The Northern War
The Waikato War
WWI - Gallipoli
The Korean War
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100

This type of fortification was used by Māori throughout the New Zealand Wars.

What is a pā?

100

The Waikato War started in this year.

When is 1863?

100

In which war did the Gallipoli campaign take place?

What is World War I?

100

This union of countries supported North Korea in the Korean War and was the United States' main opponent during the Cold War.

What is the Soviet Union?

100

New Zealand's parliament building is also known by this nickname because of its unique shape.

What is the Beehive?

200

This town in the Bay of Islands was New Zealand's first seaport, first permanent European settlement, and first capital.

Where is Kororāreka (Russell)?

200

This movement, established in the 1850s by Māori, aimed to stop land sales and unite iwi under a single leader.

What is the Kīngitanga?

200

These flowers are used to commemorate the ANZACs.

What are poppies?

200

This frigate was deployed to Korea in 1951.

What is the Taupo?

200

The larvae of the huhu beetle, often called huhu grubs, are said to taste like what?

What is peanut butter?

300

This Ngāpuhi leader became famous for cutting down the British flagpole, not just once, but four times.

Who is Hone Heke Pōkai?

300

This governor was largely responsible for the Waikato War.

Who is Sir George Grey?

300

ANZAC day is commemorated on this date.

When is April 25th?

300

This political system, which opposes the free market and focuses on collective ownership, was followed by North Korea during the Korean War.

What is communism?

300

What is the official animal of Scotland?

What is a unicorn?

400

At this battle in 1845, the British were defeated by Ngāpuhi using a cleverly designed pā.

What is Ōhaeawai?

400

This 1864 battle was the last major engagement of the Waikato War and ended in a decisive Māori defeat.

What is the battle of Ōrākau?

400

This country, which includes the Dardanelles and Gallipoli peninsula, was where ANZACs fought.

Where is Turkey?

400

This line of latitude was the dividing line between North and South Korea before the war.

What is the 38th parallel?

400

The narrowest point in New Zealand, with only about 1200m between the east and west 'coasts', is in this Auckland suburb.

Where is Otāhuhu?

500

This commander led the British forces during the Northern War and suffered heavy losses at Ōhaeawai.

Who is Henry Despard?

500

This village, known as the 'food basket of the Waikato', was sacked by Crown forces in 1864.

Where is Rangiāowhia?

500

The defeat of the Central Powers in WWI led to the fall of this 600-year old empire.

What is the Ottoman Empire?

500

This armistice, signed in 1953, effectively ended the fighting in the Korean War but did not result in a peace treaty.

What is the Korean Armistice Agreement?

500

This space object used to be known as a planet, but was reclassified in 2006 as a dwarf planet.

What is Pluto?