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100
What is the largest ocean in the world?
The Pacific Ocean
100
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
Wellington.
100
On which continent would you find the Eiffel Tower and the Colosseum?
Europe
100
In what year was the Te Tiriti first signed?
1840
100
Which New Zealander was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
Sir Edmund Hillary
200
What is the name of the imaginary line that sits at 0' latitude?
The Equator
200
Which city has the largest population in New Zealand?
Auckland.
200
Which continent is also its own country?
Australia.
200
Who was the first person to walk on the moon in 1969?
Neil Armstrong
200
Who directed the famous Lord of the Rings film trilogy?
Sir Peter Jackson
300
What is the tallest mountain in the world above sea level?
Mount Everest
300
What is the name of the body of water that separates the North Island and the South Island?
The Cook Strait
300
Which continent has the largest population in the world?
Asia.
300
Which ancient civilization is famous for building the Great Pyramids of Giza?
Ancient Egypt.
300
Which New Zealand scientist is known as the "Father of Nuclear Physics"? Hint: One of our houses at WGHS is named after him.
Ernest Rutherford.
400
Which country has the largest total land area?
Russia.
400
What is the longest river in Aotearoa NZ?
The Waikato River.
400
Which continent is the windiest and driest on Earth?
Antarctica.
400
Name any year that was during World Ward II.
1939 - 1945.
400
Which world-famous Kiwi singer-songwriter released the hit song Royals at age 16?
Lorde
500
What is the name for a piece of land almost surrounded by water or sticking out into a body of water?
Peninsula.
500
New Zealand lake has the largest surface area?
Lake TaupÅ
500
Which continent contains the most individual countries (54 in total)?
Africa.
500
Who was the woman in New Zealand to lead the movement that won women the right to vote in 1893?
Kate Sheppard.
500
What political party is Christopher Luxon the leader of?
National Party.