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Grandparents Day Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which place has never been the capital of New Zealand?

a)

Auckland

b)

Russell

c)

Wellington

d)

Christchurch

2.

Who is the current coach of the All Blacks?

a)

Graham Henry

b)

Richie McCaw

c)

Ian Foster

d)

Dan Carter

3.

Continue the sequence of numbers

1, 4, 9, 16

a)

25, 49, 64, 81

b)

25, 41, 67, 108

c)

17, 18, 19, 20

d)

21, 26, 31, 36

4.

Which of the following is not a genre of Shakespeare's plays?

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

d)

Romance

5.

What is the english name of Te Whanganui-a-Tara, a New Zealand city?

a)

Christchurch

b)

New Plymouth

c)

Dunedin

d)

Wellington

6.

What is the Maori name for Christchurch?

a)

Ōtautahi

b)

Ōtepoti

c)

Ōpoutere

d)

Ōpotiki

7.

Which of the following is not a native bird of New Zealand?

a)

Kea

b)

Tui

c)

Pukeko

d)

Kiwi

8.

Name the country of this flag.

a)

Netherlands

b)

Germany

c)

Belgium

d)

Albania

9.

When did Ōtūmoetai Intermediate open?

a)

1966

b)

1976

c)

1956

d)

1986

10.

Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Mt Everest in 1953. How high is Mt Everest?

a)

7765m

b)

8848m

c)

9568m

d)

10456m

11.

In relation to land size - How many times could New Zealand fit into Australia (give or take a bit)

a)

8

b)

18

c)

12

d)

28

12.

Which 'W-start' sentence is written correctly.

a)

While listening to his students complain, Mr Habib fell asleep

b)

While listening to his students complain Mr Habib fell asleep.

c)

while listening to his students complain, mr habib fell asleep.

d)

While listening to his students complain, Mr Habib fell asleep.

13.

Name this company.

a)

Fisher and Paykel

b)

Rising Sun

c)

Nintendo

d)

Huawei

14.

What is the name given to a volcano that has collapsed in on itself, often forming a lake?

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Caldera

c)

Dome

d)

Shield

15.

How much bigger is a 7.1 magnitude earthquake than a 5.1 magnitude earthquake?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

100

d)

they are the same.

16.

Which of these countries does not have a greater population than New Zealand.

a)

Uruguay

b)

Denmark

c)

Norway

d)

Hong Kong

17.

How old is Mr Goatley in this picture?

a)

18

b)

23

c)

27

d)

40

18.

How old Mr Habib in this photo?

a)

18

b)

26

c)

29

d)

35

19.

I am a four sided shape. All my sides are the same length but I have no right angles?

a)

Rhombus

b)

Rectangle

c)

Square

d)

Trapezium

20.

Take Mr Goatley's age and subtract Mr Habib's age. Now add the current year (2020) and divide by 5. Subtract the number of Mcdonald's chicken nuggets in a family sized box. Finally multiply by the number of football world cups New zealand has won.

a)

1

b)

29

c)

243

d)

69

e)

0