Money Maths NZ

What type of penguin is on the New Zealand 5 dollar note?

• White Belly Penguin

• Black Back Penguin

• Yellow Eyed Penguin

• Sticky Beak Penguin

Answer explanation

Sir Edmund Hillary is featured on the other side of the 5 dollar note. He is famous for being the first person ever to climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.

What type of coin is this?

• 1 Dollar

• 50 cents

• 2 Dollar

• 20 cents

Answer explanation

The White Swan (kotutu) is the bird featured on the New Zealand 2 dollar coin.

What type of coin is this?

• 1 dollar

• 10 cents

• 50 cents

• 2 dollars

Answer explanation

There are five species of Kiwi and kiwi can live for between 25 and 50 years.

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How much does 100 cents make?

• $10

• $1

• $100

• $1000

How much does 50 cents plus 50 cents make?

(Two correct answers)

• $1

• 100 cents

• 90 cents

• $1.50

Which New Zealand bank note is worth the least?

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Answer explanation

Kate Sheppard is the women pictured on the $10. She is recognized as the leader of the fight to win the right for New Zealand women to vote.

On 19 September 1893 women were given the right to vote in New Zealand.

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Each New Zealand bank note has a picture of a famous person on it. What does the other side of the bank notes have on it.

• Native New Zealand birds?

• Native New Zealand reptiles

• Native New Zealand Tree's

• New Zealand Mountains.

Answer explanation

Yellow-eyed Penguin (Hoiho) $5

Blue Duck (Whio) $10

New Zealand Falcon (Karearea) $20

Blue Wattled Crow (Kokako) $50

Yellowhead (Mohua) $100

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If you had $1 and added two 10 cent coins, how much money would you have?

• $1.20

• $1.10

• $1

• $2.20

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How many $1 coins does it take to make $10?

• 5

• 7

• 10

• 20

Answer explanation

The Blue Duck (Whio) can't live in any old waterway. They need fast-flowing high quality water, plants along the bank and lots of underwater insects.

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How many $2 coins does it take to make $20?

• 10

• 5

• 9

• 6

Answer explanation

The New Zealand falcon is New Zealand's only falcon. Other common names for the bird are bush hawk and sparrow hawk.

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