NZ general knowledge Flashcards
Name New Zealand’s capital city
Wellington.
Name New Zealand’s currency _____________________
New Zealand Dollar.
Name the Air New Zealand plane crash/disaster that happened in November 1979 __________
Mt Erebus Disaster.
Who was the Captain of this flight 901 with Air New Zealand? _____________________
_ Captain Jim Collins.
Name the boat/ship/ ferry that sank in 1968 (10 April) off the Wellington coast __________________
The Wahine.
How many people died in this disaster/sinking? __________________________
53 people.
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 ___________________________
Tangiwai Disaster.
Name the driver of the train in this disaster _________________________
Mr Parker.
Name the New Zealander who was the first person to climb Mt Everest (world largest mountain)? _________________
Sir Edmond Hillary.
Name the date and place of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi _______________
Feb 6th 1840 at Waitangi in New Zealand.
What is New Zealand’s 2nd largest city? ________________________
Wellington.
What happened in 1893 that Kate Shepard helped create in New Zealand society? ______________
_ The Women’s vote.
Who was the New Zealander who became the first person to split the atom in 1919? __________________
Baron Ernest Rutherford.
Auckland has the largest number of what per capita in the world? ____________________
Boats.
What year did the All Blacks win the first ever World Cup rugby and where?
1987 / Eden Park
Name 2 of New Zealand’s most famous and popular films 1 ______________ 2 ______________ x
Once Were Warriors, The Piano, Lord of the Rings, Hunt for the Wilder People, Boy, The World’s fastest Indian, Whale Rider.
What feared legless reptile is not found in New Zealand? ____________________
Snakes.
Name the Maori word for New Zealand? ____________________________
Aotearoa.
What is New Zealand’s flightless parrot called? ________________
Kakapo.
Name New Zealand’s flightless bird that is a national icon _________________
The Kiwi Bird.
New Zealand farmers produce 100 kg per person per year of what? _____________
Butter.
Who is New Zealand’s most famous film producer? ________________________
Sir Peter Jackson or Taika Waititi.
Who was the famous All Black rugby player who was knighted for his services to Mental Health? ______________
Sir John Kirwan.
Who was the Dutch Explorer who sighted New Zealand by ship in 1642? ________________________
Abel Tasman.
Which Maori Chief cut the British flag pole down 4 times in early times in New Zealand?________________
Hone Heke.
What year did Captain James Cook arrive in New Zealand? _________________
1769.
What is the name for traditional Maori cooking in the ground? ____________________
A Hangi.
What is New Zealand’s famous tourist adventure/adrenaline jump called? (firstly based in Queenstown by A J Hackett) ______________
Bungee Jump.
What street in Dunedin is the steepest residential street in the world? _______________
Baldwin Street.
Name two other countries are closer to Antarctica than New Zealand? 1 ______________ 2 _____________
Chile and Argentina.
Auckland has the tallest man-made structure in the Southern Hemisphere, what is it called? ____________
Sky Tower.
How many volcanoes are there around Auckland? _________________________
50 volcanoes.
Who is the current Governor General of New Zealand? ____________________________
Dame Patsy Reddy.
Who was the previous Governor General of New Zealand? ___________________
Sir Jerry Mateparae.
Who was the first Governor General of New Zealand? ____________________________
Governor Hobson.
Who was the famous Maori opera singer who sang at Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding? _________________
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
Who is New Zealand’s most famous basketball player? _____________________________
Steven Adams.
Which New Zealander has won the most Olympic gold medals? (4)_____________________
Ian Ferguson
What is the name of the main dividing mountain range in the South Island of New Zealand? ____________
The Southern Alps.
Where is Farewell Spit located in New Zealand? ______________________________
Top of South Island.
The kiwifruit was originally called what? __________________________
Chinese Gooseberry.
Whose head will you find on the back of New Zealand coins? ________________________
Queen Elizabeth.
Name the sea that lies between New Zealand and Australia? _________________________
Tasman Sea.
What was the capital of New Zealand before it was moved to Wellington? _____________________
Auckland.
What is the easternmost city in New Zealand and is first to see the sunrise every day? ______________
Gisborne.
Where in New Zealand did the severe 1931 earthquake occur? __________________________
Napier.
What is the name of the Maori welcoming ceremony? _________________________
Powhiri.
What is the Maori name for mountain? _________________________
Maunga.
The city, Tamaki-Makau-Rau, is best known as _______________________
Auckland.
What is the name of the Greenpeace ship that was blown up in the Auckland harbour in 1985? ___________
_ The Rainbow Warrior.
Name the largest lake in the South Island ________________________
Lake Te Anau.
Name the longest road bridge in New Zealand __________________________
Rakaia (Mid Canterbury).
Where would you find Cathedral Square? _______________________
Christchurch.
What is the English name for Mt Taranaki? ________________________
Mt Egmont.
Name 7 universities in New Zealand: 1 ___________________ 2_____________________ 3 ______________________ 4 _____________________ 5 ____________________ 6 ______________________ 7 ____________________
Otago, Canterbury, Lincoln, Victoria, Massey, Waikato , and Auckland Universities.
What is the New Zealand men’s cricket team called? ________________________
Black Caps.
What is the New Zealand women’s cricket team called? _____________________
White Ferns.
What is the New Zealand men’s hockey team called? _______________________
Black Sticks.
What is the New Zealand women’s hockey team called? ______________________
Black Sticks.
What is the New Zealand men’s basketball team called? _______________________
Tall Blacks.
What is the New Zealand women’s soccer/ football team called? _________________
Football Ferns.
What is the New Zealand women’s rugby team called? ________________________
Black Ferns.
Sam Neil, Cliff Curtis, Lucy Lawless, Taika Waititi, Russell Crowe, Temuera Morrison, are famous New Zealand what? _____________________
Actors / Movie Stars.
Who was New Zealand’s first Prime Minister? ________________________
Henry Sewell 1807-1879.
Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $5 note? _______________________
Sir Edmond Hillary.
Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $10 note? ________________________
Kate Shepherd.
Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $20 note? ________________________
Queen Elizabeth II
Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $50 note? _____________________________
Sir Apirana Ngata
Who is the famous person on the New Zealand $100 note? _________________________
Lord Rutherford of Nelson.
What symbol is on the front of the 10-cent coin? ________________________
Maori Tiki.
What symbol is on the front of the 50-cent coin? __________________________
Captain Cooks Ship “The Endeavour”.
What symbol is on the front of the $1 coin? __________________________
The Kiwi bird.
What symbol is on the front of the $2 coin? _____________________________
The kotuku (white heron bird)
Which famous New Zealander was married to Rod Stewart (The Rock Singer)? _____________________
Rachel Hunter.
What year was Christchurch’s second big devastating earthquake? _______________
2011
