| clue | answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| NZ's previous capital, until 1865 | Auckland | 100%
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| Nearest world capital | Canberra | 97%
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| Its Wellington-born director, who won an Oscar for it | Peter Jackson | 71%
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| Wellington is named after Arthur Wellesley, the... | {Duke} of Wellington | 68%
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| The city's university, named after a sovereign | {Victoria} University | 61%
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| The world's most ____ capital [think weather] | windy | 61%
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| The inter-island ferry crosses this gap between North and South Islands | {Cook} Strait | 55%
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| The nickname of Parliament's executive wing (pictured) | The {Beehive} | 55%
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| ... and travels to this South Island town | Picton | 45%
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| Company that produced special effects for Lord of the Rings | {Weta} Workshop | 45%
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| National museum | Te {Papa} | 39%
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| Wellingtonians Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, better known as... | {Flight} of the {Conchords} | 29%
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| ... with this island in the middle, formerly a quarantine station | {Somes} Island | 26%
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| One of NZ's most influential authors, who died from TB in 1923 aged 34 | Katherine {Mansfield} | 23%
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| Wellington's Maori name | Te {Whanganui}-a-Tara | 23%
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| Wellington's harbour... | Port {Nicholson} | 19%
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| Nickname of Wellington Regional Stadium (aka Sky Stadium) | The {Cake} {Tin} | 19%
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| In which English county is Wellington? | Somerset | 6%
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