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?

Australia ✓

Samoa ✓

New Zealand ✓

United Kingdom ✓

2. How many people live in the city? (June 2018)

852 k ✓

1.63 m ✓

1.39 m ✓

2.56 m ✓

3. On what side of the road do Aucklanders drive?

right ✓

left ✓

4. What is the name of the highest structure in Auckland?

Auckland Tower ✓

White Tower ✓

Sky Tower ✓

Sail Tower ✓

It has a height of 328 m, thus making it the highest structure in Southern Hemisphere

5. What body of water is crossed by the Auckland Harbour Bridge?

Waitemata Harbour ✓

Hauraki Harbour ✓

North Shore Harbour ✓

Manukau Harbour ✓

alternatively spelled 'Auckland Harbour'

6. What is Auckland's nickname?

City of Sails ✓

Maori Town ✓

Capital of the South ✓

Gateway to New Zealand ✓

7. What does the "K" in K-Road stand for?

Kerikeri ✓

Karangahape ✓

Kaiatuma ✓

Kings ✓

Kerikeri is a town in northern New Zealand
Kaiatuma is a word I completely came up with

8. How many volcanoes form the Auckland Volcanic Field?

43 ✓

71 ✓

53 ✓

28 ✓

9. Which one of these volcanoes is the youngest? (it erupted about 600 years ago)

One Tree Hill ✓

Rangitoto ✓

Waiheke ✓

Maungarei ✓

Rangitoto is an island volcano in the Hauraki Gulf. Plus, it's the highest one, too

10. What is the profession of Auckland resident Dai Henwood?

TV host ✓

musician ✓

current Mayor ✓

rugby player ✓

He used to host 'Family Feud' - I absolutely love this show!

11. Of the ethnicities listed below, which one's the biggest in terms of population?

Chinese ✓

Japanese ✓

Australians ✓

Māori ✓

Māori: 10.7%
Chinese: 8.4%
Australians: 0.5%
Japanese: 0.5%

12. What are 'Countdown' and 'New World'?

educational programmes ✓

suburbs ✓

supermarkets ✓

train stations ✓

13. Who was NOT born in Auckland?

Peter Jackson ✓

Jonah Lomu ✓

Lorde ✓

Sir Edmund Hillary ✓

Peter Jackson was born and raised in Wellington

14. What is the "Domain"?

a well-known store ✓

a park ✓

an amusement park ✓

a wharf ✓

it is the oldest park of the city and contains the Auckland Museum

15. What is the name of Auckland's central railway station?

Queen's Station ✓

Newmarket ✓

Britomart ✓

Ponsonby ✓

16. What is 'pōhutukawa'?

a common New Zealand greeting ✓

another word for kiwifruit ✓

a type of tree ✓

the local Māori tribe (Iwi) ✓

also called 'New Zealand Christmas Tree', it is red and can be found on Rangitoto Island

17. True or false: the Māori call Auckland 'Aotearoa'.

True ✓

False ✓

Aotearoa means New Zealand
Auckland is called Ākarana or Tāmaki-makau-rau

18. True or false: Auckland is the most isolated capital in the world.

False ✓

True ✓

Auckland hasn't been a capital since 1865

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)

near Seville, Spain ✓

near Nuremberg, Germany ✓

in the Scottish Highlands ✓

in the Atlantic Ocean, close to Ireland ✓

You'll end up near Ronda, a well-known town between Seville and Málaga

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