9SOS 2019 QUIZ KWIZ

Question 1

A ballot system is used to decide what exactly?

Accepted Answer

Which members bills will be presented next

Question 2

How many years of his life did Mandela spend in jail?

Accepted Answer

27

Question 3

What was the name of the man who discovered NZ?

Accepted Answer

James Cook

Question 4

What was "kainga"?

Accepted Answer

A village

Question 5

Where were the Fencibles from?

Accepted Answer

Britain and Ireland

Question 6

Name three qualities that the Fencibles had to have?

Accepted Answer

They had to have good character, A robust frame, They must be medically approved

Question 7

What is the job of the Judiciary?

Accepted Answer

To dole out punishments

Question 8

How many children were taken and died onboard the Inchinnan?

Accepted Answer

113 onboard, 21 dead

Question 9

True or False: This symbol was once a sign of peace.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What country does this flag belong to?

Accepted Answer

Transylvania

Question 11

How long is The Great Wall of China?

Accepted Answer

21.19618,000,000 million metres

Question 12

What does "apartheid" mean?

Accepted Answer

Separating blacks from whites

Question 13

In what year did the Tainui canoes come from?

Accepted Answer

1250AD

Question 14

What plane crash landed at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut?

Accepted Answer

A WWII B-17 bomber plane

Question 15

Why did Genghis Khan/Temujin kill his half-brother?

Accepted Answer

He refused to share his food

Question 16

How long does it take to build The Great Wall of China?

Accepted Answer

200 years

Question 17

Why did the Fencibles choose Howick as a Fencible Settlement?

Accepted Answer

There was no water shortages, Maori will bring titree and pohutakawa firewood from Waiheke and sell it

Question 18

Where did the modern system of Government come from?

Accepted Answer

The Ancient Greeks

Question 19

Which country has this flag?

Accepted Answer

Albania

Question 20

What does "Taonga" mean?

Accepted Answer

A treasure

Question 21

Name the four ships that were used to transport the Fencibles from Britain and Ireland to New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

Inchinnan, Minerva, Sir Robert Sale, and Sir George Seymour

Question 22

What is the third stage, after a bill passes through it's second stage?

Accepted Answer

Carefully consider it

Question 23

What is the name of the upcoming Star Wars Episode IX?

Accepted Answer

The Rise of Skywalker

Question 24

What does "Tangata Whenua mean?"

Accepted Answer

People of The Land

Question 25

What was happening in Britain that made the Fencibles leave?

Accepted Answer

There was a potato famine, There was crime and begging

Question 26

What does FACKTS stand for?

Accepted Answer

Frame Arrow Colour Key Title Scale

Question 27

How many Fencibles were sent to protect New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

2500

Question 28

Which three buildings got affected by September 11 attacks?

Accepted Answer

The Pentagon and the twin towers of the World Trade Center

Question 29

What were the names of the two tribes onboard?

Accepted Answer

Nai Tai and Ngati Paoa

Question 30

How long did the Fencibles have to stay in NZ and how much land did they have when they got there?

Accepted Answer

1 acre of land one quarter of it ready for cultivation, Seven years

Question 31

In October 2019, The Acting Homeland Security Chief offered to step down. What is his name?

Accepted Answer

Kevin McAleenan

Question 32

True False: The Government needs to obey it's own rules as well

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

In 2021, Kingdom Tower is about to beat the record for the world's tallest tower. What is the current record holder?

Accepted Answer

Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Question 34

What was the name of the other man who discovered New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

Abel Tasman

Question 35

What was the name of the man who discovered NZ in Maori mythology?

Accepted Answer

Kupe

Question 36

What were the names of four of the Fencible settlements?

Accepted Answer

Howick, Panmure, Otahuhu, Onehunga

Question 37

What was the name of the commander of the Tainui waka?

Accepted Answer

Houturoa

Question 38

What is the name of the council in Greek Mythology?

Accepted Answer

The Council of Nine, The Olympian Council

Question 39

Why were the Fencibles sent to New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

To act as a defence force for New Zealand if it comes under attack

Question 40

Who is New Zealand's Head of Government?

Accepted Answer

The Queen

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