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The Great 45 Question Kiwi Quiz
The Great 45 Question Kiwi Quiz
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A Quiz for the last day of school. Have fun testing yourself and your students!
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1
Which River is NZs longest river?
Waikato river
Whanganui river
2
Approximately how long is 90 mile beach up North?
55 miles
90 miles
70 miles
35 miles
3
Which town is known as the 'Adventure Capital' of NZ?
Taupo
Wanaka
Queenstown
Rotorua
4
Statement: "The Maori god of the forest is known as Tane"
False
True
5
What type of animal is the Kiore?
mouse
bird
cat
rat
6
What is the oldest organised sport in NZ?
Rugby
Hockey
Netball
Cricket
7
What was the first capital of NZ?
Wellington
Bay of Islands
Auckland
Russell (Okiato)
8
What does "Etu" mean?
Stand up
Left
Right
Sit down
9
The NZ Tuatara has a third eye
True
False
10
The Term Kiwi can mean....
All of the above
A flightless bird
A green oval fruit
Someone born in NZ
11
Kate Sheppard is on our $10 note as she wanted women to have the right to what?
Gamble
Drink alcohol
Fight
Vote
12
Which Kiwi bowler has gotten the most wickets over all forms of International Cricket?
Tim Southee
Daniel Vettori
Sir Richard Hadley
Trent Boult
13
What is the word for the colour black in NZs only official spoken language?
mangu
kōwhai
kākāriki
whero
14
What event in 1953 washed a rail bridge away causing 151 train passengers to be killed ): !?
Mt Ruapehu erupted and the crater lake escaped
A meteorite hit the track
The train driver went off course
15
Which North Island Town, whose name means Love, is world famous for its hot soda-water geyser?
Te Amore
Te hāpua
murimuri aroha
Te aroha
16
What do NZ'ers Lydia Coe, Ryan Fox and Rob Charles have in common?
They are all Golfers
They are all NZ Scientists
They have all won the ASB Tennis Classic at least once
17
Which of these is a NZ Bird?
Kakapo
Wetapunga
pepeke
kata
18
When was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?
1846
1840
1860
1836
19
NCEA stands for the New Zealand Cirriculum Evaluation and Achievement
True
False
20
What is the name of the NZ National Cricket Team?
The All Blacks
The All Whites
The Black Caps
The Black Ferns
21
Which is the most common NZ penguin?
crested penguin
little blue penguin
kororā
yellow-eyed penguin
22
Who is on the NZ $50 note?
Lord Rutherford
Apirana Ngata
Edmund Hillary
Kate Shepherd
23
What are New Zealands two official languages?
English and NZ Sign language
English and Maori
Maori and NZ Sign language
24
Which popular fish is bred for fishing in NZ rivers?
Salmon
Trout
Tuna
25
Rotorua has a distinctive smell, what is the cause?
Chlorine from pools
Methane from cows
Sulfur from geothermal activity
26
What is the name of the NZ Mens Ice Hockey team?
The Ice Blacks
The Ice Fernz
The Black Sticks
27
What did people 'rush' to NZ to find in the 1800s?
Gold
Land
Seals
28
What were seals commercially killed for in 1800s NZ?
Oil
Blubber
Fur
Ivory (bone)
29
How many stars on the New Zealand flag?
6
4
3
5
30
Statement: "NZ hosted the Olympic Games in 1990"
True
False
31
How many Female Prime Ministers has NZ had?
3
1
2
4
32
What is a "Kauri"?
A ship
A tree
A person
33
Which city in NZ has the most volcanoes?
Wellington
Auckland
Christchurch
Whangarei
34
What is the legal voting age in NZ?
16
21
20
18
35
What does "Haere mai" mean?
Come in
Hello
Thanks
Goodbye
36
What is the name of the NZ National Park that contains 3 volcanoes?
Tongariro National Park
Fiordland National Park
Aoraki/ Mount Cook National Park
Abel Tasman National Park
37
Statement: "New Zealand has no native land mammals"
True
False
38
How many species of NZ native parrot are there?
6
3
1
9
39
What do we call carved out valleys like the one on Ruapehu?
Stream
U-valley
Glacier
40
Which NZ volcano erupted violently for 8 days in 1948?
Mt Ngauruhoe
Mt Taranaki
Mt Ruapehu
Mt Tarawera
41
What is the legal speed limit on city roads?
80
50
60
75
42
Which NZ team won the gold medal for netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games?
Black ferns
Tree Ferns
Silver Ferns
White Ferns
43
Have Dinosaur fossils ever been found in NZ?
No
Yes
44
Which of these NZ sports has the greatest number of injuries?
Soccer
Rugby
Netball
45
How many times has NZ won the Americas Cup boat race?
4
1
3
2
