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New Zealand - General Knowledge

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the water which separates the North and South Island of New Zealand?
a)
Foveaux Straight
b)
Cook Straight
c)
Waikato River
d)
Pacific Ocean
2.

Where is this famous landmark?

a)

Hamilton

b)

Paeroa

c)

Lemon

d)

Tauranga

3.
What small town is this famous landmark in?
a)
Ohakune
b)
Carrottown
c)
Christchurch
d)
Dannevirke
4.
What is the Maori name for Mount Cook - New Zealand's tallest mountain?
a)
Aorangahi
b)
Aoraki
c)
Aorangahu
d)
Maui
5.
Who was this famous man?
a)
John Key
b)
Tensing Norgay
c)
Sir Apirana Ngata
d)
Sir Edmund HIllary
6.

The capital city of New Zeland is....

a)

Christchurch

b)

Wellington

c)

Auckland

d)

Hamilton

7.

What is the largest glacier in NZ ?

a)

Fox glacier

b)

Tasman Glacier

c)

Wellington Glacier

d)

Kiaora Glacier

8.
How many stars are there on the Flag?
a)
Two stars
b)
Three stars
c)
Six stars
d)
Four stars
9.
This is one of the world's rarest penguin species, unique to New Zealand
a)
Yellow-eyed Penguin
b)
Emperior Penguin
c)
Galapagos Penguin
d)
King Penguin
10.
Who is on the NZ $5 note? 
a)
Kate Sheppard
b)
Sir Edmund Hillary 
c)
Queen Elizabeth the Second 
d)
Lord Rutherford of Nelson 
11.
When was the Treaty of Waitangi signed? 
a)
6th February 1840 
b)
6th February 1838 
c)
8th February 1840 
d)
8th February 1838 
12.
What is the name of the largest lake in the South Island? 
a)
Lake Taupo 
b)
Lake Te Anau 
c)
Lake Wakatipu 
d)
Lake Wanaka 
13.
What is the Māori name for Christchurch? 
a)
Kaiwaewae 
b)
Ōtepoti
c)
Aorangi
d)
Ōtautahi
14.
How do you say hello to two people in Māori? 
a)
Kia Ora 
b)
Tēnā koe 
c)
Tēnā koe e hoa 
d)
Tēnā kōrua 
15.
Where is 'The Beehive' located in New Zealand?
a)
Auckland 
b)
Wellington 
c)
Christchurch
d)
Queenstown 
16.
Which famous movie was filmed in NZ?
a)
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone 
b)
Lord of the Rings 
c)
Twilight 
d)
X-Men 
17.
How many national parks does NZ have?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
12
d)
13
18.

The Maori name of New Zeland is

a)

Te Ika-a-Māui

b)

Te Waipounamu

c)

Waka o Aoraki

d)

Aotearoa

19.

What tourist attraction do you see in this picture?

a)

Firodland National Park

b)

Bay of Islands

c)

Lake Taupo

d)

Rotorua

20.

Who is the Prime Minister of New Zealand?

a)

Simon Bridges

b)

Winston Peters

c)

Jacinda Arden

d)

Grant Robertson