NZ History
Who are the indigenous people of New Zealand?
Maori
How many players are on a rugby union team?
Fifteen players
Which medical drama series, created by Shonda Rhimes, follows the personal and professional life of a surgeon named Meredith?
Grey’s Anatomy
Which actor went viral for an Oscars slap incident in 2022?
Will Smith
Who was elected as the 47th President of the United States in November 2024?
Donald Trump
Which bird is known for its loud, haunting call at night in native New Zealand forests?
Morepork
Which sprinter is known as the fastest man in history?
Usain Bolt
In the CBS comedy series “The Big Bang Theory,” what is the specific field of science practiced by the character Sheldon Cooper?
Theoretical Physics
What Stranger Things actress also stars in the Enola Holmes film series?
Millie Bobby Brown
In early 2025, what major social media platform was banned in the United States for a brief period before being reinstated?
Tik Tok
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in?
1840
Which American gymnast became the most decorated in world championship history?
Simone Biles.
What is the name of the high school chemistry teacher who turns into a ruthless drug kingpin in AMC’s “Breaking Bad”?
Walter White
Which billionaire bought Twitter in 2022 and rebranded it to X?
Elon Musk
What 2024 film became the highest-grossing animated movie of all time?
Inside Out 2
became the highest-grossing animated film of all time in 2024, earning over $1.6 billion worldwide.
At which Olympics did NZer Peter Snell win gold medals for the 800m and 1500m?
1964 Tokyo
Which team won Super Bowl LX in 2026?
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13.
Which Fox musical comedy-drama series followed a high school Spanish teacher who revamps the school’s struggling show choir?
Glee
Who played the role of Elvis Presley in the 2022 film Elvis directed by Baz Luhrmann?
Austin Butler
Which country became the first to offer a four-day workweek as a legal right for workers in 2024?
Belgium
formally allowed workers to request a four-day workweek in 2024 without loss of pay,
In 1893, New Zealand became the first country to do what political first?
Give women the vote
Which player has won the most NBA MVP awards?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with six MVP titles.
Which CW television series stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles as two brothers who spend their lives hunting demons, ghosts, and monsters?
Supernatural
Which American Idol alum has served as lead vocalist for the rock band Queen since 2011?
Adam Lambert.
What major architectural landmark reopened to the public in 2024 after a five-year renovation?
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris reopened to the public in December 2024 after a massive five-year restoration following the devastating fire of April 2019.