Statistics for New Zealand Multiple Choice

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Question	Answer	% Correct
New Zealand's major newspaper is the New Zealand...	Herald	66%
The world's first commercial bungy jump site was established near which tourist town?	Queenstown	59%
Which European first sighted New Zealand, in 1642?	Abel Tasman	54%
What sport do the All Whites represent New Zealand at?	Football	53%
New Zealand athletes competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics as a part of what team?	Australasia	48%
The All Blacks rugby team's usually play in an all black uniform. What is their alternate playing strip?	Black and white	43%
In what year did New Zealand become the first country in the world to give women the vote?	1893	42%
In what year did New Zealand's currency change from pounds, shillings and pence to dollars and cents?	1967	34%
Who was New Zealand's first female prime minister?	Jenny Shipley	32%
Which is the largest New Zealand city with a Maori name?	Tauranga	32%
Ernest Rutherford, the father of nuclear physics, appears on what banknote?	$100	28%
Who composed the Drysdale Overture in 1937, and the Aotearoa Overture in 1940?	Douglas Lilburn	28%
Which city is the most westerly?	Dunedin	22%
Which North Island mountain played the role of Mount Doom in the Lord of The Rings movies?	Ngauruhoe	22%
What was the name of the South Island until 1907?	Middle Island	18%