Friday New Zealand trivia quiz

7 years ago

Answers at the bottom of the page.

1. Milford Sound is one of the wettest places on Earth. On average it receives how much rain?

1000 – 2000 millimeters
7000 – 9000 millimeters
13000 – 17000 millimeters
over 24000 millimeters

2. How far away is New Zealand from Australia…?

600 kilometers
900 kilometers
1000 kilometers
2000 kilometers

3. If you have GNZM after your name you have received the…?

New Zealand Medal of Merit
New Zealand Order of Merit
New Zealand Grand Medal
Grant of New Zealand Merit Award

4. In which city is the headquarters of the NZX stock exchange?

5. Who would speak NZSL? [—- ——]

6. Which of these countries does not have a greater population than New Zealand?

Uruguay
Norway
Denmark
Hong Kong

7. If you were in New Zealand’s Ross Dependency how would you feel?

8. I was born in 1947 and have acted in many movies, my co-stars include dinosaurs. I starred alongside Sean Connery in The Hunt For Red October. Who am I?

9. Which of these films was not filmed in New Zealand?

The Last Samurai
Whale Rider
Jackie Brown
Once Were Warriors

10. The head of the New Zealand judiciary is…? [C—- ——- -f — ——-]

11. The motto of the NZ Special Air Service is…?

Death from above
Fear not, faith resolves
Who dares wins
Ever faithful

12.New Zealander Alan G MacDiarmid was the co-winner of the 2000 Nobel prize for …?

Physics
Literature
Peace
Chemistry

13. Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie make up which musical comedy group…? [—— — the ———]

14. According to the latest statistics available in 2011, the gross domestic product of New Zealand was twice that of Libya. True or False?

True
False

15. What is the primary web homepage of the New Zealand government?

nzgov.nz
nz.nz
www.gov.nz
newzealand.govt.nz

Answers:

7000 – 9000 millimeters
2000 kilometers
New Zealand Order of Merit
Wellington
Deaf People
Uruguay
cold
Sam Neill
Jackie Brown
Chief Justice of New Zealand
Who dares wins
Chemistry
Flight of the Conchords
True
newzealand.govt.nz