NZ Quiz 15Qs

What is the capital city of New Zealand? (spelling is crucial – including capital letters)

What is the 2020 population of New Zealand?

• 482,000

• 1.44 million

• 4.82 million

• 12.44 million

Which NZ city, often mistaken for the capital, has the highest population of all NZ cities with 1.6 million people – making it more populated than Adelaide and slightly less populated than Perth? (spelling crucial)

Identify the body of water between NZ and Australia.

• Bass Strait

• Coral Sea

• Tasman Sea

• The Heads

Name the iconic NZ sporting team and name the traditional Maori dance they perform prior to international matches.

• The Tall Blacks; the Haka

• The All Blacks; the Haka

• The All Blacks; the Haiku

• The Black Ferns; the Haiku

• The All Blacks; the Bhangra

If the Maori population of NZ is 744,800 and the overall population is 4.822 million, what % of NZ's population is Maori? (you have one minute to work it out)

• 15.4%

• 6.5%

• 65.4%

• 24.5%

• 18.6%

How many New Zealanders are 15-19 years of age?

• 150,000

• 160,000

• 310,000

• 31,000

• 3,100,000

What is the annual temperature range for Auckland?

• 9.5ºC

• 10.5ºC

• 11.5ºC

• 17ºC

• 20ºC

Estimate Auckland's Spring rainfall.

• 164 mm

• 278 mm

• 304 mm

• 420 mm

• 351 mm

Which of the following STATEMENTS is TRUE?

• NZ's Sth Island is larger than the Nth Island and also warmer

• NZ's Nth Island is larger than the Sth Island and also warmer

• NZ's Sth Island is larger than the Nth Island and cooler

• NZ's Nth Island is larger than the Sth Island and cooler