Multiple Choice Quiz - New Zealand
Did you know:-

#  In the scene of Star Trek: First Contact, where we see Earth from space, Australia and Papua New Guinea are clearly visible but New Zealand is missing.

#  The Māori name for New Zealand is Aoetaroa and means 'land of the long white cloud'.

#  Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, is the world's steepest street. The road has a gradient of 1 in 2.86 at its steepest section, a 38 per cent grade.

What else do you know?  Test yourself!

Q 1)   Which New Zealander was the first person to climb Mount Everest?  

   A)   Sir Edmund Hilary
   B)   Sir Richard Hadlee
   C)   Sherpa Tenzing
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Option A:-  Sir Edmund Hilary
Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was with Sir Edmund Hilary, but he was not a New Zealander.
Q 2)  New Zealand bases itself on which Treaty?

   A)   The Treaty of Waitangi
   B)   Treaty of Auckland
   C)   The Treaty of Versaille
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Option A:-  Treaty of Waitangi
Signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand.
Q 3:-  What constellation features on New Zealand's flag?   
   
   A)   Orion
   B)   Southern Cross
   C)   The Big Dipper
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Option B:-  Southern Cross
   

​Q 4:-  In which New Zealand city would you find the Sky Tower?

   A)   Wellington
   B)   Auckland
   C)   Rotorua

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Option B:-  Auckland
The Sky Tower is an observation and telecommunications tower located in the Auckland CBD
Q 5:-  Name the Greenpeace vessel sunk by French spies in Auckland in 1985

   A)   The Explorer
   B)   Rainbow Warrior
   C)   Rainbow Explorer 

 
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Option B:-  Rainbow Warrior
The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, code named Opération Satanique, was a bombing operation by the "action" branch of the French foreign intelligence services, the Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure, carried out on 10 July 1985.
Q 6:-   Name the body of water that separates the North and South Islands.
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   A)   All Black Bay   
   B)   Tasman Strait
​   C)   Cook Strait
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Option C:-  Cook Strait.
It connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South Pacific Ocean on the southeast
Q 7:-  New Zealand’s beautiful scenery features in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films created by which world-renowned filmmaker?  

   A)   Jane Campion
   B)   Richard Taylor
   C)   Peter Jackson
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Option C:-  Peter Jackson
Q 8:- What is a Kiwi?  
 
   A)   A glow worm
   B)   A type of Frog
   C)   A Bird
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Option C:-  A bird
A flightless New Zealand bird with hair-like feathers, having a long down-curved bill with sensitive nostrils at the tip.
Q9:- What is the nickname of New Zealand men’s national rugby union team? 

   A)   The All Blacks.
   B)   The Silver Ferns
​   C)   The Black Ferns
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Option A:-  The All Blacks
The Silver Ferns is a netball team and the Black Ferns are the womens rugby team
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Q 10:- Who was Jonah Lomu

   A)   An Explorer
   B)   A Politician
   C)   A sportsman
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Option C:-  A sportsman
​He became the youngest ever All Black when he played his first international Rugby match in 1994 at the age of 19 years and 45 days.

Q 11:- If a New Zealander says "Kia Ora' to you, what are they saying? 

   A)   Good Bye
   B)   We have the best rugby team in the world
   C)   Hello
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Option C:-  Hello
Q 12:-  What is a Haka
   A)   Dried fish
   B)   Maori war dance
   C)   extinct animal
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Option B:-  War dance.
The haka is a type of ancient Māori war dance traditionally used on the battlefield, as well as when groups came together in peace. Haka are a fierce display of a tribe's pride, strength and unity. Actions include violent foot-stamping, tongue protrusions and rhythmic body slapping to accompany a loud chant.
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