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The UK and New Zealand, ZP10
The UK and New Zealand, ZP10
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The UK is a…
representative monarchy and enlightened dictatorship
constitutional rebublic and anarchic monarchy
capitalist people‘s republic with democratic socialism at its heart
constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy
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Before becoming independent, NZ was
a British colony
a free country
a self-governing Dominion
a penal colony
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What‘s the highest mountain of the UK?
Ben Nevis
Glen Kinchie
Glen Fiddich
Ben Dronach
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NZ‘s national rugby team…
traditionally perform a haka before games
are among the best teams in the world
dance salsa before games
are not very successful
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What are the most common immigrant languages?
German, Italian, Turkish
Polish, Punjabi, Urdu
Russian, Spanish, Norwegian
Dutch, Greek, Swahili
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Geographically, NZ is divided into
North and South Island
Black and White Island
Big and Small Island
East and West Island
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The UK, being an island nation, ist surrounded by…
The Black Sea and the Pacific
The Mediterranean and Indian Ocean
the Pacific, the Arctic Ocean, and the Arabian Sea
The Atlantic, the North Sea, and the English Channel
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NZ‘s official languages are…
English, Hindi, Urdu, and many others
New Zealandish and American Sign Language (ASL)
English and Tazmanian
English, Maori, and the NZ Sign Language
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Maori arrived in NZ around
1250 BC (traditional date of the Trojan War)
2000 BC (ancient Egypt)
2000 AD (Playstation 2 is released)
1250 AD (the European middle ages)
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The UK‘s climate is
arctic
dry and hot
mild and cloudy, often rainy
tropical
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The UK‘s history within Europe:
joined the EU in 1973
joined the Montan-Union in 1956
left the EU in 2016
left the EU in 2020
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The Empire largely dissolved…
… after World War II, because many colonies became independent
… after the Vienna Congress, ending the Napoleonic Wars
… after World War II, because the British lost the War
… because the British lost World War I
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The British love their…
baseball, chess, and fencing
pubs, afternoon tea, and roast dinner
soccer, table tennis, and bowling
football, rugby, and cricket
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The culture of NZ is a blend of European and…
Aboriginal elements like Weißwurscht, Brezn and Beer
Aboriginal elements like the Dreamtime and didgeridoo music
Maori elements like tango, flamenco and salsa music
Maori elements like the haka and facial tatoos
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The founding document of NZ is…
The Declaration of Independance
The Magna Carta
the Constitution
The Treaty of Waitangi
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Other common language in NZ include…
Aborigine, Vietnamese, Tamil
Polynesian, Thai, Bengali
Tasmanian, Japanese, Urdu
Samoan, Mandarin, Hindi
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Name a famous British writer (other than Shakespeare…)
Jane Austen
Thomas Pynchon
Robert Frost
Herman Melville
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NZ‘s head of state is
the prime minister of NZ
the president of NZ
King Charles III
a Maori tribal leader
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What are the cities known for?
Glasgow: industry
London: West Ham United
Liverpool: Beatles
Canterbury: religious centre of the Anglican Church
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland…
each have their own parliaments and can make their own laws
don‘t have any governmental institutions
are souvereign countries within the UK
are fully controlled from London
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The United Kingdom was created…
in 1801, when Ireland joined the Union
in 1707, when Scotland and England united
in 1066, when William the Conqueror unified all England
in 1945, after World War II
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The capitals of the UK‘s countries are…
London, Manchester, Dorset, Canterbury
London, Dublin, New York, St. Andrews
London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast
London, Oxford, Cambridge, Plymouth
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The UK‘s longest river is the…
Thames
Severn
Sixern
Themes
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The Empire was replaced by…
The Roman Republic
The Dominion
The Commonwealth of Nations
The League of Nations
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NZ lies on the Pacific „Ring of Fire“, which means that…
it‘s hot
wildfires are common
earthquakes and volcanoes are common
it burns, burns, burns.
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Being a constitutional monarchy means…
the King is head of government
the King has very limited political powers
the King is head of state
there is no king
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The country…
is rather flat and has many lakes
is very flat and swampy
is rather mountainous and has a few lakes
is very mountainous and has many lakes
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Major cities in NZ include…
Sidney, Melbourne, Canberra
New York, San Francisco, Denver
Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton
Manchester, Plymouth, Aberdeen
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In 1893, NZ became the first country where…
slavery was abolished
universal health care was created
abortion was legal
all women could vote
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Which band is from the UK (other than the Beatles…)?
The Beach Boys
Nirvana
Metallica
The Rolling Stones
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The British Empire
took over China in the 17th century
was limited to English-speaking countries
collapsed after World War I
was the largest empire in human history
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Which languages are spoken in the UK?
Scots
Scottish
Welsh
Irish Gaelic
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Name typical Kiwiana (NZ symbols)
the ostrich, surfing, marmite
the bald eagle, baseball, hamburgers
the lion and unicorn, football, shepherd‘s pie
the kiwi, rugby, manuka honey
