- What is the Māori name for the North Island?
- Which New Zealand city is known as the “Garden City”?
- What is New Zealand’s highest mountain?
- In what year did New Zealand become the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote?
- What is the name of New Zealand’s native flightless bird that’s also a national icon?
- Which lake is New Zealand’s largest by surface area?
- What is the traditional Māori greeting where two people press noses together called?
- Which New Zealand-born actor played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings — trick question, he’s actually British! Which Kiwi actor played Frodo’s companion Sam instead? (Hint: not a Kiwi either — try again: which New Zealand actor played the villain Lurtz?)
- What is the name of the strait that separates New Zealand’s North and South Islands?
- Which volcanic New Zealand city is built around an extinct volcanic field with roughly 50 volcanic cones?
- What sport is the Ranfurly Shield associated with?
- What is New Zealand’s national day called, and what date does it fall on?
- Which native New Zealand tree is famous for its bright red flowers around Christmas time, earning it the nickname the “New Zealand Christmas tree”?
- What currency did New Zealand use before adopting the New Zealand dollar in 1967?
- Which New Zealand explorer was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
