands
   4. British

7. Gamelan is a major Indonesian style of?

   1. Cooking
   2. Music
   3. Martial Arts
   4. Fishing

8. Depending on geographical interpretation Indonesia comprises how many islands?

   1. 17-18
   2. 170-180
   3. 1,700-1,800 or 17,000-18,000

9. Bandung, Tangerang, Palembang, Semarang and Serang are popular Indonesian?

   1. Foods
   2. Cities
   3. Dances
   4. Languages

10. The vast majority of Indonesian people adhere to what religion?

    1. Buddhism
    2. Islam
    3. Christianity
    4. Hinduism

11. Indonesia has the world's (what ranking?) biggest national population?

    1. 4th
    2. 7th
    3. 9th or 12th

12. Name the Indonesian island/event/volcano whose eruption in 1883 is considered the loudest event in known human history?

13. The popular Indonesian sport Pencak Silat is a form of?

    1. Martial Arts
    2. Triathlon
    3. Boating
    4. Netball

14. Bahasa Indonesia, based on long-established Malay, is Indonesia's national what?

15. Goreng, Bakar, Tumis, Rebus, and Kukus are major Indonesian?

    1. Cooking styles
    2. Volcanoes
    3. Soccer clubs
    4. TV soap operas

16. Indonesia's name derives from Greek 'indos' for India, and 'nesos' meaning?

    1. Sea
    2. Island
    3. Fish
    4. Volcano

17. Which nation occupied most of modern Indonesia during the 2nd World War, 1942-45, effectively ending colonial rule?

18. Indonesia's international telephone country code is?

    1. 32
    2. 42
    3. 52
    4. 62

19. Which European nation was the colonial power of Indonesia for 350 years until officially ceding control in December 1949?

20. Indonesia has the world's largest area of what vegetation?

    1. Date-palm
    2. Mangrove
    3. Tea
    4. Cotton

21. What is Indonesia's 'Sang Saka Merah-Putih' (The Sacred Red-and-White)?

22. Indonesia's internet country TLD (top level domain) is?

    1. .in
    2. .is
    3. .id
    4. .dns

23. If it's midnight in Washington DC, Ottowa and Havana, what is the time in the capital of Indonesia?

    1. 6pm
    2. Midday
    3. 6am
    4. Midnight

24. Indonesia's governing constitution since independence is a?

    1. Monarchy
    2. Military Dictatorship
    3. Presidential Democracy
    4. Religious Theocracy

25. Indonesia's bad-smelling Rafflesia Arnoldii is the world's largest (what?), and a national emblem?

26. Indonesia is dissected by the?

    1. Equator
    2. Tropic of Cancer
    3. Tropic of Capricorn
    4. None of these

27. The Rupiah is Indonesia's?

    1. Currency
    2. Parliament
    3. Highest Law Court
    4. National Anthem

28. At which sport has Indonesia won several medals including gold in each Summer Olympics from 1992-2008?

29. What 'dragon' is the world's largest lizard, named after its unique Indonesian island habitat?

30. Garuda Indonesia is the country's official national?

    1. Energy corporation
    2. Airline
    3. Sports stadium
    4. Police force