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NZ General Knowledge for ICT Suite

Thursday Week 6 ICT Suite Time
  1. Who or what is Lincoln College named after?
  2. What is the current rate of GST set at?
  3. The Clutha River is longer/shorter than the Rangitikei River.
  4. Correct the spelling of Invacargil.
  5. What did George Nepia and Bob Scott have in common?
  6. The prime minister Julius Vogel died in 1870. True or false?
  7. What are the events of the triathlon?
  8. Godwits are migratory. True or false?
  9. List three types of ray commonly found in New Zealand waters.
  10. When is the moa believed to have become extinct?
  11. The Tropic of ........... is closest to New Zealand.
  12. Mount Erebus is .......... metres in height.
  13. James Bolger was elected prime minister in 1987. True or false?
  14. Name three noxious New Zealand animals.
  15. According to legend, what lake did Hinemoa swim in?
  16. Auckland Harbour Bridge is ............. metres long.
  17. Who was prime minister in 1997?
  18. How was Solander Island formed?
  19. The Urewera National Park is located on the ............... Island.
  20. List all the planets in our solar system in order from the sun.
Friday Week 6 ICT Suite Time
Fill in the years of these events:
  1. The Wahine founders in Wellington Harbour.
  2. Women first gain votes in general elections.
  3. Cobb and Co started their stage-coach service.
  4. Decimalisation of New Zealand was officially completed in this year.
  5. Christchurch hosts the tenth Commonwealth Games.
  6. The Treaty of Waitangi is signed.
  7. Captain George Grey first becomes governor of New Zealand.
  8. GST is first introduced.
  9. Opening of the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
  10. New Zealand at war with Germany for the second time.
An Extra Challenge:
Select five other major events in New Zealand's history. List them with the year they occurred.

Thursday Week 7 ICT Suite Time
  1. Who was the prime minister at the start of World War II?
  2. Who has been elected prime minister the most number of times?
  3. Who was the longest serving prime minister?
  4. How many women prime ministers have there been?
  5. Who was prime minister in 1910?
  6. What do you notice about the first 17 prime ministers' terms of office? Why may this have been?
  7. What do these letters stand for: M.L.C. and Rt. Hon.?
  8. Which prime minister had the shortest term in office?
  9. Arrange these prime ministers in chronological order: Nash, Bell, Hall, Weld, Lange.
  10. Sir Keith Holyoake also became the governor-general. True or false?
Extra challenge: Choose five well-known prime ministers and outline some of their greatest accomplishments.

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