1) Which famous person is on our $100.00 note? a) Edmund Hilary b) Kate Shepherd c) Earnest Rutherford 2) What is the name of New Zealand's parliament building? a) The Workshop b) The Beehive c) The Houses of Parliament 3) What is the longest river in NZ? a) The Rangitata b) The Waikato c) The Clutha 4) What plant means "yellow" in Maori? a) kōhi b) kowhai c) rimu 5) What is the Māori name for the North Island? a) Te Waipounamu b) Te Ika a Māui c) Aotearoa 6) What sea lies between NZ and Australia? a) Cook Strait b) The Tasman Sea c) The Weddell Sea 7) What is the Māori name for greenstone? a) Pounamu b) Kakariki c) Wai 8) Who is New Zealand's Minister of Finance? a) Grant Robertson b) Nicola Willis c) David Seymour 9) What is the highest mountain in New Zealand? a) Mt Ruapehu b) Aoraki/Mt Cook c) Mt Taranaki 10) What are the three colours of the NZ flag? a) Red, white, and black b) Black, blue, and red c) Red, white, and blue 11) What was the name of Captain Cook's ship (also the image on NZ's 50 cent coin)? a) The Endeavour b) The Oriental c) The Cuba 12) What is New Zealand's largest lake? a) Taupō b) Te Anau c) Rotorua 13) When did women first get to vote? a) 1920 b) 1945 c) 1893 14) Who is credited with discovering NZ? a) James Cook b) Kupe c) Abel Tasman 15) Which of these words is not a word in te reo Māori a) Whānau b) Pepeha c) Waiata d) Māoris e) Hui f) Mahi

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