Test 3 Flashcards
Mount ________ erupted violently on June 10th 1886 killing approx 120 people and distroying a major tourist attraction?
Tarawera
___________ is the first city in the world to see the sun each day?
Gisborne
______ _______ is the Maori God of the forest
Tane Mahuta
The _______ beetle is New Zealands largest beetle. The larval form can be used as “bush tucker” and tastes like peanut butter
Huhu
In the South Island, you would go to __________ to watch the whales
Kaikoura
Egg whites and sugar are the two main ingredients in ____________ one of New Zealands favourite desserts
Pavlova
The first __________ restaurant opened in New Zealand in 1976
McDonald’s
The Southern hemispheres deepest cave system is situated on Mount _________ near Nelson
Arthur
In 1855, this 8+ magnitude quake raised sections of the New Zealand coastline by over 2 meters. Where was this?
Wairarapa
Raikura is the Maori name for __________ island
Stewart
Cape Kidnappers, east of Hastings, is best known for which type of bird?
Gannit
New Zealand has many varieties of Skink. Two of the rarest are the Grand Skink and the Otago Skink. A Skink is a type of ________
Lizard
The yellow-eyed ___________ is also known by its Maori name Hoiho.
Penguin
Opaki school first opened in the year _______
1878
Pekapeka are the only native non-marine mammals in New Zealand, they are a type of __________
Bat
