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Knowledgeathon 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is NZ's 4th biggest island?

a)

North Island

b)

South Island

c)

Stewart Island

d)

Chatham Island

2.

What is considered the world's clearest lake and in which national park would you find it?

a)

Lake Pupuke, Takapuna

b)

Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes National Park

c)

Green Lake Rotorua

d)

Black Lake, Queenstown

3.

Which geographic wonder was buried under 60m of water due to the eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1860?

a)

Blue and Purple Terraces

b)

Silver and Bronze Terraces

c)

Magenta and Gold Terraces

d)

Pink and White Terraces

4.

To the nearest 10 percent, what percentage of the world's population live in the northern hemisphere?

a)

30%

b)

50%

c)

90%

d)

100%

5.

Bordering Israel and Jordan, which 'lake' is considered the lowest point of the world's surface?

a)

The Hole in the World Lake

b)

The lowest point in the world lake.

c)

The Living Sea

d)

Dead Sea

6.

If you started measuring from the bottom of the ocean, what would be the world's biggest mountain and how high is it in metres?

a)

Mount Kaka. 27000mts

b)

Mount Kea, 4207mts

c)

Mount Kiwi, 28000mts

d)

Mount Koko, 6 mts

7.

Name countries completely landlocked within another country.

a)

San Marino within Italy

b)

Lesotho within South Africa

c)

Vatican City within Italy

d)

All of the above

8.

Name the second most populous (most number of people) country within Oceania (South Pacific).

a)

Papua New Guinea

b)

Fiji

c)

Tonga

d)

Samoa

9.

When did Samoa gain independence from New Zealand?

a)

1830

b)

1905

c)

1960

d)

2020

10.

Which Pacific Island is thought to be the birthplace of what we now know as Bungee Jumping.

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Australia

c)

United States of America

d)

Vanuatu