A Coastal Trip Around New Zealand
15 questions related to places we often frequented on the coast of New Zealand. Good Luck!
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Quiz Questions
1.
Easy Starter: What is the Capital City of New Zealand?
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A.
Auckland
B.
Christchurch
C.
Russell
D.
Wellington
2.
The luckiest photo I ever took! Which species of dolphin came by in Kaikōura?
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A.
Common
B.
Bottlenose
C.
Hector's
D.
Dusky
3.
After North Island and South Island, which is the next largest island of New Zealand?
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A.
Chatham Island
B.
Stewart Island
C.
Rangitoto Island
D.
Waiheke Island
4.
In which Sound did Captain Cook moor on 27th March 1773 after 122 days in Pacific and Sub-Antarctic waters?
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A.
Doubtful Sound
B.
Milford Sound
C.
Sutherland Sound
D.
Dusky Sound
5.
Where was the first permanent European settlement and port in New Zealand?
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A.
Bay of Islands
B.
Auckland
C.
Greymouth
D.
Wellington
6.
Which is the oldest established city in New Zealand, receiving its Royal Charter in 1856?
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A.
Wellington
B.
Auckland
C.
Christchurch
D.
Dunedin
7.
Which city is renowned for its 1930s art-deco architecture, due to being rebuilt after a 1931 earthquake?
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A.
Invercargill
B.
Nelson
C.
Oamaru
D.
Napier
8.
Which mountain dominates the skyline from New Plymouth?
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A.
Mount Taranaki / Mount Egmont
B.
Aoraki / Mount Cook
C.
Silberhorn
D.
Mount Tasman
9.
Which area of New Zealand received its name as it reminded someone of Wales?
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A.
Milford Sound
B.
Barry Island
C.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwll-llantysiliogogogoch
D.
Tal-y-llyn
10.
Which New Zealand city has the nickname 'Sulphur City'?
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A.
Tauranga
B.
Rotorua
C.
Mount Maunganui
D.
Te Awamutu
11.
What is name of the most French part of New Zealand, settled by emigrants from Rochefort in 1840?
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A.
Akaroa
B.
Hippolyte de Thierry
C.
Borell
D.
Bidois
12.
Which port is at the head of Queen Charlotte Sound and provides the ferry connection to Wellington?
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A.
Nelson
B.
Blenheim
C.
Picton
D.
Marlborough
13.
Which city boasts a spectacular railway station, that is the most photographed building in New Zealand?
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A.
Auckland
B.
Dunedin
C.
Christchurch
D.
Palmerston North
14.
Which famous alumni of the Victoria University of Manchester was born in Nelson?
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A.
Professor Brian Cox OBE FRS
B.
Lord Ernest Rutherford OM FRS HonFRSE
C.
Benedict Cumberbatch CBE
D.
Neil Horrocks BSc (Hons)
15.
Which New Zealand city is the only one in the world built on a basaltic volcanic field that is still active?
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A.
Taupo
B.
Whangarei
C.
Hamilton
D.
Auckland
Quiz Outcomes
1.
Congratulations!
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Well Done! I hope you've enjoyed this trip around New Zealand.
