Howick College Trivia Competition: Round 1

Question 1

On what date was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?

Accepted Answer

6 February 1840

Question 2

Who is the leader of the New Zealand National Party?

Accepted Answer

Simon Bridges

Question 3

Which of these celebrities WASN'T at the Royal Wedding this year?

Accepted Answer

Benedict Cumberbatch

Question 4

What is the smallest country in the world?

Accepted Answer

Vatican City

Question 5

Which country has this flag:

Accepted Answer

Paskistan

Question 6

What is the capital city of Australia?

Accepted Answer

Canberra

Question 7

Which scientist wrote the theory of Natural Selection?

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin

Question 8

Which of these ministers will act as Prime Minister while Jacinda Ardern is on maternity leave?

Accepted Answer

Winston Peters

Question 9

Who was the second President of the United States of America?

Accepted Answer

John Adams

Question 10

Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York, is the world's...

Accepted Answer

Largest railway station

Question 11

SpaceX has gotten which type of car into orbit?

Accepted Answer

Tesla

Question 12

What is the most populated city in the world?

Accepted Answer

Shanghai

Question 13

Entomology is the study of...

Accepted Answer

Insects

Question 14

What is the power house of the cell?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

Question 15

Which modern day country is Gallipoli in?

Accepted Answer

Turkey

Question 16

Donald Trump has implemented tariffs on what import?

Accepted Answer

Steel

Question 17

Which of these is a German Car Manufacturer?

Accepted Answer

BMW

Question 18

In what year did the Great Fire of London take place?

Accepted Answer

1666

Question 19

What does the c in e=mc2stand for?

Accepted Answer

The speed of light

Question 20

What is the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything?

Accepted Answer

Forty two

Questions 20