Piret's questions
Anu's questions
In Maori language
Various
Public holidays and famous New Zealanders
100
According to gardener's lore you should plant tomatoes on Labour Day. Why? What season is it then?
What is to ensure/get the best possible crop? It is spring time. (28 October) (1890)
100
That lant appears as the symbol many of New Zealand sports teams
What is silver fern?
100
Maoris named New Zealand that way. Give the meaning of it as well.
What is AOTEAROA. The land of the long white cloud.
100
New Zealand has three official languages. Name them.
What are the Maori language, New Zealand Sign language, English.
100
This holiday was made public holiday in 25th April 1920 and marks the anniversary of landing Australian and New Zealand troops.
What is an ANZAC Day.
200
The airport of Gisborne is special about that.
What are train tracks.
200
She is the most famous opera singer from New Zealand.
Who is Kiri Te Kanawa.
200
Thw Maori words: waka, weta and weka stand for these things.
What is a canoe, an insect, a bird.
200
Baldwin street in Dunedin is known for this.
What is the world's steepest street.
200
This holiday is recognised as New Zealand’s national day. It commemorates the 1840 signing of the Treaty by representatives of the British Crown and over 500 Māori chiefs, paving the way for the British colonisation of New Zealand. Because the implications of the Treaty continue to be debated, the day is often one of protest as well as celebration.
What is Waitangi Day.
300
This the age whe n you can drive in New Zealand.
What is 15.
300
The name of New Zealand's Christmas tree.
What is pohutakawa tree.
300
Matariki means that in Maori language.
What is Maori New Year.
300
This lake is the size of Singapur and was formed by supervolcanic eruption that could have been seen even in China.
What is Lake Taupo.
300
This day was celebrated by trade unionists on 28 October 1890.
What is a Labour Day.
400
New Zealand was first called this way in Dutch. Th Dutch named it after .... . (2 answers)
What is Nieuw Zeeland after a region in the Netherlands.
400
1. Someone has said the words „ It`s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves“. Who was he? Give his - Name - What made him famous and when? - What was he before being well-known
Who is Sir Edmund Hillary, he was the first to conquer Moun Everest, a beekeeper
400
In English Pakeha means this.
What are white European settlers.
400
New Zealand sits on two tectonic plates which are constantly shifting and moving. What What characterises some spectacular geothermal areas in New Zealand (give 3 characteristics)
What are hot springs, mud spods, geysers.
400
This man was awarded the Victoria Cross and Bar for outstanding gallantry and leadership in Crete, May 1941, and Egypt, July 1942
Who is Charles Upham.
500
This is banned in New Zealand on Christmas Day(25th December), on Good Friday(Suurel Reedel) and on ANZAC Day(25th April)?
What is TV advertising?
500
New Zealand has two national anthems. Name them.
What are „God save the Queen“; „God defend New Zealand“
500
In English Tuatara and Moa mean...
What are reptile and an extinct bird.
500
In 1893 New Zealand women were the first in the world to have this.
What is a right to vote.
500
This woman was the first of women to fly from England to Australia.
Who is Jean Batten.
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