New Zealand Multiple Choice

1. Which European first sighted New Zealand, in 1642?

2. What was the name of the South Island until 1907?

3. The world's first commercial bungy jump site was established near which tourist town?

4. The All Blacks rugby team's usually play in an all black uniform. What is their alternate playing strip?

5. What sport do the All Whites represent New Zealand at?

6. Which city is the most westerly?

7. Which is the largest New Zealand city with a Maori name?

8. Who was New Zealand's first female prime minister?

9. Ernest Rutherford, the father of nuclear physics, appears on what banknote?

10. In what year did New Zealand's currency change from pounds, shillings and pence to dollars and cents?

11. In what year did New Zealand become the first country in the world to give women the vote?

12. New Zealand athletes competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics as a part of what team?

13. New Zealand's major newspaper is the New Zealand...

14. Which North Island mountain played the role of Mount Doom in the Lord of The Rings movies?

15. Who composed the Drysdale Overture in 1937, and the Aotearoa Overture in 1940?