The New Zealand Quiz

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Hint	Answer
The first capital of New Zealand	Russell
The Prime Minister or New Zealand during the year 2012	John Key
The Maori Name for New Zealand	Aotearoa
Where does the Governor General live	Government House
The longest river	Waikato River
What year was the Treaty of Waitangi signed	1840
The highest mountain	Mount Cook
The first European to discover New Zealand	Abel Tasman
What is the name of the national cricket team	The Black Caps
Prime minister who refused to have nuclear weapons in New Zealand	David Lange
^ What political party was he part of	Labour
What was Sir Edmund Hillary's original job in NZ	Beekeeper
What is the name for the Maori Language	Te Reo Maori
Who is the director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy	Sir Peter Jackson
What is "wai" in english	Water
What is the name of the NZ base in Antarctica	Scott Base
The biggest lake in NZ	Lake Taupo
What year did Captain Cook land in NZ	1769
What is the name of the best-selling NZ book	The Edmonds Cookery Book
What recreational activity was Jean Batten most famous for	Flying

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7 Comments

Level 76

Jan 31, 2014

The Jean Batten question would not accept "aviation"

Level 12

Mar 13, 2014

Thanks for your comment. Aviation should work now.

Level 7

May 7, 2014

I did like this quiz. The only one I couldn't get was Sir Ed's former occupation.

Level 12

May 13, 2014

Yeah that's a tough one. It interesting how we don't actually now about his life as much as we do his achievement even though he is up there for the most famous kiwis!

Level 76

May 25, 2016

Nice. The highest mountain's official name is "Aoraki / Mount Cook", complete with a "/", though it's cool you accept either half.

Level 68

Sep 22, 2016

YUS! Got them all, great quiz, thanks!

Level 42

Jun 19, 2017

I totally didn't skip over reading the Black Caps question... whoooops c:

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