wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

SIS Year 8 Kiwiathon

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which train disaster killed 151 people in 1953?

a)

Taihape

b)

Taharoa

c)

Tangiwai

d)

Tauhoa

2.

Which bird breeds at Cape Kidnappers?

a)

Seagulls

b)

Gannet

c)

Kiwi

d)

Pukeko

3.

What does the Maori word 'Iwi' mean?

a)

Family

b)

Forbidden

c)

Scared

d)

Tribe

4.

Who was the first Governor of New Zealand?

a)

Capt. Robert Fitzroy

b)

Sir George Grey

c)

Capt. William Hobson

d)

Robert Wynyard

5.

The title of the book, printed in NZ & sold over 3.3 million copies over the past 50 years?

a)

The Kitchen Science Cookbook

b)

Edmonds CookBook

c)

Annabel Langbein's Kiwi Recipes

d)

Nadia Lim's Fresh Start Cookbook

6.

Name North Island's highest mountain.

a)

Mt Ruapehu

b)

Mt Egmont

c)

Mt Taranaki

d)

Mt Cook

7.

Which town has a large gumboot as its icon?

a)

Temuka

b)

Timaru

c)

Totaranui

d)

Taihape

8.

What is the meaning of the word 'Tapu'?

a)

allowed

b)

sacred

c)

scared

d)

tribe

9.

Piwakawaka is the Maori name of which bird?

a)

Tui

b)

Fantail

c)

Gannet

d)

Kingfisher

10.

What is Punakaiki known for?

a)

Red velvet Pancakes

b)

Rock Pancakes

c)

Pancake Rocks

d)

Pancake Rockcakes

11.

Name New Zealand's largest man-made lake.

a)

Lake Taupo

b)

Lake Wakatipu

c)

Lake Brunner

d)

Lake Benmore

12.

Which New Zealand city is known as the 'Garden City?'

a)

Churchill

b)

Cardiff

c)

Christchurch

d)

Cardrona

13.

Journeying in canoes, the first Maori came to Aotearoa from?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Haiti

c)

Hawkesbury

d)

Hawaiki

14.

Pompallier House is New Zealand's oldest industrial building. Where is ist located?

a)

Waitangi

b)

Paihai

c)

Kawakawa

d)

Russell

15.

Peter Snell broke sprint world records in 1962. What distance was the race?

a)

3000m

b)

1500m

c)

mile

d)

800m

16.

King George V was given the largest 'what' ever found in New Zealand?

a)

Gold nuggest

b)

Gold quartz

c)

Gold glitter

d)

Gold crystals

17.

NZ was the 1st country in the world to give women the right to vote. What year did this happen?

a)

1892

b)

1893

c)

1895

d)

1894

18.

In Ohakune you will find a statue of a giant...

a)

Peach

b)

Orange

c)

Carrot

d)

Beetroot

19.

What is the Maori name for the native wood pigeon?

a)

Kea

b)

Kakapo

c)

Kiwi

d)

Kereru

20.

What transport did Edmond Hillary use to travel to the South Pole?

a)

Skis

b)

Sled pulled by dogs

c)

Tractor

d)

Camel

21.

Name the town whose name means 'weeping water'.

a)

Wainui

b)

Waimate

c)

Waiwera

d)

Waitangi

22.

Which diver, treasure hunter and inventor established an underwater aquarium?

a)

Kelly Tally

b)

Kelly Tarlton

c)

Keren Taylor

d)

Kerri Tarlton

23.

What is DOC the abbreviation for?

a)

Development of Conservation

b)

Department of Conservation

c)

Department of Conversation

d)

Department of Cones

24.

What was the name given to NewZealand's largest endemic beetle?

a)

Hide Bettle

b)

Huhu Grub

c)

Hide Grub

d)

Huhu Beetle

25.

The 'Golden Shears' is an annual competition involving which animal?

a)

Sheep

b)

Goat

c)

Alpaca

d)

Cow

26.

Lydia Ko is professionally ranked in what sport?

a)

Tennis

b)

Golf

c)

Athletics

d)

Netball

27.

In which country did the ANZAC Gallipoli campaign take place?

a)

Greece

b)

Chicken

c)

Syria

d)

Turkey

28.

In which year did Somerville Intermediate School open?

a)

1996

b)

1997

c)

1995

d)

1998

29.

What lake was created by a volcanic eruption approximately 2600 years ago?

a)

Lake Tarawera

b)

Lake Tekapo

c)

Lake Taupo

d)

Lake Te Anau

30.

What does 'Tangata Whenua' mean?

a)

People of the community

b)

People of the land

c)

People of the mountain

d)

People of the sea

31.

Which New Zealander is on the $10 note?

a)

Sir Apirana Ngata

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Kate Sheppard

d)

Edmund Hillary

32.

What do the stars on the New Zealand flag mean?

a)

The Western Cross

b)

The Northern Cross

c)

The Eastern Cross

d)

The Southern Cross

33.

Which New Zealand territory islands are 800km east of New Zealand?

a)

Chatham Islands

b)

Cameron Islands

c)

Campbell Islands

d)

Cook Islands

34.

In which year did the capital of New Zealand change from Auckland to Wellington

a)

1867

b)

1866

c)

1864

d)

1965

35.

What is the name of the body of water between the South Island ad Stewart Island?

a)

Fork Strait

b)

Foveaux Strait

c)

Formosa Strait

d)

Fox Strait

36.

Which meringue-like dessert does New Zealand claim to have invented?

a)

Brandy Snaps

b)

Pavlova

c)

Bonoffee Pie

d)

Swiss roll

37.

From Maori legend, which mermaid was attracted to life on the land?

a)

Vania

b)

Tania

c)

Melania

d)

Pania

38.

Which scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner was the first to split the atom?

a)

Sir Ernest Adams

b)

Sir Ernest Rutherford

c)

Sir Edmond Rutherford

d)

Sir Edmund Hillary

39.

Which plant is known as the New Zealand Christmas tree?

a)

Pouterter

b)

Pukatea

c)

Pohutakawa

d)

Putaputaweta

40.

What native plant features on the All Blacks rugby jersey?

a)

Gold fern

b)

Silver fern

c)

Platinum fern

d)

Bronze fern

41.

Worn in NZ n ANZAC day, which flower symbolises the remembrance of war?

a)

Rose

b)

Daffidol

c)

Tulip

d)

Poppy

42.

Which New Zealand town is best known for its prized oysters.

a)

Waiheke

b)

Clevedon

c)

Bluff

d)

Bull

43.

Name the species of large parrot notorious for damaging cars and property

a)

Kakapo

b)

Kea

c)

Kingfisher

d)

Kiwi

44.

Which New Zealander is a 5-time Indy Car racing champion?

a)

Scott Dixit

b)

Scott Dickinson

c)

Scott Dickson

d)

Scott Dixon

45.

Who was the first female new Zealand Prime Minister?

a)

Dame Jenny Shipley

b)

Rt Hon Helen Clarke

c)

Judith Collins

d)

Jacinda Ardern

46.

Who were the indigenous people of the Chatham Islands?

a)

Moriori

b)

Mao

c)

Moriortes

d)

Maori

47.

What native plant is used in Maori weaving?

a)

Halocarpus biformus

b)

Halocarpus kirkii

c)

Harakeke

d)

Hoheria populnea

48.

Which endangered New Zealand flightless parrot is the heaviest in the world?

a)

Kea

b)

Kiwi

c)

Kereu

d)

Kakapo

49.

What type of dance choreography is Paris Goebel famous for?

a)

Stomp

b)

Jazz

c)

Tap

d)

Hip Hop

50.

Name the New Zealand aviatrix who flew record breaking solo flights in the 1930s

a)

Jean Batten

b)

Amelia Earhart

c)

Margaret Adams

d)

Jill Brown