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New Zealand A-Z

For each letter of the alphabet, what is the answer to each New Zealand-related clue?
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Jerry928
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Last updated: October 23, 2015
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Clue
Answer
A
NZ's indigenous name, meaning
Land of the Long White Cloud
Aotearoa
B
Parliament building nickname
Beehive
C
First European to land in NZ,
in 1769
James Cook
D
The role Mount Ngaruhoe played
in Lord of the Rings
Mount Doom
E
Person who appears on all coinage
Elizabeth II
F
Akaroa was settled by, and claimed for, this country in 1839
France
G
National anthem: ___ Defend NZ
God
H
Leading power generation source
Hydro power
I
Frozen liquid snack on a stick
Ice block
J
Oscar-winning film director
Peter Jackson
K
Flightless bird, symbol of NZ
Kiwi
L
2014 Grammy
award-winning singer
Lorde
M
Inuit is to Canada as ___ is to NZ
Maori
 
Clue
Answer
N
Ships with these weapons were banned in 1987
Nuclear
O
Steampunk capital of NZ;
in South Island; pop 13,000
Oamaru
P
Maori term for a white person
Pakeha
Q
Tourist (and skiing) destination
Queenstown
R
The sport NZ has won the most Olympic medals in
Rowing
S
34,000,000 of these live here
Sheep
T
Sea on its west coast
Tasman
U
National sport: Rugby _____
Union
V
Auckland is built on 50 of these
Volcanoes
W
Capital city since 1865
Wellington
X
Public holiday, observed Dec 25
Xmas
Y
5-time Commonwealth games
gold medallist, a NZ record
Val Young
Z
Dutch province New Zealand
was named after
Zeeland
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3 Comments
scambigol
+1
Level 80
Oct 23, 2015
Well done for finding an answer for every letter in the alphabet!
GreenFriday
+1
Level 87
Oct 23, 2015
For Hydro power, maybe also allow hydro electric, hydro dam, or maybe just hydro? I tried these, but didn't even think of power.
Jerry928
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Level 76
Oct 23, 2015
Fair enough; anything beginning with hydro works now.
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