Things You Probably Didn't Know Click Quiz - New Zealand Cities - Statistics

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Hint Explanation Answer % Correct
Referred To As The 'Coolest Little Capital' In The World A common nickname of Wellington. Wellington
77%
‘Hosted’ The Darkest Day in New Zealand, Where 51 People Were Killed In A Terrorist Attack In A Mosque 51 Muslims were killed in a terrorist attack at a mosque in Christchurch in 2019, the first attack of its kind in New Zealand’s history. Christchurch
76%
Is Home To The Tallest Structure In The Southern Hemisphere The Sky Tower is the centrepiece of the Auckland skyline. Towering at over 328m, it is taller than the Eiffel Tower, and the Q1, Australia's tallest structure. Auckland
65%
Has 1/3 Of Its Population Born Outside Of It Around 1/3 of Auckland’s population is born elsewhere, mostly in places such as China, India, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and England. Auckland
55%
Is Home To The World's First Commerical Bungee/Bungy Jump AJ Hackett is credited for opening the worlds first bungee/bungy jumping facility, on the Kawarau bridge above clear blue waters. Queenstown
49%
Is Home To The Youngest Geothermal System On The Planet The Waimangu Volcanic Valley is located around Rotorua, and formed through a volcanic eruption in 1886. It is the only geothermal system which was created within written history. Rotorua
46%
Sits On A Lake That Was Created By One Of The Largest Volcanic Eruptions Known To Man Lake Taupo was created by a volcanic eruption, which was said to have had created a smog seen from Japan. Taupo
44%
Was Ranked No.1 most liveable city in the world in 2021 Known for its friendly people, equal opportunities, peace, and general prosperity among the population. Auckland
41%
Is Home To New Zealand's Only Castle Larnach Castle was opened in 1874 as a mock castle on the ridge of the Otago Peninsula. Dunedin
41%
Has Hosted Countless Celebrities On Its Main Jet Boat Ride Attraction The Shotover Jet has carried passengers including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, in 2014. Queenstown
40%
Has A Famous Hole In One Challenge On The Lake Lake Taupo is home to a floating island, where people are allowed to hit golf balls onto it, hoping that their golf ball will land in one of the 3 holes, for a large monetary prize. Taupo
40%
Sits On New Zealand's Longest River. The Waikato River runs through Hamilton, and is over 400 km long. Hamilton
37%
Was Home To A Cadbury Chocolate Factory The factory unfortunately had to close in 2017 due to increasing costs. Dunedin
30%
Was Ranked No.1 top destination to visit in the world in 2022 by Lonely Planet Renowned for its mix of man made attractions, and natural wonders. Auckland
26%
Is Constantly Mocked For Being Boring, Among Other Things Hamilton is known around New Zealand for being unentertaining, as well as unjustified resentment towards the city. Hamilton
23%
Is Home To The Southern Hemisphere's Largest Playground The Margaret Mahy Playground is over 2.5 hectares in size, making it the largest in all of Southern Hemisphere. Christchurch
22%
Is Next To The Only Natural Visible Circle From Space New Plymouth is overlooked my Mt. Taranaki, an almost perfect conical shape, with protection fencing around the edges causing a difference in vegetation inside the circle to the outside of it. New Plymouth
20%
Has A Name Which Is Often Mixed With 'Las Vegas' As A Nickname For The City Rotorua is often called 'Roto-Vegas' due to its resemblance of Las Vegas's hotels/motels along the main strip, as well as being a major tourist town. Rotorua
20%
Is Called The Penguin Capital Of The World, For It's Large Influx Of Penguins in the summer Little Blue Penguins are the smaller penguins in the world, and will hop ashore into town in the summer. Timaru
20%
Borders 1 Of Only 21 International Dark Sky Reserves The Wairarapa Valley is an International Dark Sky Reserve, with borders very near the city of Wellington. Wellington
6%
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