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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which captain circumnavigated and mapped New Zealand for the first time in 1769?	James Cook	96%
The Polynesian people settled in the New Zealand between 1250-1300 and developed a distinctive culture. Who did they become?	Māori	96%
What famous film trilogy was mainly filmed in New Zealand between 1999-2003?	The Lord of the Rings	95%
New Zealand became the first country in the world to allow what group to vote in 1893?	Women	95%
What city did Wellington replace as the national capital of New Zealand in 1865?	Auckland	92%
Which New Zealand city was devastated by an earthquake in 2011?	Christchurch	89%
The population of what animal reached a peak of 70 million in 1982?	Sheep	85%
What mountain climber, alongside Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, became the first to have reached the summit of Mount Everest?	Edmund Hillary	83%
Who was the first European explorer to reach New Zealand in 1642?	Abel Tasman	73%
Who was the director of the above throughout the triology?	Peter Jackson	72%
What political parties has dominated New Zealand politics since the independence?	Labour	69%
What New Zealand singer won the "Song of the Year" category of Grammy Awards for her song "Royals" in 2014?	Lorde	69%
What type of gigantic flightless bird was hunted to extinction around 1400 AD?	Moa	67%
What Polynesian god has supposedly pulled the North Island out of the sea with his legendary fishing hook?	Māui	52%
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?	Treaty of {Waitangi}	44%
What New Zealand physicist came to be known as the father of nuclear physics?	Ernest Rutherford	42%
What political parties has dominated New Zealand politics since the independence?	National	38%
What New Zealand actor won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001?	Russell Crowe	38%
Who is regarded as the first true global superstar of rugby union?	Jonah Lomu	36%
In which region did a gold rush occur during the 1860s?	Otago	27%
The Oruanui eruption of what volcano was the most recent supereruption in the world?	{Taupo} Volcano	20%
What city is considered to be the first established incorporated city in New Zealand?	Nelson	18%