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General Knowledge Quiz

Quiz by Deb Owen

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  • Q1
    What is Sir Edmund Hillary known for?
    Captain of the Titanic
    First to climb Mount Everest
    First on the moon
    First man to fly
    60s
  • Q2
    Who was the first man on the moon?
    John Lennon
    Michael Collins
    Edwin Aldrin
    Neil Armstrong
    60s
  • Q3
    Who is the current president of the United States?
    Donald Trump
    John Key
    Helen Clarke
    Barrack Obama
    60s
  • Q4
    Who is the current prime minister of Great Britain?
    Peter Pan
    Helen Clarke
    Donald Trump
    David Cameron
    60s
  • Q5
    Who is the major of Christchurch?
    Lianne Dalziel
    Bob Parker
    Fred Dag
    Jerry Brownlee
    60s
  • Q6
    Who is the governor general of New Zealand?
    Barrack Obama
    Sir Jerry Mateparae
    David Cameron
    John Key
    60s
  • Q7
    What is the role of the governor general?
    The Queens representative, to communicate between NZ govt and Queen
    Head of Police
    To govern the general
    In charge of NZ transport
    60s
  • Q8
    Who is the current prime minister of New Zealand?
    John Key
    Helen Clarke
    Winston Peters
    Winston Churchill
    60s
  • Q9
    Who is the Queen of England?
    Queen Elizabeth II
    Queen Victoria
    Princess Diana
    Marie Antoinette
    60s
  • Q10
    When was Waitangi Day?
    December 16, 1815
    February 3, 1931
    September 9, 1969
    February 6, 1840
    60s
  • Q11
    What happened on Waitangi Day?
    Europeans arrived in NZ
    Maori and Pakeha signed the Treaty
    NZ went to war
    The titanic sank
    60s
  • Q12
    What was the date of ANZAC DAY?
    May 7, 1945
    February 6, 1840
    September 11, 2001
    April 25, 1915
    60s
  • Q13
    What happened on ANZAC Day?
    Poppies were invented
    The NZ and Australian Army Corps landed at Gallipoli during World War 1 to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula. The day also commemorates those that were killed during this.
    Anzac biscuits were invented
    There was an Anzac biscuit eating competition
    60s
  • Q14
    What date was the first landing on the moon?
    September 9, 1969
    October 29, 1492
    May 7, 1954
    February 6, 1840
    60s
  • Q15
    What were the first four ships that came into Lyttelton?
    The Christchurch, The Lyttleton, The Riccarton, and the Sydenham
    Berlin, Sir Jerry Mateparae, The Canterbury, St Martin
    Sir George, Randolph Reindeer, Cressy House, Charlotte's Web
    Sir George Seymour, Randolph, Charlotte Jane, Cressy
    60s

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