HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW NZ?

Since we are staying put in New Zealand for the next little while, here’s a quick Quiz to see how well you know this wonderful country of ours. There’s a bottle of decent wine for the person who is drawn from those that have all the questions answered correctly. Email your answers to us at info@golfencounters.co.nz.

1. Where is NZ’s oldest surviving building?
2. According to Maori legend, the leader of the Maori expedition from Hawaii that found Aotearoa was: a) Maui b) Hone Heke c) Kupe d) Te Kooti
3. At which Olympics did NZ’er Peter Snell win gold medals for the 800m & 1500mm? a) 1956 Melbourne b) 1960 Rome c) 1964 Tokyo. d) 1968 Mexico
4. What is NZ’s most famous castle? a) Cargill’s Castle. b) Larnach Castle. c) Wellingtons Castle. d) Nelsons Castle
5. Which region is known as the Fruitbowl of NZ? a) Northland. b) Canterbury. c) Hawkes Bay. d) Heartland
6. No part of NZ is more than 128km from the sea – a) True. b) False
7. Which is NZ’s Tallest mountain? a) Mt Aspiring. b) Mt Cook. c) Mt Ruapehu. d) Tapune-o-Venuku
8. What year did the Auckland Harbour Bridge open? a) 1954. b) 1959. c) 1964. d) 1969
9. Which is our largest lake after Lake Taupo? a) Lake Te Anau. b) Lake Wanaka. c) Lake Ellesmere. d) Lake Rotorua
10. Excluding Auckland, what urban area has the highest population? a) Hamilton. b) Wellington. c) Christchurch. d) Dunedin
11. Where is the town of Puponga? a) Top of the North Island. b) Bottom of the North Island. c) Top of the South Island d) Bottom of the South Island
12. How long is 90 mile beach? a) 55km. b) 73km. c) 88km. d) 144km
13. What is NZ’s largest region by land area? a) Canterbury. b) Otago. c) Manawatu-Whanganui d) Waikato
14. Which is NZ’s largest National Park? a) Fiordland. b) Kahurangi. c) Mt Aspiring. d) Tongariro
15. Where is the Martha Mine? a) Reefton. b) Huntly. c) Thames. d) Waihi
16. Which town is furthest North? a) Dannevirke. b) Dargaville c) Opotiki. d) Tokoroa
17. Where is NZ’s first Wind Farm? a) Castle Hill b) Dunedin. c) Palmerston North. d) Wellington
18. Where are the Moeraki Boulders? a) Koekohe Beach b) Onetahuti Beach. c) Sandfly Beach. d) Waimarama Beach
19. What is NZ’s longest bridge? a) Auckland Harbour Bridge. b) Rakaia Bridge. c) Fairfield Bridge. d) Balclutha Road Bridge
20. Who made the first direct solo flights from England to NZ? a) Charles Kingsford Smith. b) George Bolt. c) Jean Batten. d) Richard Pearce