Trivia: What is the only sovereign Indigenous monarchy in Oceania?
New Zealand
Guam
Fiji
Tonga
The correct answer is Tonga
So why is this answer correct? : The island country of Tonga is the only monarchy in Oceania to be led by an Indigenous family. The first monarch, George Tupou I, ascended the throne in 1845 after uniting the Tongan Islands. Tonga later became a constitutional monarchy in 1875. The ruling Tupou family are descendants of three ancient dynasties: Tu’i Tonga, Tu’i Ha’atakalaua, and Tu’i Kanokupolu.