PEOPLE | ||
#1 | What Australian singer sings "Elastic heart"? | Sia. (She's from Adelaide). |
#2 | Who won the Nobel Prize in 1973? | Patrick White |
#3 | How many people live in New Zealand? | 4.1 million people. |
#4 | How many Maori people live in NZ today? | About 526,000, 15% of the population. |
#5 | What Australian actor won an Oscar for Gladiator? | Russell Crowe |
ANIMALS & PLANTS | ||
#1 | What is a kiwi? | A bird, a fruit or a person from New Zealand. |
#2 | What is the second largest bird in the world? | Emu. |
#3 | What happens to eucalyptus trees when there are forest fires? | They don’t die. |
#4 | A small animal with three eyes; the oldest type of animal in the world. | Tuatara |
#5 | A white bird whose cry sounds like someone laughing. | Kookaburra |
HISTORY | ||
#1 | Who is the Queen of Australia and New Zealand? | Elizabeth II |
#2 | Who did Britain send to Australia when the Americans became independent? | Convicts. |
#3 | Where is the oldest university in New Zealand? | In Dunedin. |
#4 | When did the New Zealand government decide that schools and hospitals should be free for all the people? | In the 1930s. |
#5 | What happened in New Zealand in 1893? | NZ was the first country to let women vote. |
GEOGRAPHY | ||
#1 | What is the capital of Australia? | CANBERRA |
#2 | Which city in NZ is also called “The Garden City”? | Christchurch. |
#3 | What is the Great Barrier Reef? | THE WORLD’S LARGEST CORAL REEF |
#4 | What is special about Lake Eyre in Australia? | The lake is only full of water about once every eight years. |
#5 | What is unusual about the boats at the Todd River Regatta? | The boats have sides but no bottom. The "sailors" stand inside them and carry the boats as they run along the dry river bed. |
RANDOM | ||
#1 | Which is the most popular kind of football in New Zealand? | RUGBY |
#2 | What movie was in part filmed in Wellington? | The Lord of The Rings. |
#3 | How many times has Australia had the Olympic Games? | Twice (Sydney was also home to the Summer Olympics in 2000). |
#4 | How many sheep and cows are there for every person living in New Zealand? | There are 10 sheep and 2 cows. |
#5 | How do people build their houses in Coober Pedy? | THEY DIG THEM OUT OF THE ROCK |
Final Question | |
Why do Australians celebrate the National Sorry Day? | To say sorry to the Aboriginal children that were taken away from their parents. |