Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Flashcards
1
Q
When was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?
A
6 February 1840
2
Q
In what year did Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer Mount
Everest?
A
1953
3
Q
According to Māori legend, who discovered Aotearoa New Zealand?
A
Kupe
4
Q
What is the large flightless extinct bird of Aotearoa New Zealand?
A
Moa
5
Q
A rugby tour of Aotearoa New Zealand by which country saw riots and
protests in 1981?
A
South Africa
6
Q
What was the name of the Greenpeace ship that was bombed by
French agents in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland Harbour in 1985?
A
The Rainbow Warrior
7
Q
What does ANZAC stand for?
A
Australia New Zealand
Army Corp
8
Q
What was the first capital of Aotearoa New Zealand?
A
Kororāreka / Russell
9
Q
Who is the Māori God of the Sea?
A
Tangaroa
10
Q
Who was the first female Prime Minister of Aotearoa New Zealand?
A
Jenny Shipley
