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Kiwi Terminology Trivia Quiz

This quiz contains a sampling of terminology used in New Zealand that can confuse American visitors. If you've spent any time in New Zealand, this quiz will be simple. Just remember, you're looking for the "kiwi" definition of the word!

A multiple-choice quiz by ourika. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ourika

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,223

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
1583

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What is a bludger? Hint

Someone who swings a softball bat very hard

Someone who collects stamps

Someone who often gets into fist fights at the local pub

Someone who sponges off of others

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Question 2 of 15

2. When a bloke says he's buggered, he means that he is what? Hint

Exhausted

Joyous

Angry

A cricket player

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Question 3 of 15

3. A white person, not of Maori descent.

Answer: (the Maori term, one word)

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Question 4 of 15

4. The dairy is: Hint

where women feed their babies.

where the cows are milked.

a convenience store.

an ice-cream parlor.

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Question 5 of 15

5. If you are drinking old-fashioned lemonade, what are you consuming? Hint

a grain alcohol favored by deer farmers

a carbonated beverage

a beverage made with water, lemons, and sugar

a lemon flavored drink that soothes upset tummies

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Question 6 of 15

6. Aotearoa is the Maori term for what? Hint

Cook Island

New Zealand

Stewart Island

The Southern Alps

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Question 7 of 15

7. When someone asks you for a rubber, don't be shocked. Just give them your: Hint

pen

garden hose

eraser

mallet

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Question 8 of 15

8. If you're at a Wharenui, where are you? Hint

a city

a sheep farm

a meeting house

a grammar school

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Question 9 of 15

9. What are you doing when you take a tiki tour? Hint

Visiting local religious monuments

Taking the roundabout route to your destination

Sitting in a tiki bar getting drunk on Waikato beer

Walking around your backyard searching for a bees nest

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Question 10 of 15

10. If a New Zealander offers you tomato sauce, what are you getting? Hint

Vegemite

mustard

vegetable juice or vegetable essence

ketchup or catsup

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Question 11 of 15

11. Zed is: Hint

a boy's name.

A car.

an abbreviation for the Zoological Expedition Department.

the last letter of the alphabet.

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Question 12 of 15

12. When asked to bring a plate, what should you arrive with? Hint

a dish filled with food

a basket to collect donations in

an empty dinner plate

your dental records

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Question 13 of 15

13. When you're invited for high tea, what should you expect? Hint

a full meal

coffee and cakes (who drinks tea anyway?)

tea and scones

nothing - teatime is the term for 2:00

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Question 14 of 15

14. In Kiwi terminology, what is a rug? Hint

a sleeping bag

a lawn

a lap robe

a toupee

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is a kiwi? Hint

a vegetable

a dinner roll

a bird that nests in the treetops

a person from New Zealand

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a bludger?

Answer: Someone who sponges off of others

2. When a bloke says he's buggered, he means that he is what?

Answer: Exhausted

A bloke is a man. In some contexts, the word can be used to refer to sexual acts, but in this context it simply means that one is extremely tired.

3. A white person, not of Maori descent.

Answer: pakeha

4. The dairy is:

Answer: a convenience store.

For a long time, dairies where the only stores that could be open 7 days a week, and in some places, this is still true. (it's been over ten years since I was in New Zealand, if this has changed, please let me know!)

5. If you are drinking old-fashioned lemonade, what are you consuming?

Answer: a beverage made with water, lemons, and sugar

There really are deer farms in New Zealand.

6. Aotearoa is the Maori term for what?

Answer: New Zealand

Aotearoa means "Land of the Long White Cloud"

7. When someone asks you for a rubber, don't be shocked. Just give them your:

Answer: eraser

A wonderful woman who had just returned from Canada warned me about this (and some other terms) just after I arrived in New Zealand. Thanks, Christine!

8. If you're at a Wharenui, where are you?

Answer: a meeting house

You take your shoes off before entering the Wharenui, and do not step over other people. There's no eating or drinking (although feeding babies is allowed) inside. The Wharenui is supposed to be a peaceful gathering place, so there is not supposed to be any fighting or arguing inside it. Here's a picture of a Wharenui http://northonline.sccd.ctc.edu/christen/NZ.newmeethouse.html

9. What are you doing when you take a tiki tour?

Answer: Taking the roundabout route to your destination

Waikato beer is named for the area is it made in. The Waikato area is on the northern island.

10. If a New Zealander offers you tomato sauce, what are you getting?

Answer: ketchup or catsup

You won't find catsup in New Zealand. Tomato sauce is thinner, but it is served cold with chips (french fries), burgers, and anything else you'd use catsup for. Once you get used to it, catsup seems thick and overly sweetened.

11. Zed is:

Answer: the last letter of the alphabet.

NZ is pronounced "eN Zed" not "eN Zee".

12. When asked to bring a plate, what should you arrive with?

Answer: a dish filled with food

During my first couple of months in New Zealand, I was invited to a Girl Guides function, and I was told to "bring a plate." I thought I was supposed to bring an empty dinner plate (I assumed it was an environmental way to not waste paper for plates!) Luckily, I was forewarned so I brought a food.

13. When you're invited for high tea, what should you expect?

Answer: a full meal

While an afternoon tea involves tea sandwiches and cakes that are served midafternoon, a high tea is served later and involves a full meal.

14. In Kiwi terminology, what is a rug?

Answer: a lap robe

My grandma (living in NJ, USA) crocheted a blanket for the people I was staying with, and they sent her a thank you note for the beautiful rug. She was very upset until I returned and told her that the blanket was not being walked all over.

15. What is a kiwi?

Answer: a person from New Zealand

A kiwi is a person from New Zealand.
A kiwi fruit is a piece of fruit, not a vegetable.
A kiwi bird is flightless and so it can't get to the top of the trees.

Source: Author ourika

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