Quiz Questions for w/e 16th August

Haere mai! Welcome to this week’s quiz - specially composed from Queenstown, NZ - and so there is a theme.

Q1. Which New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter has been awarded 3 Academy awards?

Q2. In the 2012 London Olympics how many Gold medals did New Zealand win (for reference Australia won 7 golds)?

a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8

Q3. Which New Zealand-based comedy duo\band is composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement?

Q4. The following are NZ cities/towns, can you arrange them from largest population to smallest ?

a) Auckland b) Christchurch c) Hamilton d) Wellington

Q5. Which male New Zealander, who became world famous in 1953, is picture on the 5 NZD note?

Q6. Who is the current Prime Minister of New Zealand?

Q7. The first non-Māori contact with New Zealand happened in 1642 - by whom?

Q8. Which NZ rugby player still holds the record for the most tries in Rugby World Cup history with 15 (over several years)?

Q9. Of countries presently independent, New Zealand was the first to give women the vote in modern times - in which of the following years did it occur?

a) 1856 b) 1893 c) 1902 d) 1915

Q10. How is your stance described if you snowboard with your right foot forward?

## Answers ##

Question 1

Peter Jackson

Question 2

6 Gold (2 Silver and 5 bronze)

Question 3

Flight of the Conchords

Question 4

Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton

Question 5

Sir Edmund Hillary

Question 6

John Key

Question 7

Abel Tasman

Question 8

Jonah Lomu

Question 9

1893

Question 10

Goofy