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New Zealand General Knowledge

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi) was signed in 1840.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Who is the Prime Minister of New Zealand?

a)

John Key

b)

Helen Clark

c)

Jacinda Ardern

d)

Winston Peters

3.

What is special about Jacinda Ardern?

4 lines
4.

How many hours would it take you to drive the length of New Zealand?

a)

2

b)

20

c)

29

d)

49

5.

How many stars are on the New Zealand flag?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

6.

New Zealand has none of these dangerous animals. Choose as many as you think are correct.

a)

Spiders

b)

Snakes

c)

Bears

d)

Sharks

7.

This is Sir Edmund Hillary. What is he famous for?

a)

Made the Lord of the Rings movies

b)

Invented chocolate

c)

Helped woman get the vote in New Zealand

d)

The first person to climb Mt Everest

8.

Around how many sheep are in New Zealand?

a)

5 million

b)

25 million

c)

50 million

d)

100 million

9.

What is the most popular sport in New Zealand?

a)

Netball

b)

Soccer

c)

Hockey

d)

Rugby

10.

What are the TWO official languages of New Zealand?

a)

English

b)

Māori

c)

New Zealand Sign Language

d)

Samoan

11.

Finish this sentence. The longest river in New Zealand is the

(a)  

12.

The third biggest island of New Zealand is called

a)

Stewart Island

b)

Waiheke Island

c)

White Island

d)

Great Barrier Island

13.

The ship on the 50 cent coin is called

a)

The Interislander

b)

The Endeavour

c)

The Ferry

d)

The Cook Ship

14.

True or false: Kupe was the person who lead the Māori people to Aotearoa from Hawaiki.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What bird is on the $1 coin?

a)

Tūī

b)

Kereru

c)

Kākāpo

d)

Kiwi

16.

How many people live in New Zealand?

a)

1 million

b)

3 million

c)

5 million

d)

15 million

17.

What is the name of the government building?

a)

The Beehive

b)

The Nest

c)

The Burrow

d)

The House

18.

What is the capital city of New Zealand?

a)

Auckland

b)

Wellington

c)

Christchurch

d)

Rotorua

19.

True or False: The Skytower is the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the name of this extinct bird?

(a)