Questions and Answers for the Knowledge-a-thon. The test date is Friday 21st May. Juniors will need to learn questions 1-20. Middle will need to learn questions 1-40. Seniors will need to learn questions 1-60
1. Who is the Prime Minister of New Zealand? John Key
2. What is the capital of New Zealand? Wellington
3. What was the name of Captain Cook's ship on the 50c piece? Endeavour
4. What is the highest mountain in New Zealand? Mt Cook
5. What is New Zealand's national bird that cannot fly? Kiwi
6. Name the sea between New Zealand and Australia. Tasman
7. What is the building on the $20.00 note? Beehive
8. What is the name of the New Zealand men's rugby team? All Blacks
9. Who was the first person to climb Mt. Everest? Sir Edmund Hillary
10. How many stars are there on the New Zealand flag and
what colour are they? 4, red
11. What is the name of the body of water between the North
and South Island? Cook Strait
12. What is New Zealand's sweet potato called? Kumara
13. What is the tallest building in Auckland? Sky City
14. Who is the Mayor of Waitakere City? Bob Harvey
15. What is Midnight Youth famous for? NZ Band
16. What is the Maori name for Christmas tree? Pohutukawa
17. What sport do the Black Caps play? Cricket
18. Circle the New Zealand author. Margaret Mahy
19. What does haere mai mean? Welcome
20. What is the name of the New Zealand National Anthem?
God defend New Zealand
Junior School stop here. Middle/ Senior continued.................
21. Circle three South Pacific countries Samoa, Vanuatu, Cook Islands
22. What is the capital of Fiji? Suva
23. How many main islands does Samoa have? 2
24. Who is Prime Minister of Australia? Kevin Rudd
25. What currency is used in the Cook Islands? NZ dollar
26. Name the biggest country in the South Pacific? Australia
27. What is the official language of Niue? Nuiean
28. What is the trad Samoan underground cooking method called? Umu
29. Name two states in Australia? Choose 2 from: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, Nothern Territory
30. Circle hello in the Fijian language Bula
31. What is the official language of Chinese? Mandarin
32. What is the indigenous race of Australia? Aborigine
33. Circle the main export of Singapore? Electronics
34. What is the capital city of Japan? Tokyo
35. Which of these Asian countries is the smallest? Singapore
36. Circle Hello in Korean An nyoung
37. Which country won the most gold medals in 2008 Olympic Games? China
38. What is the capital city of South Korea? Seoul
39. What colour is the Chinese flag? Red (with yellow stars)
40. What is the currency of Indonesia? Rupiah
Middle School stop here. Seniors continue......................
41. What is the most popular sport in India? Cricket
42. What is the official language of India? Hindi
43. What is the capital city of India? Delhi (New Dehli)
44. What animal is sacred in India? Cow
45. What are the 3 colours of the French Flag? Red white and blue
46. What is the capital city of Spain? Madrid
47. What currency is most commonly used in European countries? Euro
48. What two countries did Czechoslovakia split into in 1993? Czech Republic and Slovakia
49. Where was the winter Olympics held this year? Vancouver
50. What American state is the city of Los Angeles in? California
51. What European country is shaped like a boot? Italy
52-58. Name the 7 continents: in any order
52. Asia
53. Australasia
54. Antarctica
55. Africa
56. Europe
57. South America
58. North America
59. Which continent has the largest population? Asia
60. Which continent has the most changeable land mass? Antarctica
