General Knowledge - New Zealand

Question 1

What sport does Kane Williamson play?

Accepted Answer

Cricket

Question 2

Who directed the movie Lord of the Rings?

Accepted Answer

Peter Jackson

Question 3

How many medals did NZ get at the Rio Olympics?

Accepted Answer

18

Question 4

What type of vehicle crashed in the Tangiwai disaster in 1953?

Accepted Answer

Train

Question 5

What was the name of the woman who made it possible for women to vote in 1893?

Accepted Answer

Kate Shepphard

Question 6

What is the most popular participation sport for men in New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

Golf

Question 7

Who is the youngest New Zealand medalist at an Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

Danyon Loader

Question 8

In which island are the Punakaiki or Pancake Rocks?

Accepted Answer

South Island

Question 9

Who wrote the book series about Hairy Maclary?

Accepted Answer

Lynley Dodds

Question 10

Which is the highest peak (or tallest mountain) in New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

Mt Cook

Question 11

Which intermediate school did Lorde (Ella Yelich-O'Connor) go to?

Accepted Answer

Belmont Intermediate

Question 12

Who was the Prime Minister of New Zealand before Jacinda Ardern?

Accepted Answer

Bill English

Question 13

What region of New Zealand is world famous for it's geothermal activity i.e. mud pools?

Accepted Answer

Bay of Plenty

Question 14

What type of birds would you find on the Otago Peninsula near Dunedin?

Accepted Answer

Albatrosses

Question 15

What place was the first capital of New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

Russell

Question 16

What was the name given to the 1928 All Blacks team?

Accepted Answer

The Invincibles

Question 17

What year was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?

Accepted Answer

1840

Question 18

Which of these books have been made into films?

Accepted Answer

The Whale Rider

Question 19

What New Zealand song has made the most amount of money?

Accepted Answer

How Bizarre by OMC

Question 20

What year did Sir Edmund Hillary climb to the summit of Mt Everest?

Accepted Answer

1953

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