Question
David O’Keefe caused inflation in this modern-day country in the 1870s by using Western tools to fabricate the Rai stones. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this country of the Pacific that includes states such as Yap and Pohnpei. This is also the name of a region that includes the Marshall Islands.
ANSWER: Micronesia [or the Federated States of Micronesia or FSM]
[10h] The Micronesian island of Pulap is home to Weriyeng, a school for teaching this skill. “Papa” Mau Piailug, one of the teachers at the school, made headlines in the 1970s for demonstrating this skill.
ANSWER: traditional navigation [or traditional wayfinding; or non-instrument wayfinding; or open-ocean voyaging; or pwo or etak; prompt on answers like canoeing or sailing with “what skill is needed when doing that?”]
[10e] Tourists engaging in this activity in the FSM’s Truk (“chook”) Lagoon can explore the ruins of a Japanese ghost fleet. A rebreather is sometimes used in this activity.
ANSWER: scuba diving [or recreational diving; prompt on recreational diving or swimming; reject “snorkeling”]
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