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1
What disease does the mosquito carry in rural areas of many topical countries?
Malaria
Polio
Ebola
Dengue Fever
2
Which European first discovered New Zealand?
Abel Tasman
Jolly Roger
James Cook
Kupe
3
Who blew up the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior?
Germany
Terrorists
French agents
Russia
4
What is Sir Peter Blake famous for?
Scientific research
Swimming
Americas Cup
Sailing and being and Environmentalist
5
Which town in the south island would you go to for whale watching?
Greymouth
Nelson
Kaikoura
Christchurch
6
What is the name of our National Museum?
Te Maui
Auckland War Memorial
Te Papa
Aotearoa
7
What does M.O.T.A.T stand for.......Museum of
Technology and Transport
Technology and Trains
Transport and Technology
Tools and Trade
8
What is the name of the strait between the South Island and Stewart Island?
Foveaux Strait
Stewart Strait
Tasman Strait
Cook Strait
9
Who is the president of the United States of America?
John Key
Hilary Clinton
Donald Trump
Barack Obama
10
Which of these is not an ocean?
Indian
Atlantic
Tasman
Pacific
11
What is the name of the large kauri tree in Northland?
Maui
Tane Mahuta
The big one
Tane
12
What is the chemical symbol for water?
H2O
H2Go
Wet
O2
13
What year did Sir Edmund Hilary climb Mt Everest?
1922
1984
1976
1953
14
What is the name of the longest river in New Zealand
Waikato
Nile
Aotearoa
Zambezi
15
What is the Maori word for Auckland?
Matakana
Waitemata
Tamaki Makaurau
Hauraki
16
Who directed the movie "The Hobbit"?
Steven Speilberg
JR Tolkien
Peter Montgomery
Peter Jackson
17
Who wrote the song Royals?
Lorde and Taylor Swift
Lorde
Lorde and Joel Little
Lorde and Joel Madden
18
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
Hamilton
Auckland
Christchurch
19
Where is the source of the Waikato River?
Hamilton
Wellington
Waikato
Lake Taupo
20
What sport does Sophie Pascoe Compete in?
Swimming
Equestrian
Hockey
Running
21
What NZ bird likes to attack shiny things?
Kakapo
Kiwi
Kaka
Kea
22
What was the name of the ferry that sank in Wellington h Harbour in 1968?
Aotere
Princess
Dream Boat
Wahine
23
Who invented the jet boat engine?
John Smith
Peter Blake
Sir William Hamilton
William Jones
24
Which of these is not a continent?
North America
Oceania
Australia
Africa
25
What is the name of the sea that separates New Zealand and Australia?
Pacific
Tasman
Arctic
Atlantic
26
What sport does this person compete in?
Winning Medals
Discus
Rowing
Shotput
27
What other two cities/towns have been capitals of New Zealand?
Auckland, Hamilton
Auckland, Russell
Auckland, Christchurch
Dunedin, Whangarei
28
Who is the Prime Minister of New Zealand?
John Key
Bill English
David Shearer
Winston Peters
29
What is our closest planet
The Sun
Mercury
Venus
Pluto
30
What is the name of the boat that appears on our 50c coin?
Tasman
Cook
Dawn Treader
Endeavour
31
What is the highest mountain in New Zealand?
Mt Eden
Mt Taranaki
Aoraki - Mt Cook
Mt Everest
32
What symbol is found on the NZ, Australian and British flags.
Stripes
Southern Cross
Stars
Union Jack
33
What are the names of our two largest political parties?
National, Labour
Labour, Conservatives
Greens, National
Internet Mana, National
34
Where is Scott Base located?
Antarctica
Australia
Argentina
America
35
Who Split the atom?
Albert Einstein
Ernest Rutherford
Steve Jobs
Steven Hawking
36
Which english speaking country first gave women the vote?
England
America
Australia
New Zealand
37
Colin Meads is a famous NZ rugby player. He is often referred to as what?
Amazing
Invincible
Pinetree
The boulder
38
What is the name of the NZ animal which is endangered, with only 55 of them left?
Moa
Maui Dolphin
Green Skink
Kiwi
39
Which country has this bird as its national symbol?
Australia
America
New Zealand
Fiji
40
What does L&P stand for?
Lamb and Pork
Lemon and pineapple
Lemon and Paeroa
Liquid poison
41
What is the Maori New Year called?
Fun
Harvest time
Matariki
Seven Sisters
42
What is the Maori word for the North Island?
Te Ika
Te Ika a Maui
Te Ika Ika
Maui 1
43
What is the name of the largest lake in New Zealand?
Tarawera
Waikaremoana
Taupo
Rotorua
44
What tree, other than a pine tree is commonly referred to as the NZ Christmas Tree?
Pohutakawa
Kauri
Kowhai
Puriri
45
What year was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?
1728
1871
1910
1840
