2023 - First 5 Knowledgeathon

When was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?

• 6 February 1840
• 6 February 1844
• 6 February 1830
• 6 February 1845
• Pluto

In what year did Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer Mount Everest?

• 1945
• 1953
• 1954
• 1948

According to Māori legend, who discovered Aotearoa New Zealand?

• Maui
• Ruatapu
• Kupe
• Hinauri

What is the large flightless extinct bird of Aotearoa New Zealand?

• Kiwi
• Penguin
• Emu
• Moa

A rugby tour of Aotearoa New Zealand by which country saw riots and protests in 1981?

• South Africa
• Australian
• England
• World Cup

What was the name of the Greenpeace ship that was bombed by French agents in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland Harbour in 1985?

• The Wahine
• The Rainbow Warrior
• Tangiwai

What does ANZAC stand for?

• Australia New Zealand At Cort
• Australian New Zealand All Count
• Australia New Zealand Army Corp
• No clue

What was the first capital of Aotearoa New Zealand?

• Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui/Wellington
• Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland
• Tauranga Moana / Tauranga
• Kororāreka / Russell

Who is the Māori God of the Sea?

• Tangaroa
• Rangi
• Tāwhirimātea
• Tane Mahuta

Who was the first female Prime Minister of Aotearoa New Zealand?

• Helen Clarke
• Jenny Shipley
• Jancinda Arden
• Suzy Cato