| Clue | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Most populous city | Auckland | 97%
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| W | Capital city | Wellington | 94%
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| M | Name for the indigenous people | Māori | 92%
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| R | Sport played by All Blacks | Rugby union | 90%
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| K | National animal | Kiwi | 86%
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| E | Mountain New Zealander Edmund Hillary climbed first | Everest | 77%
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| U | Country of birth of more than 250,000 New Zealand residents | United Kingdom | 76%
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| Z | Dutch province for which New Zealand is named | Zeeland | 72%
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| L | Singer of "Royals" | Lorde | 70%
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| C | Actor of "Gladiator" | Crowe | 61%
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| J | Most famous movie director | Jackson | 54%
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| I | Stewart, D'Urville, Waiheke e.g. | Island | 51%
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| P | Oceanian sub-region it is part of | Polynesia | 49%
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| Q | Skiing resort town in South Island | Queenstown | 48%
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| S | Major range of the South Island | Southern Alps | 48%
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| Y | What New Zealanders refer to the popular table vegetable, oca | Yam | 47%
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| H | Principal city of Waikato region | Hamilton | 44%
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| T | Largest lake | Taupo | 39%
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| N | Self-governing state | Niue | 36%
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| F | National park of Milford Sound | Fiordland | 33%
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| O | Dunedin is its administrative seat | Otago | 33%
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| G | National anthem | {God} {Defend} New Zealand | 29%
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| V | Prominent hill in the below | Victoria | 24%
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| D | What New Zealanders refer to the Tasman Sea as | Ditch | 23%
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| B | Peninsula south of Christchurch | Banks | 20%
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