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10 Question Literature Quiz: New Zealand Authors | Literature

This quiz is all about Kiwi authors, from Margaret Mahy to Maurice Gee. Hope you enjoy!

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

Author
orepukian

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
354,993

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
248

Last 3 plays: Guest 125 (5/10), Guest 219 (5/10), Guest 125 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Kiwi author was born on the 21 March 1936 and died on the 23 July 2012? Hint

Margaret Mahy

Maurice Gee

Lynley Dodd

Witi Ihimaera

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Question 2 of 10

2. Witi Ihimaera had a novel written in 1987 that has been turned into a film. What is the name of that film? Hint

Whale Tale

Whale Rider

Horse Rider

Fishy Chronicles

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is the main character in 'The Whale Rider'? Hint

Nanny Flowers

Kahu

Mary

Ana

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Hairy MacLairy', written by Lynley Dodd, is a famous children's book in NZ. Where is Hairy MacLairy from? Hint

Picton's Ferry

Donaldson's Dairy

Somewhere Scary!

Blossom's Berry

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of Hairy MacLairy's enemy, in the book by Lynley Dodd? Hint

Peking Tom

Muffin McClay

Scarface Claw

Schnitzel von Krumm

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these novels by Maurice Gee was made into a film in 2009? Hint

Salt

Under the Mountain

Gool

The Fire-Raiser

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Question 7 of 10

7. Albert Wendt's novel 'Leaves of the Bayan Tree' won the New Zealand Book Awards in what year? Hint

1980

2001

1996

2006

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of Dog's girlfriend in 'Footrot Flats'? Hint

Vixen

Jemma

Jess

Amy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did one on NZ's most well known authors, Katherine Mansfield, die? Hint

New Zealand

India

United Kingdom

France

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of the film about Katherine Mansfield made in 2010? Hint

The Garden Party

The Life and Writings of Katherine Mansfield

The Doll's House

Bliss

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Kiwi author was born on the 21 March 1936 and died on the 23 July 2012?

Answer: Margaret Mahy

Margaret Mahy was a children's author born in Whakatane, New Zealand. Her stories 'A Lion in the Meadow', 'The Seven Chinese Brothers' and 'The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate' are considered national classics in New Zealand.

2. Witi Ihimaera had a novel written in 1987 that has been turned into a film. What is the name of that film?

Answer: Whale Rider

Filmed in 2002, this was about a girl who had to fight against sexism as she wanted to be the leader of her tribe, which is reserved only for males.

3. Who is the main character in 'The Whale Rider'?

Answer: Kahu

Kahu is the main character in this novel by Witi Ihimaera, a young girl who wants to be leader. Nanny Flowers is her grandmother while Mary and Ana are not characters.

4. 'Hairy MacLairy', written by Lynley Dodd, is a famous children's book in NZ. Where is Hairy MacLairy from?

Answer: Donaldson's Dairy

First written in 1983, Hairy MacLairy is a dog that has some interesting adventures with his friends, and some with an enemy...

5. What is the name of Hairy MacLairy's enemy, in the book by Lynley Dodd?

Answer: Scarface Claw

Scarface is a large, scary, black cat who roams the town frightening Hairy MacLairy and his friends. He has been dubbed as the 'toughest Tom in town'.

6. Which of these novels by Maurice Gee was made into a film in 2009?

Answer: Under the Mountain

'Under the Mountain', written in 1979, was also adapted into a mini-series by TVNZ in 1991. Maurice Gee was born 22 August 1931 in Whakatane, New Zealand.

7. Albert Wendt's novel 'Leaves of the Bayan Tree' won the New Zealand Book Awards in what year?

Answer: 1980

Born in Apia, Samoa in 1939, later moving to New Zealand, Albert wrote this epic the year before it won the award, in 1979. He later became a companion of the Order of New Zealand in 2001 for his services to literature.

8. What was the name of Dog's girlfriend in 'Footrot Flats'?

Answer: Jess

Jess belongs to Cooch, Wal and Dogs' next-door neighbour. Footrot Flats was written by Murray Todd.

9. Where did one on NZ's most well known authors, Katherine Mansfield, die?

Answer: France

Katherine was born in Wellington, New Zealand and died in Fontainebleau, France aged only 34. Some of her more well known works are 'The Garden Party', 'The Daughters of the Late Colonel' and 'The Fly'.

10. What was the name of the film about Katherine Mansfield made in 2010?

Answer: Bliss

Although 'The Life and Writings of Katherine Mansfield' is a film about her, it was filmed in 2006. 'Bliss', also the name of one of her stories, was filmed in 2010. 'The Doll's House' is a film adapted from one of Katherine's stories and 'The Garden Party' is just one her stories (as of 2012).

Source: Author orepukian

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