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  1. 1. Which American President was the first to visit NZ?
  2. 3. New Zealand lies on the boundary of what two tectonic plates?
  3. 5. Though some places on Earth have been populated for thousands of years, New Zealand is a more recent discovery. Which century do archeologists believe the islands were first inhabited?
  4. 6. What is the last name of the New Zealander who allegedly flew around the same time, if not before, the Wright brothers?
  5. 9. New Zealand lies on the boundary of what two tectonic plates?
  6. 10. What is the longest river in the South Island?
  7. 12. On July 10, 1985 Greenpeace’s ship, the Rainbow Warrior, was sabotaged by French eco-terrorists and sank in which harbour?
  8. 14. The author lives in New Zealand's northernmost city, possibly named from its harbour and a myth about two sisters called Reitu and Reipae. Colloquially dubbed the "city of 100 beaches", I "Love it Here!" Where am I?
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  1. 2. What important thing was given in 1893?
  2. 4. New Zealander Taika Waititi has only directed one film which he did not write. It was a Marvel Cinematic Universe film. What's the film?
  3. 6. In 1907, Frederick Truby King founded which important and long-serving organisation?
  4. 7. What was the first town in New Zealand to be considered a city?
  5. 8. What street holds the record for being the steepest in the world?
  6. 11. Who wrote the award-winning novel about three isolated loners which became the first novel by a New Zealand writer to win the prestigious Booker Prize?
  7. 13. Cook Strait separates the South Island of New Zealand from the North Island of New Zealand. If you were to swim directly across it, how many kms would you travel?