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1
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Name New Zealand’s capital city

A

Wellington.

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Name New Zealand’s currency _____________________

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New Zealand Dollar.

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Name the Air New Zealand plane crash/disaster that happened in November 1979 __________

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Mt Erebus Disaster.

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Who was the Captain of this flight 901 with Air New Zealand? _____________________

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_ Captain Jim Collins.

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Name the boat/ship/ ferry that sank in 1968 (10 April) off the Wellington coast __________________

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The Wahine.

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How many people died in this disaster/sinking? __________________________

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53 people.

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ame the train disaster that occurred on Christmas Eve 1953 when the Whanaehu River Bridge was taken out by a lahar flow from Mt Ruapehu ___________________________

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Tangiwai Disaster.

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Name the driver of the train in this disaster _________________________

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Mr Parker.

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Name the New Zealander who was the first person to climb Mt Everest (world largest mountain)? _________________

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Sir Edmond Hillary.

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Name the date and place of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi _______________

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Feb 6th 1840 at Waitangi in New Zealand.

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What is New Zealand’s 2nd largest city? ________________________

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Wellington.

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What happened in 1893 that Kate Shepard helped create in New Zealand society? ______________

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_ The Women’s vote.

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Who was the New Zealander who became the first person to split the atom in 1919? __________________

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Baron Ernest Rutherford.

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Auckland has the largest number of what per capita in the world? ____________________

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Boats.

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What year did the All Blacks win the first ever World Cup rugby and where?

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1987 / Eden Park

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Name 2 of New Zealand’s most famous and popular films 1 ______________ 2 ______________ x

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Once Were Warriors, The Piano, Lord of the Rings, Hunt for the Wilder People, Boy, The World’s fastest Indian, Whale Rider.

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What feared legless reptile is not found in New Zealand? ____________________

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Snakes.

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Name the Maori word for New Zealand? ____________________________

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Aotearoa.

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What is New Zealand’s flightless parrot called? ________________

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Kakapo.

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Name New Zealand’s flightless bird that is a national icon _________________

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The Kiwi Bird.

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New Zealand farmers produce 100 kg per person per year of what? _____________

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Butter.

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Who is New Zealand’s most famous film producer? ________________________

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Sir Peter Jackson or Taika Waititi.

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Who was the famous All Black rugby player who was knighted for his services to Mental Health? ______________

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Sir John Kirwan.

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Who was the Dutch Explorer who sighted New Zealand by ship in 1642? ________________________

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Abel Tasman.

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Which Maori Chief cut the British flag pole down 4 times in early times in New Zealand?________________
Hone Heke.
26
What year did Captain James Cook arrive in New Zealand? _________________
1769.
27
What is the name for traditional Maori cooking in the ground? ____________________
A Hangi.
28
What is New Zealand’s famous tourist adventure/adrenaline jump called? (firstly based in Queenstown by A J Hackett) ______________
Bungee Jump.
29
What street in Dunedin is the steepest residential street in the world? _______________
Baldwin Street.
30
Name two other countries are closer to Antarctica than New Zealand? 1 ______________ 2 _____________
Chile and Argentina.
31
Auckland has the tallest man-made structure in the Southern Hemisphere, what is it called? ____________
Sky Tower.
32
How many volcanoes are there around Auckland? _________________________
50 volcanoes.
33
Who is the current Governor General of New Zealand? ____________________________
Dame Patsy Reddy.
34
Who was the previous Governor General of New Zealand? ___________________
Sir Jerry Mateparae.
35
Who was the first Governor General of New Zealand? ____________________________
Governor Hobson.
36
Who was the famous Maori opera singer who sang at Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding? _________________
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
37
Who is New Zealand’s most famous basketball player? _____________________________
Steven Adams.
38
Which New Zealander has won the most Olympic gold medals? (4)_____________________
Ian Ferguson
39
What is the name of the main dividing mountain range in the South Island of New Zealand? ____________
The Southern Alps.
40
Where is Farewell Spit located in New Zealand? ______________________________
Top of South Island.
41
The kiwifruit was originally called what? __________________________
Chinese Gooseberry.
42
Whose head will you find on the back of New Zealand coins? ________________________
Queen Elizabeth.
43
Name the sea that lies between New Zealand and Australia? _________________________
Tasman Sea.
44
What was the capital of New Zealand before it was moved to Wellington? _____________________
Auckland.
45
What is the easternmost city in New Zealand and is first to see the sunrise every day? ______________
Gisborne.
46
Where in New Zealand did the severe 1931 earthquake occur? __________________________
Napier.
47
What is the name of the Maori welcoming ceremony? _________________________
Powhiri.
48
What is the Maori name for mountain? _________________________
Maunga.
49
The city, Tamaki-Makau-Rau, is best known as _______________________
Auckland.
50
What is the name of the Greenpeace ship that was blown up in the Auckland harbour in 1985? ___________
_ The Rainbow Warrior.
51
Name the largest lake in the South Island ________________________
Lake Te Anau.
52
Name the longest road bridge in New Zealand __________________________
Rakaia (Mid Canterbury).
53
Where would you find Cathedral Square? _______________________
Christchurch.
54
What is the English name for Mt Taranaki? ________________________
Mt Egmont.
55
Name 7 universities in New Zealand: 1 ___________________ 2_____________________ 3 ______________________ 4 _____________________ 5 ____________________ 6 ______________________ 7 ____________________
Otago, Canterbury, Lincoln, Victoria, Massey, Waikato , and Auckland Universities.
56
What is the New Zealand men’s cricket team called? ________________________
Black Caps.
57
What is the New Zealand women’s cricket team called? _____________________
White Ferns.
58
What is the New Zealand men’s hockey team called? _______________________
Black Sticks.
59
What is the New Zealand women’s hockey team called? ______________________
Black Sticks.
60
What is the New Zealand men’s basketball team called? _______________________
Tall Blacks.
61
What is the New Zealand women's soccer/ football team called? _________________
Football Ferns.
62
What is the New Zealand women’s rugby team called? ________________________
Black Ferns.
63
Sam Neil, Cliff Curtis, Lucy Lawless, Taika Waititi, Russell Crowe, Temuera Morrison, are famous New Zealand what? _____________________
Actors / Movie Stars.
64
Who was New Zealand’s first Prime Minister? ________________________
Henry Sewell 1807-1879.
65
Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $5 note? _______________________
Sir Edmond Hillary.
66
Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $10 note? ________________________
Kate Shepherd.
67
Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $20 note? ________________________
Queen Elizabeth II
68
Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $50 note? _____________________________
Sir Apirana Ngata
69
Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $100 note? _________________________
Lord Rutherford of Nelson.
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What symbol is on the front of the 10-cent coin? ________________________
Maori Tiki.
71
What symbol is on the front of the 50-cent coin? __________________________
Captain Cooks Ship "The Endeavour".
72
What symbol is on the front of the $1 coin? __________________________
The Kiwi bird.
73
What symbol is on the front of the $2 coin? _____________________________
The kotuku (white heron bird)
74
Which famous New Zealander was married to Rod Stewart (The Rock Singer)? _____________________
Rachel Hunter.
75
What year was Christchurch’s second big devastating earthquake? _______________
2011

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