New Zealand Godzone #2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Wellington

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. The Beehive is an iconic piece of architecture and part of the parliament buildings complex. It is right beside the parliament building itself where the government and opposition hold their arguments.

Answer: Kiwi

The kiwi is a flightless nocturnal bird. It has the largest egg of any bird in relation to its size and has the unique feature of nostrils at the end of its bill to sniff out grubs in the soil. New Zealanders are often referred to as Kiwis. It's not just a fuzzy brown fruit with a green inside.

Answer: Lake Taupo

Lake Taupo is by far the largest lake in New Zealand and is situated in the middle of North Island. It is the caldera or crater of a massive volcanic eruption. Turangi is a small town located at the southern tip of the lake and Acacia Bay, a suburb of Taupo, is located at the top northeast corner. The lake is roughly heart shaped.

Answer: Maori

The Maori people are thought to have arrived in New Zealand between 1100 to 800 years ago.The pa is a fortified village usually on top of a hill, wharenui (pronounced fahray nooee) or wahre is a large meeting house with native carvings and flax woven panels inside. At the front of the whare is the marae where visitors are greeted by the local tribe known as iwi.

Answer: Stewart Island

Stewart Island is the most southerly island in New Zealand which people live on all year round. About 400 people live on it. It is separated from South Island by Foveaux Strait.

Answer: Mt Cook

Mt Cook is over 3500m high. A large rock slide in 1991 near the summit caused the mountain to be 40m lower than before. Although the highest in New Zealand, mountaineers don't consider it the toughest climb.

Answer: Havelock North

More than 5000 of Havelock North's residents were affected by the contaminated water. It was thought to have higher than normal levels of E. Coli in it. This was later dismissed as it turned out Campylobacter was the main infectious agent.

Answer: South Island

South Island being 151,215 square kilometers is larger than North Island's 113,729 square kilometers but has only 1/4 of the population. The majority of people in South Island live on the East Coast.

Answer: United Kingdom

The United Kingdom at 243,610 square kilometers is just slightly smaller in land size but has a much higher population. New Zealand has a land area of 268,021 square kilometers and is a popular travel destination for people who live in the United Kingdom.

Answer: Sheep

New Zealand is famous for its sheep. There are roughly 60 million sheep in New Zealand. New Zealand lamb is the highest quality in the world.

Answer: Waitangi

Waitangi is the main town on Chatham Island. The Chatham Island archipelago, of which Chatham Island is the largest in land area, are about 650km east of mainland New Zealand. Waitangi in the Bay of Islands on North Island was the site of the signing of the treaty of Waitangi and agreement between the Maori and English colonialists for land rights.

Answer: Fire

The Pacific Ring of Fire is the name given to the countries around the edges of the Pacific tectonic plate which have high levels of volcanic activity. New Zealand sits on the edge of the Pacific and Indo-Australian plates.

Answer: Bluff

Oysters and the end of State Highway 1 are two things Bluff is known for. At the end of State Highway 1 is a sign post pointing to different points on the globe and the relative distance from them. At Cape Reinga in North Island the Northern end of State Highway 1 is a similar signpost.

Answer: 3

The Waitiki river has three dams creating three subsequent hydro lakes. The most easterly Lake Waitaki, the second largest Lake Aviemore and the largest Lake Benmore. The Benmore Dam is the largest earth filled water retaining structure in New Zealand.

Answer: Chatham Islands

The Chatham Islands are about 650km to the east of North Island. Mt Turnagin is the closest point on mainland New Zealand.