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Fiji History - Girmit

Quiz by Bera Sautu

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  • Q1
    A country or place that is ruled by another country elsewhere is a ___________________.

    barter

    continent

    colony
    30s
  • Q2
    Who was Fiji's first Governor General from Britain?

    William Bligh

    Sir Arthur Gordon

    Captain Cook

    30s
  • Q3
    The colonial practice of kidnapping people  and resettling them as a labor force in some other part of the world is called __________________________.

    Kidnapping

    Black birding

    Trading

    30s
  • Q4
    Work under contract to an employer for a fixed period of time is called ________________________

    Labor Union

    Indentured Labor or Work

    Labor

    30s
  • Q5
    _____________________is a plant from which sugar is made and was grown by early girmit workers in Fiji.

    licorice

    sugar beet

    sugar cane
    30s
  • Q6
    The plant that produces fibers from which many textiles and clothing was made is called ________________. It was grown in Fiji too by the early Girmit workers.
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    cotton

    sugarcane

    coconut

    30s
  • Q7
    What was the name of the first ship that brought the first indentured workers from India to Fiji?
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    Leonidas

    Syria

    Titanic

    30s
  • Q8
    Calcutta is the city in India where most Indian indentured labourers boarded the ships to sail to Fiji.
    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q9

    Apart from Europeans, who are some other ethnic people who came to trade or do business in Fiji?

    Africans

    iTaukei Fijians

    Chinese

    30s
  • Q10

    Which high chief in Fiji ceded Fiji to Great Britain or England?

    Ratu Sukuna

    Ratu Seru Cakobau

    Ratu George Kadavulevu

    30s
  • Q11

    How long was the contract for the Girmit Indian workers who came to work in Fiji?

    5 months

    5 days

    5 years

    30s
  • Q12

    What worldwide event was a factor in ending the Girmit system?

    World War 1

    Fiji Measles epidemic

    Great Depression

    30s
  • Q13

    Fiji and India were both British colonies during the Girmit era.

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q14

    Most of the Girmit workers were members of the ______________________ religion.

    Sikh

    Hindu

    Buddhist

    Christian

    30s
  • Q15

    How have the children of the Indian Girmit workers contributed to development of Fiji? 

    They helped develop Fiji by ________________________________.

    establishing shops and businesses that grew the economy

    teaching everybody their language

    bringing a lot of gold with them

    30s

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