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Worksheets2023 - First 5 Knowledgeathon
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?
a)
6 February 1840
b)
6 February 1844
c)
6 February 1830
d)
6 February 1845
e)
Pluto
2.
In what year did Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer Mount Everest?
a)
1945
b)
1953
c)
1954
d)
1948
3.
According to Māori legend, who discovered Aotearoa New Zealand?
a)
Maui
b)
Ruatapu
c)
Kupe
d)
Hinauri
4.
What is the large flightless extinct bird of Aotearoa New Zealand?
a)
Kiwi
b)
Penguin
c)
Emu
d)
Moa
5.
A rugby tour of Aotearoa New Zealand by which country saw riots and protests in 1981?
a)
South Africa
b)
Australian
c)
England
d)
World Cup
6.
What was the name of the Greenpeace ship that was bombed by French agents in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland Harbour in 1985?
a)
The Wahine
b)
The Rainbow Warrior
c)
Tangiwai
7.
What does ANZAC stand for?
a)
Australia New Zealand At Cort
b)
Australian New Zealand All Count
c)
Australia New Zealand Army Corp
d)
No clue
8.
What was the first capital of Aotearoa New Zealand?
a)
Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui/Wellington
b)
Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland
c)
Tauranga Moana / Tauranga
d)
Kororāreka / Russell
9.
Who is the Māori God of the Sea?
a)
Tangaroa
b)
Rangi
c)
Tāwhirimātea
d)
Tane Mahuta
10.
Who was the first female Prime Minister of Aotearoa New Zealand?
a)
Helen Clarke
b)
Jenny Shipley
c)
Jancinda Arden
d)
Suzy Cato
11.
Who invented the first digital camera?
a)
Steven Sasson
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Alexandar Flemming
d)
Nikola Rsla
12.
What is the name of the global stock market crash that occurred on 19 October 1987?
a)
Black Tuesday
b)
Black Monday
c)
Black Wednesday
d)
Black Friday
13.
What year did the Berlin Wall come down?
a)
1988
b)
1987
c)
1989
d)
1999
14.
On 1 December 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, who refused to give up her bus seat?
a)
Martin Luther King
b)
Bessie Coleman
c)
Frederick Thomas
d)
Rosa Parks
15.
What country launched the first artificial Earth satellite?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
America
c)
Russia
d)
Hungary
16.
Which British monarch ascended to the throne in 1952?
a)
Willian IV
b)
Elizabeth II
c)
Charles III
d)
Victora
17.
What “personal stereo” was released in 1979?
a)
Phillips Magnavox
b)
Awwa Cassette Player
c)
Sony Walkman
18.
When did Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin walk on the moon?
a)
20 July 1969
b)
20 July 1970
c)
20 July 1979
d)
20 July 1959
19.
What international organisation was founded in 1945?
a)
United Nations
b)
Europan Union
c)
N ATO
d)
Council of Europe
20.
What body of water was contaminated when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on 20 April 2010?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Golf of Mexico
c)
English Channel
d)
Mediterranean Sea
21.
What kind of race is the Tour de France?
a)
Road Cycling
b)
Biking
c)
Running
d)
Swimming
22.
How many sports are in the 2023 NZ AIMs Games?
a)
25
b)
26
c)
27
d)
28
23.
Who was the first man to run a mile in less than 4 minutes?
a)
Dennis Kimetto
b)
Paula Radcliffe
c)
Roger Bannister
d)
Kenenisa Bekele
24.
What year did New Zealand win their first Rugby World Cup?
a)
1988
b)
1989
c)
1980
d)
1987
25.
How many events are in a pentathlon?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
26.
What is always the final event of the Olympic Games?
a)
Athletics
b)
Swimming
c)
Marathon
d)
3x3 basketball
27.
How many world records did swimmer Mark Spitz set when he won seven gold medals at the 1975 Olympic Games?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
8
d)
7
28.
Which type of ball was basketball played with until 1929?
a)
Basketball
b)
Netball
c)
Soccer Ball
d)
Handball
29.
On what surface is the Wimbledon Tennis Championships played?
a)
Turf
b)
Grass
c)
Sand
30.
What is the width of a traditional rugby post?
a)
5.2m
b)
5m
c)
5.4m
d)
5.6m
31.
What is the Māori name for the South Island?
a)
Te Wai Pounamu
b)
Te Ika-a-Maui
c)
Rakiura
d)
Wharekauri
32.
What is the meaning of Mauao?
a)
"Caught by the moon at night"
b)
“Caught by the light of the day”
c)
"Startled by the light of day"
d)
"Scared by the light of day"
33.
What is Aotearoa New Zealand’s longest river?
a)
Whakatane
b)
Rangitikei
c)
Waikato
d)
Biller
34.
The Cook Strait ferries travel between Wellington and where?
a)
Nelson
b)
Blenheim
c)
Kaikoura
d)
Picton
35.
Tamaki Makaurau Auckland lies between what two harbours?
a)
Manukau and Waitematā
b)
Tauranga and Waitema
c)
Northland and Waitema
d)
Taharoa and Waitema
36.
What is the largest glacier in Aotearoa New Zealand?
a)
Fox and Franz Josef Glacier
b)
The Tasman Glacier
c)
The Fox Glacier
d)
Mueller Glacier
37.
Is Ōtepoti Dunedin north or south of Ōtautahi Christchurch?
a)
North
b)
South
38.
What is the Māori name for Stewart Island?
a)
Te Ika-a-Maui
b)
Te Wai Pounamu
c)
Wharekauri
d)
Rakiura
39.
What is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest National Park?
a)
Fiordland National Park
b)
Nelson Lakes National Park
c)
Tongario National Park
d)
Aruthur's Pass National Park
40.
What is the Māori name for White Island?
a)
Te Puia O Moutohora
b)
Te Puia O Whakaari
c)
Te Puia O Moturoa
d)
Te Puia O Ipipiri
41.
Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Frida Kahlo
c)
Jackson Pollock
d)
Claude Monet
42.
Are cymbals a percussion or brass instrument?
a)
Brass
b)
Percussion
43.
What year did Leonardo da Vinci die?
a)
1517
b)
1518
c)
1519
d)
1520
44.
In which city would you find the Louvre Art Gallery?
a)
Van Gogh Museum
b)
Rijksmuseum
c)
State Hermitage,
d)
Paris (France)
45.
Who directed the film “JoJo Rabbit”?
a)
Taika Waititi
b)
Niki Caro
c)
Peter Jackson
d)
Andrew Adamson
46.
Which type of poem is set out where the first letter of each line spells out a word, message, or the alphabet?
a)
Sestina
b)
Acrostic
c)
Epigram
d)
Elegy
47.
Who was the first Māori author to have a novel published?
a)
Whiti Hereaka
b)
Phillpa Grace
c)
Witi Ihimaera
d)
Alan Duff
48.
Who is the boy who never grew up?
a)
Luke Skywalker
b)
Harry Potter
c)
Captain Underpants
d)
Peter Pan
49.
Who wrote the book “How to Kill a Mockingbird”?
a)
Harper Lee
b)
George Orwell
c)
J. K. Rowling
d)
Agatha Christie
50.
What toy sold an estimated 200 million units between 1980 and 1983?
a)
Barbie
b)
Rubik's Cube
c)
Lego
d)
Hot Wheels
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