Discovering New Zealand

The original inhabitants first settled in New Zealand in ...

• 600 B.C.

• 800 900 A.D.

• 1200 -1300 A.D.

What is the name of the original inhabitants of New Zealand?

• a) aborigines

• b) Maori

• c) kiwis

Who was the first white person to set foot in New Zealand?

• a) James Cook

  a) Captain James Cook

• b) Abel Tasman

• c) Columbus

What is the capital of New Zealand? You can use the map.

• a) Wellington

• b) Auckland

• c) Christchurch

What is the largest city in New Zealand?

• a) Wellington

• b) Auckland

• c) Christchurch

New Zealanders have a nickname which is also the name of a bird found only in that country. What is it?

• a) kiwis

• b) emus

• c) toucans

New Zealand was the first country in the world to introduce

• a) an old age pension

• b) a driving license

• c) votes for women

What season is Christmas in New Zealand?

• a) winter

• b) summer

• c) autumn

New Zealand has over 2,600 classified spider species and many more yet to be classified. The largest, the Nelson cave spider, can have a leg span of up to …

• a) 5 centimetres

• b) 9 centimetres

• c) 13 centimetres

What farm animal do most people immediately associate with NZ?

• a) sheep

• b) cows

• c) horses