New Zealand Nonsense
What is the nickname used for people from New Zealand?
Kiwis
Australia used to be a colony under which European superpower?
England/Great Britain
Almost everyone currently living in Antarctica has what job?
scientist
The large area of volcanic activity in a circular shape around the pacific ocean is known as what?
The Ring of Fire
What is the capital of New Zealand?
What is the desertlike center of Australia known as ?
The outback
How many countries signed the Antarctic Treaty?
12
The capital of Papua New Guinea is ___________
What is the name of New Zealand's world-famous rugby team?
the All-Blacks
Australia is one of the world's largest producers of what shiny mineral?
gold
Which continent is geographically CLOSEST to Antarctica?
South America
When water temperatures rise and kill off coral reefs, this is known as coral __________
bleaching
What is the name of the native people who first inhabited New Zealand?
Canberra
This is the tallest mountain in Antarctica
Mount Vinson
What line of latitude passes through the middle of Australia?
The Tropic of Capricorn
This insect is one of the heaviest in the world and lives in New Zealand. (Its sort of like a huge cricket)
The Giant Weta
What is the name of the large rock that sits in the middle of Australia? (The largest single rock in the world!)
Uluru
The first person to explore Antarctica was from WHICH country?
Norway
This impressive Australian building has unique and world-famous architecture that mimics the shapes of ocean waves.
the Sydney Opera House