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The Polynesian people settled in the New Zealand between 1250-1300 and developed a distinctive culture. Who did they become?
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Māori
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The population of what animal reached a peak of 70 million in 1982?
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Sheep
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Who was the first European explorer to reach New Zealand in 1642?
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Abel Tasman
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Which captain circumnavigated and mapped New Zealand for the first time in 1769?
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James Cook
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What treaty was signed in 1840 in the Bay of Islands and was the first attempt from the British to establish colonies in New Zealand?
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Treaty of Waitangi
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Which New Zealand city was devastated by an earthquake in 2011?
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Christchurch
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What type of gigantic flightless bird was hunted to extinction around 1400 AD?
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Moa
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What famous film trilogy was mainly filmed in New Zealand between 1999-2003?
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The Lord of the Rings
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Who was the director of the above throughout the triology?
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Peter Jackson
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What mountain climber, alongside Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, became the first to have reached the summit of Mount Everest?
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Edmund Hillary
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What city did Wellington replace as the national capital of New Zealand in 1865?
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Auckland
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New Zealand became the first country in the world to allow what group to vote in 1893?
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Women
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The Oruanui eruption of what volcano was the most recent supereruption in the world?
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Taupo Volcano
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What Polynesian god has supposedly pulled the North Island out of the sea with his legendary fishing hook?
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Māui
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What New Zealand physicist came to be known as the father of nuclear physics?
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Ernest Rutherford
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What city is considered to be the first established incorporated city in New Zealand?
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Nelson
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What political parties has dominated New Zealand politics since the independence?
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Labour
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National
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Who is regarded as the first true global superstar of rugby union?
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Jonah Lomu
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In which region did a gold rush occur during the 1860s?
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Otago
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What New Zealand actor won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001?
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Russell Crowe
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What New Zealand singer won the "Song of the Year" category of Grammy Awards for her song "Royals" in 2014?
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Lorde
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