What are the Capitals of Australia and Oceania?
This quiz covers seven capitals in Australia and Oceania: Canberra, Wellington, Port
Moresby, Suva, Honiara, Port Vila and Nouméa.
- Canberra was chosen in 1908 as a neutral site between rivals Sydney and Melbourne.
- It was designed by architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin, and Australia's parliament moved there in 1927.
- Wellington replaced Auckland as New Zealand's capital in 1865 because of its central location.
- Suva replaced Levuka as the capital of Fiji in 1882.
- Honiara grew out of a Second World War military base before becoming the capital of the Solomon Islands.
- Most of these capitals are also their country's largest city and main port.
Current quiz contains
7 capitals :
Canberra, Honiara, Nouméa, Port Moresby, Port Vila, Suva, Wellington.