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Auckland Multiple Choice
How well do you know Auckland?
NOTE: this was made by a non-native person currently living in Auckland. I just want to share my experience about the city
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Last updated: February 27, 2019
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| First submitted | February 27, 2019 |
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1. What country does Auckland belong to?
Samoa
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
2. How many people live in the city? (June 2018)
1.63 m
852 k
2.56 m
1.39 m
3. On what side of the road do Aucklanders drive?
left
right
4. What is the name of the highest structure in Auckland?
It has a height of 328 m, thus making it the highest structure in Southern Hemisphere
Sail Tower
Sky Tower
Auckland Tower
White Tower
5. What body of water is crossed by the Auckland Harbour Bridge?
alternatively spelled 'Auckland Harbour'
Manukau Harbour
North Shore Harbour
Waitemata Harbour
Hauraki Harbour
6. What is Auckland's nickname?
City of Sails
Maori Town
Gateway to New Zealand
Capital of the South
7. What does the "K" in K-Road stand for?
Kerikeri is a town in northern New Zealand
Kaiatuma is a word I completely came up with
Kaiatuma is a word I completely came up with
Karangahape
Kerikeri
Kings
Kaiatuma
8. How many volcanoes form the Auckland Volcanic Field?
71
43
53
28
9. Which one of these volcanoes is the youngest? (it erupted about 600 years ago)
Rangitoto is an island volcano in the Hauraki Gulf. Plus, it's the highest one, too
Maungarei
Waiheke
One Tree Hill
Rangitoto
10. What is the profession of Auckland resident Dai Henwood?
He used to host 'Family Feud' - I absolutely love this show!
rugby player
musician
current Mayor
TV host
11. Of the ethnicities listed below, which one's the biggest in terms of population?
Māori: 10.7%
Chinese: 8.4%
Australians: 0.5%
Japanese: 0.5%
Chinese: 8.4%
Australians: 0.5%
Japanese: 0.5%
Chinese
Japanese
Māori
Australians
12. What are 'Countdown' and 'New World'?
suburbs
train stations
supermarkets
educational programmes
13. Who was NOT born in Auckland?
Peter Jackson was born and raised in Wellington
Sir Edmund Hillary
Jonah Lomu
Peter Jackson
Lorde
14. What is the "Domain"?
it is the oldest park of the city and contains the Auckland Museum
an amusement park
a well-known store
a wharf
a park
15. What is the name of Auckland's central railway station?
Ponsonby
Newmarket
Queen's Station
Britomart
16. What is 'pōhutukawa'?
also called 'New Zealand Christmas Tree', it is red and can be found on Rangitoto Island
a common New Zealand greeting
another word for kiwifruit
a type of tree
the local Māori tribe (Iwi)
17. True or false: the Māori call Auckland 'Aotearoa'.
Aotearoa means New Zealand
Auckland is called Ākarana or Tāmaki-makau-rau
Auckland is called Ākarana or Tāmaki-makau-rau
True
False
18. True or false: Auckland is the most isolated capital in the world.
Auckland hasn't been a capital since 1865
False
True
19. True or false: 'AKL' is the IATA code for Auckland Intl. Airport
True
False
20. A tricky one to conclude: if you'd start digging a hole in Auckland, where would eventually end up? (assuming you're heat-resistent)
You'll end up near Ronda, a well-known town between Seville and Málaga
near Nuremberg, Germany
in the Scottish Highlands
near Seville, Spain
in the Atlantic Ocean, close to Ireland
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