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Things You Probably Didn't Know Click Quiz - New Zealand Cities - Statistics
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Answer Stats
| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| Referred To As The 'Coolest Little Capital' In The World | A common nickname of Wellington. | Wellington | 77%
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| ‘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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| Sits On New Zealand's Longest River. | The Waikato River runs through Hamilton, and is over 400 km long. | Hamilton | 37%
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| Was Home To A Cadbury Chocolate Factory | The factory unfortunately had to close in 2017 due to increasing costs. | Dunedin | 30%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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%
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| 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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