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Quiz about More New Zealand Towns And Cities

More New Zealand Towns And Cities Quiz

This is another quiz about New Zealand towns and cities.

A multiple-choice quiz by MaxWilkins. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
MaxWilkins

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
235,554

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1197

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which South Island town can a great big monument of a fish be seen when you drive in? Hint

Orari

Geraldine

Rakaia

Timaru

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which New Zealand city is home to Hagley Park? Hint

Hastings

Dunedin

Christchurch

Invercargill

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the town which held the world record for the biggest jersey (sweater)? Hint

Temuka

Culverden

Kaiapoi

Geraldine

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where is the suburb Mount Maunganui? Hint

Wanganui

Dunedin

New Plymouth

Tauranga

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the main town on the Coromandel Peninsula called? Hint

Rangiora

Whitianga

Thames

Waihi

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the closest town to the salt works at Lake Grassmere? Hint

Kaikoura

Woodend

Seddon

Methven

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Question 7 of 10

7. Banks Peninsula has a bay called Okains Bay.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the main town on the South Island's west coast? Hint

Hokitika

Reefton

Westport

Greymouth

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which New Zealand city has a big bay called Caroline Bay? Hint

Oamaru

Nelson

Christchurch

Timaru

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the northernmost town in New Zealand? Hint

Kaitaia

Thames

Kerikeri

Raglan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which South Island town can a great big monument of a fish be seen when you drive in?

Answer: Rakaia

Rakaia is located between Christchurch and Ashburton. When you drive over one of the longest bridges in the Southern Hemisphere (the Rakaia River), you drive past a giant fish monument.

2. Which New Zealand city is home to Hagley Park?

Answer: Christchurch

Christchurch is the second largest city in New Zealand. In the central city, there is a giant park which is called Hagley Park. It was designed by Christchurch's original town planners back in the 1800s.

3. What is the town which held the world record for the biggest jersey (sweater)?

Answer: Geraldine

Geraldine is located between Ashburton and Timaru. One of the biggest jerseys in the world took two weeks to make. It hangs up on the wall of the creator's pure wool shop.

4. Where is the suburb Mount Maunganui?

Answer: Tauranga

Tauranga is located on the banks of the Bay Of Plenty. It is one of the few cities which has a population over 100,000, other than the five main cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton and Dunedin.

5. What is the main town on the Coromandel Peninsula called?

Answer: Thames

The Coromandel Peninsula is located eest of Auckland City and Tauranga. It has very good scenery.

6. What is the closest town to the salt works at Lake Grassmere?

Answer: Seddon

Seddon is a small country town on the way up to Blenheim. It has a very small population. It is about a twenty minute drive to Blenheim.

7. Banks Peninsula has a bay called Okains Bay.

Answer: True

Okains Bay is just a short drive from Akaroa. The road down towards the town has many twists and turns. There is a notorious corner of road on the hills in which lots of accidents happen. If you were to drive there, you could plunge down the hill into the river below.

8. What is the name of the main town on the South Island's west coast?

Answer: Greymouth

Greymouth has had tornadoes which have ripped out trees, power-poles and roofs off houses.

9. Which New Zealand city has a big bay called Caroline Bay?

Answer: Timaru

Timaru is located between Christchurch and Oamaru.

10. What is the northernmost town in New Zealand?

Answer: Kaitaia

Since Kaitaia is at the northern end of the North Island, it gets very hot weather in summer (because it's closer to the Equator). It also gets way warmer weather in winter than the South Island, which gets temperatures of up to negative twelve degrees during the night.

Source: Author MaxWilkins

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