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NZ general knowledge Flashcards

1
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Name New Zealand’s capital city

A

Wellington.

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2
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Name New Zealand’s currency _____________________

A

New Zealand Dollar.

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3
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Name the Air New Zealand plane crash/disaster that happened in November 1979 __________

A

Mt Erebus Disaster.

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4
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Who was the Captain of this flight 901 with Air New Zealand? _____________________

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_ Captain Jim Collins.

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5
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Name the boat/ship/ ferry that sank in 1968 (10 April) off the Wellington coast __________________

A

The Wahine.

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6
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How many people died in this disaster/sinking? __________________________

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53 people.

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7
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ame the train disaster that occurred on Christmas Eve 1953 when the Whanaehu River Bridge was taken out by a lahar flow from Mt Ruapehu ___________________________

A

Tangiwai Disaster.

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8
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Name the driver of the train in this disaster _________________________

A

Mr Parker.

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9
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Name the New Zealander who was the first person to climb Mt Everest (world largest mountain)? _________________

A

Sir Edmond Hillary.

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10
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Name the date and place of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi _______________

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Feb 6th 1840 at Waitangi in New Zealand.

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11
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What is New Zealand’s 2nd largest city? ________________________

A

Wellington.

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12
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What happened in 1893 that Kate Shepard helped create in New Zealand society? ______________

A

_ The Women’s vote.

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13
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Who was the New Zealander who became the first person to split the atom in 1919? __________________

A

Baron Ernest Rutherford.

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14
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Auckland has the largest number of what per capita in the world? ____________________

A

Boats.

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15
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What year did the All Blacks win the first ever World Cup rugby and where?

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1987 / Eden Park

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16
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Name 2 of New Zealand’s most famous and popular films 1 ______________ 2 ______________ x

A

Once Were Warriors, The Piano, Lord of the Rings, Hunt for the Wilder People, Boy, The World’s fastest Indian, Whale Rider.

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17
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What feared legless reptile is not found in New Zealand? ____________________

A

Snakes.

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18
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Name the Maori word for New Zealand? ____________________________

A

Aotearoa.

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19
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What is New Zealand’s flightless parrot called? ________________

A

Kakapo.

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20
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Name New Zealand’s flightless bird that is a national icon _________________

A

The Kiwi Bird.

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21
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New Zealand farmers produce 100 kg per person per year of what? _____________

A

Butter.

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22
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Who is New Zealand’s most famous film producer? ________________________

A

Sir Peter Jackson or Taika Waititi.

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23
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Who was the famous All Black rugby player who was knighted for his services to Mental Health? ______________

A

Sir John Kirwan.

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24
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Who was the Dutch Explorer who sighted New Zealand by ship in 1642? ________________________

A

Abel Tasman.

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25
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Which Maori Chief cut the British flag pole down 4 times in early times in New Zealand?________________

A

Hone Heke.

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26
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What year did Captain James Cook arrive in New Zealand? _________________

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1769.

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27
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What is the name for traditional Maori cooking in the ground? ____________________

A

A Hangi.

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28
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What is New Zealand’s famous tourist adventure/adrenaline jump called? (firstly based in Queenstown by A J Hackett) ______________

A

Bungee Jump.

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29
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What street in Dunedin is the steepest residential street in the world? _______________

A

Baldwin Street.

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30
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Name two other countries are closer to Antarctica than New Zealand? 1 ______________ 2 _____________

A

Chile and Argentina.

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31
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Auckland has the tallest man-made structure in the Southern Hemisphere, what is it called? ____________

A

Sky Tower.

32
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How many volcanoes are there around Auckland? _________________________

A

50 volcanoes.

33
Q

Who is the current Governor General of New Zealand? ____________________________

A

Dame Patsy Reddy.

34
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Who was the previous Governor General of New Zealand? ___________________

A

Sir Jerry Mateparae.

35
Q

Who was the first Governor General of New Zealand? ____________________________

A

Governor Hobson.

36
Q

Who was the famous Maori opera singer who sang at Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding? _________________

A

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

37
Q

Who is New Zealand’s most famous basketball player? _____________________________

A

Steven Adams.

38
Q

Which New Zealander has won the most Olympic gold medals? (4)_____________________

A

Ian Ferguson

39
Q

What is the name of the main dividing mountain range in the South Island of New Zealand? ____________

A

The Southern Alps.

40
Q

Where is Farewell Spit located in New Zealand? ______________________________

A

Top of South Island.

41
Q

The kiwifruit was originally called what? __________________________

A

Chinese Gooseberry.

42
Q

Whose head will you find on the back of New Zealand coins? ________________________

A

Queen Elizabeth.

43
Q

Name the sea that lies between New Zealand and Australia? _________________________

A

Tasman Sea.

44
Q

What was the capital of New Zealand before it was moved to Wellington? _____________________

A

Auckland.

45
Q

What is the easternmost city in New Zealand and is first to see the sunrise every day? ______________

A

Gisborne.

46
Q

Where in New Zealand did the severe 1931 earthquake occur? __________________________

A

Napier.

47
Q

What is the name of the Maori welcoming ceremony? _________________________

A

Powhiri.

48
Q

What is the Maori name for mountain? _________________________

A

Maunga.

49
Q

The city, Tamaki-Makau-Rau, is best known as _______________________

A

Auckland.

50
Q

What is the name of the Greenpeace ship that was blown up in the Auckland harbour in 1985? ___________

A

_ The Rainbow Warrior.

51
Q

Name the largest lake in the South Island ________________________

A

Lake Te Anau.

52
Q

Name the longest road bridge in New Zealand __________________________

A

Rakaia (Mid Canterbury).

53
Q

Where would you find Cathedral Square? _______________________

A

Christchurch.

54
Q

What is the English name for Mt Taranaki? ________________________

A

Mt Egmont.

55
Q

Name 7 universities in New Zealand: 1 ___________________ 2_____________________ 3 ______________________ 4 _____________________ 5 ____________________ 6 ______________________ 7 ____________________

A

Otago, Canterbury, Lincoln, Victoria, Massey, Waikato , and Auckland Universities.

56
Q

What is the New Zealand men’s cricket team called? ________________________

A

Black Caps.

57
Q

What is the New Zealand women’s cricket team called? _____________________

A

White Ferns.

58
Q

What is the New Zealand men’s hockey team called? _______________________

A

Black Sticks.

59
Q

What is the New Zealand women’s hockey team called? ______________________

A

Black Sticks.

60
Q

What is the New Zealand men’s basketball team called? _______________________

A

Tall Blacks.

61
Q

What is the New Zealand women’s soccer/ football team called? _________________

A

Football Ferns.

62
Q

What is the New Zealand women’s rugby team called? ________________________

A

Black Ferns.

63
Q

Sam Neil, Cliff Curtis, Lucy Lawless, Taika Waititi, Russell Crowe, Temuera Morrison, are famous New Zealand what? _____________________

A

Actors / Movie Stars.

64
Q

Who was New Zealand’s first Prime Minister? ________________________

A

Henry Sewell 1807-1879.

65
Q

Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $5 note? _______________________

A

Sir Edmond Hillary.

66
Q

Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $10 note? ________________________

A

Kate Shepherd.

67
Q

Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $20 note? ________________________

A

Queen Elizabeth II

68
Q

Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $50 note? _____________________________

A

Sir Apirana Ngata

69
Q

Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $100 note? _________________________

A

Lord Rutherford of Nelson.

70
Q

What symbol is on the front of the 10-cent coin? ________________________

A

Maori Tiki.

71
Q

What symbol is on the front of the 50-cent coin? __________________________

A

Captain Cooks Ship “The Endeavour”.

72
Q

What symbol is on the front of the $1 coin? __________________________

A

The Kiwi bird.

73
Q

What symbol is on the front of the $2 coin? _____________________________

A

The kotuku (white heron bird)

74
Q

Which famous New Zealander was married to Rod Stewart (The Rock Singer)? _____________________

A

Rachel Hunter.

75
Q

What year was Christchurch’s second big devastating earthquake? _______________

A

2011

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