Geography
Wellington
What city serves as the capital of New Zealand?
Kiwis.
What nickname do people give to New Zealanders?
Rugby
What sport serves as the national sport in New Zealand?
Abel Tasman
What explorer first named New Zealand “Nieuw Zeeland”?
Blue, red, and white.
What colors appear on the New Zealand flag?
Australia
What country lies closest of New Zealand ?
Aotearoa
What name do Māori people use for New Zealand?
All Blacks
What name identifies the national rugby team?
Captain James Cook
What British captain arrived in New Zealand in 1769?
The Union Jack
What symbol shows New Zealand’s link to Britain on the flag?
12,316 feet
How high is the Mount Cook ?
2
How many official languages exist in New Zealand ?
Black.
What color defines the All Blacks uniform?
The United Kingdom
What country did New Zealand become independent from in 1947?
The Southern Cross.
What constellation appears on the New Zealand flag?
2
How many islands make up New Zealand?
Auckland
What city has more people than the entire South Island?
They do the haka.
What ritual do the All Blacks before matches?
Treaty of Waitangi
What treaty did the British sign with the Māori in 1840?
1902.
What year saw the adoption of the New Zealand flag?
More than 50
How many volcanoes does New Zealand have ?
The Land of the Long White Cloud
What meaning does “Aotearoa” carry in English?
Cricket.
What other sport is enjoy in New Zealand ?
The Māori
What group fought a war against the British in the 1860s?
The Slivre Fern.
What alternative flag design did voters reject in 2016?