New Zealand Quiz

This aired on Campbell Live the other night. I managed to achieve 15/15 how well can you do?

1. Which colours are represented on the NZ flag?
a. black and white
b. red, black and yellow
c. blue, red and white
d. green and gold

2. Which symbol is represented on the NZ flag?
a. Silver Fern
b. Kiwi
c. Southern Cross
d. All Blacks

3. Which is a popular sport in NZ?
a. table tennis
b. water polo
c. rugby
d. ice hockey

4. The capital of NZ is?
a. Auckland
b. Hamilton
c. Wellington
d. Christchurch

5. Which 2 figures are on the NZ Coat of Arms?
a. A kiwi and the silver fern
b. A Maori chieftain and a European woman
c. Captain Cook and Abel Tasman
d. The Queen and a Maori Woman

6. Who is the head of state?
a. Prime Minister Helen Clark
b. Queen Elizabeth II
c. Governor General Anand Satyanand
d. Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon

7. Who was the first Prime Minister of NZ?
a. Michael Joseph Savage
b. Sir Keith Holyoake
c. Henry Sewell
d. Sir Robert Muldoon

8. What song is NZ’s national anthem
a. God Save the Queen
b. Star Spangled Banner
c. God Defend New Zealand
d. Pokarekareana

9. Which main political party is in power?
a. National Party
b. Labour Party
c. New Zealand First
d. Green Party

10. What does Anzac Day commemorate?
a. The Gallipoli landing
b. Armistice Day
c. The battle of the Somme
d. Victory in the Pacific

11. Who was the first European to sight NZ?
a. Captain James Cook
b. Abel Tasman
c. Young Nick
d. Captain Bligh

12. NZ soldiers fought in which war?
a. World War 1 and World War 2
b. Korean War
c. Vietnam War
d. All of the above

13. Which year was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?
a. 1840
b. 1850
c. 1890
d. 1901

14. Which is New Zealand’s highest mountain?
a. Mt Ruapehu
b. Mt Taranaki / Mt Egmont
c. Aoraki Mt Cook
d. Mt Tasman

15. Maori have lived in NZ for?
a. over 20,000 years
b. over 500 years
c. less than 500 years
d. less than 100 years

Answers:
1 c, 2 c, 3 c, 4 c, 5 b, 6 b, 7 c, 8 c (or a), 9 b, 10 a, 11 b, 12 d, 13 a, 14 c, 15 b