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Auckland Multiple Choice

How well do you know Auckland?
NOTE: this was made by a non-native person currently living in Auckland. I just want to share my experience about the city
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Last updated: February 27, 2019
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1. What country does Auckland belong to?
New Zealand
Australia
United Kingdom
Samoa
2. How many people live in the city? (June 2018)
2.56 m
1.63 m
852 k
1.39 m
3. On what side of the road do Aucklanders drive?
right
left
4. What is the name of the highest structure in Auckland?
It has a height of 328 m, thus making it the highest structure in Southern Hemisphere
White Tower
Auckland Tower
Sky Tower
Sail Tower
5. What body of water is crossed by the Auckland Harbour Bridge?
alternatively spelled 'Auckland Harbour'
Manukau Harbour
Hauraki Harbour
North Shore Harbour
Waitemata Harbour
6. What is Auckland's nickname?
Capital of the South
City of Sails
Maori Town
Gateway to New Zealand
7. What does the "K" in K-Road stand for?
Kerikeri is a town in northern New Zealand
Kaiatuma is a word I completely came up with
Karangahape
Kings
Kaiatuma
Kerikeri
8. How many volcanoes form the Auckland Volcanic Field?
53
71
28
43
9. Which one of these volcanoes is the youngest? (it erupted about 600 years ago)
Rangitoto is an island volcano in the Hauraki Gulf. Plus, it's the highest one, too
Waiheke
Maungarei
Rangitoto
One Tree Hill
10. What is the profession of Auckland resident Dai Henwood?
He used to host 'Family Feud' - I absolutely love this show!
current Mayor
TV host
musician
rugby player
11. Of the ethnicities listed below, which one's the biggest in terms of population?
Māori: 10.7%
Chinese: 8.4%
Australians: 0.5%
Japanese: 0.5%
Māori
Japanese
Australians
Chinese
12. What are 'Countdown' and 'New World'?
suburbs
supermarkets
educational programmes
train stations
13. Who was NOT born in Auckland?
Peter Jackson was born and raised in Wellington
Jonah Lomu
Sir Edmund Hillary
Peter Jackson
Lorde
14. What is the "Domain"?
it is the oldest park of the city and contains the Auckland Museum
a park
a well-known store
an amusement park
a wharf
15. What is the name of Auckland's central railway station?
Newmarket
Queen's Station
Britomart
Ponsonby
16. What is 'pōhutukawa'?
also called 'New Zealand Christmas Tree', it is red and can be found on Rangitoto Island
another word for kiwifruit
the local Māori tribe (Iwi)
a common New Zealand greeting
a type of tree
17. True or false: the Māori call Auckland 'Aotearoa'.
Aotearoa means New Zealand
Auckland is called Ākarana or Tāmaki-makau-rau
False
True
18. True or false: Auckland is the most isolated capital in the world.
Auckland hasn't been a capital since 1865
True
False
19. True or false: 'AKL' is the IATA code for Auckland Intl. Airport
False
True
20. A tricky one to conclude: if you'd start digging a hole in Auckland, where would eventually end up? (assuming you're heat-resistent)
You'll end up near Ronda, a well-known town between Seville and Málaga
in the Scottish Highlands
near Nuremberg, Germany
near Seville, Spain
in the Atlantic Ocean, close to Ireland
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