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A New Zealand Question Tour - Statistics
General Stats
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This quiz has been taken 12 times
8 since last reset
- The average score is 19 of 32
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Cities 1: Former capital of Aotearoa/New Zealand with a distinctive Sky Tower. | Auckland | 100%
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| Cities 2: City struck by a series of earthquakes starting in 2010 | Christchurch | 100%
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| People 4: Along with Tenzing Norgay, he was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. | Edmund Hillary | 100%
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| Culture 4: Traditional dance performed by the Maori before a competition. | Haka | 100%
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| Wildlife 1: Flightless bird and New Zealander namesake; I must re-emphasize the flightlessness, as it is also the symbol of the New Zealand Air Force. | Kiwi | 100%
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| Paleontology 1: Member of the order Dinornitoformes that went extinct roughly a century after human colonization of Aotearoa. | Moa | 100%
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| Cities 3: This city, named for a Scottish one, is home to Aotearoa/New Zealand's oldest university. | Dunedin | 86%
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| Natural Landmarks 3: The tallest mountain in Aotearoa/New Zealand. | Aoraki / Mount Cook | 71%
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| People 3: "Father of Nuclear Physics" | Ernest Rutherford | 71%
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| History 1: This contested document granted the British Empire control over Aotearoa. | Treaty of Waitangi | 71%
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| Wildlife 4: The fifth extant reptile group, similar to a lizard. | Tuatara | 71%
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| Wildlife 2: Flightless parrot that is the heaviest in the world. | Kakapo | 57%
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| People 2: One of the leaders of New Zealand's suffragists, known for her pamphlet "Ten Reasons Why the Women of New Zealand Should Vote" | Kate Sheppard | 57%
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| Natural Landmarks 1: This famous fjord's Maori name references a now-extinct songbird. | Milford Sound / Piopiotahi | 57%
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| History 4: Distinctive culture of the Chatham Islands that was almost completely annihilated in 1835; its last member died in 1901. | Moriori | 57%
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| History 3: Upon the acquisition of European firearms, these conflicts spread across Maori chiefdoms from 1801 to 1840 | Musket Wars | 57%
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| Stars 3: (Director) "The Lord of the Rings," "King Kong (2005)" | Peter Jackson | 57%
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| Stars 1: (Actor) "Gladiator," "Les Miserables" | Russell Crowe | 57%
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| Stars 4: (Director) "Jojo Rabbit," "Reservation Dogs" | Taika Waititi | 57%
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| Cities 4: Its name means "resting place" in Maori. | Tauranga | 57%
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| Natural Landmarks 2: Many of the mountains of this national park, such as Ngauruhoe, are held as sacred. | Tongariro | 57%
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| Natural Landmarks 4: These caverns are known for their glowworm larvae that shine a vibrant blue on their rocky ceilings. | Waitomo Caves | 57%
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| Wildlife 3: Suborder of giant flightless crickets. | Weta | 57%
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| Stars 2: (Actress) "The Piano," "True Blood." | Anna Paquin | 43%
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| Paleontology 2: Gigantic bird-of-prey that hunted the above | Haast's Eagle | 29%
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| Culture 1: Pendant made of greenstone depicting a human sitting cross-legged. | Hei-Tiki | 29%
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| Paleontology 3: This species of bird was notable for its sexually dimorphic beak: females had a long, tapering beak, while males had a short, crow-like one. | Huia | 29%
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| People 1: Chief (or rangatira) and inaugural first king of the Maori | Potatau Te Wherowhero | 29%
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| Culture 2: In this short story by Katherine Mansfield, a young woman by the name of Laura finds her poorer neighbor dead while hosting a celebration. | The Garden Party | 29%
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| Culture 3: Janet Frame's most famous novel, in which Daphne Withers undergoes a series of mental "treatments" after the death of her sister. | Owls Do Cry | 14%
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| Paleontology 4: Native to the Tahora Formation in Napier, this plesiosaur has gained limited renown for its appearance in the BBC show "Prehistoric Planet." | Tuarangisaurus | 14%
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| History 2: First major conflict between paheka (Anglo settlers) and Maori, in which a magistrate of the New Zealand Company attempted to illegally arrest two chiefs. | Wairau Affray | 14%
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