Sports
Which sport is played by rolling wooden balls on a level grass plot?
Bowls.
What disaster happened in New Zealand on Christmas Eve 1953?
Tangiwai Rail Disaster.
Dunedin is Gaelic for which Scottish city?
Edinburgh
Who jumped over the candlestick?
Jack (Be nimble, Jack be quick).
Who was the King of Crooners?
Bing Crosby
Which countries do these teams come from?
Springboks,
Lions,
Wallabies.
South Africa, Britain and Australia
What well known national rugby competition was named after a former Governor of New Zealand?
The Ranfurly Shield - named after the Earl of Ranfurly
What is the capital of Ireland?
Dublin
Central Otago produces more than a third of which New Zealand food?
Stone Fruit
What is the name of Elvis Presley's most successful song?
Can't Help Falling in Love
Cyril Eastlake, Bert Cook and Cec Mountford were all great New Zealand sportsmen. Which sport did they play?
Rugby League
Which South Canterbury young farmer is said to have made powered flights before the Wright Brothers?
Richard Pearse
Name 5 states or territories in Australia?
ACT, NSW, WA, VIC, SA, TAS, QLD and NT
Which Flemish Renaissance-style building is known as the gingerbread house?
The Dunedin Railway Station
Who sang singing in the rain?
Gene Kelly
What year were the All Blacks last defeated by the Wallabies at Eden Park?
1986
Who took the first Christmas Service in New Zealand?
Samuel Marsden
Name the 5 ports in Southland?
Bluff, Riverton, Stewart Island, Milford and Waikawa
The Titanic was built at a shipyard in which Irish city?
Belfast
Who was Cecil B Milne?
A director
Who were the winners of the first Bledisloe Cup in 1934 with a score of 25-11?
The Wallabies
What is the longest established girls' high school in the Southern Hemisphere?
Otago Girls High School
What is the name of the small landlocked country bordered by Belgium, Germany and France?
Luxembourg
During World War 1, what were the New Zealand troops referred to as?
Tommy Fernleaf
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine, I walk the line
Name the song and artist.
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line